Show VENEZUELAN QUESTION Slay be Settled by the Two Interested Interest-ed Governments Alone WASHINGTON Jan 15New and important information on the Venezuelan Vene-zuelan question having direct bearing upon n possibility of the settlement of the boundary dispute by the two interested governments without the assistance of any other powers and seemingly discounting the probability of such an ending to the controversy was today pointed out by Mr Heat wole of Minnesota a member of the house committee on foreign affairs The British government according to the most recent and apparently inspired in-spired utterances of its semiofficial organs has turned to the policy of bringing about a resumption diplomatic diplo-matic relations with the South American Ameri-can republic and then proceed to direct di-rect negotiations with the republic to determine the boundary a the mbst feasible path by which it can emerge from its present position without a practical retraction of Lord Salisburys refusal to arbitrate Mr Heatwole who has given some attention to the Venezuelan question has procured a copy of an important document published in 1887 for the government of Venezuela embracing all the correspondence between its representatives and those of Great Britain upon diplomatic matters between be-tween the two governments from the years 1883 to 1887 when the most active ac-tive effoits to reach a determination of the boundary line were under way In this correspondence Venezuela repeatedly re-peatedly reaffirms that it is impossible for her to compromise the boundary claims by any treaty or convention because of the terms of her national constitution Found Mncli Favor NEW YORK Jan 15A dispatch to the World from London says I would not seem from tho Times leader on Venezuela Vene-zuela that recent efforts toward arbitration arbi-tration have found much favor in Downing Down-ing street I there exists any idc tions in the press of Lord Salisburys disposition In this matter i is to be found in the columns of the Times That te paper has from the beginning of the controversy seemed to be inspired uy the premier I therefore I speaks by authority au-thority any material result from arbitration arbi-tration seem as remote a possible I is possible that the territory really in dispute is that contaiiirg the geld producing districts which have attracted the immigration of Enslisa adventurers These districts conceded it miy be easily assumed that Venezuela may have the rest without further controvjry Lord Salisbury has not only the largest party majority behind hiri in the history of Great Britain but he has just now been assured of the enthusivitc backing of the whole country in overt preparations prepara-tions for war against Germany That I seems now to have passed and the premiers pre-miers policy toward the United States is not likely tobe less dictatorial than i was before this assertion of practically unlimited There seems danger support Ng r imne hereafter ho maintains the tone of his instructions to Sir Julian Paunce fote i may surprise the people of the United Slates possibly to a dangerous repetition re-petition of the popular outburst of a few weeks ago President Monroe Buttons NEW YORIC Jan 15By the steamer steam-er Venezuela which sailed from this port yesterday for La Guara ithere was a consignment of goods to Venezuela of several thousands of buttons similar sim-ilar to the ordinary campaign badges with a small satin flag attached On the ton of the button is a picture of I exPresident Monroe and the words America for Americans one country coun-try one flag one God The buttons were sent by N Bolet exsecretary of the Venezuelan legation lega-tion at Washington who in speaking of the matter said By the last mail from Venezuela I received a letter from a friend In Caracas saying that the people there were simply wild with enthusiasm and would buy anything which contained a suggestion of sentiment He requested re-quested me to send him something t sell and declared that he could dispose dis-pose of one million pictures of Cleveland Cleve-land and Monroe I decided upon the President Monroe buttons at the most appropriate and convenient souvenirs and sent a batch today for a starter I have ordered 50000 more to ship by the next steamer They will sell for 25 cents apiece |