The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-02
sELLING ARMS.
60 VIVA. Extent can A Amerisa rndaire In the
Bustness ,u tJass OF + wnre iis. =

| To What Extent Can America Indulge In the
:s Eastasss " s4sss of Z wsrf
lYAsntSeFoss May LIN the event Of q
war between England and Russia the
question has arisen ~ 70 ghat extent this
country can 60 in selling arms to the bel.
Iligerents without violating the neutrality
lass. 4Ae government ltsslf eoBld nel
countenanoe such thing, but private
dealers could not be well prevented from
trading with one or the other Of the
opposing nations, but the shipments
aoEll not he gHarsRleea from seizure A
threatened blythe approach OF an enemy's
vessel. 1t Is well:known fact that arms
were sold in large quantities by American
dealers TO the belligerentsi in both of the
ty 'yS woss sfepSsh s. H. Spasr ahss s sGaa Rai
should break out BY reason Of !tbetter
ltimesp is believed only by those who are
shott:siehtea. PGcesot everything would
advance, and capitalists wodll doubtless
be benefited, but the great mass Of the
people, the bread-winpers who work on
Salaries; weqid pqaet. The cost Of living
would advance IN proportion With the
Senatorsand members sno@int the cityare
lseriously considering the necessity of
Having an extra session OF Con-
ie,eSg In the event of war be-
Tween England and 4ussIa, IN order IA
repeal the registration laws respectine
chipping vessels. Itis believed that per-
missl4a fqr foreign vessels To sail under
1.-THE American fIag would give The limited
States control 81 the carrying trade of the
world, Western and .south thern members
are heartily IN iagor otthe movement.
An ex.G GQpfed derate nayal officer, as he is
designated, has been giving TO the Critic
Ibis yiews Of the sttpetoa across the sea.
England, !" be says, Us losing nothing by
1.-THE delay. 4n fast, abe ig strengthening
herself at Q more rapid rate even than Is
Russia, and when war Is declared YOU win
lind that England Is thoroughly ready
Ifqrit. Il iselAmed that Rqssia isigsipipg
an advantage by riassIue heg tgdops IL
the Renjdeh country. This Is q great
mistake. All the world could scarcely
keep Russia from seising Herat, the Merv,
lend "A Aighanistan. IL II wants 10 do 20, bpt
what advantage sthnge il that tor Hatslas
File land lighting must IA place In India,
anyhow, but before that could become de
leisiyelY warm, Russia attentio Wonld he
absorbed Iby 10 bAttles on the sea. This
ito be- "a great naval conflict and Just
ipowy Russia Is searching the high seas
Ioyer for 4 ipprt, This Is the first nepessi,
III, and England Is setiFely engaged in
4 illustrating her designs. That Is tie sea,
son Of the activity at Nassau, at Bermuda
and At the uanarJ Islands.
4 The Russian c6ryettes ara searching in
every direction, hut you viii notice thai
An EnsliEh man.of-Wat Is In the trail o.
almost every Russian vessel atiust 4
1.-The South had been 9hle 10 secure
q place for It's captured guhhoats, there
Ig6nld nat haye been 4 iedefal flag lefi
on the high seas. live could have stow
led them In Rritish ports and got prize
lmopey, the naval feature oflour strife
Would have been q memorable one
Russia is eIaetly In The ssalae position We
occupied. She has not an a Atlanticlport
spl sslong as England fsactiYe, sheneyei
Twill have oAp,