Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-25
AGITATED.
The Mercury Fluctuating in
the War Barometer.
II is All Due to the Presence of
Seals in Behring Sea.
Uncle Sam and John Bull May
Yet Come to Blows.
LORD SALISBURY ORDERS BRITISH
POACHERS PROTECTED
UPON THE ADVICE OF SIR CHARLES
TUPPER, OF CANADA.
LORD SALISBURY ORDERS BRITISH
POACHERS PROTECTED
UPON THE ADVICE OF SIR CHARLES
TUPPER, OF CANADA.

UPON THE ADVICE OF SIR CHARLES
TUPPER, OF CANADA.
The Canadian High Commissioner Ridi-
cules the Idea of American Jurisdic-
tion in Behring Sea; Says There is No
Public Sentiment Back of the Position
Taken by President Harrison; That He
Is but the Tool of Wealthy American
Monopolists, who Are Manipulating
A British Warship Now on Its Way to
the North Pacific-Comments of the
London Press-An Excited Washington
Editor Shouts for War.
LONDON, March 25.-It was stated
Thursday, on excellent authority, that
Rear Admiral Hotham, of the Pacific
squadron, had received instructions to
protect the Canadian sealersin the event
that no arrangement can be arrived at
with the United States. Lord Salisbury
was at first inclined not to take this step,
and simply to leave the matter alone,
letting the Canadians take their chances
of escape from the American revenue
cutters and of litigation in the Ameri-
can courts.
Sir Charles Protested.
To this Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian
high commissioner, is said to have
strenuously objected. He pointed out
that such course would be in marked
and dishonorable contrast to the strong
foreign policy which characterized
Lord Salisl ury's government in other
regions of the world, and that failure
to protect British subjects engaged il
an occupation asserted by Great Britain
to be lawful, would be virtual aban
donment of all claim to Canadian
loyalty.
Demanded Protection.
Sir Charles, it is stated, by an emf
nent Canadian who is supposed to bt
thoroughly in his confidence, gave Lore
Salisbury to understand that Canada
did not ask for, but demanded the pro
lection of England, and that nothing
less than complete protection would bt
satisfactory to her people. Should the
sealing issue result in war, the Cana
dians would be prepared to do theil
part and prove their loyalty on land, bu
they must look to England for defens,
at sea.
Could A ford Quarrel.
Sir Charles is said to have urged tha
England could afford quarrel on thi
question with the United States, as i
was question regarding which thu
whole world would be on the Englisl
side as against the claimant to monop
oily of animals roaming the high seas
He also argued that there would be n'
public sentiment in the United State
behind President Harrison and his cabi
net in raising the issue; that it was reall.
a scheme on the part of few yer.
wealthy men, some of them holding
high position, to stir up an anti-Britlsl
feeling in order to sustain them in
monopoly from which they had alread
accumulated millions, and that he, 81
Charles, had reliable assurances through
special inquiries in different parts of tn
United States, that there was no genera
public sentiment behind the few me-
who were using President Harrison t
further their interests,
The American people, said Sir Charles
had no sympathy with monopolies, i
Alaska or anywhere else, and when tn
whole hideous history of the Alask
monopoly was laid bare, as it inevitabl
would be if the quarrel was pushe
much farther, the American peopl
would be astounded.
Nominally Slaves.
Sir Charles is said to have pointed on
that the natives of the Aleutian islands
although nominally entitled to a
| American rights, were virtually tn
peons of the Alaska company, as the
| were prevented, while in the islands {
which they were natives, from pursuin
any other work than such as the con
pany gave them to do; that if the pee
ple of the United States understood TIL
| fact in all that it meant for the natives
they would demand that the monopol
should be swept out of existence, an
that no part of the territory OF IN
| United States should be controlled by
chartered company.
The American people had spe1
thousands of millions of dollars. argue
Sir Charles, and sacrificed hundreds
thousands of lives to put an end
slavery thirty years ago, and they won
be amazed he declared, when they full
comprehended that they were invite
to go to war, in order that form {
modified slavery might be maintalne
in the Aleutian islands, and a part
the ocean made a monopoly for Il
benefit of few millionaires. Fl
southern slavery, the excuse was a
yanced that vast section and mllllol
of people were kept in prosperity by
existence.
For Aleutian bondage and the oces
monopoly pretense, there was only Il
excuse that few Americans were mat
rich by it. 1t was not even an Amerlc,
industry; for the sealskins, whether o
seals were caught by Americans or Z
nadians. were sent to England to
dressed by British labor and skill. A
solutely the only people in America
terested in the monopoly or the sea
the Aleutians and the sea were the mi
ionaires alluded TO, of whom one W
believed to be high in official circles
Washington.
Has 'eIuencc with Salisbury.
Such is the statement made WI
some warmth by one of the leadi
men of Canada. as embodyi