The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-27

she sails under. that he finds catching seele
within what the nited States claims to be
mare ciausum. using force u necessary. Inc
British commanding officer will be ordered 70
forcibly prevent any sucn interference with
British vessels. IF both officers execute their
instructions" Admiral Salmon asks. How
can collision be avoided"
SALISBURY DELrBERATIvE AND sEcRETryE.
It is impossible to discover. by searchine
inquiry at usually well-:nformed sources,
that there is any purpose on the part OF Lord
Salisbury to make concessions on the BehrinR
sea question. The Governmens Is stlii hold
ing under consideration the last note OF Presl-
dent Harrison. Ii is reported that there will
be no special hurry about arriving ct any con.
clusion, and that tho English ministry Will
proceed Just IS if there was no STIR AZ Washs
ington.
ments. he is both deliberate and secretives
few months ago it came to the knowledgd
of the British Foreign Office that move
ment was contemplated in Egypt for the
overthrow of the late khedlvs and the estao-
lishment of Turkish rule in fact az well al
in name. Not hint of the news was given
but few days later q brief telegram
appeared in the newspapers stating thae
q fleet Of British ir0nclads had anchored on
Alexandria. 1t was not until some weeks
later that tho reason why those ironciads nao
suddenly appeared at Alexandria was puo-
llshed in papers supposed to be IN the con.
fidence Of the Government. The crisis was
over; the plotters against the khsdivs
and British rule did not need any prooia-
nation to tell them why the ironelads
were there and they gave up plotting: From
this example, 1t may be seen how little the
public are likely to know of the purposes OF
England relative to Behring sea. IL Lord
Salisbury has intended to make a naval de-
monstration in that quarter. he probably sent
the orders to Admiral Hotham before
Christmas, or at even an earlier date. for he
knew that the issue had to come up.
The admiral and authorities therefore
would bs perfectly justified in saying now
that no new orders had been sent to Admiral
HothAm: nor would any new orders be neces-
sary, even IN face OF probable collision ID
Behrng sea. British admlrals on foreign
stations have a large discretion. and II
they SEQ British subject wronged they
have the power to act on that discre-
ton. Admiral Hotham would probably need
no special instructions TO enable him to in-
terfere in behalf of Canadian or other Brit
ish vessel captured on the high seas By an
American cruiser or revenue cutter. IL wouiu
be his duty TO interfere under his general In
struction as admiral. Therefore the British
Admiral is not likely to show any signs OF in-
creased activity on account OF the Behring
sea trouble.
WHAT IL THOUGHT OF THE NEWS.
WAsuINoToN. ID. c.. March 26.-Ofiicials to
whom WAS shown the United Press dis
patches from London to-day to the effect
| that the Liberal attack unon Lord Salisbury's
! policy had strengthened His Lordship's refu-
! sal TO renew the modus vivendi received 1t
| with varied comments. One of them. and he
! has not been known as tire-eater either in
this matter or the Chilan trouble, said EN-
phatically: Then he'll have war on his
hands" but he added. Lord Salisbury won't
| persist in his refusal"
Another official. whose connection with the
dispute is closer than that of the one first
mentioned, said that If IL were made party
| question in England the result might be that
the United States would get what It claimed.
Such division there indicated lack OF con-
fdence in the position of Lord Sails
| bury which must work dlsastrousiy
TO that official whatever the issue:
There was no fear. said the official
speaking. of any serious division among the
people Of this country upon any issue where
its honor was at stake. No senators. IL IS
known. were more earnest and emphatic III
the discussion of the arbitration treaty III
secret sessions this week than those from
tie Southern States in their insistence that
the President should be upheld in any
course he may take for the
protection of the fur seals. nor any
warmer in their commentator OF the man.
ner in which the President had conducted
the correspondence with Lord Salisbury,
which has recently been made public. In
such a crisis az the present the people OF the
United States are in a unit III support of tho
Government.
A third official. who. it is believed. speaks
with a fair knowledge Of the views OF the
President said to reporter for the United
Press that there was no reason TO believe
that the talk was well founded. Evidently hs
was of the opinion that England will not pro-
ceed 10 extremes, for ho went on TO say:
Certainly this Government will not initiate;
England is the only country that can pro-
vOke war"
There is discrepancy between the cable
dispatches and the State Department here
as to the report that Lord Salisbury has
made reply TO the note of the United
states Of March 22d anent the Behring sea
dispute. Acting-Secretary Wharton said this
morning that as far as he was advised no
reply had been received through the cable
dispatches stating that it had been sent.
United States men-of-war are gradually
concentrating at San Francisco for service ia
case of need in Behrng sea. The Pensacola
and Yorktown arrived yesterday at San Fran
cisco and tho Boston at San Jose, Cal. ca
route to San Francisco.