The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-15

sALaseary can reconcile his refusal % ca
s,TE1sn the proposals of tie president with
i1e interests os Eis own coUn1ryrsegi. "a
So nothing ~ sA@ friendly relations vss3cA
ne 1sS been deSgrols of maintaining with
&ise 7s{ts1 States, Russia and Japan. The
experience aaa with the scientific coulmis-
sscla OF Ass-- as Nell as tAe reports ~ l>&i
1ASt under review Sg-9ws zh-ae il = 45ifS.Eai :
Through them 10 reach g harmony Cf
views bat we have az hSn6 certain salts
tics og 911ispssTea authority pointing uu-
shistaAaaiy 10 ccncglSioGS which should
be controIl5nS
Here Secretary Sherman quotes a we'll
known s1stistictsn. showing tbs decrease
IN IRE catch. He SAYS.
Lord Salisbury attributes this large
fa4d1S OF IA 8erspg SEA 70 the stormy
wea {sser prev asaag, hgH dos not CHE his
s&<Go-Gty. / stIn not aware cYf aGy report :
10 snaE eject Capt Hooper WHO ccsD-
In&rttef1 the American cruising feet n
beT1nS sea n 1896 ard ESS reports, 'Tae
WEATHER ia Bering sea was not materially
cssEersns Sfse last TWO years
he point when sealing ceased IN he
profitable seems 10 have ht<sn reached gsax-
Ins the last year. Lord Salisbury informs
rs that the result has brought many own-
ers Of sealing vessels 70 the verge Of bank
relrscy, Il thus appears that the condi-
uGss OF things predicted by the government (
Of ghe United States has already come 70
pass. the commercial determination Of the
seals.
Here follows 4 long and exhaustive re
View written by the secretary showing The
effo.ts made by Secret aries Gresham and
olney TO secure settlement OF tha as
pu-e. Continuing. Secretary sherman
says;
The manner IN which the British gov
e-nment hss discharged its police duties
under the award is IN marked contrast
with !.s apiea al FOX a strict Observance 81
the nVe~year period OF regulations. An
equal obligation rests gpon each gnxera>
Me2t 30 patrol the waters embraced IN
the award"
The secretary OF state here quotes figures
TO sustain his contention. and then says;
AS il is shown that practically no pa
troi service had been rendered Ia Bering
sea by the British cruisers during the pre-
vsoaS year. the Inference wotald seem 10 he
THAI ner majesty government understood
thar the American cruisers only were 10
perform the patrol duty. and the British
cruisers 70 talk over the validity of seizure
ef British vessels. The detailed indorse-
ment Of the regulations has further Gevet-
oped on the part Of the British govern
ment a strange n,isconception OF the true
intent OF the Paris arbitrators."
In this connection. Secretary Sherman
biames the authorities for giving notice
that their government would not renew
the agreement as to the sealing of arms.
In conclusion the secretary says:
The president therefore entertains the
hope that even al this tate day the British
government may Yet yield 10 his conrin-
us-d desire so often expressed. tor con-
ference csf the irts rest ed powers. and in
delivering To Lord Salisbury q copy of this
instruction. you will state that the preSi-
dent will hail with satisfaction any indi-
cation on the part of her maleery's gov
eminent of a disposition 10 agree upon
such conference.