Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-23
olnY PoST.IMEluGu CA.


DAILY IoSI.lMElu6glCe.
wuAr y rsees anssls D wAR.
There ID In our Judgment no imnedi-
ass probability thas . rupsuss OF ne
friendly relations which sxiss bssvssn
ths Unitsd ahsss cd the 0esnan En-
Miro will occur. Yet, in the light Of the
recent action Of Prince Bismarck IN 70
tarping, by what may Be tsrssd an
irregular method, the resolutions passed
by Congress ON the death OF the ia'e
Dr.. LAsksr. Il muss b sdntsesd shss sne
ure.,h,e oufeous may h . es1szsam q
int.reourss between the two govern
msnts. Il il not necessary 10 argue sne
mint made By ths organ Of Bismafsk,
a aiven in oar dispatches yesterday
tovi.: That il - I'D transmitted the
resolution in qssstion ." " RsiohssaR,
he vould hsys committed shs Eopssos
TO an enAsessnsnt Of IT, contests. THIS
,o~iti6EA auueass - au American citizen
uptsnah,sL n this sosntsy vhso the
Secretary. q. 0es1s o. the Prsndsns
hineaaf ends - Opnassss . eo~osn'-
essios fsom slessikn po~sr he docs ~
necessarily vossh Sss the eosTsossss o.,
NOR sndsuss the ssntinsn1s soosasnsd
therein. IL facts srs simply shsss {;
Hsrr Laskss was a eminent msmbsf Of
the lovss Hoass Of The German Paris
msnt. He was on . visit 10 this country
and died hsrs. 4 rsaolsfion wAs intro
dussd isto tho Houss a kspssssnts-
tiyes at Washiaeton-whioh body near
" corresponds 70 that Of which The
vss q member-recoQnizing bis ability.
patriotism and Gdslity ~ principle, aud
expressing sorrsw at his death. 1t was
eooshsa q desocous language and in
tsudsd - 10 russsa1sd 70 he body 70
which b had bsls6Gsd. Il was ssns 70
our Ministsr q Bssiin end b him de-
livsrsd 70 Peines Bisuasak for pssssnta-
tiou 70 the Rsiehsaae. Bismarck not
only declined to present u, bnt hes ~
turned it directly 70 WashinGeon, utter
" ignoring the ordinary Diplomatic
courtesy which would have msds our
Minister the medium of intsS- comma
nicatiop.
This 10 an updOubtsd snub 70 Minister
Sargent and 10 our Congress. Bot Of
itself il isn't 20 grave breach Of pro
pristy - TO demand from our Law.
makers . declaration Of nOn-intsr-
course, still less sufficient cause for war.
Il cannot bs denied, however, that our
relations with Germany are drawn to .
high tension, - great shat the cord Of
amity that now binds the two nations 10
liable 70 break unless the strain ID sooD
relaxed. The great American hog has
had much to do with this growing feel
ing Of uneasinsss. Tho oauseleas inter
diction Of the importation Of our hog
products into Germany has aroused .
feeling Of hostility which early in the
session Of the present Congress was
svinosd by shs introdnotisn Of rssolu-
tious looking 70 rstaliatOry measures
against the importation Of several i'm
posbsut articles produced In that ooun-
Try Of which the American people are
iasee eousunen. Coel hsads and sober
Judgment have thus far dhooantsnsnosd
sad prsventsd she adoption Of sueh
radial measures. Tho ssosnt action q
Bismarck will sesuSrset this fSelina.
and il y kksly 70 b heard from in no
unasstAin mannss. EH4
"ln time OF psaos prepare for war
Wa never moss applioahle 70 = nation
than 70 tie United 6sstss Government
q shis partisalar moment. When The
condition Of orr ooast dsfsnsss and the
utter insfnoisnoy Of our alleged navy
10 odnddsrsd, il IL no vondes that ~
ass ths subject Of saubs from any pow
sr, BE- Il great or small. whom ~ may
venture TO advise, differ With, or cbaacs
70 offend. There isn't bat one harbor
on The Atlantis coast into which an iron
Glad esuld not saii. almost without -
sious oppodtion, certainly without dan
Ger Of destruction. Il might ~ z little
dimouit to run into New York harbor,
bat even thsss - doabt u The incarsiou
Of asss Of irouelads eosld b totally
prevented. We havsn's . single vssssl
In our navy today With commando
even the respect Of . Gillian or Gains
man, still lso ono which could cope
With any q dosea that Germany could
send oVse here 10 bombard our ooast
citiss and sink the few merohansmen
which manage 70 survive the 'pro>so-
tioa" Afforded bv our government.
There vsrs. when Congress convened,
5 chips On the North Atlantic station, 2
In The So1th Atlantic. 8 on The Euro-
psan station, 5 on tho Pacific coast, anf,
5 In Asiatie watsrs. bssidsa some vssssls
assd ~ tfainine ships, and few dis
patch boatss 4 qussr old lot Of tabs
lAey 90 ~. On ths PAeine coast, With
W single ssxeapsion of Ian Fransisoo,
which b 70 some sxtsnt capable Of de-
Ienss. tAses b nOthina whatsvss 10 hin
~ ths smallsse aunboat belonging 10
GERMANY, a. aay elAss possibly hostile
nation, so0 sailing right up abrsast q
NY city, and bornbardina Il out Of e.
btooM And The vhols 6ess On this
mast could b ''knscked oas'' ~ q
,eepls q Ans elaas armorsd ships. We
lss9a ANY, u tAis lletls dissusuion.
md the cloud = va -nev no lasesr
han = mans hAnd-vhish floats in The
lisaaaes. shali serve NO other purposs
haa 70 force upon ths seranbliue poll
tslann . our National CAuisal The eoa-
'tesioa hat With Ill our brae and blus-
= sesss in'ta nation a earth more
leesnelsn q Ne oosaa. Il vill voek