The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-03-11
News from America Engages the ~
tention Of English Politicians
at Present.
Tories Believe a lingo Policy Toward
This Country safe aud Politically
Profitable.
III the United States Retaliates on
Canada, England win Probably
Break on Negotiations

LONDON, March 1.-THE news from
America is the absorbing topic of dis
cussion, so far as foreign affairs are
concerned, and it is intimated strongly
that, should the American government
attempt retaliation against Canada,
England will withdraw from arbitra-
tion, and meet any issue that the United
States may choose to raise in the Behr-
ing sea, with q plain assertion Of the
right of English subjects to hunt for
seals outside of the recognized limit OF
United States jurisdiction. This posi-
tion is urged by many of the Tories, and
is said to be regarded without disfavor,
although a. yet without open approval
at the foreign Office. The Tories are
desperate for an irsue that would arouse
jingoism, and rally the country to
the support Of the government. Lord
Salisbury's Eastern policy 10 generally
approved, even by the Liberals, and the
opinion is expressed in Tory circles that
the prestige thus gained would stimlate
general support Of = course assertive
Of British and Canadian claims In
North America. There has been .
notable disposition of late on the part Of
the newspapers commonly supposed to
be in the confidence of the govern
ment to
Foster Feeling OF Hostility
TO America and to arouse an impression
that Americana are unfriendly TO Great
Britain. With this object ridiculous
communicaticns have been published,
alleged to have been written by Ameri-
cans and containing bomb<stic menaccs
against England. Even IL these letters
were genuine, they would not be pub
hshod under ordinary circumstances.
and without soms special motive on the
part Of the newspapers giving them
space. There Is some reason, however,
10 believe that they have been written
| TO order, as It il not likely that any gem
uine and sensible American would
| threaten, as one of these writers has
done, to throw 1000, 600 of men into
Great Britain, and
Blst u from the Ease Of the Earth.
This absurd letter, however. is being
made the subject of general comment
throughout England as an evidence of
general American braggadocio and ami
mostly. In naval quarters, while off,
cials are reticent, unofficially it is stated
that the British squadron in the Pacific
can be depended upon to do it's duty in
the event of amy encounter with the
Americans. Ii is well known that, dur
ing the recent revolution in Chill, the
sympathies Of Rear Admiral Charles F..
Hotham and his fellow officials were
strongly with the revolutionists, and
that they would have liked nothing bet
ter than q chance to rebuke the course
of the American navy. Not few of
the Chhian naval officers had been
trained in company with the British
officers, ana there was strong fellow
feeling. This feeling has not diminished
with Chili's surrender to the American
demands,
Rightly or wrongly, the sentiment Of
the Tories, expressed in the clubs, the
parliamentary lobbies, and publicly ex-
pressed, is that
A Stsgo Policy Towards America
on tho Behring sea question will be
both safe and politically profitable, and
that, even In the grave step, it would be
the best policy to pursue. The Tory
st. James Gazette, commenting on the
news from Washington, says that q
great fuss Is being made by the Ameri-
can government over the modus vivendi,
and suggests that it would be better to
allow sealing to go on as usual, and for
the arhstrat0re offorvUard m decidp
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