The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-16
sHERMAN'S LETTER.
IRE OF THE BLOOMING BRITISH
Frs is AROUSED.
Several of the Papers of the Kingdom
Are Wild in Their Talk, and Garry
Chips on Their Shoulders.

Chips on Their Shoulders.
London. July 15.-While among the gen.
eral public here the tone of Secretary
Sherman's letter to Ambassador Hay re-
garding the Boring sea seal regulations
is getting resented the correspondent of
the Associated Press is in a position to
say that whatever criticism the British
government may have TO make on the
phraseology of the communication. the
latter has not in any way affected IN
favorably the negotiations which Colonel
Hay has been conducting.
A conference will be held in Washing
ton during the autumn at which the
United States, Great Britain, Russia and
Japan viii be represented.
Since the presentation of Secretary
Shermans note TO Lord SALISBURY, Am
bassador Hay has had repeated confer
ences with his lordshiD, all of which
have been of the most friendly character.
The most conciliatory spirit Is displayed
in the matter BY the British foreign Of
flee. as is evident by the decision TO hold
a conference. which, although not yet
formally announced, may be regarded
as settled. 1t may also be taken for
granted that Canada does not oppose this
decision. Mr.. Davis, the Canadian min
lister of marine. in an interview with the
correspondent of the Associated Press to-
Il have talked with Mr.. John w.
Foster as to the reports that the CORE
Spondence might provoke some unDleas-
antness," continued Mr.. Davis, and he
agrees with me that there is no reason
for resentment. However, | do not COM
slider L rair that only one side of the
correspondence should be published. the
Canadians have never believed that the
seals were in any real danger of extinc-
ton. Distinctly. on the contrary. it is
proved by statistics that they are
steadily increasing.
ARE IN A RAGE.
The evening newspapers are in a rage
over the sharp reply of Secretary Sher-
troversy. The half-penny journals issue
sensational 9lacards bearing sucn lines
as Twisting the Lions Tail Again" and
America Shr.eks at England.
The more serious papers deal with the
situation editOrially.
The Globe in an article headed Yankee
Insolence." says: The memories of
Cleveland's impairment message are all
revived by the extraordinary and insult
ing dispatch which MIR. Sherman has per-
mitted to find its way into the papers.
Waving the merits of the question. which,
fortunately. is one for the naturalists. the
astonishing tone of Mr.. Sherman is in de-
fiance not only of the usages of diplom-
acy, but of the maxims of ordinary civil
ity. Englishmen will be glad to see that
Lord Salisbury has, 50 far as the patrol
of the sea fisheries is concerned, treated
the message as though it had never been
sent If he We're to go step further and
to direct Sir Julian Paunceforte to init
mate TO Mr.. Mckinley that her majesty 5
government declines to receive dispatches
cuuched 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.
OTHER VIEWS.
The Westminster Gazette refers to Mr..
Shermans somewhat ugly dispatch,
and says:
party politics. 1t is an ugly symptom tnat
seals should be used 10 provide the new
American government with means for
demonstration against England. me NC
Kinley government will inevitably disap-
point the American jingOeS in the ma tier
of silver, and thinks it necessary to clear
itself of ro-BritiSh suspicious Oy Striking
a too heroic attitude in the matter OF
seals
me St James Gazette says: The pub ,
licatiOn is a further demonstration or GER ,
tain transatlantic metnods of diplomacy
which may one day involve consequences
much more serious. the tall-twisters
seem to think that a dispatch couched IN
terms of studied discouresy and menace /
towards this country is a small matter .
We are used to that The real Sist OF the
Situation is the fact that the United
States considers that kind of language
safe. But ii is not safe, and aIIer some
afironf more or less fragrant we may
some day find thai We cannot yield TO
them: and then might arise situation OF
the gravest peril There are three great
nations inVoiVed in the present dispute
1t affects Canada. and Sir William Lau-
rier will be able 10 tell Lord SALISBURY OF
the dep.Orable effect produced on pupHc
opinion on Canada by what everyone IN
America believes TO be our recent surren-
der 10 the United Stats.
Daily Mail says eutorially: Unless we /
get an arbitration treaty the day WIN |
xxba 10
small section of American politicians VIII !
magnify petty insult into pretty war
Secretary Sherman's dispatch Is TOO un-
Diplomatic for England ear ana 100 |
hollow Tor American common sense n |
the interest of humanity the rumored !
alliance between Japan and SPAN Is
desirable Our Yankee friends want a /
little blood letting to bring tnem to a |
sensible international policy, and TINS /
would best be zone by. any hands other /
than those of England
THE THUNDERER.
The Times in an editorial article says:
1T is impossible TO doubt the authenu-
city of the document 1t is manifest /
attempt IN offensive language TO fasten
to England charge OF PAD lalth- II
this WAS not Secretary Sherman lnten-
ton he has shown himself sing uIarlV
united for the delicate and response
be duties of his office. If il was. then
the statement he recently made reDudl-
ating the charge of bad faith was de-
appointed to MS ONCE, doubts We're eX-
pressed to the wisdom of the choice
IF he really sent this Dispatch they
will be fully confirmed.
Suggesting that the dispatch was pub
ished with the connivance II not the
active aid of the jingo senator's VINO We're
under a solemn obligation to treat II as
confidential. the lines proceeds to
quote from New YORK papers. condemn
Ing the tone of the dispatch and ex-
presses the belief that this will be the
attitude OF the American public.
The editorial concludes By calling at
tention 10 the financial article in an
other column OF the Times adding that
JIneoism has a business aspect I'M
favorable to the revival of American
prosperity.
SHOULD SEND IT BACK.
The Daily Chronicle thinks Lord Sails
bury would be justified in returning Sec
rotary 01ermans dispatch on the ground
that the British government does not re-
ceive communications couched in such
-erms. II he does not. il is because Amer
can diplomats assume a certain liberty
IF language not used by other countries.
The Chronicle proceeds to severely CEN
sure the methods of American diplomacy,
and says:
The fact that some nations like ours
are fortunate in being favored with the
presence of a diplomat VINO is no less a
gentleman in puolic than in private life,
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