Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-08

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SESSION.
nwss msds pabiie that Ne nohoones
f.eokout had Illegally eagsaged lilo
enaln within TIE prescribed tarIiAosy
darinr De asan0s e 1885. aud soen Z
bsmns knevn. shaa ne 0snsE Of ths
Tnokout was nstlnz cut . larger sad
faster sshooner ID Benieia California.
ffwas Ass Intlnassd ihat ths Lookout
ana shs nas schooner wonld Be bit TO
81 laras aooi intending . Push ihair
enterprises IA tha fofbidden waters e
~ North.
Tha kFaska Commegeiai Company,
ohsalnina knovisaaa % lhass design,
iaalrus,ed fia attasneY. General \. l.
Jeansa, 10 notify ne aulborisies q
washlneion thas The eompany desired
tha, preparations BE- made . resist saeh
"a Infringement % their rights - was
evidently beina CLAIMED. The attorney
"a BE work ssil, having hlsd 80 e.
hau6tisa bElaf With ssotstafy Manning
q ths Treasury DepaFtmsnt, who Issued
orders, lbs psrtial result d whioh q The
sslzusas Tsesnily mads b ths Oorwin.
Tmo rssanno ateamaFs, ihs Caswin and
he BoAs, are now kept h the Nofth for
ths pufpozs Of proceeding American
siahaa SAD Il IL ovldsni that they havs
sxplloit ordaEst 10 prevent Smuggling and
Illegal sealing.
7ho poinl % which the International
auession wili be raised Il the dispute
over he western boundary 81 the Ter.
ritory Of Alaska. An saoEt Il being
made 10 show that me -. George and
81. paul Islands are Ia ne high seas
and open = Ne trans q shs world. II
esdsr 10 avert sush q eonoluaion, 4
mnm - shown that BehFanR Sea IL =
olossd ssa o bay and vas Fighifully IN
oluded uiihin he other territory par
chased from Russia In 1861.
TIE bFsef u Gsueral Jeadea Esoites
many time houored authorities and
tssatlsea u Jns Harris % establish the
validity q Americas claim 10 Che ow-
nsrship q BehsihR Sea. Spain and
Portugal claimed he exclusive riaht Of
navigation and Iahesies Of the Atlantic
and paoihe oceans b right Of previoua
discovery, possession aud Papal grants.
This right was contested By Grotlan in
1909 and from that time % The mari
time powaFs Of the world took more
active Interest IN the laws dshnisR che
limits 70 their rule upon the sea. Al
ouo lime she imit vas placed 81 q
asons's throw from she shore, later 4
Was extended 10 an arrows flight and,
upon he Introduction Of firearms. che
range q cannon vas accounted ths
boundary Of she high seas
The TIRES mile limit has been most
often reeoenized as The proper coast
limit and has been made the basis Of
many treaties. Upon This ldea, theFe-
fore. the seal fishers 10 Alaska oiaim
shat Ne United States has no right to
lease Tie privilege Of seal hshinR IN
BohTing Sea 10 any company 70 ans 81.
tent further than three miles from shore.
However, the Araumsnt made By Cen
esai Jefifies before SecfstarY Manning
leaves lltlls foom for donbt thai The
DATED states l. Justified In claiming
forever ths sniiFe property comprised
within the boundaries originally estab.
llahed b. eli Russia, which include
BehrinR Sea and ia islands
Whan he purchase d Alaska vas be.
ina diseased IL the United States Sen
asa, Charles SKINNER said. 10 speaking
q che western boundary: starting
fFom sha frozon ocean, the western
boundary deaconds BehFina Straits mid
way hstuean the two islands Of Krusen-
Stern and RaiinAnov 10 he parallel Of
s dgn % nina, Just below where the
eoniinsnte Of America and Asia ap-
pfoash each other The nearest, and
from this point & pFoooeds in eou4ss
nearly southwest through Bahrlne
Straits. midway betuesa the island Of
-. Lawrence and CaPa ohontoiski, 10
The meridian Of Ia daa. wess I.oneituae.
and thence IN a southWeslsFly direction
traversing BohEine Sea, midway b.
tween the island Of Aiiu on the east
and uoppeF Island On the west. 10 she
meridian o. isa dEs. wet longitude.
leAving Tie long gFoap % Aleutian
lalands IN the possessions nov trans
fsFsod 70 the uniled states, aaa making
Ne western boundary Of ear o0untry
the dividing line which separates Asia
FROM America"
Russla's rights 10 RehEine sea were
never Questioned. and an her rights
were oaaea 70 the unitaa States a. tha
tine % The purchase. The unitsd
States vii and q necessary 10 constant.
b naaiaiAin her Authority along thls
western boandAry, and 10 psosecs ali Of
her insiitstiona with Arm hand.
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