Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
Tho seaI-Fishery Question.
The Editor of NE Dispatch

To he Editor Of NE Dispatch
In the seal-fshorles question now under
arbitration the English seem to DO strong
in their conviction Of right, and some
common people think they might have
parallel case against us in the canvas-hack
duck industry. Millions OF these valuable
BIRDS are annually hatchcd and reared
about the Lake of the Woods and Lake
Winnipeg. When strong enough for their
southern fight they come down 70 ieei
and tatten upon our waters during the
winter. with the dnlDluDt reUeTfend' TO their
native land when the spring opens. They
are a understandable product of the British
possessious worth us much, pound for
pound, as the seals. Would we ADMIT
British claim for damages TO their duck
interests
However the arbitration may result we
do not fear that the British, arrogant and
aggressive as they are, would ever again
risk another defeat by Us. They would
lose their great carrying trade. Ihey
would lose all of their strong places WITH
which she has engirdied and menaced US
all of these years. and which. IN spite ~ or
Monroe doctrine, she Is increasing without
demur on orr part-Bermuda, Nassau
Belize. Honduras, Yucatan, and Nens-
Zuela where they have expanded the
territory Of Dutch Guiana 10 control
the great Orlnoco's mouth. and her
stations IN tho Bay Of Panama and VAN
couver's Island would ALI 60, and we
ought long ago to have taken them. Eng
land knows that III the event OF wax
with us Russia, with Atghanistan as an
sllv, would be down upon India, ana
France might not lose her opportunity 10
clear the Mediterranean.
The worst England could do TO US would
be TO lombard our seaports upon the
outer coast ~ Ion. range. provided our
naval and torpedo service We're lnacllVe'
but she would not find il such holiday
work "a her bombardment of Alexandria.
On the land she could do US no harm
thanks 10 the active inter st aroused IN our
State troops. We could in week cOncen-
trate upon any point al army Oh greater
power than England has ever boon able to
bring into the field IN any war.
The efficiency OF our State forces was de-
mOnstrated last summer. when IN TWENTY
four hours the Governor OF pennsylvania
threw an army as large as that with which
Scott entered the VALLEY OF Mexico, and
better armed, upon the remotest border OF
his State and crushed out the most
formidable instruction this country has
ever known. And with equal rapldity the
troops OF New York moved upon Buffalo
and restored order there.
AZ tnlS time tncre arc tnillIon lueu WIN
have been well trained in tnelr State or.
carnations and We are secure against all
invasion of our territory. But our whole
Pacific coast line is without any retttng,
coaing. or defended naval station. From
San Francisco to Valparaiso we nave not
one. We are bound to guard the lsthmian
route-the great gateway Of the world be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
England threatens 1t with her many po 'ds
n dpptn. We have not ono gun III place
and the Gibraltar of the Pacific Is within
her control. and 1t IL due - ngllsh med
ding and our own idclfSse we are thus
powerless where we ought ~ Dc lnylncl0le.
ID. II. BOGUS.