The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-01

. between Lord Salisbury and the Amerl'
can Minister and between Lord sails
bury ard the American Minister a.
companici by the Russian Amhassa,ioF.
In answer 70 Lord >a.isbrry's request,
Mr.. Phelps submitted the 'rcgula.
t.ons" which the Government o. the
United States desired: and In
dispatch OF February IS MIR Phelps
communicated the following 20 Mr..
Bayarsl. Secretary % STATE
Lard salisbury a-ssnt~ % your PROPOSE
ton a. establish b, mutual arrangements
between the governments Interested
cicsc time tor fur seals. between April Is
and November l. and between ifp degreei
longitude west and 10 degrees % Longitude
cast Ia the nehrlng >ea Aud he Viii cause
an act a. be lntrodrced into Parliament 70
give effect to this arrangement 30 soon A. i
can be prepared. In his opinion. there i no
doubt that the act will be passed He viii
also Join the lnifcL states Government IN
any preventive measures II may be thought
best 70 adopt by order issued e. the naval
vessels Of the respective governments 10
that region.
lou will perceive Secretary Blaincs
I axis. then. that from the 18th Of No
yember. ;ss.. 70 the ed Of April. i>ss,
Lord Salisbury had in every form %
srecch assenfed 70 the necessity OF .
close season for the protection Of thu
I seals. The assurances were given 70
tho American Minister. 10 the Amer.
can charge, TO the Russian Ambassador.
and on more than one OCCASION % TWO
81 them together The United states
had no reason, therefore, 70 doubt that
the whole dispute 'suchin- the seal
fisheries was p-acl., ally settled In
deed. 10 have distrusied II wogld have
been 70 question the rood faith Of Lord
Salisbury. III diplo matte intercourse
between Grea. Britaii aal the United
states, be IL sad to the honor OF both
governments. yerba. assurance from q
Minister has always been equal 20 his
written pledge. spanking the same
language. there has been no room for
misunderstanding between the repre-
scntatives OF the TWO governments. AZ
may easily happen between those Of
different tongues"
For several weeks following April
.oth, Mr.. Blaine says. there were
many calls BY Ike American charge at
tho Foreign Once TO learn whether
Canada had been heard from" lie \
rallied alone. and called in company
with the Russian Ambassador.
Finally. on the Goth OF June. Lord
salisbury told him that an urge MT teie-
yram had been sent to Canada a week
go with respect to the delay in its ex-
'edition," and that report had been
eceiycd by the Secretary OF State for
he Colonies. saying that the matter
rill be taken up Immediately.
Mr.. White. relying entirely upon
hat shortly after Mr. Phelps returns
he British Government will be in =
ondition 70 agree upon the bills OF tho
roposed convention"
lit was thus finally acknowledged. !"
ir Blaine. says. that the ncgot:a-
ons into which Lord Salisbury had
ordially entered. and to which he had
eadlly agreed. even himself suggest
AZ some Of its most valuable details,
as entirely subordinatcd to the judg-
tent and desire Of the Canadian Gov
rnment. This Government can not
mt feel" Secretary blaine continues,
that Lord Salisbury would have dealt
lore frankly IL in the beginning he
ad informed Minister Phelps that no
could be made unless Can
Ia concurred in itand that all negotia-
ons with the British Government di.
ct was but loss OF time. When you.
II. Minister tSir Julian Pauncefote).
rived in this country a year
20. there seemed prospect
y adjustment Of this question,
~ the Russian Minister and the Amer
an Secretary OF State have had the
rperience Of Mr.. Phelps and the Rus
an Ambassador repeated In our
Iterviews there seemed to be as ready
disposition on your part to come 10 a
sasonable and friendly adjustment as
'ere has always been on our part to
Ter one. You will not forget an in.
'rview between yourself. Tho Russian
Iinister and myself. in which the lines
y close season in the Hehring Sea,
i'd down by Lord Salisbury. were al.
ost exactly repeated by yourself. AMI
ere inscribed on maps which werc be-
IRE Us, q copy Of which Il in the pos
sssion OF the Russian Minister. and .
opy in my possession. A prompt
tjustment seemed practicable. an
Z justmcnt which am sure would have
cen honorable to all the countries in
2 -estcd. No obstacles were presented
. tho American side OF the question:
Q insistancc was made upon the l.chr-
rs Seas mare ciausum; no objection was
I'terposcd to the entrance OF British
hips at all times on all com mcrcial
'rands through all the waters Of tho
'rhring sea. But our negotiations. a.
I London. were suddenly broken Of for
rany weeks by the interpositi on OF
'snada. When correspondence was re
umci. on the last day Of April. you
rade an offer for a mixed commission
. experts to decide the question at
@suc."
Tho proposition made BY Lord Sails.
'siry In ISIS, and the propositions made
y Her Majesty's Minister in Washing
en- in 1890 are in significant contrast
AN AWFUL DEED.