The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-18
a BIT OF BRITISH BLUsTER.
Sir George Badsn-Powsll, M. p,
Admits America is Right.

make big affair of the Sherman Berinp
Sea dispatch, and are adding the Japa.
nese-Spanish threats against us. They
20 not hesitate to predict the early
downfall of the United States.
a correspondent had a talk tonight in
the House or Commons lobby with Sir
george Baden Powell. M. p, who Is an
expert on the Bering Sea dispute, having
acted as JOINT commissioner at Washing
ton on it IN 1891, and as adviser at the
Paris arbitration. He said:
L consider the United States Govern.
ment perfectly right In demanding a re-
vision Of the sealing regulations. l al.
ways thought them inadequate. and,
though do not believe the present regu.
iations unrevised would lead to the ak.
tlnctlon of fur seals, do think they will
conduce to serious diminution.
These regulations were adopted by the
Paris Tribunal without expert advice,
AMI that is tho reason they have failed
The scientific commissioners sent out re-
Gently were totally unnecessary. and
their reports told nothing that natural.
lists, who had made Il thorough study of
the seal life, had not already written.
Besides that, these commissioners were
not permitted to investigate indepen-
IDENTIFY or alone. They were taken to Ger.
tain places, according to previous ar
rangements. Still their reports only bear
out what other scientists have writtenn
DO you consider Secretary Sherman's
dispatch hostile in toner
VI have only SKINNED through the
newspaper summary of it, and would
not express an opinion until have seen
Its full text, for newspaper summaries
OF these articles are often misleading.
But cannot, for the life of me, see where
there is anything to quarrel about.
''Ihe IInitpd ktnfaa r-;nIt a., x>So,.;r<-
for revision of these regulations. and
we In England have no ground for oppos
ing such revision. We are. interested, on
the contrary, in preventing all undue
dimnution of the fur seals as much MS
| you are. If such men as Mr.. Foster,
who is now here, or Mr. MCGOWAN, or any
men who knew the facts of the seal life
had been consulted by the Paris tribunal,
these regulations would never have been
adopted. They will expire by the iux of
| time next year, and l should like to see
our government setting about their re-
vision this winter"
Washington, D. c., July II. -Presi-
dent Mckinley finds himself more en-
oarrassed than ever over the disregard
shown his wishes in the premature pul.
LEGATION of the Boring Sea correspondence
The comments of the London papers on
the tone of Secretary Sherman's tart note
Vi may III are qulte Ia line with what the
President believed they would be If the
correspondence got into print. His he.
sire to avoid the feeling which they repre-
sent, with its probable adverse effect on
the negotiations now being conducted by
Gen. John w. Foster and the Bimetallic
commission, was the main reason, In fact
the only reason, WI y Mr.. Mckinley decided
not to send te correspondence to Congress
ut this time.
The President is Reluctant to believe
that Whitelaw Reid is the person respon.
sible for the sensational note getting into
the papers.
General Foster has beer in charge of
the negotiations for some time past, un-
der the direction of Mr.. Sherman, and It
is said he prepared the American side of
the case which has been presented to
Great Britain.
En- Secretary Foster is believed to be
meeting with large measure of success
IN his efforts to secure from the British
government additional measures of pro
lection for the seals in Behrsng Sea.
While he has not yet reported thnt the
British have formally consented to par t.
ticipate in a conference with this object
in view, unofficial advic+s indicate that
this is about to be accomplished.
If General Foster has paved the way
for an international conference to pi otect
the seals he has secured the most urgent
of the demands made by our government.