The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05
GENERAL NEWS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
John Bull On His Ear About It.
Pal MAJ Reads Us a Lsssou Is pSEftieal
EthieA
Fish and Diplomatic Courtesy.
Go.Aiug B.tt.rtD b. Expected Il Aasdeaa
RarbarianL
M. N.ra. q a. Fan n.n e..esle.

LoxDox, November A. The Pal Nal
Gaaz4t in : leading editorial article says:
That the United States should choose
thispredse neDent topGblish what seems
from the telegTaphie summary, to be rsth
er tbre4tening dispatch addressed by
Secretary ETarts to American Minister
Weleh, can scarcely be regarded Is &C
eidental. An the world can see thai Ee
have on our hands just nov quite As much
IS We can vel dad with, and really :
friendly power with grievance like that,
whilst holding 70 It's position vOGld, re
train from casting the matter in an irritAt-
ing way before the public until cur Affairs
had assumed more peaceful aspect, n
any rate. This is what, according 10 the
admirers Of the Alabama arbitration, We
might certainly have expected from the
United States. The truth is, that while the
very party with which the bargain was
made still holds once in the United
States; ;thefrst opportunity is seized to make
. point against ns Just when It reekoned
that other dif5eultes may force us TO give
way. Nothing else was TO be expected and
for our own part We are inclined TO thank
Eyarts for teaching our eountrymen that
nations generally, are no more inclined to
foreeo their sdvantages over one another
in the 18th century than in the 18th, ith.
l6th, or the first Let sentimeutalists
blame Er1rts, for he has Disappointed
them, not rs. American newspapers Of
al shades Of politieal opinions, without
giving moments consideration, let US
hope, % the Eset that the quarrel has
nothing whatever to do with the award
OF $500, 900 made in fAvorot Canada At
HaiitHx. came forward II once with the
contention that this money, due, and long
overdue % rs, mrst not be paid until and
unless tins new difference Is settled IN
way they think right Nine million dol-
lars Of the Alabam1 indemnity still re-
main without any reasonable claimant and
here are $4,000 more TO be retained,
and We should have supposed that Amerl-
cans could scarcely afford 70 recall atten-
ton to various matters relztlng 70 the
Washington treaty and the manner In
which is provisions have been car
red out But there We too have little
sentiment about us, ior IN truth the whole
story. Is one Of continuous attempt at
evasion, md evasion Of someShAt shah
by kind, and curiousIy enough advantage
vas taken Of local regulations THE local
regulations Of the STATE Of New York; TO
aTuid compIianee with one Of the most
important stiprlati0nS Of the treaty N
t2Tor of Canadian shipping. Therefore,
Lord Salisbury has open 70 him some very
pertinent reDrtS But two wrongs do not
make q right, and If It appears that the
NeEfoundIanders who do not form part
Of the Dominion, had no right 10 take the
law into their own hands, In view OF the
arransements entered into on their behalf,
of course compensation win have 70,
be made. When, however, Americans
argue that the whole fishery question may
have 70 be reopened, We are Al liberty 10
DISREGARD what they say, or We might
answer that Il, 50 some other points would
h4ye TO be reconSdered n the same time.
Thus II would be 4 least agreeable on the
part Of Canadians that the very serious
claims for the monstrous injuries inflicted
by American citizens on British subjects
during the Feaiau raids, should again be
put forward: since, according % every re-
eognirei principle Of international law,
the United States we're TO the tnlleSt ex-
tent responsible for those outr1ses-
We mention that. however, only TO show
how troublesome Il Is 70 50 TOO tar back In
such matters, and mix up questions which
ought 10 be kept separate. II may be pos
sible that Lord Salisbury has taken up .
false position with respect to local or other
rights OF Newfoundland, though since he
had all the iAc1s before him and the knoEl-
edge that he was dealing with very thorny
Questions, We may tGirly hope that he has
mot done 50; hat in any case We shall have
the satisfaction Of knowing whaIeyer dis
credit there may be in this talk OF keeping
money back, or in suddenly sprlnging dip
lomate mines At an awkward time i Is not
ours