Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-16
LONDON NEWSPAPERS HOwLING
OVER SHERMAN'S LETTER.
WILD TALK OF POSSIBLE WAR.
ROAR EQUAL TO THAT FOLLOWING
THE VENEZUELA LETTER.
Chronicle Suggests Sending the Letter
Back-POst Says War Must Como,
Sooner Later - Letter
viii Bring the Desired
Conference.

a rage over the sharp reply Of Secretary
Sherman 10 Lord Salisbury in the seal con-
troversy. The half-penny journals issue
sensational placards bearing suci lines as
! Twisting the Lions Tail Again and
! America Shrieks at England"
4 The more serious papers deal with the
situation editorialiy. The Globe. in an arti-
Gle headed Yankee Insolence." says:
The memories OF Cleveland's imperti-
! ntnt message are all revived by the eN-
| traordinary and insulting dispatch which
! MIR. Sherman has permitted TO find its way
into the papers. Waving the merits of the
! question which. fortunately. is one for the
/ naturalists. the astonishing tone of Mir.
| Sherman is in defiance not only of the
| usageS of diplomacy. but OF the maNims of
ordinary civility. Englishmen will be glad
| to see that Lord Salisbury has, so far as
| g. patrol of the seal fisheries Is concerned,
! treated the message as though it had never
| been sent. If he were to go a step further
and to direct Sir Julian Pauncefote TO in
| innate to Mr.. Mckinley that her majesty's
| government declines to receive dispatches
| couched in such language and could only
| reply TO the next by handing Colonel Pay
| his passports. the action would be indorsed
! by the complete approval of the nation"
| The Daily Mail says editorially: UNLESS
We get an arbitration treaty the day will
| come when the unbridled verbiage Of a
| small section of American politicians will
| magnify petty insult into a pretty war.
Secretary Sherman's dispatch Is too un-
| Diplomatic for English ears and too hollow
| Tor American common sense. In the inter-
est of humanity. the rumored alliance be-
tween Japan and Spain is desirable. Our
| Yankee friends want little blood letting
| to bring them to a sensible international
| policy. and this would best be done by any
| hands other than those of England.
nj Tfa1n
1T is impossible 10 doubt the authenticity
OF the document. 1t is a manifest attempt.
in offensive language. to fasten upon En-
gland charge of bad faith. II this was
not Secretary Shermans intention he has
shown himself singularly untitled for the
delicate and responsible duties of his Of
fee IL it was. then the statement he
Gently made repudiating the charge of bad
faith was deliberately misleading. When
he was first appointed 10 his present Office
doubts were expressed as to the wisdom
Of the choice. If he really sent this dis
patch, they will be fully confirmed
Suggesting that the dispatch was pub
lished with the connivance. if not the act
i've aid, OF the jingO senators, who were
under solemn obligation 10 treat it as
confidential the Times proceeds to quote
from New York papers condemning the tone
of the dispatch, and expresses the belief
that this will be the attitude of the Amer
lean public.
The editorial concludes by calling atten-
tion TO the financial article in another coll
umn of the Times. adding that '.jingosm
has a business aspect unfavorable to the
revival OF American prosperity.
The Daily Chronicle thinks Lord Sails
bury would be justified in returning Sec
retary Shermans dispatch. on the ground
that the British government does not re-
ceiVe communication. COuChed IN such
terms. If he does not. IL is because Amer
lean diplomats assume a certain liberty of
language not used by other countries.
The Chronicle proceeds 10 Censure Sc
verely the methods of American diplomacy,
and says:
THE fact that some nations like ours.
are fortunate in being favored with the
presence of a diplomat who is no less a
gentleman in public than in private life is
not suffcient 10 remove this slur and dan
ger"
The Standard says editorially: The ap-
pearance of Secretary Sherman's dispatch
has undoubtedly damaged the position of
the state department. 1t is preposterous
that we should be accused of bad faith by
men who have VIGOROUSLY refused to COM
ply with an impartial award simply because
il was given against them.
The Post in an editorial says: Every in
dication points TO the cerNinty that Great
Britain will be compelled TO tight for her
existence against the United States as soon
as the American government believes that
can be safely done. Such a war can
not be averted by justice nor by good will.
our statesmen must search their consCi-
enCeS ana make sure tnat IN any cOntTO-
versy that may be raised their attitude is
just and fair. They should COnCede so
long there is any reasonable doubts con-
Cerniug the justice of their position. but
they must be prepa red for an auDeal 10
force; We can imagine no more dreadful
calamity. Our duty Is to make sure that
it comes by no fault of ours. and that il
shall 6nd us united and prepared. The res
pite will in all probability be the time need
ed for the creation OF more powerful
American fleet. say three or four years. or
for the creation of a political combination
with some naval power. say in many
months The time to face the situation is
not in three years or three months, but
Tne Pail Mall Gazette SAYS:
Mr. Sherman $ tone iS not what IL might |
be. but the nastiest feature of the affair is
the publication OF the dispatch at ALL"
The Westminster Gazette refers to Mr.. |
ShsrmaH's somewhat ugly dispatch" and |
Seals ike silver. get into American
party politics. 1t is an ugly symptom that |
seals Should be used TO provide the new
American government with means for |
demonstration against England. The Nc |
Kinley government will inevitably disap-
point the American jngoes in the matter |
Of silver and thinks il necessary TO clear |
itself OF pro-British suspicious by striking |
a too heroic attitude IN the matter OF |
seals"
The St James Gazette saws:
THE publication is a further demonstra-
tiOn Of certain transatlantic methods of |
diplomacy which may one day involve con-
sequences much more serious The tall
twisterS think that a dispatch COuChed in |
terms of stupid discOurtesy and menace to- |
wards this country il a small matter. We |
are used 10 that. The real gist Of the sit |
uation is the fact that the United states |
considers that kind OF language safe. But |
II is not safe. and after some affTOnt more 4
or less fragrant. we may some day find that |
We cannot yield to them; and then might !
arise situation OF the gravest peril"
While among the general public here the /
tone of Secretary Shermans letter TO Am
bdSSadOr Hay regarding the Behriug sea 1
sea; regulations IS greatly resented, the |
of the Associated Press is in 4
a position to say that whatever criticism
the British government may have to make /
on the phraSeOlogy of the cOmmuniCa ton,
the letter has not in any way affected un-
favOrably the negotiations which Colonel |
Hay has been conducting.
a conference will be held In Washington
during the autumn. at which the GIited
States. Great Britain, Russia and Japan |
vii! be represented.
Since the presentation of Secretary SheT-
mans note TO Lord Salisbury. Ambassador |
iIaV has had reDea ted conferences with mis- |
most friendly character. The most con- |
,iliatorv spirit is displayed in tine matter !
1y the British foreign Office. evident !
JV the decision to hold a conference. which. |
all though not Vet formally announced. may /
be regarded as settled
1t NAV also be taken for granted that !
Canada does not oppose this decision. Mr..
Davies the Canadian minister Of marine. |
in an interview with the correspondent OF
the Associated Press to-day. said
I'VE regard the latest proposals OF the
United States as entirely reasonable. There
i the friendlest feeling with regard TO the
between the two governments
and in view of this the two peoples should !
not be resentfUl. I think this is a reason
able view to take OF the matter
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