Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-04-07
AGREE TO A NEW MODUS.


England and the United States Come to
| Terms.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 29.-The
Senate has by unanimous vote ratified
the Behring Sea treaty without any re-
strictive conditions.
LONDON, March 29.-Although the
Foreign Office does not confirm the state
ment 1t is reported from high source
mat Lord Salisbury has received a cable
dispatch from Sir Julian Paunce-
tote, the British minister at Wash
lngton, announcing that the United
States had agreed to the proposition
concerning the Behring Sea matter con-
tanned IN Lord Salisbury's dispatch of
March rs. Color is given to the report
by the fact that it was announced this
morning that Alexander Stavelv Hill,
conservative member of the House of
Commons for the KingsWinford Division
OF stasjffordshire, who is in the govern
mentls secrets, was to ask a question in
the House in regard to the situation of
the Behring Sea negotiations which
would draw from the government what
1t desired to make public. When, how
ever. the House met at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, Mr.. Hill did not ask the
question.
The result of the negotiations is
known here to be triumph for English
diplomacy. The charges that the posi-
ton of the United States was en-
trely due to political considera-
tlons are renewed with added
arguments. The St. James Ca
zette voices these criticisms this
afternoon, saying that President Harri-
son thinks he has done enough for
his high horse he will now decend with
dignity and affability. "There is some
thing unspeakahly irritating" the Ga
zette adds, Sin the Yankee barney
about the President being gratlfed with
the present attitude of the British
government. The attitude of Great
Britain was only made difficult by I'M
tenable demands, as the course of
events would have been much more
summary on our part if it had not been
that serious quarrel between Great
Britain and the United States is beyond
contemplation on such a subject"
In the House OF Commons to-day, Ed
ward Gourley, Liberal member for Sun
detland, asked whether the govern
ment, before refusing the request of
WV ohA Wv CCetIOo .OA ~ AOAONaA Va viz
modus vivendi, had under consideration
the dispatch of Sir Baden Powell,
the British commissioner, stating that a
renewal of the prohibition against in
discriminate sealing and limiting the
catch to Z 500 yearly would be beneficial,
and if SO why the policy thus indicated
had not been followed.
James w. Lowther, parliamentary
secretary of the Foreign Office, replied
that it was incorrect to say that the gov
eminent had refused to consent to re-
newal of the, modus viyendi. Sir
his opinion, the taking of a years linn.
tied crop could not injure the seal
herds, but that the renewal of last
years prohibition and the $500 limit
would be- beneficial, although un-
necessary. That policy, Mr.. Lowther
declared, was being followed. sub,
necessary by the home government in
the interests of the British subjects en-
gagged in the sealing industry. Mr..
cheers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 29.-There
was full attendance of members at the
regular meeting Of the cabinet to-day.
The session was mainly devoted to the
consideration of the character of the
response to be made to Lord
Salisbury's latest propositions for sus-
pension of pelagic sealing in Behrlng
Sea, pending arbitration proceedings.
1t is understood that the Pr asidents re-
ply Will be transmitted to Sir Julian
Pauncefote tomorrow or the next day.