| Show THE DISPUTED TERRITORY venezuela the country with which england has baa commenced a dispute that threatens to assume a serious la Is one of the earliest settled countries on the american continents the city of camana cumana was founded in the year 1520 antedating ante dating the settle ment at st augustine flo forty five years year labasan it bae an area variously esti bated at from about to over equale miles and a population of somewhere near two millions and a half the abe country it Is IB believed was die dh covered by Colum columbus hus on his bib third voyage to the now new world although later travelers have claimed the honor of discovery at all events the potion of the country situated round the elta of the river la Is one of the most fertile parts of the globe and it is in oo no wonder that it should be claimed hy by great britain it if there to the slightest foundation for snob claim the orinoco river Is ii one of the largest in the world and navigable naTi able for hundreds of miles the control of it means much to a nation which believes in the maxim mailin whosoever commands command the sea commands the trade trad whosoever 0 the trade of the world commands the riches of the world and consequently the he world itself Vent jela remained under spanish rule till the early part of this century and after a year years struggle with the mother country proclaimed its independence pen dence denoe A war followed which lasted jasted too ten years after which time the coultry count rys autonomy we was recognized oy by spain by the treaty of madrid 1846 1845 since then than the country has been the of many internal les go owing to the rivalry of different parties En glands s claim to part of the territory of venezuela seems to be founded on the fact that among the eary early explorers were some subjects subject of uie tue british crown who undoubtedly visited the disputed domain whether later international treaties austain the claim is in the question that has been PrOp proposed sed to 10 submit to arbitration but which lord salisbury refuses to settle in that way the d impute dispute is in looked upon as of great moment to the united states because it is involves the question how far it will be I 1 lor for bijur ur government to the principles of the munroe monroe doctrine and apsia and interest is added by another fact hat abst the venezuelan government bee bas K ranted granted a large oo 00 ot oi jaud in the territory to citizens of the untied united states stater trio company is organized zeu under the laws jaws of the tb state ot of and its purpose is to establish colonies and develop the immense irume nae r sources of the tb country more than likely the activity of this oom company palY has she be present demands for a speedy settlement of the boundary dispute |
