The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-24

time, the commanders of the United
States revenue cruisers will he instructed
to abstain.
June IA, however, the minister, with re-
gret, failing to secure q favorable reply
presents the formal protest OF the British
part: The British government cannot
admit the right Of the United
States of their own sole motion
to restore the freedom of navigation
i'm Behring sea, nor to enforce municipal
legislation against British vessels on the
high seas: Her Britanic Majesiy's gov
ernment Ii therefore unable to pass over,
without notice, the public announcement
OF the intention, on the part OF the United
States. to renew the acts OF interference
with British vessels navigating outside
the territorial waters OF the United States
of which they had previously to complain.
The minister Is In consequence instructed
formally to protest against such interfer-
ence and 10 declare that her Britanic
Maiesty's government must hold the gov
ernment Of the United States responsible
for the consequences that may ensue from
acts which are contrary TO the established
principles of international law.
The minister next, on June q, replies
to Secretary Blaine's proposition. looking
to n proclamation by her majesty's gov
ernment that British vessels shall not
enter Behring sea the coming season.
The minister writes that Lord Salisbury
says the request presents constitutional
difficulties which would preclude her mai
esty's government from acceding To II, ex-
cept as the part of a general scheme for
the settlement of the controversy and on
certain conditions. These are: That the
governments agree forthwith TO refer to
arbitration the question of the legality OF
the action of the United States
i'm seizing or otherwise interfer-
Behring sea outside of territorial waters
during 1886, 1887 and 1889. That pending
the award all interference with British
sealing vessels shall absolutely cease.
That the United States, il the award should
he adverse to them, will compensate Brit
ish subjects for the losses which they may
sustain by reason of their compliance with
the British proclamation.
In the next communication, dated the
first of the present month, Lord Sails
bury, referring To Blaine's criticism upon
the abrupt close of the Soulan negotia-
tions quotes from "A statement made te
him by United States Minister Phelps as
follows: "under the peculiar political
circumstances of America at this mo-
ment," said Phelps, with n general elec-
tion pending, il would he of little use. and
indeed partly impracticable, TO conduct
any negotiation TO its issue before the
election had taken place."
On the last of June Secretary Blaine adj
dressed to the British minister very long
letter in answer to Lord Salisbury's COM
munication, in which the latter stated that
Secretary John Quincy Adams protested
against Russia's claim to exclusive juris-
diction over Behring sea. Secretary
Blaine says: "The quotation which Lord
Salisbury makes is unfortunately most
defective, erroneous and misleading. One
conclusion is separated from promise, a
comma is turned into period and the
important qualification as 10 time is en-.
tirely erased, without even the suggestion
that il had ever formed a part of the text
and out of eighty-four words logi-
cally and inseparably connected
thirty-five are dropped from Mr.. Adams
paragraphs in Lord Salisbury's quotation