The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31
ITO CONFER ON SEALS.
England Agrees to Meet Ameri-
can Wishes.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN MAY JOIN.
Question Of PcInsic sealfns "a
settled in Washfnxton In or,o,.
-Amba~snsior Hns's On~r Forw.,-
~ Acc~psed-John w. Foster.
View of the Matter.

LONDON. July 3a-Jonn ". ros..r -.
United States special eomnisssersr -,
the sealing question, Will sail for Naw
York oS the 81. Louis from Sou.hau,ntcr
IN lhe course OF an interview with .ha
correspondent of the Associated prsss
today Mr.. Foster said:
Wherever have been. at 81. Pef.rs.
ours, Be'iin. Paris or here in London
have been received in the mast ,.erss,.i
manner. Whatever may be the feeling q,
the United States anent the reported an
I<gonism 10 eur government displayed by
Foreign powers. | have seen nothing of i.
Everywhere I have had evidence thai tha
ioreign governments are willing to ,n..s,
any question raised by the United States
In the spirit of the nfmast frankuess ana
open -mindedness. Perhaps it in needless
for me TO say tha. this is most Crafty
ahg TO me ofitciaiiy and in my psivate
Capacity
The British government has agreed ~
accept our proposition for a sealing CON
Terence. | arr now returning to make an
immediate report to President McKla,ev
! have had long and fairly candid con.
ferences with Mr.. Chamberlain and last
Sunday | passed the day with Sir Rich
ard Webster. the attorney general. who
II the adviser OF the British government
on the points Of law involved. NY state
Impartial consideration
All Agree 10 Annexation.
AS to the Hawaiian question, NAV
say that in London. Paris, Berlin and 81.
Petersburg / have had ample opportunity
to ascertain the prevailing sentiment In
political and commercial circles. In All
these capitals annexation is only regard
ed as the natural. IL not inevitable result
OF the large growth and expansion Of the
United States on the western coas. OF
America
AS Il could not be expected" continued
alF- Foster, that any other fore gn DOW er
would be permitted TO occupy tie Islands.
owing TO their strategic Importance. the
proposed annexation must be acquiesced
IN by the European governments. The
position which 1t would give the United
states IN the Pacific would not be well
coined by nations seeking supremacy in
that quarter Of the world.
My personal views on the question are
wei known In the United States. Never
tneless, IL Is extremely gratifying that
Ihe necessary expansion of the United
states viii not be the cause of European
o.iNeulties and Is appreciated as the logic
ai outcome of American destiny"
The OfticiaI Acceptnnce.
LONDON. July sn-The British fareien
NJ
Ing that Great Britain accepted the
proposition Of the United States for an
international conference on the question
OF peiagic sealing in Bering sea. to he
hcid az Washington the coming autumn.
LONDON, July sA.--The Times ed.
torfaiiy congratufates It's readers upon the
facf that the negotiations regarding ,ha
question OF pelagic sealing In Berng sea
nave resulted In an agreement for an In
terna' cnal conference on the subject IN
ne he'd IN Washington In October. The
'tf'eS thinks that Russia and Jsran will
take part IN the conference which Will
not have revising powers
we are glad to note" the paper says.
mat the United States government has
50 lar modified its views since the send
ing OF the Sherman dispatch. apart from
%1,eo tfere was never any real difficulty.
oo'h governments desiring 10 protect n
legitimate industry and Only differing "a
To facts and Methods