Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-07
BEHRING SEA sQUABBLE.
Sir Charles Tupper's Opinion-More News
paper Criticisms,

LONDON, January 6th-Sir Charles Upper.
the Canadian Commissioner here, says he does
not believe that The United States is masSing q
naval fleet to attack foreign vessels. He
thought the American Governments statement
on the Behring Sea controversy might have
been circulated for election purposes.
The Press Association announces that Sails
bury is engaged in the consideration of forty
pages of dispatches from Blaine December 30th.
Ii does not contain any definite acceptance of
Salisbury's proposals for arbitration of the main
question: that of right OF British sealers to catch
seals in Behring Sea. The Association says that
Blaine discusses only the subsidiary point of the
arbitration on the time OF closing sealing. The
Association adds that Blaine had not replied to
Pauncefotes note of June last, in which the lat
ter says her Msjesty's Government must hold
the Government OF the United States responsible
for the consequences arising from acts of inter-
ference with British vessels contrary to the
International law. The Association also states
that no preparations have been made to aug
ment the British feet in the Northern Pacific
Ocean. as such step might be regarded as a
menace.
The St James Gazette to-day says it accepts the
official denial in regard TO the Behring sea
troubles, adding, however: But why is the
United States navy being massed in the Pacific
unless 1t is TO make Behring sea a mare clauSUm ?
The officers of the American navy do not act
upon rumars printed in American papers"
The Pal Nal Gazette says: Blaine obviously
means TO try more bounce for the sake of max
ing political capital. We are convinced, how
ever that Americans will not support him. 1t
is imperative to arbitrate the matters in dis
pute"
The Globe says it attributes the friction to
Blaine's Dragging, spread-eagleism,' and it is
of opinion lin view of q possible, though un-
sea- that Great Britain ought instantly to
strengthen her Pacific squadron" The Globe
also advocates the settlement of all matters in
dispute by means of arbitration.
NO IMPORTATION AT OTTAWA.
OTTAWA January Chit is stated on au-
bTrttr tI,tvN .Nl
here as to whether or not Blaine has replied to
Lord Salisbury offer to submit the Behring sea
question to arbitration or as to the expected ma
ture of his reply. Neither is there any intorma-
ton as to dispatches recently received respect
ing the probable action of the British feet in
Behring sea next season.
THREATENING TALK.
LONDON, January 9th. : Solicitor General
Clark in speaking at Plymouth tonight said
with reference to the Behring Sea dispute, that
Lord Salisbury was only asserting the doctrine
laid down by the United States Government
years ago. namely, that no ration could claim
sovereignty over an open sea. at is to be
hoped" he said, that Lord Salisbury's offer be
accepted. But if an English vessel is seized on
the high seas and violence used toward British
subjects, one fatal half hour would put it be-
yond the power of the two countries to settle
the difficulty by arbitration
THE PUBLIC MIND EAsED.
LONDON January 6th.-The official statement
sent out by the War Office with regard to the
Behring Sea difficulties has greatly quoted the
public mind. which had been misled by the
sensational statements cabled here, and which
caused the selling OF American securities.
Comparatively few papers. however, gave
credsnce to the alarmist rumors.
The Graphic this afternoon says: 1.-THE most
amusing item connected with the scare is the
reported arming of an American revenue cutter
fleet. Our naval authorities might as well put
few guns on the Thames barges and pit the
improvised squadron against eighteen-knot
cruisers