The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
THE BEnR1Na SEA CONTROVERSY.
Comments OF EngiIsh Newspaper ON the
Negotiations.


Negotiations.
LONDON. March 25.-In the House OF Com
mons to-day. Louis J. Jennings. NJ T. for
Stockport. in accordance with notice given
yesterday. asked the Government whether. in
view OF the gravity Of the news from Washing
ton. it was not advisable for tho Government
to inform the House Of the import OF the latest
dispatches from both sides in the Bchring Sea
matter. The Right Hon. James ". Lowther.
Parliamentary Secretary OF tho Foreign Office.
replied to Mr.. jennings. He said that the
communications which had passed between
tho two Governments during the past few
weeks would be printed and delivered to men,
bers on Monday. The Government was still
considering the reply Of President Harrison
to the last note from the British Foreign Oflice.
The Star day has an article. headed Blaine
and Buster" on the Behring Seq question.
The article is moderate in tone. The Star ex-
presses the hope that Lord Salisbury will re-
new the nodus rirendi for another year. The
Canadians will scream. the Star adds. but
their screaming would be better than a
serious quarrel between England and the
United States.
The Standard. this morning. commenting on
the Behring Sea controversy. says: THE sus-
pcion will arise that arbitration Is scarcely
what is aimed ut by such high handed nego-
tiators. A telegram from Terra Neuve states
that the success Of the seaiers has been I'M
precedented. and that an aggregate OF 100000
has been taken. These figures are conclusive
as to whether the seals have been destroyed.
They confirm views taken by the British Com
mission. that there is an abundance Of seals.
They strengthen Lord Salisbury s position and
weaken President Harrison's. Great Britain
does not wish wrongful advantage over the
United states. but she must act In business
ike the Sse an tSs
forge and validity Of rs eontentieMt;" ..,
is mainly Canadian question: The worst Of
the lighting. il lighting there is to be. will fall
nerable. That us is precisely - what gives i'm
portance to the recurring insolence of Ameri-
gan Ioliticaps II the tanadiah ms decide that hat
worth the candle there will be no reason for
Hnsands ProGnGng the negHItia tbi
lave sfns hdsss
late ate liz Il England were dealing with European
power which could be credited with carrying on
shs o psrt M h tS Of s
may be. and probably is. different. The expe-
rienee Of three generations In reeurrent dis,
exigencies Of Presidential elections. ali con-
Quoted with a violence Of language unpar-
more or less in smoke: makes it more likely
hat pSthps GEs erH S,, will n haprSn
AIt0r the OlSCF6ultAbl6 IHllldn
rison is naturally rudo to US. and recent Gush-
ing and maudlin talk about sister peoples. a
union OF the Anglo-Sa race. DC, sillier
than even this sort of talk usually Is. has evil
IDENTITY been taken as a Ign that Eng
land is afraid. Nevertheless. it takes
two to make war. and the dislnclination
for war is very strong here. II tho report be
correct that England does not intend to resist
the carrying out OF the American police rcgu-
negotiations were begun. Taking this course
now appears like a humiliatinG confession
OF weakness Anyhow. tho arbitration treaty
only serves to hamper our hands,
OTTAWA. March 2J.-The Err,ino journal In
depcndentI. discussing the Behring Sea stu
alton. describes 1t as very grave. and says edi-
torially:
lift the dispatches from Washington are to
trusted. there is real danger OF very serious
trouble between Grent Britain and the United
States. President Harrison is apparently as
Stunning 2 domineering course wi. WITHOUT much
regard to consequence In this he Is SUP
ported Ey nine-tenths OF tho United States
press. One cannot contemplate without
shrinking the possibility a n war between
the two most powerful and determined ma
tons OF the world. particularly when the brunt
OF the war must fall on ourselves IL Cana
dams have to take their share In struggle SO
threatening to themselves. they will do so fear
lessiy. but there is. meanwhile. no courage In
disregarding or belttling the danger that