| Show Till Illalljim I lilllirtilir Venezuela Ibac uuliy wllb wblcb I In > land baa cctnmeuctd n UliUie that threatens lo iMUiun a itrioui M ICI li I one at Ito edloit Milled ooiinlrlee on the American continent Tno city of Curuaua waa founded lu the year ISJl J ankdallnc the letlle meat at Hi Auguitlnr Flo fortyfive year It bai an area Tllouly ml mated at from abjut DOOIWO to over 000100 Huare milet and 5 put > ulalon olomlwnero near two million sad a halfTne Tne > country It li believed wag air covered by Columiu on bit third voyage to the new world although later travelera have claimed Ihe liunor uldlojTry At all oval blue po I Honol tbo country iltuiled round Hie dells of llmOrlh01 tin II one of he moil fertile parts of the g ale > and till I uo wOIIJr nut It ibuuI bo claimed by lineal llrllalo If those li Ibe illghl eitfouuUallon for suck claim The Orinoco rlvirli I one of the largest In the world sod navljable for bUD dredi of rnllta Its control of II meant much to II nation which be U levee In Ihe mailmt Wlioiovr commaudi Ibe aa coicmiudi tbe tradt whoioeveroimiuaiiJilbe trade of the world coraraiuUi tbe rlobei ol the world sod coniuiuontiy the world Ilielf Veuixiela remained under Hpanlab rule till Ihe early part of Ibis ceuluiy and alter a jraii eiruigle wllb the mother country proclaimed In Iud pendeuce A war followej wbl bIt b-It ten year after whlou the country autonomy wai recoxnlied by rjpln by the treaty of Madrid IB45 Hlnce then the country bee been Ibe steno of many Interne muglei owlog to Ihe rivalry of dillrent parties Kunlaudi claim to part of the territory terri-tory 01 Veneiuela leeuia to be fouudej on the fact that among Ihe early ex plover viereumeauiJecti ol the lint lib crown who undoubtedly vlilteJ lb lopuld domain Whether lat r International trealla lutlalu the claim li I Ihe question that hoe been propoiu lo lUbmlt lo arbitration but whlon lord Hallilury refute to mile In that way wayft The dli ulo 1I looked upon ai of treat moruent the United Blateibeoiuie It Involna iuitlon how fcr U will be Lecemry for our Kovernrueut to maintain the frlnclnlee of Ihe Moiirae doctrine and rinAumlrenim Abu Inlreit li 1 added by b another tact lint the Veneiuelan Bovroraul nom y nee granted a Urge couonlou of la I aIn a-In the dlii uleJ territory lo oipllalliti cltlieni of the United I Stoles Te company U I organlied under Its lam of the Hate of Waihlugton and III purpose U I to eilabllih colonial anJ develop the Irumenie niourceiof the country More than likely the actlv Uy of Ibli company lime cud Ihe preent demandi for a speedy telllr meat of the brnn Cory illiputr I |
