Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-02
THE SEALING DISPUTE.
Voluminous Correspondence Laid
Befors the House.
ma Question Assumes Serious Aspect
The Objections Of Canada RetArd Ne
EQUATIONS Secretary lBlAine Uses
Plain Language.

WAnnANOAONg Sa-AhO OOs'OopOhN
once between the State Department and III
Brit sh Government touching the Behrin
eea negotiations was laid before the Hous
yesterday afternoon. IL IL extremely vol
0mlnous, covering many hundrs DIS OF page
aof typewrltten manuscript IL In acc0mpa
snled by note from tho Secretary OF Stat
which states that the negotiations are still
In progress.
The correspondence consists OF thirty let
>ters and kilograms. IL begins with lette
0rOm Mr.. Edwards. Secretary Of the British
V7ogation. 60 Mr.. Blaine nc bar Harbor. Au
gust ~, 1889. complaining that the United
'1tates cruisers have seized British vessels
I'm Behrlng sea outside the three mile iimi
saad requesting by direction Of Marquis
q tlisbury that stringent orders be Issued Il
lprrvent such course
Mr.. Blaine replied ON August a. 1859, thai
4ho United States Government desires t.
nave such an adjustment OF the question
which will remove misunderstanding but
ahat the President believes that the respon'
eibllity for del y In the adjustment can moi
be properly charged to the United States
Government. He requests that MIR. Ed
wards express the satisfaction OF the
United States Government that Sir John
Paupc ef0te will be ready on his return 10
discuss the VIII, le question.
A letter from the Marquis OF Salisbury to
Mr.. Edwards, dated October 2, 1859. states
chat the British Government realizes the
dmportance of an International agreement
Between the United States, Great Britain
and Russia on the subject, and says Pauncc-
tote will be furnished the requisite instruc,
1l0ns In case the Secretary OF State desires
60 enter upon the discussion. In another
dispatch Of the same date he calls attention
CO the seizure of the British sealers by
~ a.. - Nl.N k.na
mile limit, and says that Secretary Bayard
stated unofielally that no further seizures OF
Nhls character would bs carried on pending
che discussion and expresses Iogret that this
understanding has not been carried out. He
closes by protest OF the Government and
expresses the opinion of the vernment
Chat the re zu es were wholly unjustihable.
Mr.. Edwards says of the assurance re-
Qcrred to above by Lord Salisbury that It
was an assurance communicated un officially
ITO his Lordship by the United States Minis
ter In London AM also by Mr.. Bayard to Sir
H.lonel West In the month of April, 1889
In long letter. January !, 1880, Mr. Blaine
goes into discussion of the general subject,
stating that the United States Government
on the east. the Aleuts OF Alaska and the
Russian Government on the west OF Behr.
Ing sea have until 1861 exercised the un-
questioned right to take seals In the Behr'
Ang sen. He says II was case OF surprise
TO the United States that the British Govern
,anent should interfere to defend the Cana.
&. d mn vessels In attempting tn take seals In
.Behring sea. and saws: "Whence did the
rships Of Canada derive the right to do In
1885 what they had RETAINED from do.
ing for nearly ninety yearsl Up n
what ground did her Maiesty's Gov
>ernmpnt defend In 1886 q course
In Behring sea which she had care.
FULLY avoided ever since this discovery ~
shat sea? BY what reasoning did her Maj
,ssty's Government conclude that an net may
be committed with impnnity against the
Grlghts Of the United States which had never
been attempted against the same rights
when he'd by the Russian Government"
After long statement If the damage to
fur seals which has followed the lDcursiOns
OF the British sealing vessels In the sea, he
says: "The Pres dent does not conceive that
her Majesty's Government could In fact be
less Indifferent to those results than Is the
Government of the United states But he
hopes that her Majesty's Government will,
daft"r this frank expression of views,
Fradiy comprehend the position Of the
Unit. Il st te- touching th Is serious question.
a h y Governmen; h 3 been Ie dy TO cOncedP
much in order to adjust all differences II
~ cws and In the judgment OF tn resident
Mad already pop, sed u so utOn not only
sequt lble but generous. Thus far her
Aajcsty's Gt vernment has declined to nc.
eept the proposal of the United states. The
President now awaits with deep interest,
not unmixed with solicltude, any PROPOSE
sion for reasonable adjustment which her
Alajesty's Government may submit.
On February H., 1880, Sir Julian Pauncefote
@ays In letter to "r Blaine that the British
Government Is now ready to resume the trl
partte negotiations respecting the estab-
llishment of close time for the seal fish
cries, which was commenced In 1888 but sus.
pended for various causes, and suggests
shat the negotiations be resumed In Wash.
dnvton.
The next communication Is from Sir Julian
Rauncefote to Mr. Blaine, nnd Is marked.
s'Received April 30. 1890" indicating that |
meantime the negotiations had been In
progress It begins by saying: AT the last |
sitting of the conference on the Behring's |
sea fisheries Is expressed doubt whether any |
could be arrived at which |
would be satisfactory TO Canada" He thus |
proposed that q mixed commission be |
agreed upon to consider the whole question |
and sealing DO suspended In Behrlng sea |
during certain periods pending the work OF |
Chat commission |
In letter dated May %. 1890, Salisbury re.
plies 10 the arguments OF Blaine In regard
60 the claim Of exclusive rights to Behring
sea- He denies this claim and holds that
Great Britain has always maintained when
questions arose the right to take seal In
Behrlng sea, and, quoting a statement by
Nc. Blaine that the President believes all
lriendy nations will concede to the United
States the same rights which were formerly
to Russia In this matter, says
Her haiesty's Government will have no
1lnlculty In making such q concession. The
right% they have demanded have been those
Df tree navigation and fishing In waters
which previous to their own acquisition Of
Alaska, the United States declared TO be free
and open 70 all foreign vessels"
On May -. 1890, Sir Julian Pauncefote In q
letter 70 Mr.. Blaine calls attention 70 news.
paper reports that the United States cruis-
NJ have been instructed 70 prevent foreign
Eu1E1fs entering upon seal fisheries In non.
,aUltorial waters, and says: 81 am In