Великий военный синдикат

           Someweeksaftertheconclusionofthetreaty,apublicquestionwasraised,whichatfirstthreatenedtoannoytheAmericanGovernment;butitprovedtobeoflittlemoment.Ananti-AdministrationpaperinPeakville,Arkansas,assertedthatinthewholeofthepublishedtreatytherewasnotonewordinregardtothefisheriesquestion,thecomplicationsarisingfromwhichhadbeenthecauseofthewar.Otherpaperstookupthematter,andtheGovernmentthendiscoveredthatindrawingupthetreatythefisheriesbusinesshadbeenentirelyoverlooked.Therewasagooddealofsurpriseinofficialcircleswhenthisdiscoverywasannounced;butasitwasconsideredthatthefisheriesquestionwasonewhichwouldtakecareofitself,orbereadilydisposedofinconnectionwithanumberofotherminorpointswhichremainedtobesettledbetweenthetwocountries,itwasdecidedtotakenonoticeoftheimpliedchargeofneglect,andtoletthematterdrop.Andastheoppositionpartytooknorealinterestinthequestion,butlittlemorewassaidaboutit.Bothcountriesweretoowellsatisfiedwiththegeneralresulttowastetimeordiscussionoversmallmatters.GreatBritainhadlostsomefortsandsomeships;butthesewouldhavebeencomparativelyuselessinthenewsystemofwarfare.Ontheotherhand,shehadgained,notonlytheincalculableadvantageofthealliance,butamagnificentandunsurpassedlandlockedbasinonthecoastofWales