Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-31
vINfrA INDIAN TERRITORY. THURSDAY JULY 81 1890.


sponslble, Is that II Is too late 60 conclude
this SEASONS work. He therefore proposes
that her MaJesty's Government do not PEI
NIT the vessels to enter the Behr ng's sea
this season In order 20 give time for nego-
Nations"
In reply TO this Pauncefote on Junes, says:
"Her Maiesty's Government are quite will
| ling 10 ADOPT all measures which shall be
satisfactorily proven 20 be necessary for the
presetyat on OF the fur seal species, and TO
enforce snoh measures on British subjects
| by proper legislation. Hut they are not pre-.
pared 70 agree 70 such regulation as la sug'
gested In youc letter for the present fisher
les season, as apart from the considerations
there would be no legal power to enforce Its
Observance on British subjects and British
vessels"
in reply Mr. Blaine states that the Presi.
dent greatly regrets that the British Gov
ernment can not agree 10 the proposition,
which would suspend what Lord Salisbury
described In 1885 as "the waAton destruction
OF valuable industry" In later note he
suggests that II Il Is impossible to, by legal
action prevent British ships from engaging
IN this fishing for a season the United States
Government would be satisfied with a sim
pie prociamation requesting q suspension.
To this the Minister replies that he will for
ward the suRK, stion and VIII, meantime,
withhold The protest which had been for
warded him by the British Government
On June H. however, he states in another
letter tn 4 seeing by the public press that
tho United states revenue cutters had been
dispatched to Behring sea with instructions
to seize British sealers. he can not further
withhold the formal protest OF his Govern
ment, which he accordingly presents. This
protest states that the British Government
desires an amoable adjustment of the
questions at Issue, but that II can not admit
the right Of the Unite States on its sole
motion TO restrict The navigation OF Beh-
rings sea and addss ''Ihe undersigned Is
in consequence instructed formally TO pro.
test against such Interference ana 10 declare
that her rritannic Majestys Government
must hold the United states responsible for
the consequences that may ensue from acts
whicn are contrary to the established prin
clpals Of International law"
On June n raunceforte lays before the
Secretary of state a counter proposition
from the British Government relative 10
temporary adjustment of the matter IL pro
poses first committee Of arbitration,
second, pending that arbitration all inter
ference with British sealing vessels shall
abso uiely cease and third, that IL the de.
clsiqn Is adverse 10 the United states II shall
compensate British subjects for their losses
Ia suspension ~ operations during the pro
gr 50 Of the a bitration
Mr Blaine makes no direct reply TO this
put on June ~ stnus twenty SIX page
Nype- written) letter In which he goes into n
detailed discussion OF the history Of Bohr.
lngs sea and the ground which the United
states has constantly taken In the matter
and closes by saying. II am Justified. there
fore, in repeating the question addressed 10
her Majesty's Government on the 2ld Of last
January and which IS still unanswered.
whence did the ships OF Canada derive the
night 70 do In 1856 what they had refrained
from doing for ninety years? Upon what
ground did hat Government defend in 1885 a.
course IN Behrlng sea which had been care
fully avoided ever since the discovery OF
that sen? BY what reason did her Maiesty's
Government conclude that an act may be
committed VITA impuniiy against the rights
of the United states which had never been
attempted against the same rights when
held by the Russian Empircr
. he clf sing letter OF the series is dated
Bar Harbor, July 10, and Is addressed to Sir
julian Pauncofote, In II Mr. Blaine dis
cusses the question as to the breaking of
the negotiations which were in progress in
1889 and which were understood by |
this Government to have been sus.
pended owing to the refusal OF Canada |
to agree 10 them and after lengthy dis. |
cussion OF the matter closes by saying; |
''The interpositlon OF tue wishes OF Brit /
ISL province against a conN ention between /
two matt MS which, according to the United |
States Minister (Pnelpsl, has been virtually /
agref upon except as to details. was in the |
r esidents belief grave Injustice TO the
United states"