New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-30
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
TIE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE
A CORRESPONDENT WHO TAKES TOO SERIOUS 4
VIEW OF LETTERS IN THE LON
DON TINES

VIEW OF LETTERS IN The LoN-
DON TINES
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 1t seems that the everlasting Behrlng Sea
difficulty has risen up again, and that 1t Is causing
feelings Of illwill in the United states toward US.
do not propose TO enter into discussion Of the rights
and wrongs Of the controversy. II Is only natural
that each party TO controversy should think himself
in tho right. What | wish to do Is 70 bring before the
American people with your permission, view Of the
feelings of their cousins across the sea with regard to
tho miserable sqmbble
War with the states such idea never enters
into the head Of any Encl shman. The Americans are
orr brothers they speak the same language rs our
selves their laws and constitution modelled
own TIL quite reccntlyI going 10 say within the
memory Of living man-they had the same history as
ourselves. We do not remember the events Of 1910
md 1872 We rather remember the Alabama arbitra-
ton and the generous relief sent TO in the United
States frgate which carried hundreds OF tons Of flour
10 feed the starving peasants Of Ireland In l74o.
bust OF Longfellow stands In Westminster Abbey and
Charles Dickens IS widely read in America than
any other author Of any nationality. There is not
family In England which has not relative in Amerra
There are not many families IN America which have no
relatives IN the Old Country. 1t IS likely that two
nations bound together by many ties should come
10 blows over so pItlfuI a subject OF discussion'
Two American oTicers have written letters 10 The
London Tines threatening TO blow our little smhd
out Of the water If continued or interference
quite unknown % me- By the way y In your sqnaboc
with Chilli As both these gentlemen read The Tribune,
| may take this opportunity Of answering them. NO
doubt the United states could raise army OF 1000.
600 men: but as II would tare 1000 large trans
norris to ferry them across the Atlantic do not SEQ
how they could be prohtably used to invade England.
BY the way, England IS only very small part OF the
British Empire Tire last census, taken on April 5.
gave the area OF the Empire 63s, 700 square miles
say nearly four times big as the states-wth
Dopu!ation OF 3437 $4,000. BY this time our recent
African conqucsts will have brought tho area up to
1000 600 square miles. NO doubt most OK
these people are black men but the zulu war; the
sondan war and nnumerable in India provo
that black men, when properly led, have marvellous
fighting powers II WILL no doubt, astOn!sh the fire.
eating gentlemen who wrote 10 the Times 70 learn
that there are at this moment 100000 armed and dis
cplIned men throughout the Empire, who could be
Increased to a million IN weeks. This IS By far
the nrgest standing army earth nor does II include
the 10000 men who ore under arms in Australia. We
have 10000 men in India alone; and perfect Is
i,e organization that IN event ~ with Russia
could put 10000 on the frontier within week;
and that number tO 10000 In thiee weeks more
Every man in Australia + liable 10 fight and the colo
MES could put 100000 armed men into the field at
men wmld fy 10 defend the British nag all over the
world IN a very short time after declaration u war.
Probably bF tnls tiln" tle WIO "IDr ~
Times are convinced that the British Empire would
BE- tOash mOisel for the United states 70 swa
low.
PRAY do not misunderstood This letter is writ
ten I'm no spirit Of aggressive bOasng but IL Is writ
ten with an earnest desire help heal the breach be-
tween the two nations God forbid that the colossal
resources Of the greatest Republic and the greatest
Empire Of all time should be used against each
other. | can conceive OF greater caanlty-no moro
shocking blow a. the worlds civilization. Rather Jet
US hope that the arbitration may take place and that
I'm due course the Empire and the Republic may become
welded into u great alliance. which will forever keep
the peace of the world on land and
CHARLES MACLAURlN.
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