The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-24
COMMENT.
CAUSrIC
Newspapers Resent the Tone of Sec
rotary Shermnn's Note.

Newspapers Resent the Tone of Sec
rotary Shermun's Note.
London, July 1.-THE evening news
papers are in rage over the sharp re-
ply of Secretary Sherman to Lord Sails
bury in the seal controversy. The half
penny journals issue sensational placards
bearing such lines as Twisted the Lions
Tail Again." and America Shrieks at
England" The more serious papers deal
with the situation editorially. The
Globe in an article headed yankee In
science" says:
"The memories of Clevelands imper-
tinent message are all revived by the ex-
traordinary and insulting dispatch which
Sherman has permitted to find its way
into the papers. Waving the merits of
the question, which fortunately is one Of
naturalists, the astonishing tone of Sher-
man is in defiance not only of the usages
of diplomacy, but of the maXims of or
binary civility. Englishmen will be glad
to see that Lord Salisbury has, so far as
a patrol of the sea fisheries is concern
ed, treated the message as though never
sent. If he were to go a step further and
to direct Sir Julian Pauncefote to init
mate to Mckinley that her majestys
government declines to receive dispatch
es couched in such language and could
only reply to the next by handing Colonel
Hay his passports the action would be
endorsed by the complete approval of the
nation"
The Daily Mails Comment.
Commenting on the Sherman instruc-
tions the Daily Mail says editorially:
"Unless we get an arbitration treaty
the day will come when the unbridled
yerbiage of a small section of American
politicians will magnify petty insult into
a pretty war. Secretary Shermans dis
patch is too undiplomatic for England's
ear and too hollow for American COM
mon sense. In the interest of humanity
the rumored alliance between Japan and
Spain is desirable. Our Yankee friends
want a 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"
The Times in an editorial article SAYS:
at is impossible to doubt the authen-
ITCHY of the document. 1t is a manifest
attempt in offensive language to fasten
! upon a vi DdQ ldlIn. III
this was not Secretary Sherman's inten-
ton he has shown himself singularly un-
fitted for the delicate and responsible du-
ties of his office"
General Public Not Excited.
While among the general public here
the tone of Secretary Sherman's letter to
Ambassador Hay is greatly resented, the
correspondent of the Associated Press is
in position to say that whatever criti-
cism the British government may have
( to make on the phraseology of the com
munication, the latter has not in any
way unfavorably affected the negotia-
tions which Colonel Hay has been con-
Quoting. conference will be held in
Washington during the autumn, at which
the United States, Great Britain, Russia
and Japan will be represented.
Mr.. Davis, Canadian minister of ma
rine, in an interview with the correspond
ent of the Associated Press today, said :
; I'VE regard the latest proposals of United
States as entirely reasonable. There is
the friendliest feeling with regard to the
negotiations between the two govern
ments, and in view of this, the two peo-
pies should not be resentful l think this
is a reasonable view to take of the mat
ter"