St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-12
ENGLAND CALLED DOWN.

Harrison diplomacy has extricated
the country from the Chill frying pan
and drUpped it into the Behring sea FIRE.
Chicago Times.
There is distinct rattle of theatrical
sheet iron in the London Tines thun-
dering expose of American buster
ers. ."-Baltimore American.
Organs which attempt to stir up in
ternational amin osity at the least possi-
BILE provocation are acting in an un-
Seemly fashion, and going to work in a
way most likely to debase the national
dignity and lntegrity.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
There are several indications that Mr..
Harrison deems it time to be warlike
once again. Should he don his cooked
nat it is not probable that serious conse-
quenceS will result, out heaven help the
poor seais.-Chicago Times.
If her ministers think they can treat
this country in this high-handed man.
ner without being called to account for
1t, they reckon without their host. The
American government will protect the
rights of the American nation.-NeW
York Press.
Though the senate debate on the ar
bitration treaty did not end in formal
recommendation that the president
should demand renewal of the moduS
vivendi in Behring sea. yet it had all
the effect of such a declaratlon.-Chi-
cago lnter-Ocean.
1t is to be hoped Lord Salisbury will
have the good sense to accede to the de-
mands of the administration. There
must be no further evasion or hesitation
on his part President Harrison is re-
solved to stand no further trit1ing and
will insist that American interests
should not be tossed into the arena of
English politics as a makeweight to
carry electionS.-NewY York Recorder.
Lord Salisbury does not desire to con-
tinue the modus vivendi as to Behring
sea. In other words, the Canadian
poachers, backed by British Columbia,
constitute too great force for the i'm
perial government to deal lightly with.
while on our own side commercial
company terroriZeS the administration.
1t is high time for the uninterested ma
jorIty to insist Oh treaty.-NeW YORK
World.
The law must be enforced rigidly, and
the knowledge that such will be the out
come probably will tone down the blus-
ter of Lord Salisbury. which has every
appearance of being made tor the pur-
pose of bracing up the disheartened
Tories who are now close upon dlSsolu-
ton and an appeal to the people. But,
whether this be SO or not, there is moth
ing which will settle this complication
more quickly than aresolute declaration
of American rights under the iaw.-Chl-
cagO Tribune.
We are also entitled to assume that
England has not presented this as an
ultimatum, but has simply expressed
her desire to change the form of the
pending agreement. 1t is to be hoped
that she will see her error on further
consideration, and will he satisfied to
revive the present arrangement, which
worked very we'll last summer. As for
her suggested experiment, Its first re-
suit would be greater destruction OF
the seals.-New York Times.
1t is theoretically possible that the
Behring sea complication may shortly
lead to war with Great Britaln-nO
stretch of optimism can bridge over
that fact. Lord Salisbury has peremp-
toriiy declined to renew the m0duS
viyendi of last season. Pending arbl-
tration he will permit British craft to
take seal in the disputed waters. Mean
time the seal may be exterminated or
reduced to the point where. as MI.
Blaine has said, there will be nothing
left worthy of tration.-Chicago
Evening Post.