The record-union., 1892-03-12

Modus Yivendi on the Ground That
1t is Not Right to Canada, as 1t
VIII Lock Up Capital Now Invested
in Sealers-LiberaI Members of Par
Lament Favor Its Renewal.
| Copyrighted, 1892, by n. Y. Associated Press.
LONDON, March I.-Lord Salisbury's
delay in arranging for the renewal of the
anodatS uiUend5 in the Behring Sea matter
has been matter for private considera-
| ton by the leaders of the opposition, re-
sulting in decision not to move in the
matter until the policy of the Govern
| ment appears more definite. The For
eign Office is unusually dilatory in the
production OF papers in the case. J. w.
Lowther, Parliamentary Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, denies that the recent
details of the negotiations have not yet
| reached the Foreign Office, but as the
| anxiety for an early settlement becomes
heightened by every days cable dispatches,
| postponement of the Governments ex-
| planation will not be accorded before the
1 OllNL VI ACAC WtGhs Liz ulOIlN6 1OT Sails
| bury's conduct, as is well known in official
| circles, is found in the promptings of Sir
| Charles Tupper, who has been advising
| the Government to show fight against the
| renewal of the DlOdlS U1Ue2ldi, on the
ground that it is not fair to Canada, as it
will lock up capital now invested in seal
| erS.
Apart from extreme Tory organs, the
| opinion of the country is dead against
| l1INrT a-IS .nl -
| United States for the sake of the small
capital invested in the fish boats. To-
morrow number OF speakers will indi-
cate the attitude of the Liberals in argu~
| ing that the reasons that induced Sails
| bury to agree to the DlOddtS UiCeadi in 1891
apply with equal force in favor of a re-
neWal in 1897; that if the English Gov
ernment is confident of the strength of It's
case there is all the greater cause to be
| content to await decision of the arbitra-
ton tribunal, and to be ready meanwhile
! to meet the Washington executive on a
provisional arrangement.
The difficulty causes no comment
among the Ministerialists, who rely on
| Salisbury's prudence, nor is a serious
rupture with the United States thought
| possible on either side of the House.
Salisbury's final acceptance of N1odus
| 0iUendi is held inevitable. What stirs the
| opposition is the needless discussion of a
| bI1N1dl ll1dSIST lcuulIlO
excite irritation in America.
! With reference to the other trouble,
| Canada's supposed infraction Of the
! treaty of 1917, torbidding warships on the
| lakes beyond limited reservation, Colo
| nial Office advlces diveSt the action of the
| Dominion Government of the importance
| that the cable dispatches attribute to the
matter. According to these advices only
one Canadian vessel has been built de-
! signed for lighthouse service, but now
destined to watch for smugglers on the
| lower St. Lawrence.
| The potent factor guiding Salisbury's
! policy to harmony with the Washington
! Government is the fact that on the eve of
general election it is impossible to risk
| incurring popular anger by allowing ar
| bltration to collapse at a moment when it
appears to be on the verge of success.
Since Cremer's motion in favor of a
! permanent treaty of arbitration with the
United States was indefinitely postponed
! under the pressure OF Government busi-
ness, report has been circulated in the
| lobbieS of the Commons that Salisbury
| received private assurance of the readi-
ness of the American Government to ne
gotiate such q treaty. The Liberals ac-
| cept the report as true, and If the session
| lasts beyond Easter Mr.. Cremer will re-
new the motion, which Will be supported
| by the bulk of Liberals and a number OF
| Conservatives, and is certain to be car
ried. In event OF an earlier dissolution,
the resolution will be brought up as early
| as possible after the assembling of the
new Parliament. Memorials in favor OF
the treaty were signed by ,26O, 600 work
ingmen, proving that the temper of the
! country will not stand Salisbury's worry
| ing policy toward kindred nation.
THE STANDARD" HAS A SAY.
! LONDON, March Ii. = The Standard,
| commenting on the Behring Sea cues
ton, says: We cannot help thinking
that President Harrison is trading over
| much on our past amiabiliJy WhartOn's
message completely misrepresents the at
titude and argument of Salisbury, beside
| begging the whole question in dispute.
| The suggestion that England would only
| be too glad ii arbitration is abandoned is
! too ridiculous to be discussed Lord
| Salisbury is bound to protect English
rights as far as possible and it is lust to
do SO, and we must assure our friends in
America III all good humor that no
amount of brow beating is likely to force
him into abandoning that responsibility.
SENATOR CHANDELIERS PROPOSITION.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Senator
| Chandler, ex-Secretary of the Navy, said
last night regarding the Behring Sea
| trouble: III Great Britain, which for
eighty or hundred years looked on
While Russia maintained the fisheries.
TO make a treaty of arbitration to send
Canadian vessels to kill the seals out in
the open sea by the barbarous practice OF
! using rifles, i am not in favor of war
! but of using all reasonable means to hin
der this slaughter. We should not arrest
these ships To carry them into port and
institute lawsuits, but should exercise
| force enough to keep them from killing
seals. Ii Great Britain sends her war
] vessels we should ask her whether she
means TO protect by military force the
seal-poachers for whose unlawful acts
she has expressly denied her RESPONSE
| bility. She will not be likely to take that
position. If she does, however, we
should avoid war and proceed to retail
alton.
| Il would terminate all intercourse with
and access to the Canadian border by Law
ing an embargo from Eastport, Maine. to
Seattle, Wash, and L would keep it up
until the Canadians came to their senses.
| l would make an alliance with France
and Russia, by means of which, if we
should have serious trouble with Eng
| land in the future, we should be able To
add the fleets OF France and Russia TO our
own, and then we could fight England.
Indeed, am In favor of such an alliance
| without delay, and am not certain that
| 1t has not been virtually accomplished.
not by written correspondence, but by
oral efforts.
The present treaty, if adopted, should
be amended so as to include. representa-
tives or nations OF the Western Hemi-
sphere as arbitrators, and not to have them
all from European nations dominated by
| England"
THE SEIZED sEALERs.
The two British vessels seized in Behr-