Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-06-05

IN WHICH the DELEGATES FROM ENGLAND,
HOLLAND. SWEDEN DENMARK AND RUSSIA
ARR PRESENTED 10 THE READER
One thing was evident TO the whole
world at once, namely, that If the new
association should succeed in buying
the Arctic regions those regions would
become absolutely the property OF
America, or rather of the United States,
a country which was always trying to
acquire something This was not
pleasing prospect to rival governments,
but nevertheless. as has been said, the
different States Of Europe and Of Asia
not neighboring TO these regions re-
fused TO take part in the proposed auc-
ton sale so long as its results seemed
SO problematical TO them. Only the
powers whose property touched the
s4th degree resolved to make their
rights valuable by the attendance
OF official delegates That was all. They
did not care to buy even at relatively
moderate price land the possession Of
which was only possibility. In this,
as in all cases. unsuitable England gave
orders TO its financial agents tomake an
imposing showing. The cession of the
Polar countries did not threaten any
European troublc nor any international
complication. Herr Won bismarck, the
grand Iron Chancellor, who was yet liy-
ing. did not even knit his heavy brow.
There remained only England, Deb.
mark, Sweden, Norway, Holland and
Russia to be present and make their
bids to the Commissioner of Baltimore.
against those OF the United States.
1t was difficult matter 10 tx prices
FOR this Polar earth cap, the business
value Of which was at least very prob
iematic. Their main reason for present.
ing themselves at the sale was that
Some advantage might accrue to them.
Sweden and Norway, pFoprietors of the
North cape, situated beyond the I'D
parallel, did not conceal the fact
that they thought they had certain
rights of propric torship on these vast
lands which extended TO Spitzenberg,
and from there 20 the North Pole. Dem
mark said that It had already IN It's pos
session islands and fiords on the line of
the Polar circle where their colonies had
been founded, such a. Disko Island. in
the Davis channel; the settlements OF
Holstein, Of Proven. Of Godhaven, Of
Uppernavik in The Hafiin Sea, and on
the west coast of Geecniand Besides,
did not tie tau ms navigator. Behring,
(of Danish orE.u, although he was then
in the service O; EIssia.1 IL the year
I72s pass over sic channel which after
wards carried his name before DO started
again, thirteen years later, and died
miserably with thirty OF his men on
little island. watch also carries his dis
tinguished name?
In the year 1919 did not the navigator,
Jean Muak. explore tho east coast of
Greenland and discover several points
formerly totally unknown Therefore,
Denmark had, she thought, ndispnta-
bic rights 70 BE- proprietor Of these re-
gions.
In regard TO Holland, there We're her
sailors Barentl aud Iiecmskerk. who had
visited the Sr..zenberg and the New
Zealand about me end Of the sixteenth
century. Il was by one OF Ter children,
too, Jean Mayen. tbroagh whose cour-
ageous campaign against the North the
island when carries tbs name came in
their possession II is situated below
the I'D degree Of latitude Therefore
Holland thought her past had given her
rights OF possession. In regard to Rus
STA, with Alexis Tschirikof having
Behring under his command: with Paul
utski, whose expedition advanced in
1851 beyond the limits Of the iee-pack;
with Captain Martin Spangberg and
70 60 into these unknown parts in 1889,
She had taken notable part in the
search across the gulf which separates
Asia and America.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.