New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-25
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
49, v,,IpRy OVER THE BEHRlNG SEA
SEIZURES.

,,r,sp GOVERNMENTS POLICY OUT
vsrycH IRRITATION WITH ENG
,n-ruE QUEEN IN wALEs-NAvAL
v,soEuvREs-THE MAVERICK CASE
LABOR TROUBLES - AMEf1'
CANS IN LONDON AND PARIS.
nv CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEI
u.;1M. 1889 BY The Ner- York Tribune.
xaon Aur. 24-It would be mistake 70
sose that the angry tone of the Canadiah
80 on the Behring Sea seizures hhus any So'io"'
Tho here One or two provlnclal IourhsS' noU
:, the first importance, have blundereu' ouO 'ic
English press whole Is elther Silent vi S.uUi-
am@lr moderate. If there be an exception, 1t Is
.Tbe Times" but even in Inc Times aru0i0
.his ,norninr there is more sound than substance
Tho whole theory of it is that the United STATES
.ro making sham captures and playing the game
Of houuce. and the suggestion that British squad
= i,b, interfere with these American amuse-
,oon,s is clearly meant to assuage Canadian wrath
Tho F,olish Government has not the least as
oosi,ion 70 adopt violent courses, and no slgmh-
orca whatever attaches to the action oil sucn
Momhers of Parliament as Mr.. Howell. who as<ed
a needless question on Thursday in the House Oh
Commons Sir James Ferguson's answer was
eouivalent to suggesting TO Mr.. Howell that nc
had better mind his own business Ihese noU 'oo
wise crocheters do not mean mischief puo ,heS
might cause il were the Ministers themselves less
bent on sensible courses The view OF the uo'-
ernment is clear They will not follow Cahaulah
connsels They do not mean to provoke col
lsion in the waters Of the North Paclhc' 1hey
think the acts of the American cruiser unwarranteu
by international law, unfriendly and lndeiensioie
on any ground, and they Will say so TO the Anler-
lean Government though less bluntly ana III UP
lomatic phrase They hope that Instructions
NAV he given from Washington to prevent
repettion of seizures doubtful IN legahty lroni'
as they think any point of view But they are not In
search of a casus bell nor anxious to discover
grounds of hostility in what they still assume to
be the caprices of an over-zealous revenue officer
They do not as matters now stand, propose TO send
British feet or any single British vessel, TO pro-
tect the British sealers. They know that the con-
cession on which the Alaska Company claim
monopoly comes to an end in year, and they hope
to arrange all causes of dispute by friendly negO-
taton before that time If met in the same splrit'
they are confident that this can be done without
loss of dignity interest on either side Ag9res-
sion might, if wanton, or insult, II dagrant' force
them into a more active policy and IL depends Oh
Washington, not on Ottawa, whether this VIII Dc
done. But know that in Downing Street there Is
he strongest possible wish to escape the necessity OF
resenting any American act or protecting EngIsh
adventures by arms show of arms; nor is
there in Downing Street any disposition to DeheVe
that the American Government, or any MEMBER OF
il, has any desire to adopt policy OF IRRITATION
Whether they are equally sure about Canada Is
different question. / rather imagine that the uiS-
patch sent to Ottawa is much more energetic thah
any note addressed to Washington, and that the
Canadian not the American press, Is thoushU
most likely to aggravate the situation.
There is stin much muttering abroad on the
recent visit of the German Emperor to Enganu'
still more on his presence at Strasburg ana Me'|.
The French press has lost control OF ltSen, anu
some of its most sober journals seriously aAege
that England must be secretly maturing hosCiie
designs against France. Fuel to feed this jealous
fire was supplied by the Radicals, who pned tne
Government with questions in the House of Com
mons whether some new agreement had not Deen
entered into at Osborne. This is part of the
usual game 10 annoy the Ministry, and the mean-
ing of it is well understood in England, but en-
trelv misund erstood in Paris. 1t probably is true
that England's relations with Germany are better
since the Emperor came but that is no reason why
they should be worse with France. The Germans
naturally make the most Of the matter, and In
spired articles in the German papers still further
jnfurjate the French But all this will soon blow
over.
Much more menacing than these spurts of hot
temper is the report that the French Radicals have
made up their minds that they Will not, IN any
circumstances, support the moderate Repubhcans
at the coming general elections. If forced TO
choose between NJ. Ferry and General Boulanger,
we choose General Boulanger," cries NJ Lockroy
They are not forced TO choose, for the chance OF
NJ Ferry's return TO power is in any case remote
But if the Radical wing of the Republican party |
accept and adopt NJ LOckroys view General |
Boulanger again becomes formidable. The cause
Of the Republic is for the present bound up with
President CarnOt and his Ministry. The elections |
must be fought under their lead and won BY them, |
if by any Republican section. Bnt NJ Lockroy |
cares more about abolishing the Senate than eS-
tabshing the Republic.
The Queens visit to Wales fills that tumultuous |
little prncipalty with joy. Those who feared or
hoped for hostile demonstrations have been dis |
appointed. Her reception has everywhere been |
cordial, Non.Conformst loyalty asserting itself |
Mr. Gee, with his threats and his three supporters.
vanished into the background. The Queen has re-
ceived sentence or two in Welsh and remarks |
are made by anybody about disestablishment or
any other topic likely to be sagreeable to Her |
Majesty.
Another lsish week in Parliament with much
angry debate, ending with last nights wrange
over the Irish prisons and the treatment of Irish
prisoners Another martyr has come to the front
in the person Of Mr.. Conybeare. whose sufferings.
if you believe his friends, have been extreme. Mr..
Balfour has promised 10 remove him TO another
Jail. and after one final ouburst from Mr. Sexton.
the last of the Irish estimates were passed The
contentious business of the session is over, and
adjournment is expected next week
The Naval manOeuvres are followed attentive1v
by the public, as well as by the experts Sailors
think that Sir George Trvon bas dono ~.