Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-06
ihe behring Sea Troubles Assuming an
Unpleasant ASPECT,

"PAoasauC a SpSCt.
LONDON, January 5th Tho Standard today
referring 10 the Behrinp sea disnute saws Ii
WEAR very unpleasant aspect as even the
possiollty OF q rupture between England and
"a ahelIca s cannot be mentioned without feelings
uI ueSp regret. America may count on receiy-
Iig me full measure OF courtesy pstienee and
hrmness which England bss already displayed;
eua Dahe VII Go well TO bear in mind that the
~ nihiuess VIII De commensurate should the mo-
ment arrive for IFS exercise wifh the patience
ana courtesy with which he hss SO far been
Treated. he seems extrayaggntly anxious to
~ ooI ~ IiniSe!l r wrong Lincoln cannot too soon,
oi his ietuIL qevote himself to ascerta ining the
lesotut!on oI the Foreign Office and commune
callig II 10 MS Govern ueeat There is not a per-
=, @ i PAL would hear it proposed with
prolound regret that shots should be exchanged
betW. en- British and American vessels. except
~ ~ courtesy. But 1t would excite greater regret
70 70 near ahat the British flag had been insulted
i,e,,ais aiu tne ndnonal honor had not been
VDlulcated by prompt reprisals Rut we can
never peIleye the american people will suffer
Us puonc servants to force 9 conflict by wanCon
the y5S,,ai uon otf nag We win gladly bow to
sllpuua4 ,,, OF International law, but not to
Diaile, ne Gtust ne viii not persist in menace,
WIlch is CERTAIN TO be resented and resisted
srt,5o,in ~, 1a@ ~ ea-eG to-day says: The case for
arptiatlon IN the Behring Sea cjispute is so
I-nf, Ltld oa'lsourya offer so ample and the
Ieellng IN America in favor of arbitration so
geerai dI M ana strong that it seems necessary to
@ @Io9A or bialhe motives for his warlike atti-
tnde elsewhere than in the merils of the case
1hat the Amerlcan people would deliberately
prefer pollcy of exaggeratiou and would
sooner embark in fratrieidal war with England
.na 10 suonit 10 arbitration, is too silly and abb
surd 10 need a moments Consideration II is
clear Blaine speaks not for the nation but for
MS party, and that he means bluff and
pays 10 an anti English gallery II is earnestly
70 oe noped the good sense and InoderatiSa Of
the American people viii speedily make them
setSes e ey neard ard Even the paper warfare between
be blunder and crime
Inc 81 James Gazette to-day saws: There is
no reason for alarm or to anticipate q rupture.
Blalne's political party is at low water-inark,
and he resorts to the old device of "twisting the
British lions TAIL"
THE CORRESPONDENCE REPUDIATED.
oNDoN, January 5th-The Foreign Office
this evening issued the following communica-
tion t3 the press:
The statements cabled respecting the CORE
spondence on the Behring Sea question, be-
tween the British and American Governments,
are un;ounded. A dispatch was received De-
cember 30th from MIR Blaine He made pro-
posals respecting the questions to be submitted
lor afpltratlon with this exception no COM
munleatlon whatever has been received from
the United states on this subject for the past
three weeks, and no communication has been
made to the American Government in the same
period"
The Foreign Office is a conservative depart.
ment and the course it has adopted in regard to
tne communication Is startling innovation
upon its usual methods of procedure, and
strengthens the belief that the crisis is serious
IL Is Claimed here that the preparation of seal
skins is entirely British industry, 1900 per-
sons being engaged in this work in London
alone: Since the publication of the Foreign
Cthce's communication the United states Lega-
ton and Admiralty offices have been besieged
by persons seekstO obtain information but all
inquiries proved fruitless.