The herald., 1897-08-01

is EAGER
To See Sealing Questions
Settled
ANY SOLUTION is WELCOMED
WHICH REMOVES THE CAUSE
OF FRICTION
ANY SOLUTION is WELCOMED
WHICH REMOVES THE CAUSE
OF FRICTION
Spanish Premier Admits He's Get.
ting Winded-British Comment
on American Economics
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, July 31.-Much satisfaction
circles at the prospective settlement of
the seal question by aid of the Wash
ington conference, especially as such an
arrangement will remove a cause of
States and England. Although at the
outset of Mr.. Fosters journey, diplo-
mates and newspapers here ridiculed the
idea that there anything necessary to be
done, Ambassador Hay and Mr.. Foster
have completely changed this view, and
Great Britain is finally doing everything
possible to meet the demands of the
United States Doubtless this is partly
owing to the support Mr.. Fosters ideas
received from Russia and Canada. Sir
Wilfred Laurier and Mr.. Davies have all
along favored conciliatory attitude to-
ward the proposals of the United States.
The conference will meet in the third
or fourth week in October, the exact date
being left to be determined by the ar
rival of the British experts from the
sealing grounds. Great Britain will be
represented by Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the ambassador, and Prof Darcy
Thompson. The United States will prob
ably be represented by John w. Foster
and Japan by the Japanese minister at
Washington, Russia by committee
headed by DR.. Matens, professor of in
ternational law at the University of St.
Petersburg, who was delegated by Rus
sia to hold the pour parlier with Mr.
Foster. Canada will be represented by
Sir Wilfred Laurier apd Mr.. Davies.
The conference will discuss the whole
question as raised by the United States,
will draft a scheme of protection for the
seals, with details for carrying out the
same, and will decide all open claims.
Its report will be referendum, but
as Russia and Japan are entirely favor
able to the pretensions of the United
States, and as Great Britain, is indiffer-
ent SO long as Canada is satisfied, the
conference may be said to be a diplo-
matte triumph for the United States
and a personal triumph for Mr.. Foster.
| Unless It results in a divided report
which is not expected, the governments
concerned will Immediately embody the
scheme in a permanent agreement in
the form of referendum so that it can
| be executed in the season of 1898.
CUBAN QUESTIONS
| A Spanish diplomat who is in close
touch with Senor Canovas del Castillo,
| the Spanish premier, informs the corre-
| spondent Of the Associated Press that
| it is useless longer to attempt to dis
guise the fact that the Spanish ministry
is in very tight place. He says:
eve can keep up the war in Cuba only
| so long as our funds last, and the time
when they will fail is almost in sight
When it comes we must give up the
struggle. Now we are too proud a race
| to do so at anybody's demand, but we
can do so by pleading force maieure in
a war with the United States. Such
result naturally would be very un-
pleasant matter to us, but in order to
prevent the overthrow of the monarchy,
war is the only way out"
| The premier knows from President
Mckinley direct that the president per-
sonally does not want war, and wishes
to save us from the cost and the blood
shed. But his cabinet only partly shares
his views, while the senate, the house
of representatives, the American press
and the people of the United States favor
a settlement with big guns.
President Mckinley, however, while
first for peace, has declared himself ae'
not shrinking from war if peace meas
ures fail. This is the position of the
| United States, and naturally lends
strength to the independent course
which Gen. Woodford will pursue. His
Instructions will be at the outset to at
tempt to obtain for Cuba the peaceful
means of Cuban independence He is
destined to be defeated in his proposal
the moment it is made; for Spain would
infinitely prefer war, with or without
the encourag cement of other nations, to
any surrender on the Cuban question
This is the fact, and the premier sees no
other way out Of the present impasse in
Spanish policies. We will court war the
perative in its demand. The wave of
great emotion and patriotism such a
war would call out in Spain would natur-
ally sink all threatening questions and
disturbances. The Carlists RepubH-
cans and all others would unite for the
nation as they could be united by moth
ing else, and when defeated, if Spain
should be defeated, Cuba could be sur
rendered without imperiling all political
and monarchical institutions.
LABOR TROUBLES
| The engineers dispute has apparently
settled down to prolonged struggle
Both masters and men are unyielding
The formers position has been strength
ened by the fact that the Northampton
cycle employers have Joined the en-
ployers' federation and issued lockout
notices to rs per cent of their employees.
The engineers have responded by call
ing out the other rs per cent.
AMERICAN MONOPOLIES
The Spectator, in a gloomy article en-
titled Aggression of American Wealth" !"
refers to the retirement of President An
drews from Brown university and Prof