The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-21

-A~ fa-szxr sfsea or the dispatch % Sec
rars~r Sherman 30 Arzbsssalor Hay, the
Standard says:
s-T-Ae cc-resp5c5encs shows that the
British government has perfect ans
w4r % tts complaints q the government
az wash hlnzt0n. ard the ea-eczi reader can
s.ssflv discover fa Nr- Cham berlaiE's *
position shs basis cf serious Endic--
rnant against tHa United states. no9 cnly
On ACCOUNT u its high handed and ausTs
tf-zTa-rznssh5s treatment - British seal
svs tsls sl<o On acc9gn. of fts obvious
bgBaaer. which has nearly attained re
prnpar1lr-s % a crime. fer Z woUfd -
crime se 8zp@rH 4 friendly negotiation
a. re rnore2t when a settlement was
almost IN y.sw. Whether. in iris con-
uerrson. * viii agree 20 a conference,
tine vii show. Possibly some good viii
come of a friendly consultation IN fhe
meantime. the Mckinley administration
VIII cultivate 4 eonciliaEory tone n is
dealings wiki European states
The Daily News deals with the Blue
book with some ulisgtTlngs, and WITH the
suspicion that It's contents are highly pro
ve-aEfva IL says. Mr.. Chzm berl8in. II
Patch. has not been restrained % any
cf tie concerns Of the diplomatic court
ezy for neglect!ng which Mr. sherman
has been 50 freely censured. Why has
the present moment been chosen for the
publication q singing rscrzulan atoms
and Eklias fmpEt4fiCus of bad faithf
The present exhibition q indignation 3
either too late or feo soon, or there Is
some contemplated hltch IN the negpfi1-
fgons requiring a revival u the heat 5sist
when W. All thaught the communlca-
tions were all cooling down. There .
no sign q a hitch. and W. DO not De-
lfcve there i a hiteb. Either the dis
patches Of Mr Chamberlain have been
allowed 70 come out Inadvertently. sim
piy because the printer was ready. n
which case q blunder has been commit
ted almost as serious as the publication
of Ar. Snermans dispatch II July. or
there has been a foolish desire To crafty
personal vanity or 10 show the Canadians
that they had a valiant defender. in
which case the 0lunGer has nearly st
tatned The proportions Of crime for it
would b. a crime 70 imperil a friendly
nseotiatlon at the moment when a set
tlemeut was almost n view
LONDON. sept. a.-The Globe this aft
ernoou ln an editorial or the futility Of ar
hltrafIeu with q power WHEN dlSregards
alike legal prescript ana the ordinary
courtesles of civilized nations. SAYS;
Lord Salisbury has treated the United
States Nth a kindness they do not de-
serve always wearing the sslkeu glove,
until the American mas forgotten rae ex-
tsfence Of the iron hand beneath It." In
conclusion the Globe remarks. The idea
OF Cur being afraid Of 8 foGrth-ra5e poE-
er Ike The United States could only have
occurred 80 sufferers from a severe at
tack of s@elled head. America has lost
sn sense Of proportion and has forgotten
that she plays only minor role in the az
fairs of the world We hope our relations
with America will hereafter bs distin-
guished by a frmer tone. as the only way
70 avert trouble is 10 make her plainly
understand ne are determined not TO 0e
shouted out Of our rights"
rhc seaiers' claims Argued.
HALIFAX y : Sept 20.-Befsre the
Bering sea commission this morning Mr..
Warren continued his argument on the
value u seaiskins He cousi5erei the
evidence Of Theo Lubbe. OF Victoria in
this regard aad showed that he was the
only witness examined as 10 the vaine OF
skins in Victoria. Ills tsstim 1ny show "a
that IN 7s@ he purchased skins for So.
The same argument applied 10 olher
years The British contention that skins
were sold for g. ia that year did not hold
in tbs cases before the commission IN
asmuch As thoSe skins were sold earlier
in the season than any of the siza1 yes
seis could have reached port With two
exceptions. there was 70 evidence TO saaw
that ans OF the seaiers intended q ship
TO London