Show VENEZUELA commission NEW YORK dec 23 28 senator thomas H carter of montana chair man of the republican national committee was at the imperial hotel to day ln in regard to the venezuelan british guiana boundary dispute be said As I 1 understand it and I 1 believe the public does too coohe be added we the commission will not be appointed to fix the boundary line at all but to lot let we be americans know something about the nature of the dispute and the justice or injustice of ragland england la claim that commission will not lettle bettie the boundary line at all although the I 1 language aage of the message go 80 indicates C hb W 8 C wiley who to i on governor Mor mortona tonte taff staff said aid 1 I think at a moments notice we could put soldiers sol diera of the national guard in the field this is ia snout the fighting strength ot of our military force in this state in case of war with england I 1 have no do doubt that the 60 retired members of the guard would come in again and raise false the eff fighting force to at least thoy they could be placed on a war footing at once v president Booe evelt of the police board said 1 I cannot too highly praise the admirable message of Pre aiden den cleveland he and secretary olney deserve the utmost consideration I 1 am delighted that the house and son seo atu acted in a spirit of broadminded broad minded patriotism hon HOD ccarles foster of ohio ex secretary of the treasury who to is stop ping at the filth fifth avenue hotel sald said mr cleveland Clev elands a message was quite a surprise sur to the country he has beba pandering pander og to british sentiment so long and his policy seemed so un UD american to in the dealings of the administration with other countries that the sharp way he be takes up the venezuelan ques tion is as refreshing as it is in pleasant to everyone but things are not going to end his time as an they bey did in 1844 when england bluffed us out of a great strip of tand and in the northwest the democrats then carried on their words filly four forty or fight but they finally busily yielded to the bluster of the british lion england would nevi have hare had bad a ingle port on the pao pac fie coast had bad the democratic leaders shown bown as a much backbone as they seem to have now the republicans republican will promptly rally ay to the support of mr cleveland I 1 do not dot believe however that we abala have war 21 2 1 dec 23 three or four oi 0 tue the officers oi the cabinet were engaged iu in conference at intervals the day in ID the morning secretaries carlislee Carlis carl iele lej lamont lamontana La and herbert spent pent some ome time at the white house and during the visit views were exchanged between them the impression is in that in addition to taft log over the financial conditions condit ione they are in the personnel per Bonnel of the venezuelan commission it to la believed I 1 that hat the president Preal dent la Is already lu in communication with some of the per sons fiona whom he would be pleased ij to have undertake the work but in advance of their acceptance of membership their names will not be badt public rind and consequently the compost oom tion ot of the commission Is purely speculative at this abi time |