The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-16

SHERMAN RAISES A STORM
torrent of Abuse From the Brittsb
Iress on Account of Ber-
Ing Sen Letter

LONDON. July l5.-While among the
general public here the tone OF Secretary
shcrnan's letter 10 Amba ssador HAY re-
karaIng the Benng sea sealing regulations
Is greatly Resented, the correspondent of
the associated Press Is tn position 10
say that whatever criticism the British
government may have 10 make on the
pHfaseolossy of the communication the
letter has not in any way affected unfa-
torabiy the negotiations which Col Hav
has been conducting. a conference wilt H.
held IN Washington during the autumn at
which the United States. Great Britain
Russia ana Japan VIII be represented
Mr.. Davies. canadian minister Of ma
flne. IN an interview with the correspond
ent OF the Associated Press today said
We regard the latest proposals OF the
nfteU mates as entirely reasonable
These IL the triendliest feeling with regard
10 the negotiations. between the two gov
efnments and IN view Of this the two peo-
pies should not be reSentful | think this
Is reasonable view to take Of the mat
ter
= have talked with Mr. John Foster as
70 the reports that the correspondence
might provoke some unpleasantneSs.
continued Mr.. Davies "and he agrees
with me that there is 30 reason for resent
IRent. However. / do not consider II fair
that only one side Of the correspondence
should be published TEe Canadians have
real danger Of extinction. on the con
trary- Il is proved by statistics that they
steadily are increasing"
The PAN Mall Gazette says. Mr.. Shcr-
man tone IS not what n might be but
the nasty feature Of the aTair is the pub
hcatiou of the dispatch at all"
The Westminster Gazette refers to Mr.
Sherm8n's somewhat ugly dispatch" and
says. Seals like silver set into An,eri-
ran party politics II IL an ugly symptom
shat seals should be used 10 provide the
news government with means for demon
str7tion aSainSt England"
The Times. in an editorial article saws:
1t is Impossible 10 doubt the auth.n-
ficity Of the document II ia A ruanifes,
attempt ia offensive language 10 faSten
Upon Euslaud a charge % had faith IL
this was not Secretary shcrman's inten-
ton hc has shown himself singtl{arig nm
fttei Cor the delicate and responsible du-
ties Of his office II II was then the state-
fueH' he has made renudi8ting the cher-a
cf bad f2ith VAS deliberately misleading
" hen he VS. tirst appointed 70 his afr 20
doubts ~~Tn expressed as 20 tie wisdom q
the choice
Tee Daily Chronicle thinks Lord Sails.
bury would he justified in returning So
re<ary Sarrmsn's dispatch on ,ha around
th2t tae British government does fct re-
CciTv communications coUched ir such
terms and says n @ fact that some rq-
t.ans iNe ears are fortunate in being
N<nyed ~lth tha presence of r. DIPLOMAT
vho ls no Jess q ger .euan iu pablse ehar
ta private ife IS rot sufficient 10 remove
Jh3s s1ur~
TAe PosF save "Etsry Indication us,n.s
% tEe certainty that Great britain wiu ha
compelled 81 aSas for he~ existence ,sf.p,
the ta1fe5 Sestes as soon as an American
government otJievss tAat war can ~ 4a fe-
ts aH .rrfakan Dar 5utv is -n s7t4 ke $50