New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
CANADA SWAPS ENGLAND.
no HOPE FOR THE SEAL HERD II THE
TORMEl. COUNTRY PROVES OBDCRATE

Tpr nr;TIsi, GOVERNMENTS ANswE7 TO b.
M.rAIisr ovERTUREs NEARLY READY
p.ciOvp NEGATlVr. FoREsHADowfD'
TuY cAn'r TO TIE rRIRUHE'
London. Oc.. TIE British Government -
swer 30 he proposals cf tie Uniteo 0'a'o an
rronce for brne;a;lism by internato'a' "s'
...o.,. will probahlv he ready within ior'h'sh'
l.osstily Il will - delivered even e'i''''' %
,h.r, is evidence that tie Ministers a'1 us
turned hy the prc'cngatiCn OF 'he 0o"''"'e's!
over .hc monetary question IN 'he PRESS anu
,A ,, an eri 20 H. Two months ago they
vvero strongly disposed TO make such cohces-
,,,,,, "a the United states and France as would
.'.o ,o,,ed those Powers 10 convoke a mon
, ,,torsncn SIR Michael Hicks Beach OBJ
,sire5 from the Governor II the Bank Of Eng
,,,1 q nualif,ed assent 70 the conversion Into
.,ver of onc-ff.h e the reserve for the redernp-
.ion of the note issue. The Indian Government
as also consulted respecting the eXpediency OF
faopening the m.nts to the free coinage OF sh-
yar II the answer to that proposition had pee'i
ss favorable as the reply Of the Governor OF the
Rank AZ England or the minor point OF larger
uss of silver in the reserves Senator Wo!co'ls
-nissian would have been completely su'cessiu'
In opening the way for new session o. tiie con-
ference That answer has not YET peen oii'cia'iy
revealed but It has been rece'ad III Lohoo'i' anu
T. hs,;aved IN Diplomatic circles TO be unfavor-
able to reopening the Indian mln's' MO- oio
word Of this has yet appeared in print ana no
at, oor,irn,ation of II can be obtained but 1t
Is currently reported among the pes'-'hiorn'e"
enanciers hat the Indian Government mas ao
,.isad apains, reopening the mints ii 'his De
,r,,o aud have strong reasons for believing that
q is the Ministers will not have the courage 10
sct against the advice OF the ihoiai "o'e'
n,ent bat will summon the French anu ~
can Ambassadors and the bi'netaIIic ei'No! wiz
out delay and return a courteous pu' HIN OH
swer to the proposals for an internatloha as'ee
nent for the maintenance OF the pa N"'oe "a
gold and silver.
Canada and Great Britain have refused oen-
nitely to take part in a sealing coi1eie
representatives of Russia ana japan arc "
,ou.od IN narticinate in it, This matter was
settled yesterday and cannot ne ieope"
When the diplomatic correspondence 10 pun
Nsbed It will be evident that the state Depai'-
,nent has me everything In its power 10 en-
able Canal. and Great Britain TO at'ehu
conference which was declared to ne pureS
consultative and which would have had no piiiu
ing force upon any maritime Power 'aA'''s
mart in it. Canada has interposed her Veto' anu
C.rea, Rritain who on this question mas ho
,..,,l NJ her own has sanctioned it. LORD SANS
burv having revised the original !hNi'at'oi Va
last Julv at the instance of Canada, now loho"a
,b. lead Of Ottawa in declining to meet Hussia'
Janan and the United States in frienoiS COZ"
ference for determining whether anythhs can
he done for the protection OF the lur seai Hei'
No reasonable objection could oe oHereu " '"e
presence of the Russian and japanese reP'eSe"
tatiyes but Cana.la has adopted oiieie"ua
.-,nf IN favor Of British manufactures, and her
r,cas suffice to control the diplomacy or the
Foreign Office American quesuohs' an
...,oon Ambassador is still sent 10 London IN
,torancs 70 old-time usage. He might win
80 nronrintv he accredited to Ottawa. where
,ha English Diplomatic policy on American ques-
tions really has it's origin. ObVlousl! 'he "'"'e
Department have no option except u PEI
severe i'm a conference. TO which RUSSIA anu
1.n,r are invited 1t can subsequently hold II
IL likes a second or supplementary conference
,;,h Great Britain and Canada. and open the
way for a revision Of the eXistlhs 'esu'"''
rext wear The holding of a second conference
is a question which will depend upon 'he Sc'e"-
tiec information produced before the first con-
ference II IL be true. the best experts III the
fur trade in London admit, that 80 per cent OF
tho eeaIskins coming into this market SHOW
,unshot holes and that the bulk OF them are the
.urs NJ female seals the speedy extinction or the
herd cannot be long deferred. 1t if be true that
,bera are now only 100000 seals breeding on
tho seal islands or other grounds where there
wore once several millions of them. the herd mas
already lost its commercial value, and nothing
short Of the absolute prohibition of pelagic fish-
cries for decade or longer period VIII restore
il A second conference certainly VIII De super
n,ous Il Canada be unwilling TO allow the sus-
pension Of peagic sealing. l. ~ r.