Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-09

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k'n1lg4 % Rlan noaina Ghas 80 Caea9n-
l.ezl e 0fo11 Bgilain will - - ~.
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e ne unztaa Hfalns and ahelr -
ennsad " she unans sknriTsS 49, -.
1fle11iI 1eti9n e ~ OaEa5ian uIIlnialr
- - Nasea nAse Eelarre1.s o. Juns ~
~. leesetnFy proesata 10 Minister
= - a4Asnls ~ elllars e Andznua. n.
=, " e tae Annis B. Jordan, astha -uiGh-
..sleA W t1znl ooMEsefgial pEssiseQsa
10 e4 4NeEl1en ssa1si ana uoelfes
- i1l1laz tha1 Gsoal Bi,aan via
q eale Eaponashin fnr nnR lnm
.11 a4D44e e19lained ~ -
eeaez. % dzll tosh sanretarv wis
" Mln1aeeE WeNa infnrmina him
l.n Ct tne Esf1an1 of CanaSIan SrthoT-
lilee 9 ali0W amarioan Ve11oIa - -.
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olnoee - foll0Was aAraiar1 go fe.1f-
.Aent ml1f inslau1iV and furnaIlV uFa-
ssl ~ 90 nnwaFranAea fnfnFrRnsafinn
40 appll1at1on of lha treaty 81 cflaera
= e1e Domi1iou q Cans1a. ana 81 -
sNestnee ak Nova scotia. a - snfrae-
tlo1 q Ne Laws of ooTnn.e ercinI end
A41ilsme insGrouun1a exfaffnn kefw~.n
Nc tNQ eoun1flea. and AZ q violation q
n1sli.Ailiy, and for any loas o. lniarr
iesuillna therofrom the Copnr1Is,--,f
% bar British Majesty win -
held nesponaibls.p Undsr 49, ~
5ulg - Earl Rasshery Writs1
tn Mml1leE Weal aeknowInauin
Ieoeips of . diapaAeh fRonn he MinArler
lnolQana tet copy q Z nota afldren,aa
50 him b. SoafsfarR BavaFd. referrinS
- TIE eeiznEa of ahs Joeeph sierV anf
tha y. J. Adamn. Ths Earl inelacsa 80
eopg of IN approved reuaF1 AZ ~ lann-
a.e1 ktixg ua1natl sngfllyinR the oourse
y oeeace = ne matter, and alatss thai
neE Aales.ge ooRernment entirely cen.
sass ia tnas pa1seRe o9 tie report Whiah
y = eosatved ihat II The provisions az
We eonrentlon q 1873 have besons in-
oonYenient g eithae onntraclinR partv.
we utmost that eood uill and fair desl.
Tag oa4 loRze1l b thai the termsnhall hs
leoonsldaEed." Tie undsrsiensd an
PRISE sno hopo that the discussion whiah
eas aRl1en 90 The sahiect NAV lsad "a
renewed naQotiationa hetween 0rnat
Britain and the United States. ana NAV
have the res1lt of eaanbIishIna exfrnde1
lraQe Eelatto1B be4woen the Rennh1fa
and Canada, and of removing All nouraea
Of irritation betWosn the two aoan tFins.
Enelooed IL Earl RoashaRy'a nommuni-
cation h Aiso an extract from lottsr az
The Marquis of Lansduwne "a Rarl
Granvllla, "a which be aaya Ravard'1
statement that the Dominion Govern
Eent is aeeking By iis action Ia this
matter 70 Invade and destroy the con.
moE0iai rights and pKiViloeas seaaFad Il
eiaizena of the Uuited States under nnd
81 viEluo Of treaty siipulatinna with
Great Bfi1ain. is not warranted b. he
iaota Of tno case. No attempt waH raada
oY The auihoritioa inlFustsd viii fha en-
Iorcemeni 81 the existing laW, o. hq the
Parliament ef lha Dominion, e later
feEe With veaaale engaged IN the boaa
ne transactions on the coast Of tie Do
minton.- Under dates Of AnRust 0th,
l1th and 18Th, and September l0th, SEQ
Ietary bayard complains 81 the viola-
llon q treaty aiipalasIons on the part OF
Canadian authorities towards the vsa-
sels Rather, Goldenhind. Shiloh, 1ane
Ellen and Mollie Evans, declaring thai
aaeh Violations were distinctly nn-
frieDdly And contrary 20 che h6mani-
tartan laws Of nations and tho usaQea of
civilized nations, and In ease Of tha Jane
Ellen and tue Shiloh, he asserts thai the
hFiuz Of gune aoFoss their bows vaa an
unusual and unoallsd for exhibition Of
hostility.
Uadsr date 81 OssObsr ls.h Secretary
bayard, after detailing te Minister
West the circumstances % TIE seizure
Of she Evegelt Steele, aAya: sIf. a /
cannot permit myself 20 believe, Great
Britain SHOULD refuse TO citixsns Of she
United States the enjoyment Of che
plaineat and most undeniabis rights,
the consequences would be 40 serious
that lhey Oannot Be oantomplnfod by
this 0ovsrament bat with great con-
eern."
Under data Of November eah Score.
tary bayard advises Minister Phelps OF
the seizure of the Marion Crimes, aud
the enforced lowering Of the American
hag By Capt IN QniRley. Of the Cana
dian cruiser 1orroF. II oommentinQ
upon this case, the Secretary says: sIt
seems hardly necessary % ssy 4 4 nol
until after condemnation bV 9 prize
court that The national aaQ 81 A vesasl
seizsd as prizs Of war is hanled down
By her eaptor."
under date Of June "a, Minister
Phelps addressed q oommunioaiion ts
she Earl Of Rossbery, processing Ia tke
name Of the United States GovsrnmeIt
against the seizures made BY Canadians,
e vholly unWaFrantod By the treaty Of
1918. requesting the release of she vea-
sells. and informing him thaa tia United
States Woald hold Her MaiestT'a Gov
ernment responsible fer al lassss aus,
tanned by Amarioan citizens growing ouI
Of the eaixarea
The eorresDondsnoe olosas With {
letter from Minister Phelps 10 Earl
kossbeRy 10 which be uombata The pogi
ti01 taken By the Earl that HsE MAI
osty's GeveFnmone cannot take acli0I
in the matter Of the seizures beoausl
the Canadian courts are oonsidoFin,
al cases Ia dispate. Phelps mainaainl
that tbs United States must lool
10 the home aovoEnment for redresI
and aAfiafaotioa, and for aaeh inElEue.
tiona 10 colonial anthaFitias &c will Gro
vent II fature o0llieioaa between AmaE
lean fishermen and Oanadiaa. ofieials
that IN ad inisrim construction az thl
terms Of the existing treaty can b
reached - mutual consent, % b ear
Fie1 bat tnfoKmAily until mere poEmA
nsnt understanding Be FsAahsa.