Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-18
IN CASE OF VAR,
With Great Britain Over the
Behring Sea Difficulty,
Uncle Sam Could Depend Upon Both
Russia and France
Giving All the Assistance That
Would Be Required
TO SHOW THAT BEHRlNG SEA Is
NOT THE HIGH SEAS,
BUT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION, AS
BUT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION, AS
WE HAVE ALWAYS CLAIMED.

Alaska, and Now She Stands Ready to
quence Would Protest Against Arbitra-
tion The Czar's Own Ambition, as
Well as His Hatred for England, Would
Lead Him to Help Us-Summary of
Her Claims to Hearing in the Dis
pute-The Universal-Peace Idea Very
Attractive One, But at the Present Age
of the World is Far from Practical
Salisbury Reminded That We Are
Waiting a Reply from Him.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazettes corre-
spondent has sent the following to his
paper:
In the negotiation of affairs relative
to the Behring sea rights, the United
States has cut a rather poor figure. 1t
has submitted to an arbitration board,
mainly composed of foreigners, the
question whether or not it has a right
to its own property. The board OF arbl-
tration, as constituted for the Paris con-
ference, seems to be packed in the inter-
est of England by the shrewd and long
headed managers of the affairs in that
country.
Russian Diplomacy.
No country has shown more adroit
diplomacy than Russia. from the time
of Prince Gortschakoff down. The
Russian diplomates watch affairs with
never-ceasine vigilance. Russia has
always been the friend of this country.
A strange friendship, one might say, OF
an autocracy and government based
on the rule of the people.
Recognized Our Future.
But long ago the Russian power
recognized the future of the great
American republic, and what it meant.
1t watched England intently, as England
watched the United States. The United
States was the new question entering
into international considerations. 1t
was revolution in the affairs of men,
and the great powers were not slow to
recognize it.
Before the presence of the American
republic, with its recognition OF the
power of the common people, the self
rule of citizens, and the everlasting g
doing away with the God given righ -
of kings and emperors and cars and
that sort of thing, laughed at in the ed
lightenment of the present day, the up
holders of the old system saw a gre"t
light, and strange to say, Russia, the
nation of despotism, was the first to take
cognizance.
France Our Fri end, Too.
In the war of the revolution France
came to our aid, and it was through hel
assistance that we obtained our lnde'
pendence.
No matter what selfish objects she
! had in view we must admit that we owe
much to her, though there is little
doubt that our independence woulc
have been won in the end, even without
her aid While we were in the throeS
of the recent civil war, France, under
the adventurous so-calied Napoleon
Ill" undertook to set up monarchy II
Mexico under Maximilian, with the re
suit known, which was pretty nearly
duplicated with Napoleon Ill at Sedan
That is the friendship of France. 1t i
better now, and the French republic Il
undoubtedly the best friend of thu
American republic at the present day.
why Alaska Was Sold.
But nations, like individuals, are TO,
themselves and for selfish purposes
When Russia sold Alaska to the United
States, through William Ii. Seward
then secretary of state, she had pur
nose in so doing. She did not care
sumarke for the $4,000, ,000; she CAV
Alaska to the United States to be
stumbling block to England and to ait
the United States in building agains
that nation.
England has the United States to-da,
completely circled with forts and torti
fed places, from Vancouver clear acros
the northern border, up to Halifax
down to Bermuda, to San Lucia, and
on in the Pacific. There never was
measure or a policy in the history OF tn
country more popular than that Q
huilding up a new and efficient navy
Not word of dissent has been hear
from the people in this matter, n
word has come to the national capital i
this connection that was not in accor
with the general acclaim in favor OF an
expenditure for a navy and national dc
fense.
But. to revert to the Behring Sc
question and the attitude of Russia
that matter. England has put the las
} refined touches of indignity upon II!
and would go further except that Rrt
sia stands ready to jump on her bac
the moment she opens hostilities wit
the United States, and France will |
!. with her. Russia is probably havin
: something to say in the Behring sc
matter herself. She is likely to add
new and very interesting feature to Il
Behring sea question. A report com'
, through very reliable diplomat
! source that Russia has been observiT
the premises of matters between Il
United States and Great Britain vii
great interest.
If the arbitration treaty is likely to
ratified Russia will protest against al
such action for three reasons.
q The first is that Russia conyey'
1 Alaska and the rights and priviieg
4 claimed now to the United States Tor
J money consideration. Russia can n
stand still, unheard, when the arbitr
.;on right of the Russian government
take the action it did is by implicatl'
to be called in question by Europe
n power.
. Second-Russia stands ready TO gus
n antee all she conveyed TO the Unit
" States and make good her title in a.
manner necessary Russia feels tn