The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-01

our baite-ships battery more powerful and
more Efficient lhan that OF any ship yet designed
or afioaI" Concerning the cruisers "t the eyes
OF the fleet" that are intended Tor rapid move
ments and 10 worry and harass hostile fleet,
the Secretary says: {" If the United States
should be engaged in war these cruisers, ID Or
Ger to reach the most important lines of COM
meTce, would have to steam some 5000 miles
from our own shores. For this purpose cruisers
built upon European plans would be OF little or
no value"
According to the views OF a prominent Cana
dian, who recently visited Washington the citi-
Zens OF the Dominion are very much more inter-
ested just now in getting this country back again
as a market Tor their horses, their hay and thelr
eggs Than they are In Tie Behring Sea eontrO-
yersy. The leading spirit OF he poachers Is rep
resented as being a sea captain OF Newfound-
land, who was very successful as a blockade
runner during the Civil War Lately lie has
devoted his attention 10 the fur-seal fisheries.
He removed 10 Victoria. interested capitalists
in his enterprises and is said TO be largely inter
ested In nearly the entire feet. TIE poaching
business Is mainly his private enterprise, and
only few are concerned IN 1t with him. Accord
ing TO the authority mentioned above. the people
OF the Dominion as whole DO not care If this old
blockade-IunneT is voted up or voted down, and
so far as his personal interests are concerned
they are Indifferent whether there is close
season or not.
The Halle Zeltung is authority for the state
ment that Won Molike, just before his death,
concluded an exhaustive study Of European
aImGments, ending with The assertion that
France was ready Tor war and Russia nearly So
and that The great conflict could not be delayed
beyond 1892. While there are many who be-
lieye that The powers are so well armed that
they are afraid OF each other, and that the very
Of Iafr 1oct ma
antee Of Ieace, French writer's who express
ardent wishes for peace declare that war must
come. Tie peace OF Europe they maintain is at
the mercy Of a.whim or an accident. An IN
significant spark is likely 10 preeipitate The long
expected catastrophe.
Uncle Sam Is not disposed 10 stand any trIfiing
so far as national bank repositories are concerned.
The Government is amply secured by bonds de-
posted for all public moneys, and a call for
funds must be promptly hOnored. A Kentucky
national bank holding S12S, 900 OF Uncle Sans
fun DIS had $4,000 in bonds in the custody OF
the Treasury. Secretary Foster ordered a trans
fer OF The amount TO another bank 10 the same
city 10 meet certain demands Of dlSbursing
officers. No attention having been paid 10 The
order or telegTaphIc reminders the Treasurer OF
the United States was directed TO sell bonds of
the bank sufficient to recover the full amount OF
public money on deposit.
Germany does not want the Chinese any more
than We do. one Of The feudal lords Of Mecklen.
Burg-StrelitZ entered into 4 contract with
NetheIland finn TO engage a thousand coolies to
take The place of faTm-hauds who preferred emil
grafton 10 haId selyliude. Emperor William on
learning of Tie contract Mt once manifested his
displeasure, declaring that 10 sell-reSpecttng
body Of wuIkmen would stand the indIgnity of
competing With coolies, especially not the
" heady young MecklenJurgers.
Guatemala is anxious 10 secure advantage of
the recipi getty provisions OF tile Mckinley tai IN
act. Reciprocity, subsidized steamships and an
iBIercOntinental railway are bound TO strengthen
The Ties between US and our sister republics.
No wonder European nations survey with un-
easiness the eyeT-ineTeaslng tendency 10 make
American trade flow through American chan
nels.