The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-24
"A RINGING SNAPPER"
HhRRrsoy,s REPLY TO SALISBURY.
syuopsis of His Lordship's Behring Sea
Note Submitted to the sennfe-Ihe
Presidents Response.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 23.-The corre-
spondence on the Behring sea matter which
went to the Senate this afternoon. did not
comprise the full text of Lord Salisbury s
reply to the note OF the Sth instant, but
synopsis of it, containing the principal points
and the counter propositions respecting
modus viyendi which his Lordship offered IN
full. This text, it is understood. is coming
by mail and will doubtless confirm Lord Saiis-
burys fondness for controversialism. which.
it is said. is really responsible to great
degree for the dilly -dallying with the subject
which he has shown. The response by the
PRESIDENT which was considered ana ap-
proved by the Cabinet yesterday accompa-
MED the synopsis of Salisburys reply:
AS has beea stated, the latter puts forward
several counter propositions on the SUBJECT
of the modus yiyendi which. when read TO
the Senate, were heard with the same sense
of Indignation that moved the members OF
the Cabinet yesterday.
THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE.
President Harrison's response earnest ana
forceful it is said, elected approval as It's con
tents were made known to the Senate. Al
though efforts were made % induce tue seh-
ators and especially the members OF the CoIl-
mttee On Foreign Relations, 20 remove the
seal of secrecy from these COMMUNICATIONS
that they might be given to the American
people for their information and consldera-
alton the efforts were futile Ine Senate de-
termined to keep the letters from the puDhc.
Copies had been made at the state Depart
ment for the press with the expectation that
the Senate would order them to be made
known. but they are sthl Delhg sdcieuiJ
guarded.
President Harrisons response is SAID 10 De
firm and emphatic Ii reiterates the conteh-
tions made by this Government IN the CORES
pondence. and accuses Lord Salisbury OF not
dealing directly and frankly with the PueS-
tions involved And at the close, II Is saia,
he plainly informs HIS Lordship that II II IS
necessary all the resources OF the United
States. naval and military. will be called upon
TO maintain the rights of the Onited States III
the Behring sea and tO protect the seals re-
sorting thereto. The concluding paragraph
is described by one who has READ IL es
ringing snapper"
LIKELY TO BE RATIFIED.
The communications were referred to the
! Committee on Foreign Relations before
which the arbitration treaty IS still pen9ihg'
As to the probable action upon thht uocu, ..,
ment. a senator who has taken promlhen nI
rart in the discussion over it said that II
would most likely be ratified, although thete
is Il wide diversity of opinion In the Scbale
| on the expediency or necessity OF ral-S ln-
! the treaty under present conditions. ,
Another senator confirmed this predlctlOl
and stated that with the ratilcatlon woulu g
a resolution to the President. expressing th'
sense of the Senate that the United States
possessed certain rights in BehIing sea, some
inelienable and some acquired from hussia
and that whatever action he took IN protect
ING those rights pending arbitration woui1
meet the approval OF the Senate