New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-28

INTO 81 tlhlNN SlA
Fi-ht.-n year, after the treaty Of l72' on 17f"j
Gr.t ErtaIu made 81 commercial traty "Ih HuNN'''
td of, The prucpie Of reciprocity Of advantages but
~. right, of the Russian. American Company when
go lar hath ult-,, Included the sovereignty over the
go t the extent oi 100 miles from The shore. we'
r.-rr,ci Us -r.,ih clause. IN scpar''i" ana sp''H
a,t.,lo signed after the principal arucro "i the
fr..N hid been concluded aad signed. Although
.rr.b rcl.. were enlarged with nearly al other
bart, II tlc Russian Empn' her relations win tne
russian pu......ous and with the Brhrint seq ~
manned "A ur.l.-ly thr SAME point where the NaS
II 10 had placed them
A.,iu a. l-.J G-.at Britain stll further enlarged
her commercial rotations with the Emp'" OF H"''l'
ard n.lu The possessions" ana The b'hr'nK 7'' "'''
held firmly u their relations TO the Russian Nmer''
,,,op,, a.. f,ov had been hold IN the trcay Of 80
II - especially notable that hoth Ih "'e "'"' ~
t-t.. ,i tl, treaty OF I-5D IL j. declared that IN 10
ard 10 commence and uivgatOu n iAe Ku~-''N pos
&C.,, ions ou the northwest coast oi Ah't''t ''' ~
v,t,tion concluded At ST Petersburg on icO''''' ~
lr.5 slnI continue m force Inc SAM "'"''' ''o''
,d the -au,c restrictions which Mr.. Adams L'"ic Ia
o. .,,,l a. tnc northwest coast oi America "C'' SN'i
| .i.,r,d and ,,r,at britain, hcccs- from VI 10 uc
.u,,-..r 81 t, continent s;lll limited Z" thal part
| of the coast between - 20 AID point near "o'''
saint EIia, The lauShec OF the three N"-'o h''u''
,,.tc, % $50 1sl3 and l-j0 'pouds WIN US'
.p Moved I'm Mr. Auum,, dispatch 10 MI Middleton -
|
,,y that tine true meaning Of Mr. Adims's p"iagiAP"
| f. tho g1y. and indeed the only key By which ia"
roailc, can bc correctly Interpreted and 10y Wh cN
nr, ion ,pparn'K contractors or uLHte'l-lhIr 'hh
| bo readily harnonz"d.
rn,m.,iinte, following the partial quotation OF Mr.
Adam-s Dispatch Lord salisbury quotes III" case oi
the United STATE, brig Lor.ot having some bearing
., ,l. oti.,ton relating the Ichrng sea The case
| hapt.uci on the 10TH OF september, l-3O, ana NF.
rr, th secretary Of state N dispatch to the Ihiod
state, Mui@cr AT II. Petersburg, declared inc course
If the Russians n arrcstlng the vessel 10 be violation
Of the right, Of the citizen, Of the United >tateN' lie
claimed that the citizen, Of the United states had the
right lmmcmorally a. we'll by the supnatlonN OF
The treaty Of i72I to i,h IN tbosc water.
LORD sArIsBuRY's STRANGE IGNORANCE OF
THE FACTS IN THE LOGIoT CASE
Lord saisnry'- uudcrst landing of the case differs
! entirely from that held by the Government Of the
t'nfd states. The Lor0t wa5 not arrested In behr-
| ing Sc, AT ALL nor Wa, she engaged In taking flrN.
sh, was arrested Mr. FORSYTH In his dispatch says,
! i'm latitude - 80, more than sixty mile, south 0i
>nha on the northwest coast" 10 which. and Ia
which only, the tNaty 81 1924 referred Russia
upheld It, action on The ground that the hyrar
term provided in the fourth article Of the treaty. md
closed years before. The made the basis
Of an application OIL the part u the United states COY
er1,mcut for renewal of that article This appiica
| tioa wa, pressed for several wears, but finally ana
absolutely refused 10y the Russian Governments Under
! the claim Of Russia that the term of tel years had
expired tSc United states failed 70 secure any redress
| III the l.orlJt ct,c With al due respect 10 Lord
salisbury, judgment, the Of the Lorio suSaln~
the entire CORRECTNESS, Of the position Of the United
| states In th, contention.
| IL only remains 10 say that whatever dirty Great
Britain owed to Alaska Russian province, whatever
| -lc agreed do t. refrain from doing. touching
Ni,aa and tie Echrig not changed 10y the mcr"
fact Of transfer sovereignty the United states
| treaty by which the territory coded 10y Russia.
that the hereby made conveys all he rights,
franchise, and privilege, belonging Russia I'm the
said territory or dUuiOnS and appufeuancc, thereto
| Neither hy the treaty with Russia OF l-35, nor by
| is renewal in t-I3. nor by is second renewal In
| i-5g. did Great Britain gain right to take seals
| in Bchrnc sea In fact, those treaties were PROFIT
| bton upon her which she stcadfastly respected 80
| long a. Ala,La a Russian province. il Is for
! Great Britain to show by what law she gained
rl,t, ia after the tran fer Of it, sovereignty 10
! ;hc United States.
| STATES WHAT SHE COECEDrD TO RUSSIA
| Dur.nr all the time cap,iug between the treaty Of
l-@5 and the cc--ion ~ Nla,ka to the United states
In 1867 Great Britain affirmed the right Of her
subject, 10 capture fur seal In the Ecrng sea and'
matter Of fact. her subjects did not, during that
| long period. attempt 10 catch seals in the Behring
sea Lord salisbury, In replying 10 my assertion that