The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-15
IT WAS a. HASTY ACT.
Boring Sea Application Likely
to Be Withdrawn.
SALISBURY LITTLE TO BLAME.
Enloe Asks the House to Express Dis
approval of British and Canadian
Tactics in Sealing Dispute.

WASHINGTON City, Jan. 14.-Enloe of
tennessee. today introduced in the House
a resolution declaring the conduct of Great
Britain suggesting the determination of
the sealeries controversy by the United
States supreme court TO be without proceed
ent, prejudicial to the comfy of nations
and the amicable conduct of international
relations, and derogatory TO the dignity of
the government and people of the United
States
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Heralds Wash
ington City special saws:
understand that the British minister cabled
iord salisbury at considerable length concern
ing the official and popular ebulIitiop caused hy
Sir John Thompson application TO the supreme
court. In legal circles il is said that il would
hardly surprise the judges OF the court ii before
Treat Britain should ask leave to dismiss
the application of the Canadian attor-
ney general. The disposition of Presi-
dent Harrison and Secretary Blaine
is now authoritatively stated to be TO permit the
sentiment OF the people of the United states to
una utterance through congress and be ex-
pressed before any diplomatic action is taken
They do not, in fact, believe that Lord Salisbury
meant TO be discourteous and act in any manner
offensive to this government. They incline
rather TO the opinion that owing to the multi
tuue OF his ofhcial engagements he has com
United an inadvertance which he will be
among the first to regret, and the very
frst to repair when he realized the true charac-
ter OF his inconsiderate action. ] have most
positive reasons for stating that IL Lord Sails
bury should promptly show the proper spirit to-
ward the government that he has deeply OF
Tended he viii not find a feathers weight added
10 the burden OF his position by anything omit
ted by the president or secretary OF State
LONDON, Jan. H.-Referring to the mo-
ton in the United States supreme court
regarding the condemnation of the Cana
dian sealer Hayward, the Times saws il is
surprised at the objection of Americans to
the jurisdiction of the tribunal, which. it
says, since Chief Justice Marshall they
nave held up to the admiration of the
world. 1t adds that the judgment of the
court will be received with respect. and
that its decision of Blaines contentious
would in no sense be binding upon Eng
land, while an adverse decision would put
an end TO Blaine's policy at stroke.
OTTAWA, Jan. 14.-Sir John Thompson,
minister of justice, says the application by
the owners of the Canadian sealing vessel
w. T. Hayward to the United States SUI
preme court for writ of prohibition was
undertaken with the cooperation of the
Canadian government and the full APP
proval of the British government. If the
application is granted, the United States
can no longer attempt to exclude the YES
sells of other countries from Boring sea.
TORONTO, Jan. 1.-THE Nail today says
it is reported from Ottawa that the i'm
perial government is urging the Dominion
ministers to unite in proposition to ar
range all matters in the dispute between
Canada and the United States on a wide
measure of commercial reciprocity, and
that Sir John Macdonald and his col
leagues are seriously disturbed in conse-
quence.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Press Association
has information to the effect that the Brit
lsb government approves of the appeal
made to the United States supreme court.
Lord Salisbury has always contended that
the United States did not make Boring sea
mare clausum. Now before the highest
court in the United States will be argued
on an International question whether any
power is entitled to claim fishing rights
outside OF the three-mile limit. The Brit
ish government hopes the supreme court
that there has never been any exclusive
rights given to the United States to close
Boring sea to the other powers.