Venezuelan Award

A contention arose between the Republic of Venezuela and Great Britain as to the boundary line between the former country and British Guiana, the dispute having its origin in the discovery of rich gold deposits in the territory long recognized as belonging to Venezuela, but which Great Britain now laid claim to. Stern measures would have been adopted by Great Britain to enforce her contention had not President Cleveland intervened and in no uncertain words urged that the dispute be submitted to arbitration. The award of the Boundary Commi ion, which sat at Paris from June 15 to October 3, 1899, was not entirely satisfactory to Great Britain, though that country obtained a part of the additional territory which it sought. The arbitrators were Chief Justice Fuller, A ociate Justice Brewer, Lord Chief Justice Ru ell, Sir Richard Henn Collins, and Profe or Martons. While Great Britain extended her territory to the Corentin River, the award was considered on the whole a victory for Venezuela, as the greater part of the territory claimed was retained by that country. 334