The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-01

leans manning the captured craft by Rus
sian officers. what will GladstOne's
government do about it 2" is the question
asked on every hand, for all agree that the
intention of Captain De Levron, of the "a
braka, was plainly to Insult Great Britain.
The action of his officers in hauling down
the flag of the Ariel and kicking it over
the deck was simply sample of his gen.
eral bearing toward England and all
things English. 1t Is pronounced every.
where as a gross outrage. There is, how
ever, but little consolation in the situation
for interested parties. There is little hope
Of redress for the schooner owners who
had their all in the vessels seized, and less
for the sailors who were robbed of their
personal effects and had every possible in
dignity heaped upon them. The Sealers'
Ass ociatiOn has prepared statement of
the case, which was teiegraphed to Pre-
mier Abbott at Ottawa. That done little
remains that calls for action on their part.
They will sit back to see the usual slow
ministerial questions asked of the Russian
bear and his chum, Uncle Sam, hear the
customary answers, and then read, prob
ably q month from now, of the sidetrack-
ing of the whole proposition.
Captain ]. G. Cox, president of the Seal
ers' Association, in an interview this after
noon said: I'VE have notified the gov
eminent, but hope for no action. There
was nothing particularly uncharitable
about what the Russians did, viewed in
the light of past events of q similar
nature. For three years the United States
has seized our vessels without warning.
Crews were cast ashore, too, at Sitka, and
the men who seized our vessels cared moth
ing whether they reached home. In this
case the Russian officers seemed to have
shown little solicitude in behalf of the
men who wanted to get home There was
a time when. with pride that was almost
sensitive, the nations of the world pro-
tected their flag on the high seas, but now
chivalry and valor have given way on our
part to contemplate policy. / guess the
trampled on quite safely. Our navy is
getting its bottom knocked Off engaged in
the perils of trout fishing.
General and concerted action will be
taken, nevertheless. in tie direction of OBJ
tanning redress. Admiral Hotham and
Collector Milne have already Forwarded
reports to their respective superiors. The
Board of Trade, of British Columbia, has
prepared strongly worded memorial and
Premier Davie will represent the facts in
person to the government at Ottawa. Ac-
cording to the records of the Sealing AS
ISOLATION forty-three sealing schooners
have headed for the Japan and Russian
coasts. The fleet that left Port Eches,
after the CogIitIam affair, did not reach
their destination until after July 10, when
the first seizures were made. They know
nothing of the state of affairs and are in
danger. No one knows but that a dozen
of them may be in custody at the present
time, with their crews on shore without
means of sustaining even life or reaching
home. The opinion very widely expressed
about the city is that one of the vessels on
this station should be sent by Rear Adj
mlral Hotham to at least rescue the crews
from their peril, if the fear expressed is
we'll grounded.