Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-31

sponsible is that it Is too late to conclude
th3s seasons work. He therefore proposes
that her 3fajesty's Governments do not per-
NIT the vessels to enter the Behr ng's sea
this season in order to give time for nego-
tiations."
In reply to this Pauncefote on June 8, says:
"Her Majesty's Government are quite will
ling to adopt all measures which shall be
satisfactorily proven to be necessary for the
preservat on of the fur seal species, and to
enforce such measures on British subjects
by proper legislation But they are not pre-
pared to agree to,such a regulation as is sug-
gested in your letter for the present H3her-
les season, as apart from the considerations
there would be no legal power to enforce its
observance on British subjects and British
vessels"
In reply Mr. Blaine states that the Presi-
dent greatly regrets that the British Gov
eminent can not agree to the proposition,
which would suspend what Lord Salisbury
described in 1888 as ssthe Wanton destruction
of q valuable industry" In later note he
suggests that IL it IL impossible to. by legal
action. prevent British ships from engaging
in this fishing for a season the United States
Government would be satisfied with a SIM
pie proclamation requesting q suspension.
To this the Minister replies that he will for
ward the suggestion and will. meantime,
withhold the protest which had been for
warded him by the British Government
On June IA. however, he states in another
letter that seeing by the public press that
the United States revenue cutters had been
dispatched to Behring sea with instructions
to seize British sealers, he can not further
withhold the formal protest of his Govern
ment, which he accordingly presents. This
protest states that the British Government
desires amicable adjustment of the
questions at issue, but that it can lot admit
the right Of the United States it's sole
motion to restrict the navigation of Beh-
rings sea and adds: ''The unders igned is
in consequence instructed formally to pro-
test against such interference and to declare
that her rritannic Majesty's Government
must hold the United States responsible for
the consequences that may ensue from acts
which are contrary to the established prin-
cipals of international law"
On June n Paunceforte Jays before the
from the British Government relative to a
temporary adjustment of the matter. It pro
poses first committee of arbitration /;
second, pending. that arbitration all inter-
ference with British sealing vessels shall
abso utely cease; and third, that il the de-
cision is adverse to the United States it shall
compensate British subjects for their losses
in suspension Of operations during the pro-
grsss of the a, bitration. Q
Mr.. Blaine makes no direct reply to this
but on June 30 sends a twenty six page
(type written) letter in which he goes into a
detailed discussion of the history of Behr-
ing's sea and the ground which the United
States has constantly taken in the matter
ana closes by saying: Il am 1uSt1ned, there.
fore, in repeating the question addressed to
her Majesty's Government on the 22d of last
January and which is still unanswered:
Whence did the ships of Canada derive the
right to do in 1886 what they had refrained
from doing for ninety years? Upon wha2
ground did that Government defend in 1886 Is
course in Behring sea which had been caro-
fully avoided ever since the discovery OF
that sea? By what reason did her Majesty'9
Government conclude that an act may be
committed with impunity against the righte
of the United States which had never been
attempted against the same GishtS WheR
held by the Russian Empire?"
The closing letter of the series ID dated
Bar Harbor, July 10, and is addressed D Sir
Julian Pauncefote. In it Mr.. Blaine dis.
cusses the question as to the breaking q
the negotiations which were in progress in
1889 and which were understE0G by
this Government to have been aus
pended owing to the refusal ~ eYanada
to agree to them and after a lengthy de.
cussion of the matter closes by saying:
t'The interpostion of the wishes of Brfs>
ish province against a conv enton between
two nations which, according to She Omitted
States Minister (Phelps), has been virtually
agreed upon except as to details, wac in the
7. esidents beliee a grave ini1stice 90 The
lEnited 81 ateS."