Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-25

cheek this movement, which un'
checked was sure 10 do greai
and irreparable harm. Ii wa
tue course Of unteigned sur
prise 10 the United States
that her mAjesty's government
should Immediately interfere
10 defend and encourage tsureIy 70
encourage by deiendiugl the course
OF Canadians in disturbing an in
dustEy which had been carefully
developed fof more than ninety
years under the flags Of Russia and
the United States, developed in
such a manner as not to interfere
with the public rights or private in
dusuies Of any people or any other
person.
Sc great has been the injury TO
Z fisheries from the irregular and des-
tructive slaughter Of seals in the
F. open waters Of Behring Sea by
I Canadian vessels, whereas the gov
! ernment had allowed a hundred
/ thousand to be taken annually for n
series Of years, It Is now compelled
[ 30 reduce the number TO sixty thOus-
| and. II four years Of this violation
OF natural law and neighbOrs' rights
has reduced the annual slaughter Of
seals by forty per cent, it is easy 10
see how short q period would be re-
quired TO work total
DESTRUCTION OF THE FISHERIES.
"The ground upon which her
Aiajesty's government justifies or.
at least, defends the course Of the
Canadian vessels rests upon the fact
that they were committing their
acts Of destruction on the high seas.
IL is doubtful whether her Majesty's
government would abide by the
rule If an attemp. were made 10
interfere with the pearl fisheries Of
CeylUn, which extend more than
twenty miles from the shore line,
and have been enjoyed 10y England
without mOlestatiOn ever since their
acquisition. 50 well recognized i
the British ownership of those Ash
eris, regardless Of the limit OF the
three-mile line, that her Majesty'S
government feels authorized 10 sell
the pearl fisheries right from year to
year 10 the highest bidder. Nor is il
profitable that the modes of fishing
on the gTanl banks. altogether Tac-
ticable but highly destructive,
would be Justified or even permitted
by Great Britain ON the plea that
the vicious acts committed were
more than three miles from shore"
He mentions dynamite rs one Of
these destructive methods.
Does her Aiajesty's government
seriously maintain that the law Of
nations Is pOwcrlesS to prevent such
violation Of the common rights Of
man? are the supporters Of justice
in all nations 10 lie declared incOm-
petent u prevent wrongs 20 OiiOus
aud 50 destructive? In the juig-
men, OF this government the Law Of
tn. sea is 10; lawlessness. One step
beyond that which her Majesty's
government has taken in this direc-
ton. and piracy finds lis jurisdic-
tom
This government has been ready
to concede much in order to adjust
all the differences Of views, and
has, in the judgment Of the Presi-
dent, already
rRJPOsED A SOLUTION
not only equitable but generous.
The president now awaits with in-
terest, not unmiNed with solicitudc,
any proposition for reasonable ad-
jUstment which her NIajesty's gov
eminent may submit. The fOIcible |
resistance to which this government /
is constrained in BehrinS sea Is in |
the Presidents judgment demand /
ed, not only by the necessity Of de- /
Tending the traditional long estab- /
lished rights Of the United States,
but also the rights Of good govern
meut and good morals the world 1
over.
In this contention the govern
ment Of the United States has no /
occasion and no desire TO Withdraw |
or modify the position which il has
At any time maintained against the 4
Imperial Government OF Russia. \
The United States will not with
hold from any nation privileges
which it demanded for itself when
Alaska was = part Of the Russian
Empire, nor is the government Of
the United States disposed to exer-
else in those possessions any less
power or authority than it was will
ing to cOnCede to the Imperial Gov
Eminent Of Russia when its sover-
eighty extended there
On April Both Pauncefote wrote
10 Blaine in answer to his invitation
'Or a counter proposal for "A settle
meHt, that, a. the sole object Of
he negotiations was the preserva-
ion Of the fur seal species, regard
ess Of advantage to any particular
nation or private interest, il would
,e strange IT, there should be 4
allure 10 devise means Of
SOLVING TIE DIFFICULTIES
which had arisen. In view OF the (
iiveIgent views held. no solution
you'd satisfy opinion in Canada or /
treat Britain without full inquiry
" a mixed commission Of experts.
Meanwhile, he was prepared TO
commend TO his government Ger
ain provisional and precautionary
measures to remove apprehension |
{ the depletion of the fur seal
pecics, penuing the report Of the
He then cites author {
ties 10 show that the number Of
eals is on the increase. The minis
sr says: :
"Buti in order to quiet all apprehen-
ion on that score, TIE would propose
he following provisional regula-
ons. That sealing should I've pro-
lifted in BehriDg sea. the Sea OF
.E!'ntsN and adjoining waters !
uring the months of MAY, June. !
'Ct0beT, November and December.
mich may be termed the migration
eriod Of the fur seal.
''Second-That all sealing vessels
e prohibited from approaching the T
reeding Islands within radius of c
N miles"
The minister then embOdies the i
raft of an agreement for n mixed
20 cover these and other
Oints and report. q
The Marquis Of Salisbury. under =
~ - -hAaAs --AAA- Ai a AtAAfE 70 the ] .,
ritish minister, after saying that :
he negotiations between Blaine and =
lie minister affords n strong reason y
} nope that the question i in a fair ! !
ny towards a satisfactory adjust :,
lent, undertakes to reply to Blaine,s =
-guments relative 10 the statement | 7
lat the seizures were justified by ii
lie fact that they engaged in the :,
irSuit contra mores, F" the Marquis
":
1T Is obvious that two questions \
e involved. First, whether the :
insult and killing Of fur seals in :,
rtain parts Of the open sea is, from h
e point Of view Of international II
orality, an otfense contra boaos q,
ores. Secondly, whether, if such y
) the case, this justifies T
SEIZURE on THE HIGH SEAS 5
Id subsequent confscation in time =,
Dtsacf4 Of Uriyate vessels of a -