Show DISPUTE the th position or the united stales slates li Is one of impartial friendship WASU washington INGTON july 0 0 in the diplomatic correspondence of last year ar I 1 just published is a at statement a ole of t the h efforts made by the Govern government me t of the united states to secure an arnica arnica bla ble adjustment of the boundary dispute to between venezuela ela and great Uri britain tain february 17 1890 the venezuelan in minister inister represented to secretary blaine that the british government had forcibly taken possession of a part of venezuelan Un inana and begged the intervention of the united states mr blaine instructed minister lincoln at london to use his good offices with lord salisbury to bring about a resumption of diplomatic interests between great britain and venezuela as a preliminary step toward settlement by loy arbitration and proposed an informal conference in ia washington ashington V or london T the he position of the united states is one of impartial friendship lord salisbury after fame time wrote minister lincoln baying saying that her maje government waa was very sensible Be of the friendly feeling which prompted the offer on the part of the united states but was waa at the present time in communication with the venezuelan Venezuela a minister in paris in reference oren ce to a renewal of diplomatic relations the rupture of which was the act of venezuela lie he added that he had informed sonar Urb aneja of the willingness of great britain to abandon certain portions of the claim which it believes in strict right it is entitled to and to submit a other t he r p portions or to abbi arbitration tra tion deservi reserving n 9 on only 1 that territory AS to which gre great a t bail a ain in believes its rights admit admi to of no reasonable doubt 1101 public olic opinion on the subject lord salisbury said was unfortunately much excited in venezuela and the lacta facts of the case had been stool on june mr lincoln prevented preBen anted ted to lord salisbury senor fre aulida pulida 1 I ida special venezuelan envoy w who ho was courteously received a and n d there the matter ended so tar far as the correspondence shows |