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Show Iiriuia will feci cncmiratfed to refuse to settle It, but if this criticising pre.-..- sue llm errors of Us way through Mr. I'll i:i.i-s' article and given up critif isinjf. tli settlement of the controversy will bo very greatly facilitated. Iv nn article in tho current number of Harper's Monthly ex-Minister to England l'llFl.cs supports the position held by Mr. 11lai:i-: in tho ISehring sea controversy. Mr. Fhk.I-I's began diplomatic di-plomatic negotiations in the controversy, contro-versy, and had about induced the I'rit-ish I'rit-ish government to admit the American claims when Canada interfered and caused negotiations to bo broken off. lie is thoroughly informed on every point in the subject under controversy, and the article is said by authorities to be the best on the subject yet pat in print. Besides throwing light on several phases of the qu. stion it should have the effect of silencing the snarling criticism of Mr. Blaine's position by partisan par-tisan democratic papers. The value of the article in silencing such criticisms criti-cisms will bo very great. "A nation divided against itself cannot achieve diplomatic success," Mr. Piiki.i-s says, find calls attention to the fact that abroad thu mere suggestion "that the government might he prejudiced in conducting the discussion silences at once the tongues and pens of both parties par-ties " So long as a part of the press of this country opposes the policy of the administration in the controversy Great |