New-York tribune., 1890-06-08

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c,,,r-,ob,. 1890 Gy The N''o- York T'o""'
Jondon June Tile Behring S sea question: OF
xrh;cb little has been heard IN England lor
long time past. came Suddenly 10 fhe lrohl III
wednesdav's Times" which devoted eadlhS
.,,.,o 90 it--an article which was neither inform
irc nor TOO good tempered. IL is Mr.. Blame 5
o,.r for the dispatch of cruisers to keep Canadian
,rarauders out of those seas which let loose these
tbnnde, bolts Mr.. Blaine has for the moment
orcc more become an object of alarm, and is
Nkened to the First Napoleon, and his act is
pronounccd rude act of force. The world IS not
70 be shut out Of Behring's Sea by American gun
boats at the bidding Oh Mr. Blaine, not while this
writer is there to protect the rights
Of the universe. Her Maesty's Government VIII
not he aflirms. acouicsce in the present American
pretensions, and if persisted in, they must para
I'VE diplomacy British cruisers must follow 'hc
American cruisers. And so on.
Yet the Under Foreign Secretary has this same
week declared in the House of Commons thA'
negotiations are going on and declined 10 answer
questions because they were going on IL Univ
be disposition in Printing House square '' i"aNo
trouble about what seems simply an act o. poI''
for The protection Of the rights In BehrlhS SCI
granted hy the American Government tha' oiS-
position extends. l believe, no further. Such a"
article as this might in other days nave dohc HIS
chief; or might now, if followed up eisc"il''e
But it is not followed up II is rot much ihoIe
,lo oir ,f
has already died away.
Te,ocrams from Newfoundland continue to give
highly colored accounts of CONNECTS oe'"ceh '''
French and English over the hShlng n@"'s puU
The English public continues TO concern nSii
hardly al all about the matter. Az the foreIe"
Oficc however. there is anxiety. Inc ques'lois
nt issue between the two countries are adnl''eul
difficult The possibility OF a COLLISION pe'"ee"
the French and English vessels was some 'iin'
since forcsecn. and orders were perhaps gwen
This is the explanation offered of what some mere
reGard as the supineness OF the Brlush oIh'eIS
in the presence of alleged French aSereSSi"h whlch
IN higher quarters is eXtolled as discretion. The
Newfoundland stories, moreover, are Ha'N cc'-
,radictcd by the Foreign Office Sir James Fer
eusson denies them in the House Of Commons on
information which must he authentic. NO French
and no outrage has been committed, unless the TACT
,b,, y French officer went ashore in uniform he
an outrage The Governor of Newfoundland cN-
,reselv saws that no threat was heard, ana that
tho reouest of the French there fOr the removal
of nets was fully justified. There are people VINO
,huk that in the presence OF these special rec'i-
fca.ions of sensational stories the origin o these
lot.or reouires explanation. Sir James Fergus
son's statement las, night is important lie de-
clarcs that the Government arc quite ready 10 ac-
cept arbitration.
The caucus on the Silver bill is here regarded
os = ,riumph for the silver party, but not com
ple,c trirmph The Times" thinks, however,
,hot tbe silver men will not have 10 wait long
before they gain all they wish under this Dill
Silver notes will go largely into circulation. be-
cause there is void for them TO fill: and even
after il * filled debtors will still prefer 70 pay
in cheap money The demand for these notes
will continue and silver therefore VIII Use.
But the question is, how long that rise can nc
maintained There is silver enough in the world
70 food America and drive out gold. America
will presently have TO choose between letting It's
gold go and repeating this act
The struggle over the tariff in America en-
cages English attention. Z" The Spectator thinks
the senate moved by the protests of importers,
and remarks " II IS wonderful TO see how com
pletely under a democratic government the
interest Of the importer, who Is one, outweighs
that of the consumer, who is a thousand" II
would indeed be wonderful, almost as wonderful
as this remark is on Free Trade lips.
The attempt TO release the restrictions Oh the
import Of American cattle into England has failed
The deputation which made II came from For
farshire. Perthshirc and Fifeshire, grazing coun-
ties where there are not cattle enough TO eat
the grass. But Mr.. Chaplin the Minister OF
Agriculture. was ineXorabc. lie could not see
how safe transit to be insured. Disease did
exist in America, and Canada will not admit
American cattle. The Royal Agricultural Society
of England protested against it, and so the answer
20 this moderate and reasonable request was no
Mr. Chaplin, of course, considers what he believes
10 be the interests of the British farmer. lie Is
himself not only eminent, or formerly eminent on
the turf but is fine example of the bucohc
Bnton.
The story that the German Emperor has sent
sore kind of an order 20 Prince Bismarck 70
keep silent rests on sufficient authority. Inc
Emperor is a tolerably autocratic person, but
he has no power u enforce such an oroer II
issued. What has really happened is something
very different. Press and telegraph cenSofSlhps
do exist in Germany, and both have more 'hai
once been set in motion 10 delay the appearance
Of certain Statements which Prince Bismarck
wanted published but the Emperor did not or
the Censor thought he did not, II Is proDapiy
true, also, as telegraphcd some time since 'ha'
the Emperor did tell Prince Bismarck that he
waS talking too freely, but the warning passe"
UNDECIDED. 1t is hardly conceivable that even inc
Emperor should suppose that he could muzzie Ills
late Chancellor
General Won Caprivis circular however seems
to be a fact The Chancellor has really addressed
letter 10 the German representatives aoroo"'
TO remind them that Prince Bsmarcks state
ments public affairs are no longer ofhclaI'
He began by suggesting to the Emperor that they
were likely 10 do mischief, and should be stopped
The Emperor, who has intervals of cool sense,
..nI;od that he sbould M, ;r,a,fore IL Vienna