The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-08
BRITISH MINISTER QUOTES IT.
Prof. Elliott Finds Canadians are Ex-
terminating Fur Animals.
The Secretary Of state Taken Back by
Onic,aI Statements that Seals are NAL
tipiying-Now, However. True State
ment of Devastations at Hand.


government. This reply indie that the
English are not disposed to vie q single item
In their piese It claim as opposed 10 ours Mr.
b a nes message. touc lag the subject in the
spute between the government Of the United
States and the govcrnm .nt OF Great Britain Ia
the B hiring sea was cent 10 the Senate last
summer. II eovers ali commu ications aud
correspondence since Mar, h 4, 1889. A iul
study OF this document discIo es very re-
markable state OF affairs, and one that calls for
prompt ventilation and The swifiest exposure
by our own government The revelations are
irecily In line with the statefneats made three
days a %.
In the first place, Mr.. Blaine, und date OF
January %, lso addresses an elaborate and ele-
gan Iy pref ar statement to the British minis
ter. In some respecs the letter of Mr.. Blaine
is perhaps as perfect aud able . paper Is was
ever en-, DuI it has very unfortunate
squeL Blsine IN this communication, does not.
as 50 many assume. ihdet upon the d ctriae oil
the mare claustn but Q taxes up the do trine
OF contrc boaos nsorcs. d, c tring that are do
ing no damage 10 nj up there; that, on the
contrary. We are ncouraging and vast y foster
ing their projections aud perpetua,iou. The
Br tish. on the other haud. are destroy ng it by
permitting their people 10 kill ss Is in the open
waters oil b hiring sea. Blame makes q pointed
anu elegant dec aration in favor of his position.
On Marcn 9. 1890. Sir william Pau lcefot. Re
plies to Mr. Blaine N an extremely courteous
letter, Containing elaborate and positive
contradiction IT Bsaines charge, taken d.
reciIy from Official re rds OF the treasury de-
partments. fled there BY sworn agents on the
seal islands OF aska In other words, while
Bialn insists that the British daring the last
iour or i've years have been running the sealing
intere Is there, these treasury O. ems in sworn
statements from 1882 to January 25 1889, d.
clare that the seas are increasing; that they
are more numerous tnan ever bsior =, and that
they had vastly increa.ed over the igar given
In the elaborate monograph prepared by Mr.
Elliott sixteen year axo.
Blaine's head was placed in the yoke and try
ever so hard he could not jump over the barrier
erected by treasury agents whose motives can.
not be iathomed. 1t is well to note here that
had the correspondence of the British govern
ment been carried on IN the light OF subsequ .nt
reports and figures now ia the possession of the
state depar ment Banes pos zion would have
been enirely tenable, AMI there wou have
te no douat as To the ultimate succ IS OF tue
negotia iona But the British government went
still further. for tn, y quoted Elliott ss having
said n 1874 tn t he did not believe then that
there ever would be an Increase in the numb-r
OF s ais over the figures which he gave in
his monographs, and expressed the opinion tnat
If q man ould nave control over these animals
during the whole season they migat be increased
The British m mis- er also quotes Special Treas.
ury Agent ofge 4. Tingie. who stated under
oath to the Houss committee on merchant
marine and fisheries laIe in the fail OF 1885, reit-
eraiinR again In the wiuter of 18S9 that in spite
OF Ehiotts declarations, in spite oil poschers and
tnetr work. The seals are now more than double
in numb r over what thty were in E Eliotts time,
sixteen years ago. Tlngle grew quise angry at
Eliotts assumption
Tha u, re ~.
twenty-five soiid pages IF citatio Is from treas
ury agents Official testimony anu writings dur.
ing the last four or five Years, which completely
deny the tru of B.aiuv's large. Now what
cou Blaine do or say to tn, m? He did not at
tempt to say anything He simply cou d not
He makes another fort tn uulJai TINS heavy
burden for be Kn W then lt was burden, per-
haps, as W Ii rs ne do.s now. Under date of
June 4. 1890. Mr.. Blaine v ntur,s TO break the
force o. the British rejoiuder, and couclu led
the communication with tn foowing:
Il observe tast you quote Treasury Agent
Georse K. Tingl: in your Ilspatcn Of April 80 as
showing that, notwit1 standing the depreda-
tions marsuders. the total mum DER OF Ala
has Increased in Benring sea The rude mode
OF estimating the total number can re eadily lead
ID MISTAKES. and ether agents nav. differed
rom Mr.. Tngle"
Mr.. Blaine. in this sentence, asks the British
tr asury department, aud tuen unfor uuaely
proceeds TO Say IN the next sent nee: "Hay,ug
utrou aced Mr.. Ting e. who mas very extensive
knowledge touching III seas in Benring sea,
rs wei Is the abit, of Cansd en- maraudr RS. I
trust yon will no distred!t his testimony"
hen Blaine proc eds to cite ringle's statement
"i lie dss ructo don- by Canadian marauiers,
as though ne were now Q comp-teut witness.
a ur forgetiul OF the fact that he
tSiaineJ haa declared him an incom petent W T.
ness In the preceding para.raph. 1t is small
wonder now, In tais amazing light of cores.
poudence that the English r. fu ,ed to believe
Nj Blaine W Gu he is emphaticsily discreditsd
by his Owa wi nesses. They have every rignt to
oeiieve tnat Blaine knows nothing himself
a aIout he extent Of the injuy doae He never
aas Teen here, an never mas seen It They
nave the right to believe that the " shes OF
srivate CORPORATION are using Mr.. Blaine to bluff
hem out irum the led IN which they are do.
ng no Injury whatsoever, according to the
sworn statement of the United stats officers In
charge OF those Interests On tue ground itself
Tnerel re up 10 the 30th OF Juae, 1880, the sit.
nation, insoisr as Mr. Biaine's claim IS con.
erred, is nlgnly ludicr ,us Now. however. the
dmiuis ration IS ia possession of the report of
sown sworn agents ior the current year, cov-
ring tne waole business anu esp eciaIly inII o.
tetail. Tae report 10 nearly ready OF Mr.. Ei lott
who wa. sent uld r a sp clal act of Congress TO
K min in every p ase of the quess.on.
Mr.. III lot declines to be inrerviS w-d but IL ia
earned Ilom another lurce that n s.outly in
ste uoon the prop iety o. our governm nj at
c. lu n itsetf of ths misinf JrTu atom now
died ia tue archives Of tae treasury .partmeat.
Il The Sc sis are the vsrye o. ext rmin .tio 0,
4nd 1 al ne has abundant proof of ii; snat tie
,0verlm9n: saou d az oucs stJp ell killing If
,euls o. ,ach SIDE. and frankly ackuowl.
.dge that q has been deceiyei by
bogus reports iato releasing the Islands
vastly increas d figure, whereas
lad IT known ths lrn n rs IL know. II now, no
.uch releasing would nave o=en done; that the
r-agiisn DE Invited ecg two or more OF their
oesi and isiresi men TO GO a. once to these isl.
Suds I xt sum ner aud view tn wreck aad
rula wnicn he (8r. Z. ibttl nas ,een tais year;
Jaat TIE English cannot be exp setei 10 sud isuiy
lib llsye h sw1sn staten nts o. the treasury
aseI =, which Immediately preeede this rs port
+ Mr.. Ell oft; raatit is the oaiy manly course to
pursue. since the bogus re,orts had deceived not
nyts, u the EHg Isn ~ vel
Sir IN ian Psancef1tes IS tina II her m sty's
s0ysrum Mt mas q y proof II ihs real danger OF
xscrmina,iol of these ,eass it viii AL oac.e,-
p raie w.t. ours prevent IT Now the propsr
cours is 10 asa he British for the ssl yes
ne sruta o wna Ell otJ d-c.2rea
"a su nm.ag up it IL easy 20 see now Nj
s sins has oeep n slsd ihrou hoa! tas O .tr -
Fersy. sn hos - mas str-ng nen II b.. posI,i IN
ita lassr Tsports. thou n ns Wi navs 20 sao.