Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-01
PAYMASTER SULLIVAN.
HE GIVES uTrERANos TO SOME
ANT'-AMERloAN SENTIMENTS.
The Mailer Reported 10 The Stale Department
BY The U. $. Consul al WclorIa-ihs ON.
Ger 10 be Brought to Task by His n
Superiofs.

Washington, ID. G., Oct. a.
Oheials Of the state department are
sad to be in a state Of mind because
stair officer of the navy has recently
given utterance TO anti.American senti-
ments about the Boring sea controyer-
sy.
The offender is Mr.. John Clyde sulli-
van pay master, who went TO Boring
sea In the Mohican. Recently, In
seattle, washington, he is alleged to
have used in mn interview In the Seattle
the following words:
we haven't the shadow Of n right to
declare Bering sen n closed sea, and we
Will be knocked out entirely by the in
terhational commission. | have read
everything l could get my hands on
upon the subject, and am something of
a lawyer as well as sailor, and i be-
heye Blaine's contention is all wrong
ana the United States will have 60 pay
double Tor the work we have been doing
In Bering sea"
This statement was Immediately taken
up by the dominion papers and quoted
with gusto. The Victoria CB. O. Colon
ist reproduced the statement and COM
mented upon II as follows: 'Lieutenant
sullivan, being a thoughtful and we'll
informed American citizen, can sec that
u the American argument to support
AAAN NiAANtN ANANAtH flhlul III I1hTlnE sen
IS sound its contentious with regard 70
its rights on the Atlantic const, and,
indeed, everywhere else, must be un.
sound, for they are In direct opposition.
Americans claim the right TO traverse
the high seas in every part Of the world,
no matter who may own the adjacent
coast. And when their right, limited by
their own treaties, is questioned they
growl and buster and threaten. Ii is
III 60
an exception to every other sea In the
known world. IL an attempt were made
TO treat the Americans in the Mediter-
ranean. in Hudson's bay. In the Gulf OF
st. Lawrence, or in any other large
body of water not completely land
locked, as the Americans treat the Brit
ish in that part Of the Pacific ocean
which has been arbitrarily named Ber-
ing sen, there would be tremendous
row, and the Americans would be per
tectly justified in kicking IL up. All
Americans know in their hearts that the
United States and Russia have no more
and no greater rights and powers In Der
ing sea than they have in any other part
of the ocean and Lieutenant Sullivan
deserves credit for having spoken what
he knows to be the truth to his country
men mGnfully.'
Mr.. Sullivan's remarks are said TO hav,
nave NlNtltu u hfuNtAlOu Ill NltlOIlu
There are FIVE British war ships at an
Choir at the naval station ut Esquimault
near Victoria, and the officers aboard ar,
said to have criticised Mr.. Sullivan Sc
verely, while the American residents ar,
Inundated.
The affair was promptly reported t.
Secretary Foster by the United State
| consul at Nictoria.
1t is understood that Mr. Sullivan
will be taken to task by his superior
| for his hasty speech.
| Mr.. Sullivan also offended the Interio
| department by the following alleged rC
| marks about the government of Alaska
That country should have rcgulA
territorial form of government with
delegate to congress. 1t should hav
every facility for the development of II
wonderful resources. This bureaucratic
form of government is a fraud anyway
and as a rule inefficient men are alway
appointed to manage affairs. Our wor
the past season has been to preyeI
pelagic sealing, and we have done 4
as far as we could