Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31

A War CIOnd WAS Surely iu the
Hebrtna Sea ssor,zDn.

correspondence New York Herald.
| . WhsHihGTnN July 25.--l lie publication oil
me behrlng sea correspondence by Congress
has removed tho one cau.e OF irritation thai
| nus VeAeu TWO great countries lor several
years. There is now but one way our revenue
Ghttols can ever again search British vessels in
~ nearhg sea- ana mat IS under the protection
| O our navy. he fact is established, and the
| extent diminished.
The Conduct Of the administration has been
sucil tnht the British government will neyer
again, |! Is said, trust to good will to avoid ex-
separating measures, As we are not fifsposed
70 hght there IL nothing now left TO do but 10
nrbitrate. That is tho exact position Of tho
behrlng sea controversy -arbit ate or light.
The anxiety. of the administration to have
. .he Pubic believe that no provocation to war
mas been given TO Great Britain reveals the
CALLED spot. he efforts of the admjnistration
70 obscure this episode n the negotiations
nave beeh lied BY the untimely enterprise of
ccfthin newspapers, which have very Recently
nseh proclaiming the existence of n crisis IN
ne re atlons OF the two countries weeks nfier
, me erisis had passed away and tranquility had
Deen Restored.
A GRAVE CRISIS.
mat q walilke crisis did exist, and that il
resulted from the action of the administration,
t Wms promptly annau eed in the H,'U at the
Hrfatd announced the rolling away os the war
cloud ny mo retreat of The administration
no columns OF the Heran disclose many
r.
WISH TO make II appear there never was up-
lure with Great Britain, and why ii sh oilt. seek
70 ny public attention upon Mr. Blaihes en-
tfely uneQns equen ial communications of
"a nuary ed ana June Both, neither OF which
has played tile slightest part In the actual
negotiations.
The beginnings of the war cloud NAV be
traced back to that day in last March when Mr.,
Blfne Oral agresd 10 negotiate for a preser-
Nhtun of the tur 3 al species without regard TO
Inc particular interest of any nation or any
private interest. As soon as the new lessees Of
the seal Stands heard of this tprpetnent thev
department ulflce it 10 say tina they sue
ceeded In carrying pocket veto of Minister
! ahheeloles tentative as soon as it made its
appearances.
Next they procured the signing of the dis
mahll orders aud they were able to keen
those Orders in force Till the revenue cutters
were on tie point of leaving Puget Sound for
The sea Ing grpllnds. When the corage Of the
administration at lenpth gave way before
Lord sali7hury's threat Of war ships,th lessees
n tnelr anXt Is to save thtir va ishin
monopoly constrained the President til ouch
VI. baihe TO make tn ee urgrn apI eal3 10
he British min sier within the space OF 10
lly7 10 suspend pelugic sealing during the
PRESENT season.
As Lor sa isbnry knew all about the back
tairs intrigueS ut the White House thnt bn1
displaced ,ir. Blaine from control it was not
lke ttat +" shonlt list TO those inter5s I'd
va virtually private appeals, and his did not
ne only imp ttlnce OF the war cloud incident,
low That ~ has passe away. Is hat Tho adj.
n by its backing down orders 10 he
rutsers has admitted that IL was wrong ia
isle The orders OF moleslalion while negotia-
ions were in progress
ms wns MIR. Bayard's view, and he pledged
he United S ates 10 its observance That
ledge cannot again be broken so long as me-
otiatiOns continue. 1t Is therefore O the in
rest 81 inns country that the negotiations
Mould be pushed To the earliest possible con-
fusion.