THE BEHRING SEA DIFFICULTY.

Evening Star, Issue 8407, 7 January 1891, Page 2

THE BEHRING SEA DIFFICULTY.

[By Electric Telegraph.—Coptriqht.l [Per Press Association,) LONDON, January 5. The Marquis of Salisbury states that Mr J. G. Blaine’s last despatch, dated December 13, in connection with the Behring Sea fishery dispute, made proposals respecting the questions to be submitted to arbitration. A reply to this despatch is still pending, and the Premier states that the alleged ultimatum of the British Ambassador is therefore without foundation. January 6, (Received January 7,1861, at 0.10 a.m.) The Government has decided to reinforce the British squadron in the Behring Sea. It is reported that a German fleet will proceed to the Behring Sea for the purpose of protecting German sealers. The 'Standard’s’ St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that Russia is mobilising her fleet off Siberia, in order to resist American demands with regard to the Behring Sea. The Foreign Office officials deny that the Behring Sea dispute is serious. The despatches are merely a rehash of what has already appeared in the Press. The newspapers accuse Secretary Blaine of working up a war feeling for party purposes. WASHINGTON, January 6. The correspondence in connection with the Behring Sea fishery dispute has been submitted to Congress, The Marquis of Salisbury, in his despatches, insisted that Great Britain bad always denied the Russian claims to Behring Sea, holding, as he did, that the Behring Sea was only a portion of the Pacific, and u it was donbted he was willing to submit the matter to arbitration. Mr J. G. Blaine claimed to arbitrate for a definition of the rights of Russia and as to how far they bad been conceded by Great Britain. Dalziel’s Agency states | that Secretary Blaine has consented to refer the matter to arbitration.