The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-07-18
THE SEALING TROUBLES.
The Gravity of the situation Causes Con-
gress to Ask for Informs tlon-Tbe British
Reinforcements In the Pacific.

The Gravity of the situation Causes Con-
sress to Ask for InformatIon-TheB British
Reinforcements In the Pacific.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-For several
months the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the House has been engaged in dis
cussion of various phases Of the Behring
sea sealing matter. There has been
little communication between the COM
/ mittee and the State Department with
relation to the affair, though Chairman
Hit of Illinois is a close personal friend
of Secretary Blaine. The negotiations.
have been regarded as of so important
and confidential a character that Score
tary Blaine has preferred not to inform
a greater number of persons than abso-
lutely necessary Of the progress made
Tuesday Chairman HIT called the,
Foreign Affairs Committee together, and
agreed to report to the House at once a.
resolution calling upon the President to-
send to the House all the ecrrpspond--
ence on the subject of the Behri1g sea-
question that might properly % made
public. Mr.. Hit hurried INTO the House.
as the hands of the clock pointed to-
4:45, and in the turmoil that preceded
| the adjournment he was unable to pre-
sent his resolution.
Yesterday the resolution was present.
ed to the House and adopted.
Speaking of the matter, Mr.. HIT said:-
at is possible that all the correspond
| ence between Great Britain and the
United States will not be sent to the
House, as the resolution is so drawn
that the President may, at his discre--
ton, omit such part as in his Judgment.
should remain confidential"
Representative McCreary, of Ken
lucky, the principal Democratic men,
Der of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, has devoted great deal of at
tention to the Behring sea dispute In
speaking of the resolution, Mr. Nc
Creary said: "While it is an exagger-
| alton to say that we are threatened with
war, it is nevertheless fact that an IN
usually large British fleet is being as
sembled in the North Pacifics There,
are already two war vessels lying off
Esquimault-the Amphion and the
Champion. l see by the telegrsph re-
ports that the War Sprite, admiral
Holtham's flagship, is daily expected to-
arrive there, accom- panied By three other
war vessels carrying in the aggregate,
thirty-six guns We are also told that
two British torpedo boats have crossed
the Atlantic-the first of their class to-
make the trip. What do all these
preparations mean? Congress should
not proceed in the dark on such an i'm
portant subject We should know just.
what has been done. and what it is ex-
pected may be done.} In other words
Congress should have all the informa-
ton obtainable on this matter"
WHAT PAUNeEFofE SAYS.
New YORK, July 10.--The World has.
the following from Washington in re-
gard to the Behring sea complications
''Sir Julian Pauncefote was seen by the
World correspondent yesterday. He re-
peated the diplomatic denial which he
made Monday night, but said that he
preferred to add nothing TO itrwhich
might lead to friction OF be rniscon-
strued. He added, however: There is,
no doubt that our vessels in the North
Pacific are there to protect the British
flag and our sealers.'"