The Venezuelan Dispute.
♦ London, November 11. Great Britain and America will eiich appoint two arbitrators, probably judges, to settle the boundary dispute, and the arbitrators will seleot the fifth. Venezuela will not be represented. The ' Times ' says that Great Britain h virtually conceding to the United States the general protection of the South American republic, and the form of settlement arrived at is a signal diplomatic victory for President Cleveland, which will be keenly appreciated in America. The American press are generally delighted at the result. The Jingoes declare that England backed down. The treaty includes a provision for a permanent court o£ arbitration. The American Commission do not propose to lepovt at present, since an agreement between England and Venezuela will become probable. The newspapers of the Continent have been asserting that Lord Salisbury admits the failure of his British policy in the East.
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Mataura Ensign, Issue 215, 14 November 1896, Page 2
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145The Venezuelan Dispute. Mataura Ensign, Issue 215, 14 November 1896, Page 2
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