The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-25
THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE.
CAUS7TC COMMENTS or CANADIANS ON
NIX. BAAINE'S ACTION

England and Some TnIk Discount ginEIy.
OTTAWA. July 24.-The Toronto Empire. in
commenting on tho Behring correspondence
lust laid before Congress. contends thut Lord
Salisbury has stapchly maintained the rights
Of British subjects during the negotiations.
" Neither Is Secretary Blaine's course surpris-
ing" says tho Empire, which IA tie Do
minion Governments chief organ; his
contentious crnftily avoided the main
point that the seizures were contrary
to International law, as being outside
the territorial waters and the United States
jurisdiction. All his legends about Russian
rights acquired his complaints OF injury done
| to United States interests and his claim to In
sist upon the preservation OF the seals. even IL
as well-founded as they nre inaccurate. would
be quite beside the mark. for no amount of
wrong-doing or loss would Justify Interior
ence outside the jurisdiction. He might
as we'll assume TO send his police to Toronto.
and make arrests and seizures because some
citizens OF the United States had been robbed.
Evidently the cessation OF these high handed
outrages is not due to any neiRhborly feeling
OF fair play or any respect for law and the
rights OF others. but to tho recognition OF the
| fact that the end Of British patience and for
! bearance had been reached"
| Government officials are very reticent as to
expressing an opinion beyond the fact that
subsequent correspondence leads to the belief
that many obstacles which have from time 10
time presented themselves during the progress
OF the negotiations are being removed, and
that an early and satisfactory adjustment Of
| the difficulty may be looked for. They
| appear to fully recognize tho embarrassing
position Secretary Blaine has been placed in,
which has been made even more difficult by
the sensational reports that have been clreu-
| lated as menace to the United States OF the
active preparations England has been making
for war.
There are many conflicting interests at
work." remarked q member Of the Cabinet to-
day. and 1t Is always In the interests OF all
parties to diplomatic negotiations that they
should be carried on with the greatest secrecy
1t becomes the duty Of tho press Of the coun-
| try. In the absence Of reliable Information,
which has to DO treated confldcntialy to re-
frain Il rom starting irritating and false reports.
To these reports may largely be attributed
the delay that has taken place In reaching O
! settlement"
The Ottawa Journal, commenting on the
correspondence tonight says: " The Unite
| States docs not appear to advantage in The
! espondence between Secretary Blaine and
., fisheries In Behring Sca After Years OF Insult
British vessels on the plea that these
latter we're poech s,sto in AmsriSan wat;
|
brought up BY a plain notification from Great
Britain that It has no right TO take the law into
Us own hands on the open ocean. The salts
ever. is that state affairs more honorable
| 10 Britain and more satisfactory to Canada is
/ permanent settlement likely to be effected will
! not only content this country and the States.
, but provide every reasonable protection for the
, 'T,VcETs. laig 2..-Reea, IA. the Eehring
! Sea coErespondence tho nau tomorrow will
| say: There Is little that Is rev in the official
! documents. The contents OF which are thus
them them published BY the press from tinae to time ne
were rsma ,n correct II VIII be seen how,
sa eTs Of S% war We6 G
journals at various times served up to their
! readers. Sensation manufacturers across the
| line. hawever are in the habit Of making much
out Of little. Their latest production is a new
war scare based unon the TACT that the dis
0s'9f se eorf re- contains comparative
aIctiion in BehrinG Sea: While Secretary s1rv
| Blaine cannot be said TO have abandoned the
sbaSRb thP Test the to as he
! to the argument than seal fishing In
those waters by, Canadians is contrary TO
catching seals IN Behrng Sea to the, use Of
whether her MaJesty's Government although
| 1t has, no more ,jurisdction over the cod fish
the nor great WfE
taking steps to punish the guilty parties.
WAS sR af 3 %oaa h sn a.
her Ma,esys GSyeTnmsnt were to seize and
killing cod on the banks in the manner de-
ion would S 1Si follow 70 m9sI
strange attitude With regard to the "'f DO
mlaion's right .on to be consulted IL the
as having been psned at lord saiIsburys
alleged concea,lmIeent OF the TACT that no ar
CURED in it. Mr. Blaino's remonstrance comes
uueerly from leading Statesman Of u country
which broke away from Great britain for The
very reason that the latter paid too little atten-
=" Looking at the whole correspondence we
are enable to see that matters are much far
Their advanced II Mt NIL. than they were year
ago, Mr. blaine closes his last letter with the
nothing, more than that Great Britain shall act
to the HNS bFysd at
1888 1855 The VesabsRment Of '' close season on
between Anril u ana N f hIESyor would
tho views OF this country We fall 10 sec
hore9gs prG2vdG c@1ad wishes are to DO
negotiations, q last winter have advanced
matters at all"
Houses are so exceedingly dun NJ pre-. ent that
any new subject Is greeted with enthusiasm.
ana oF thS
Members Of Congrcss and public men general
y, rread the parers from the State Department
Rrpublicans an1 pemocrsts. exireess the opin-
lions with conslImmato skill, and that he de-
serves great credit for the able manner in
which he upheld his side OF tho controversy
1t is also the opinion Of many who have studied
the correspondence, closely TINT the subject is
not by any means In q situation approaching
settlement but that more serious compIica-
tons are yet 70 arise.
Oi course the agitation has aroused the war
like spirt OF army and navy officers. and they
n rnf al N anita fTnnlV a U mi al hn
pected should England determine TO declare
war. These fighters deprecate the dea that
any serious trouble Is to follow the negotia-
tions Of Meesrs Salisbury and Blaine, yet they
think II Just as well to mike an estimate OF
Uncle Sans present resources. There are
different opinions among the army and navy
officers as 10 whether his country or England
would stand hotter chance In case OF war, but
majority o. them evidently think the United
States would come ont OF such a contest sec
opd best. One prominent officer Of the army
whose opinlon is a, good sample OF what his
comrades think. said to-day:
There has been tee re-. much peace and ma
Conditions are very riDe for O confaRra-