This work tells of the story of American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary dispute. The chief purpose of this study is to record public opinion as it changed, at times from day to day, and to show how it related to policies of the two governments, which also changed generally because of pressure from the public. The study shows how the press in both nations informed the people and helped to change their opinions. This latter function was especially beneficial in promoting the search for a peaceful solution to the boundary controversy. The dispute was not a matter which concerned only the United States, Venezuela and Great Britain, but citizens of other countries expressed their views on the subject, which is also part of the study.