The Globe-republican., 1890-07-30

on the subject He was finally told that the
Canadian Government objected to any sucf
restrictions ami until her consent could o<
had the British Government was not Willing
to 60 into the convention.
Mr.. Blaine adds: "Can the Government o.
| the United States be expected to acceps 81
| final a decision of the Government OF Grea'
| Britain that an agreement can not Dc Iui'
hIled because Canada objects? The change
of policy would be by her Majesty's Govern
| ment without notice and against the wish Oh
| this Government as, in the Presidents be
| lief, because of all the differences that have
followed. 1 am further instructed by the
President to say that while the proposals OF
| April 20 can not be accepted thu United
| States w II continue the Negotiations IN
hone of reaching an agreement
1.-THE Presidents opinion, owing to the do
| lays for VIII oh tn g Government is not re-
| sponsible, is that it is too late to conclude
| this seasons work. He therefore proposes
that her Majesty's Government do not per-
nit the vessels to enter the Behr ng's sea
this season in order to give time for neyo'
tistiOns"
In reply to this Pauncefote on June3, says:
"Her Majesty's Government are quite VIII
ling to adopt all measures which shall! be
satisfactorily proven to be necessary for the
preseivat On of the fur seal species, and to
enforce such measures on British suDJects
by proper legislation. But they are not pre-
pared to agree to such a regulation as is sug-
gested in your letter for the present fisher
les season, rs apart from the considerations
there would be no legal power to enforce its
Observance on British subjects and British
vessels"
In reply Mr. Blaine states that the Presi-
dent greatly regrets that the British Gov
eminent can not agree to the proposition.
which would suspend what Lord Salisbury
described in 1888 as 'the wantOn destruction
Of q valuable industry" In a later note he
suggests that il Ii is impossible to, by legal
action. prevent British ships from engaging
in this fishing for a season the United States
Government would be satisfied with sim
pie proclamation requesting a suspension.
To this the Minister replies that he will for
ward the suggestion and WILL meantime.
withhold the protest which hal been for
warded him by the British Government
On June II. however, he states in another
letter tn It seeing bv the public press that
the United States revenue cutters had been
disp patched to Behring sea with instructions
to seize British sealers, he can not further
withhold the formal protest of his Govern
ment. which he accordingly presents. This
protest states that the British Government
desires an amicable adjustment of the
questions at issue, but that it can not admit
the right of the Cnitei States on its sole
rings sea and adds: ''The undersigned is
in consequence instructed formally to pro-
test az iinst such interference and to declare
that her britannia Majesty's Government
must hold the United States responsible for
the consequences that may ensue fr"m acts
which are contrary to the established prin-
cipals of international law"
On June u Paunceforte lays before tho
Secretary Of State 4 counter proposition
from the British Government relative to
temporary adjustment of the matter. 1t pro-
poses first committee of arbiir itiOn
second, pending that arbitration all inter
ference with British sealing vessels shall!
absO utely cease; and third, that il the de-
cisi IN is adverse to the United States it shall
compensate British subjects for their losses
in suspension If operations during the pro-
or IS of the a bitratiOn.
Mr.. Blaine makes no direct reply to this
but on June 30 sends twcnty-SiX page
type written) letter in VIII ich he goes int , u
detailed discussion of the history of Behr-
ing's sea and the ground which the United
States has constantly taken in the matter
and closes by saying: 81 am justified. there
fore. in repeating the question addressed to
her Majesty's Government on the ed of last
January and which Is still unanswered:
Whence did the ships of Canada derive the
right to do in 1856 what they had refrained
from doing for ninety years? Upon what
ground did in at Government defend in 1885 u
course in Beuriug sea which had been care
fully avoided ever since the discovery OF
that sea? By what reason did her Majesty's
Government conclude that an act may be
with impuni;y against the rights
of the United States which had never been
attempted against the same rights when
held by the Russian Empirc:"
The sing letter OF the series is dated
Bar Harbor, July 49, and is addressed to Sir
Jul an Pauncefote. In it Mr. Blaine dis
cusses the question as to the breaking OF
the negotiations which we're in progress in
1899 and which were Understood by
this Government to have been Sus-
pended owing to the refusal of Canada
to agree TO Them and after lengthy dis
cussion of tho matter closes by saying:
''The interposition OF the wishes of u Brit
ish province against "A convention between
two nations which, according to the United
States Minister (Pnelps), has been virtually
agreed upon except rs to details. was in the
esident's belief a grave injustice to the
United States"