Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31

Breeding Period = The Question
Fully Ventilated.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Prebident
to-day sent to the House of Representa-
tives, in response to the resolution intro
duced by Mr. Hit, the official cofres-
pondence between the government and
Great Britain touching the seal fisheries
of the Behring See. The correspondence
includes 80 separate papers, beginning
with q letter from Mr.. Edwardss, first
secretary of legation aud charge d'affairss
after Minister Vests recall, dated August
oath, 1889. The first letter states that
"repeated rumors have reached her
maiestT's government that United Ststas
cruisers have stopped, searched aud even
seized British vessels in Behring Sea out
side tue three-niie limit from the nearest
land" and asks that prompt action be
taken to prevent the possibility Of such
occurrences taking place.
To this letter MIR. Blaine replied on the
same day that the same rumors, probably
based on truth, have reached the govern
ment, but that up to date there he'd been
no official communication received on
the subject. On September 18th, Mr..
Edwards ssked when he may expect An
answer to the request of his government,
that instructions may be sent to Alaska
to prevent the possibility OF the seizure
OF British ships in BehriDg Sea. He
saya that her msjesty's government are
eashastiy awaiting the reply Of the United
Hfatsa on this subisct, ,ls recent reports
| Of ssizcYss haviag taken place are caus-
! ing mpsh exo!EsineeG in England and in
/ Canada. Two fS7s Iatgs Mr.. Blaine re-
piled thai La hal Aupposed tnat hel
mrjesty's government. was aReisfied of the
| Prc5id96ts earahgt iasirs to come to q
| friendly agresDasiit tu1saiug Bahtina Ssa,
and thai the oficist instruotien to Sir
| JutiSn Pauncofota "a p.a3eea immediately
after his arrival in October to full dis
| ca ion Of tk,s quss.icp removed ell me-
ceasity fer ptsiinlin u correspondence
tonahing its merits.
1 Next, Mr. Eawardag left ct this depart
ment OF state dispataG received by him
/ from .he Marquis o. salisbury, IN whi0h
he recalls that in 1856 nnd 1887, when
the seizureg mads III isshrinz Sea were
| urd y discussion, The United States rnio-
/ lister hs5 mads oSeItuiae wish respect to
tue institution o. q class time for the seal
fishermen, to prevan: the ex.irDati0a OF
the ssat in tl,at part oe the world He
! says that without admitting tbs justias
OF the seizures, his government was very
| repdg to agree that tha anbjec: WAY ene
| desagying Of the gfavest sttaption. In
| another letter to Mr.. Eawssdea, tha mar-
! qnia transmits ceyias De atii iavta hearicg
| nu the seizure OF tha British esaler1 1'la3k
| Diamond and rgiumpa by the revenue
cutter Rush. He BAYS fufthsg ''It is
| apparent from these nffida7i,s that tne
vessols we're sized st distance from
| land far in excess OF the limit OF mari
time juri3diotion which any nation can
claim by international iaw.n
The correspondence between Secretary
Blaine and the new British mi iateE bs-
| gan JanuiFy 22i Of thiu year with very
long letter from the aGerstavy TO Sir
Julian Pau Gafote. TIE SECRETARY opened
with an achnn Tiedgmars Of the receipts
! OF papers bearing cn the seizures made
| by the Ruah. He Fayi:
Ia tho opintnn Of fha President, the Cana
dign vessels ARRESTED and detained in tbs
Bahrtog Se1 wsee Engaged 10 u pursuit that
wAf IN st3alf clhtTa b5nos rnores, a pllrs1it
Wnlnh of necessity iNgnivas Il saeicas and
psgrosnent iei1yy 70 rtgbss 81 tha gov-
erauelt Rnd people # tie Uai;es states.
TO eaJeFil.sli tfats Hsaut.i It ~ alt nad4tsGEy
t. ar9ue tas Qla9finN Q, lbs sxtaut aud ns-
taft af tbp Sr,Ttcr eatT ot ihis government
apat this sr%tFss u tHs Eahsiay Sea.
lhs sagtstary ,heil p 4Rq at sI,o yaiCs
az taa real fgdAPieg .yhich wcya con-
tsnlied by Rugsia WITHOUT integfArenos o.
question Gpt;l the cag5iou a' Aiagka to
this uni.ad G4etes Ia 1867. This unsis-
tarbea p3ssefsou aea5 5iausi tGtlaa Ueisel
atates Ii It'll 1886, paasinR whaling vassais
abstaining from seal capture. Mr.. Bisne
then asks:
Whence did the ships OF Canada dArlys
the right to do in 1856 that which they aad
refrained FROM doips for more than 90
years Upon what grounds did her
majesty's government defend In the year
1856 Il eourea OF oonduo, In the Bahriug
seE which she had carefully avoided ever
s!acs tGe discovery OF that ssA. ? By what
reason did her maissty's government con-
eiude that an act may be committed with
.rpunity against the rights Of the UaitsL
States which has never been attempted
against the same rights when held by the
Russian empire
Oa April 30th the British minister
wrote proposing thess provisional regu-
lati0ns
First. That pelRgIe sealing should be
prohibited In the Behring Sea, the Sea of
ochotsk, and the adjoining waters, during
the months OF May and June and during
The lonths OF October, November and
December, which may be termed the
IMMIGRATION periods OF the fur SEAL"
Second. That all sealing vessals should
pc prot Ibttad from approaching the breed
ing Islands wi hin radius OF 10 miles.
These propositions were not satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Blaine. The Marquis OF
Salisbury, under dste OF May 22d lat, in
q letter to the Britith minister, after say
ing that the negotiations between Mr..
Blaine and the miniater afford strong
reason to hope that tue question is in
fair way towards EatTBfRctory adjust.
ment, undertakes to reply to Mr.. BiAine's
arguments in long and disingenuouA
letter.
Che munster on May 23d wrote that
his government will formally protest
against interference with British vessels
by United States revenue cutters, and on
the 29th Mr.. Blaine wrote that he was
instructed by the President to protest
RgSinat the course OF the British govern
meDt in authorizing, encouraging and
protecting vessels which are not only in
terfering with American rights in the
Behring Sea, but which are doing violence
as well to the rights Of the civilized
world. On June 14th the formal protest
of the British government was presented.
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