The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-18

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WASHINGTON. March IL Yesterday
was very quiet day about the state
department The Hehring sea matter
was. ~ course. y subject ~ discussion
among politicians and attaches. but
there wns nothing in the matter. Al
the closing Of the departments and con-
gress there was a desire in sporting
parlance TO call England's bluff the
| opinion being generally held in agrce-
mcnt with that exrrs ssrd in Mr.
Phelps letter to Secretary Eayard. VIZ:
-There need BE- no fear bnt that rcss-
lutte stand on this subject will a, once
! put m end % the mischief complained
or II IS MOTTO be reasonably expected
| that Great Britain will either encour-
| age or sustain her colonies IA conduct
which she herself comedies 70 D. wrong.
I and which Is detrimental To her own In
| terests as well rs ours
President Harrison and Gen J. w.
Poster. who in the absence ~ Secre-
tary Blaine. is assisting the president
IN conducting the correspondence with
Great Britain. read with much interest.
Yesterday. the dispatches Of the United
Press. portraying the feeling in Lon
don in favor Of a lingo policy. on the
Behring sea matter
II is said the president Is content
with the situation as far as IL has de-
veloped and is satisfied that he will be
Loyalty supported hy congress and the
people in maintaining the rights Of the
United States The officials appreciate
the present exigency that doubtless
impels Lord Salisbury 10 take the posi-
tion implied BY his refusal 10 extend
the modus vivendi An approaching
general election in Great Britain and
Lord Salisbnry's natural desire 70 win
are sufficient TO explain that: but II is
believed that not even that considera-
ton will be sufficient 10 lead the gov
eminent to enter into n contest with
the United States over an issue which.
as Mr.. Phelps says they concede TO be
wrong and indefensiblc-
Inquiry At the capitol revealed the
present conditions the treaty will
hardly be ratified. Said one senator
who was interviewed:
II am in favor Of calling England's
blum. She won't fight. and am not in
favor Of asking her to arbitrate as 70
right claimed by ms which she has been
and Is persistentfy violating. There :
no excuse for any one not knowing 10
what country tie seals in the north
Pacific and Behring sea belong.
The seals on the Russian side.
living in warmer water have thin
ner fur than those frequenfing
the rookeries on the American shores
and are worth 10 per cent less ANY
one who kills seal. even in mid-ocean.
knows 10 what country il belongs
They can be identified Just as easily as \
a feet Of boats carrying the United \
States 1ag. and there would be just as .
much sense in y proposition TO arbi- I
trate our right to protect those boats /
from destruction by foreigner as there I
is in the proposition to arbitrare those |
seals
An English Canadian view of the sit /
nation 81 some interest was given last /
night BY Mr.. Goodwin Smith. formerly \
regins professor Of history Of Oxford \
university. England. now a resident of
Toronto. Ont For some weeks past
Prof Goodwin Smith has been staying
in this city giving little sunday break /
fasts at Normley's 20 a distinguished I
inner circle. and generally. as il i un- I
dersfood. underlying his influence TO
promote the Butterworth wiman
plan Of Canadian reciprocity. But /
in speaking informally Of the situ-
alton arising out Of the Behr-
ing sea controversy he was re-
mari<ably frank He said the policy I
stated 70 have been cuunciafed by SEN
ator Frye in executive session and put .
into shape BY the Morgan hill to ex-
ciude Canadian goods from free transit !
in bond ncrs - the territory Of the !
United States. IL vigorously enforced !
would bring Canada 70 terms inside Of
three weeks and would dispose Of all |
this scaling business in short order.
Great Britain had no interest in the
continuation Of the destruction Of
the seal On the contrary all her in
terests run the other way. IS she had
the preparation Of all the sealskins.
and the sudden cessation Of that indus
try would throw :. 200 men out Of en-
pIoyment in London alone. New En-
gland railroads now that the Grand
Trunk had practically : terminus
in New York. were the most in
terested in keeping MP the bonding
privilege. and Minnesota and other
states north Of Chicago. found the
short line thus made practicable
Of immense advantage to them
Therefore he doubt II any serious at
tempt 70 carry ont the retaliation pol
icy suggested would really he made
There was too much politics involved
in the situation for the administration
20 sanction policy Of retaliation which
would injure any state
In further conversation Mr.. Goodwin
Smith expressed = reasonable fear that
foolish talk on both sides might de-
velop '-jingoism" which il would 30
hard 70 suppress
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