Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
Englaud's attitude on The Seal Cues
ton Hay Lead TO War.
MORE INDIAN GHOST DANCES.
Succi Accompanies His Feat OF
Fasting for Forty
five Days.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EEooRD-UMos.l
MAY END IN WAR.
Seal Poaching in Behring Sea Must be
Stopped.


NEw YORK, December 20th.-A WASH
ington special says that President Harrison
expects to accompany his transmission to
Congress of further papers relating to the
Bebring Sea controversy with a special
message, expressing his opinion respecting
the rights and claims of the United States
connected with the seal fishery, and the
com paraiive merits of the conduct and
position of the two Governments since the
first seizure, in 1886. and the duty of Con-
gres in the present position OF the ques-
ton.
The message will be framed WITH espe-
cisl reference to the pending proposal of
the British Government for arbitration,
which proposal it is intended to reject.
the personal bitterness between Blaine
aud Lord Salisbury that has arisen out of
the course of the negotiations is perceived
here to constitute material objection to
the continuance of any efforts toward O
settlement, especially after the diplomatic
relations between the two Governments
shall have been further strained by the
energetic manner in which Blaine is pre-
pairing to show up The hollowness and un-
fairness of the British arbitration project
Il is because of the seeming hopelessness
OF the prospect for settlement by peaceful
means and OF the necessity of almost in
"
conduct for the United States that the
President is determined to lay the matter
fully before Congress and to apply for
legislative assistance in shaping and en-
forcing policy for the immediate future.
The pending British proposal is to refer
TO he determination of friendly and i'm.
partial arbitrator the question whether
seizures of British sealing vessels by the
United States were OR were not lawful
seizures. To this form of the proposed
submission of the case to arbitration the
President strenuously objects. and he never
viii agree to it unless Congress shall as
sumo the responsibility in some mode By
yielding adherence to it.
The President will give Congress to un-
oersiaad that in the present state of the
mater he perceives neither authority nor
reason 10 abstain next season from literal
enforcement of the provisions of the law
tor the protection OF fur seals in Alaska and
the waters thereof.
be will also ask Congress for liberal
appropriation to meet the expense of fitting
out artered vessels to serve as revenue
vessels, in sufficient number and character
to capture and dispose of the numerous
Inarauding vessels expected to enter Behr-
ing Sea next year.
PAUNcEFoTE SURPRISED.
NEW YORK, december 20.h. "A dispatch
10 the Herald from Washington says: Sir
Julian Pauncefote expressed his surprise
that there should be any difficulty in
bringing the Behiing Sea dispute to arbi-
tration.
Both Great Britain and the United
States, " said he, while differing upon the
facts bearing upon the question, have q
common object, which seems susceptible of
submission to arbitration. The form Of
submission referred to by the President in
bis annual message is simply an offer upon
the part of England to lay the dispute be-
fore an arbitrating power.
The Behring Sea dispute is far less
grave than the Alabama claims case, which
was submitted to al duration without fric-
ton. What was done so readily then can
surely be repeated new,H both parties are
sincere, which cannot doubt"