The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-06

the end, to the usual methods of
welfare of both countries, as some of
the questions are of the greatest inn
portance and are easily capable, if
treated in harsh and uncompromlsing
spirit, of becoming the sources Of rap
ture. OF such is the Alaskan boundary
question, and the proposed extension of
the regulations for the protection of the
seals in Behrlng sea, i'll the former of
which a treaty has been negotiated for
the location of the l4lst meridian, but
leaving the most difficult phase, the
drawing of the boundary line in the
southeast, still subject to negotiations,
of which some progress has been made.
AS to the protection of seal life in
Behring sea, there are signs of unrest
that indicate necessity of early and
decided action on the part of the state
department.. Backed by the highest
kind Of expert authority, Secretary o.
ney said at the close of his
administration of the state de.
partment: "The fur seal herd
is threatened with utter ruin un-
less some changes are speedily made in
the award regulations" Yet he was
unable to induce the British govern.
ment to make these, influenced as it was
by q fear of the adverse effect upon
the political status Of British Columbia,
the home of the seal pirates. AS a
senator, Mr.. Sherman has clearly indi.
Gated his wish for the ratification of
the general arbitration treaty, and
President McKinley's inaugural ad.
dress leaves no room for doubt of the
| administration policy. Mr.. Sher
man S senate record leaves no room to
doubt that he will be found resisting
sturdily all efforts to surrender our
| charge of Samoa under the trlpartite
| alliance which it is certainly the wish
| of Germany, but not of Great Britain,
| to terminate.
! Tariff May Cause n Storm.
The final enactment of the new tariff
bill may put a severe strain upon ou1
relations with some of the great
European powers, and first of all, with
Germany. 1t is understood to be the
intention of congress to provide for ac'
tive retaliation upon the nations that
| products from their markets, and
among these, Germany is the chief of.
fender
Complaints of the unwholesomeness
of our meats have been responded to
by the United States by the establish.
ment of the most rigid system of in.
spection, and our challenges to pro
due, evidence of the charges have re-
suited in miserable failure on the part
of the accusers to make their charges
good. n long series Of consular re
ports make clear the fact that these
charges are but subterfuges and that
the real purpose Is to exclude not only
American meats, but any and al
American products that threaten tt
compete with German and French
and Belgian and Dutch agricul
tural or industrial products. Were
this sought to be accomplished openly
by tariff so high as to be exclusive
the United States could not complain
for it might respond in kind, but, "a
now applied, the prohibitive rules ar
clearly an unjust discrimination.
Secretary Olney also left to his sue
cessor as an unpleasant legacy, the ne
gotiations looking to an abatement o
the restrictive regulations which hav'
choked the life out of the American
insurance companies, seeking to con
tinue the profitable business they hac
built up with Germany. What Secre
tary Sherman will do in this matte
cannot be told.
With France the administrator
starts unemcumbered by diplomati
issues of moment, excepting so far a
she may be involved with Germany IL
the settlement of the meat exclusion
question. If, however. the general ar
bitration treaty with Great Britain
should be concluded, it is confidently
expected that France will soon afte
seek to enter into a similar arrange
ment with the United States whic
can be consummated
Only With Great Din ulty,
owing to the radical difference betwee
the judicial systems of the two coun
tries. The conditions in Turkey ar
such as to require the greatest vigilanc
and circumspection. Heretofore on
, efforts have been confined strictly t
t guarding the interests of America
citizens in that country and and it
safe to predict that this policy will b
continued, so that there is little pros
pect of serious disagreement unles
; resistance is met to our demands fo
reasonable indemnity for the pecuniar
losses suffered by our people during tn
Armenian uprising.
MKINLEY'S CABINET.