The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-14

LONDON, March 13.-Tho Dcring soa
controversy is apparently assuming
nrious aspect. Tho latest news from
Washington has aroused an interest in
Tie subject that did not before exist and
HGrybody is anxious to learn the next
aovo OF Lord Salisbury and President
Harrison. There is an impression in
England growing out OF the Chilean
controversy that President Harrison
means, and thcro is nothing Of what
Americana call bluff" about his warn
inss or his demand. 1t is we'll known
that Lord Salisbury is equally earnest,
and that he will sustain whatever course
may be determined upon with any naval
and military aid that may be necessary.
Tho foreign Office is reticent and us
yet has given tho public no official
statement MS to tho position oftthe Brit
ish government, but Lord Salisbury's
mouth pieces all speak in tone that
leaves no doubt that England's navy
will be ready to meet any aggression in
tile open waters OF Bering sea, and tho
British sealers will be defended in cap
turing seals beyond tho coast limit OF
American jurisdiction-that is, Eng
land will take no offensive action, but
will be rcsolutely defensive, leaving TO
the American government to assume
the responsibility for hostile action,
should any be taken on the Bering Sea
issue.
READY TO FIGHT.
"The British will fight aud are ready
to fight if necessary" said one of the
leading Conservative NJ. P.'s today,
"but We do not seek fight. II tho
United States government is insane
enough to 80 to war, or to make n show
OF iorce that be tantamount to provok-
ing war for the sake OF their Alaska
sealing, which is really what is at the
bottom OF tho whole difficulty, and
which thinks it can maintain q monop-
oily BY gettingahe government OF the
United States to take up its cause, on
such an issue England will 60 before
the world il America wishes to chal-
lcnge her."
Il have not the slightest apprehen-
sion that war will be the result OF the
Bcring Sea controversy, said a gentle
man slightly connected with the Eng
lish admiralty, "but ii such should un-
fortunately be the case, England is bet
ter prepared for Il conflict than she
ever was in her history. As for Amcri-
cans taking Canada, they seem to for
get that it took them four years to in
!urc tho south, which had a whole pop
uIation about equal to that of Canada
aud did not have an English fleet to
assist it. Campaigning in Canada
would hc n very different affair from
campaigning in the southern states of
the American union, and the Canadians
would generally be found loyal to the
English flag. l do not doubS that the
Americans could conquer Canada, but
ltwould not be in a year or two years,
or without tho sacrifice OF many thous-
ands OF lives and the expenditure OF
hundreds OF millions OF dollars. The
talk about m easy conquest Of Canada
IS amusing to military and naval men
acquainted with tho situation" "
In other respects" added the speak
or, England is in n first rate condition
to defend hor subjects against tAmcrican
aggression. Russia is in n pitiablc
situation, financially and physically,
and recent careful review OF tho
military resources OF our Indian ON pire
shows that India is we'll ablo to tako
care Of herself, should Russia move in
that direction. In one important res
pect England would gain by Il warwith
the United States. 1t would put IN end
10 American encronchments on English
commerce with South America and
would tend to solidify all parts OF tho
empire and to bind tho American
colonies especially moro securely to
britain. British commerce would gain
more than it would loso and American
commerce would cease to exist. But,
lAeFo is 4 deep, underlying stratum Of
epMmon sense and sound judgment in
Ihe Amealcan character that will, in NY
opinion, prevent any step from being
'aEen that would imperil tho friendly
relations not existing between the two
lfnut HnTlts J., Il.