The Portland daily press., 1892-03-25
THE TALK OF THE PAPERS.
What British Editors Say of the Prospect
of Trouble.

w udJ bTIblSu EulbcIS Say ia LILO ItstSCOO
of Trouble.
LONDON, March 24-The Graphic says
this morning on the Behring sea ques-
ton: ''The dispatch of portion of the
Pacific squadron northward shows that
Lord Salisbury is not disposed to recede
from his position. Happily, there is
plenty of time for further negotiations.
President Harrison has apparently taken
Lord Salisbury's eomplaisance for irreso-
luton, hence his staggering reJoinder.
A Little more correspondence and ref1ec-
ton will show him his mistake"
The Morning Post says: lit is impos-
sible to believe that when the glamour of
the elections is removed from the eyes of
American statesmen they will fail to re-
cognize the inherent fairness of Lord
Salisbury's proposition. So small mat
ter cannot produce serious friction be-
tween two great nations allied by blood
The Daily News..says: IF the statesmen
and diplomats on both sides do not soon
find some modus vivendi, the arbitra-
ton will soon be no more than one of
those good intentions certain place is
paved with. AS appearances go, Presi-
at all points,"
The Chronicle says: ''The Behring
sea case looks like a dangerous deadlock.
Throughout the tedious irritation of the
discussion it has been apparent that
Americas view of arbitration meant
that England should be persuaded OF CO.
creed into full acceptance of the Amer
lean demands. The diplomacy of Presi-
dent Harrison'S reply is hard to grasp,
particularly coming from a nation that,
however young in the usages of diploma
cy, is at least great professed admirer
of peace
The Telegraph says: 1--WE hesitate to
qualify the news as alarming, but it GER
tainly is troublesome and disquieting.
We can only hope that President Harri-
sons threat of military coercion is mac
curately reported. He may rest assured
that we are not likely to believe in the
virtues of the modus vivendi because
recommended at the swords point"
The st, James Gazette says that the
dispute is clearly becoming critical. 1t
looks as though no agreement would be
made pending arbitration. With the
British and American squadrons face to
face it is impossible not to feel anxiety
as to what might happen if a couple of
naval officers in remote sea should lose
their heads or their tempers. The
Gazette adds: "We are not going to
war with the United States, or rather,
the United States are not going to war
with us over the seals, but it must be
confessed that diplomacy, SO far, has
only succeeded in getting matters in an
uncomfortable and alarming position.
The Pail Mall Gazette says; 'sPresi-
dent Harrison is again riding his high
horse bound for the Presidential election.
Arbitration being agreed upon, the only
thing left was to come to loggerheads
with Lord Salisbury over the course to
be pursued during the arbitration. The
differences will, Of course, be adjusted.
They are worthy of notice only as an
other instance Of posing of the President
prior to the election"
The Globe says: ''The latests tidings
would excite alarm if it were not known
that President Harrison's bluster is
nothing more than an election appeal to
the class of electors who love to see
Great Britain insulted. The presence Of
British squadron in Behring sea will
insure that if President Harrison fulfills
his threat of using military force Eng
land will not want the means to return a
sufficient Roland for his Oliver. Happily
however, there is not the slightest
chance of matters coming to that stern
ISSUE"