Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

RUSSIA CANNOT CARRY OUT THE TREATY.
Says st. Petersburg cableeram
OF November TIN: The CALAIS
declares that western Europe must be
given to understand it is impossible in
the present situation for Russia to fulfill
the treaty of Berlin.
RUSSIA DOES NOT ENCOURAGE INsuRREC-
TON.
Says st. Petersburg cablegram of
Nov. 9th: 1t Is officially denied that
Russian officials are participating in, or
encouraging. the Bulgarian insurrec-
ton. Gen. Todleben has issued fresh
orders to the Russian commanders on
the East Roumelian frontier to prevent
the organization of insurgent bands, and
to watch the movements of the insur-
gent committees.
EyARTs' FISHING LETTER sTIRs UP AN ENG
IIsH HORNETS MIST.
Says London dispatch Of Novem-
Der 9TH: The Pail Mall Gazette
in leading editorial article, says
that the United States should choose
this precise moment to publish what
seems. from the Geographic summary
to be rather threatening dispatch ad-
dressed by Secretary Evarts, to
Minister WEIGH at London. can
scarcely be regarded as accidental. All
the world can see that We have on our
hands just now quite as much as we
can deal with, and really friendly
power with a grievance like that of the
United States whilst holding to its posi-
ton, would refrain from casting the
matter in an irritating way before the
public until our affairs had assumed a
peaceful aspect. AT anyrate this is
what, according to admirers of the Al
ALBANIA arbitration, We might certainly
have expected from America. The
truth is that while the very party
with which the bargain was
made still holds office in
the United States, the first opportu-
nifty Is seized to make a point against
us Just when it reckoned that other diff
culties may force us to give way. Moth
ing else was to be expected, and for our
own pant we are inclined to thank
Evarts for teaching our countrymen
that nations generally are more inclined
to force their advantages ever one an
other in the 10Th century than in the
18th, 18th, 10th or 1st Let sentiment
talists blame Evarts, for he has disap-
pointed them, not us. American news
papers of all shades of political opinion
without giving a moments considera-
ton, let Us hope, to the fact that the
quarrel has nothing whatever TO do
with the award of $5.5OO,OOO made in
favor OF Canada at Halifax, come for
ward at once with the contention that
this money. due and long over due to us
must not he paid until and unless
this new difference is settled
n the way they think is right.
Nine million dollars of the Alabama
indemnity still remain without any
reasonable claimant, and here are So
5OO,OOO more to be retained. We should
have supposed that the Americans
could scarcely afford to recall the at
tention Of the public to various mat
tiers relating to the Washington treaty,
and the manner in which its provisions
have been carried out, but then we too
have little sentiment about us, for in
truth the whole story is one Of a con-
tlnuous attempt at evasion, and evasion
Of somewhat shabby kind; and curl
ously enough, advantage was taken of
local regulations-the local regulations
of the state of New York-to avoid
compliance with one of the most i'm
portant stpulations of the treaty in ia.
vor of Canadian shipping. Therefore
Lord Salisbury has opened to him some
very pertinent retorts, but two wrongs
do not make a right, and if it appears
that the New Foundlanders who do
not form part of the Dominion
had not the right to take the law in
their own hands in view of arrange
ments entered into OF their behalf, of
course compensation will have to be
made. When, however, Americans
argue that the whole fishery question
may have to be reopened, we are at
liberty to disregard what they say or
we might answer if some other points
would have to be reconsidered at the
same time. Thus it ', ould be at least
arguable on the part of Canadians that
the very serious claims for monstrous
injuries inflicted by American citizens
on British subjects during the Fenan
raids, should again be put forward,
since according to every recognized
principle of international law, the Unit
ed States were to the fullest extent re-
sponsible for these outrages. We men,
ton that, however, only to show how
troublesome it might be to go too far
. back in such matters and to mix up
questions which ought to be kept sepa-
rate. 1t may be possible that Lord
Salisbury has taken up false position