The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-29
GROWLS OF THE LION.
What the English Papers Have to Say
About Mr.. Blaine and the Ben
ring Sea Question.
sAULsBURY's LAST DISPATCH

LoNboy, Aug. 25.-Thc publication Of
The Bchring sea correspondence is followed
trumpcts The Times" and THE Stand.
ard both proclaim to the universe that
Great Britain is entirely right and the
United States entirely wrong in this diff
cult controversy. Both pour out scorn on
Mr.. Blaine. The Standard" attributes
to the American government political mo-
tivcs in dealing with the diplomatic qucs-
ton, and declares the Irish in America to
be at the bottom of what trouble there
is. But for the Irish, America would
abandon prctcnsions without shred OF
plausibility. If that he not sufficient
explanation Of Mr. Blainc's conduct his
extraordinary devotion to the interests
OF the Alaska Commercial company" sup
plies what is wanting. Our tory friend is
not less positive on the merits of 1.-THE
quarrel its own word. Mr.. Blaine s
dispatch is loftily described as ili-tem-
pcrcd. Lord Salisbury dissects and re-
flutes it to the complete satisfaction of the
tory mind, which pronounces the British
case unanswerable, and fondly believes
Americans will think so too when they
| take Tie trouble to master the facts and
arguments Tho thunders in which Mr..
Blaine has been dealing are of the most
Transparency artificial kind He has
done worse than manufacture artificial
thunders. He has "mct the protests Of
the English gov,inmert, first with neg
lcci. and then with evasion, and promises
that have been given md not kept
Whitehall, therefore, claims damages for
"a culpable invasion Of the rights Of
British subjects" and, OH the whole, the
I matter lis not one that friends of the
goodwill between the two nations can
view without misgiving, "a tame conclu-
sion to all these rafting thundcrs, artfi-
cial or otherwise "Thc Times is rather
more temperate il. tone. with exceptions,
rs when il declares that 1.-The conduct Of
the United States government in rejecting
Sir Julian Pauncefotc'S modus vivcndi, in
instructing United States cruisers TO dis
mantle vessels found III Bchring sea, and
in breaking of negotiations, cvinces an
arbitrarncss and contempt for reason
happily rare in international relations at
the present day" Mr.. Baine's contention
with reference to the Adams dispatch, re-
ssting the Russian claims to exclusive
Jurisdiction of the same sea, is handled in
not less decisive tone. Mr.. Blaines
argument consists OF painful manipula-
ton of the meanings Of words. 1t il in
comprehensive how diplomatist of his
acutcncss and experience could have al-
lowed himself t. advance theory which.
unlike most diplomatic arguments, could
he and has been almost mathcmatically
demonstrated to lie false" The other
morning Journals are silent.
The British foreign Office has chosen a
monent for publishing this correspond
cnce which gives it the last word The
Blue Book ends with Lord Salisb,ry's dis
patch Of August }. The prime ,tinister,
as if content with this fral performance,
has gone to Ia Bourboulc. in rance, for
rest ard cure
lnE LAST WORD.
LORD Sn.shGry's last dispatch TO Sccrc-
iary iiaic. relative to the Bchring sea
iisr.'c, ict.,, date of August =. After
quot. ~ ,rr:n historical documents, the
dispatch, ',-."ludcs AZ /, lows: ''lacsc
show that E"siand refused to adnI, any
part of the Russian claim asserted IN the
uka>c OF 1871. TO marine jurisdiction and
the exclusive righ' of fishing throughout
the whole cxtca; al that claim, from Beh-
ring straits t. IL .,lst parallel; also that
the convention o. 1873 WAS regarded by
both sides as a remuneration Oh the part
Of Russia of that claim in its entirety,
and that though Behrng straits were
known aud specifically provided ior Bch-
ring sea vas not knOwn by that name, but
was regarded aS part of the Pacific
ocean. Her majesty's government always
claimed freedom of navigation and fishing
in Bchring sea outside the limit of 4 ma
rinc league from the coast
1T is impossible 10 admit that the
right TO fish and catch seals in the high
seas can be held to he abandoned by Il
nation from the mere fact that for ccr-
tain number of wears it has not suited the
subjects Of that nation to exercise such
right 1t must be remembered that the
existence of British Columbia as colony
and the development of the colony's ship
ping interest are comparatively recent
ii the United States government con-
tinucs to differ with Great Britain as the
legality Of the recent captures, her majes-
tvs government is ready to refer the
question, with the issues dependent
thereon, to impartial arbitratan.
The Pail Mall Gazette" discussing the
BchrinS sea question: says: THE full text
OF Secretary Adams dispatch TO the
British government does not invalidatc
Lord Salisbury's argument. which was
founded Oh extracts from the Dispatch
We are unable to conceive Il clearer case
for arbitration or to believe that Ameri-
cans do not approve OF arbitration
The st. Jamcs's Gazette" attributes
Mr.. Blaines tone to a desire to influence
the Irish vote.
NEWS FROM PERRY.