Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-24

mintstratiOn IN TINS country ana every
thing again looked like settlement.
Blaine says that no obstacles were pre-
sented by the United States mo insis-
lance was made upon Behring's sea as
mare clausum," but these negotiations
were as suddenly broken off as the pre-
vious ones by the interposition Of Canada.
Then when correspondence was resumed
in April last an offer was made for
mixed commission of experts to decide
the question. The propositions made by
Lord Salisbury in 1875 and the PROPOSE
tions made by her majesty's minister in
Washington in 1890 are in significant con-
trast. The circumstances are the same.
the conditions are the same, tbs rights OF
the United States are the same in both
years The position of England has
changed because the wishes of Canada
have demanded the change.
A salty Communicate n.
The letter is a very caustic communica-
ton, and imputes decided shiftiness to the
British premier, with hint that negotia-
tions are difficult with country when
what it agrees to is likely to be set aside
because one of its dependencies objects
He draws a contrast between The author
ity of Great Britain in Canada and the
United States in one of its states, show
ing that England has much the greater
authority, and then asks: Can the gov
eminent of the United States he expected
to accept as final the decision of the gov
eminent of Great Britain that an agree
ment with the United States cannot be
fulfilled because the province Of Canada
objects'"
Salisbury Backs Water.
June Blaine wrote Pauncefote asking
if Salisbury would agree for a single sea-
son to exclude British vessels from Beh-
ring sea-s regulation that in 1883 he of
fered TO make permanent. TIE reply to
this was that Salisbury was satisfied that
the extreme measure proposed in lSSS, to-
day was beyond the requirements of the
case. Blaine wrote relative to the above
remark that it needed explanation. and
| said that the president was sappointed
! that even for the sake of securing an i'm
| partial arbitration of the quest ion at issue
her majesty's government is not willing 10
| suspend, for single season. the practice
| which Lord Salisbury describes in 1883 as
'1he wanton destruction of a valuable in
| dustry." and which this government has
uniformly regarded as an unprovoked in
| vasion of its established rights
Nothing satisfactory to John Bull.
| On June 9th Sir Julian not fed Score
| tary Blaine that Lord Salisbury regretted
| the president should think him wanting
in Cancellation: and added that it was en-
| tirely beyond the power of her majesty's
government to exclude British or Can,
| adian ships from any portion of the high
seas. even for an hour. without Legislative
| sanction. To this Secretary Blaine on
| June IL replied that il would satisfy this
government if Lord Salisbury would by
public proclamation simply request that
| vessels sailing under the British fisg
should abstain from entering Behring ses
| for the present season II this was com
| piled with there would be full time FOL
| impartial negotiations and friendly con
| clusion of the differences between the
| two governments On June % Sir Julian
notified Secretary Blaine that constitu
tional difficulties would preclude hei
majesty's government from acceding Il
this request
Discrediting Quotation
On June ~ Secretary Blaine wrote tC
Sir Julian Pauncefote, and referring to al
legged declarations and admissions of Pres
ldent Adams of .S2I, about the claims O
Russia over Behring sea, as quoted b!
| Lord Salisbury, SAYS: 1.-THE quotation
which Lord Salisbury makes is unfor
tunately most defective, erroneous anC
rated from the premises commais turned
into period, an important Qualification
as TO time is entirely erased. without ever
"A suggestion that it had eye- formed ,
part of the text, and out of eighty-fou
words, logically and insepa rably con
nected, thirty five are dropped from Mr.
Adams paragraph in Lord Salisbury
quotation. No edition of Mr. Adams
works gives authority for his lordship'
quotation. while the archives of this de
partment plainly disclose its many errors
Conclusions or differences. Mr. Blaine says
resting upon the paragraph. as quoted b!
Lord Salisbury, with the material part
omitted, ARE OF course valueless.
Some Positions Reasserted.
| Later on after discussing and reviewing
the history of the acquisition of Russian
possessions in North America, he reassert
that during all the time between 1875 an,
the cession of Alaska to the United State
in 1867 Great Britain never affirmed tn
right of her subjects to capture seals il
the Behring sea, and repeats question
which he asked last January aud whiel
still remain unanswered: Whence did tn
ships of Canada derive the right to do il
1856 that which they had refTsin from
doing for nearly ninety years.
The Latest Proposition.
i The last letter in the CORES Dondence i
from Secretary Blaine to Sir Julisl
Pauncefote, dated July 1e inst, II
which he says he is instructed by the pres
ident to say that the United States is will
ing to consider all the proceedings o
iSSs, except that the propos tion for
close sea between April Is and Nov / eacl
year is cancelled as far as Anne rican right