New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06

IN. Ie nnrtbwest coast When the boundary line
reaches that point Opposite 60 degrees noi of
latitude where il intersects the l4is' Scyntion
west longitude all particularly OF descriPt,EIh
ceases From that point it is proJected diIeclS
northward for 500 or 700 miles without any oo Iea
prence To coast lines, without any reiete NV
Ia points of discovery or occupation tiot
there were none in that interior country, ouo
simply on a longitudinal line as far north as uho
Frozen or Arctic Ocean. .
What more striking Interpretation of the treaty
could there be than this boundary line lSell IT
could not be clearer if the British negotatDrs nau
been recorded as saying 10 the Russian negoiiaIoio
Here is the northwest coast to which we nave
disputed your caims-from the hfty-iirSt 10 the
sixtieth degree of north latitude. We VIII not
i'm any event, admit your right south OF "a de
crprs 40 minutes. From "a degrees 40 minute;
10 the point of junction with the one hundred anu
forty-frst degree OF west longitude we VIII agree
to your possession of the coast mat Viii cover tba
continent above the point OF intersection az Ilc
one hundred and orty-irst degree OF Longitude
pored wilderness. We have no settlements there
and you have none We have, therefore, no con con,
nctng interests with your government. ne
simplest division Of that territory is to accept tle
nroiongation of the one hundred and fOrtytlrSt de
gree OF longitude 10 the Arctic Ocean as the
boundary East of it the territory shall be Brlt,
ish West OF it the territory shall DC hlsslah
And it was finally settled. =,
Article of the Anglo-Russiaa treaty is as loi-
With reference to the line Of demarlation laid down
in the preceding article. it is understood ,,,.,o
First-That the island called the Prince OF Wales
'lseS rha sflG %Efc TSs 4 summit Of the
from the 5sth degree 0f north latitude to the point Of
intersection Of the 14iSt degree OF west iongua n
marine Leagues from the ocean the limit between the
British possessions and the line Of coast Whlch j. "a
nv line paraIleI TO the windlngs Of the coast, and
which shall never exceed the dis OF ten mar'"o
The evident design of this article was to make
certain and definite the boundary line along the
line of coast should there be any d1up1 as 10
that line as laid down in Article s. III proNiueu
that the boundary line. following the winnings
Of the coast should never he more thah Ten
marine leagues thcrclr0n. H..
Tie fifth article Of the treaty between "Ie"O
| Britain and Russia reads thus.
II Is moreover agreed. that establishment shail
he formed by either OF the two parties Winiu t.o
Inn HIT c,T' Of the other co1ssancnt British
subjects shall not form any c,thl Gntr upon upon
prI,cd within the limits Of tho Russian possessions as
dc,g grated in the two preceding article ana IN lHe
subjects beyond the said limits
The pain meaning of this article is that neither
marty shall make settlements within the limits as
sipned by the third and fourth articles To Inc pos
session of the other Consequently me thIru anu
fonrth articles are Of supreme importance as max
ing the actual Determinations between ,hc .Ho
countries and forhdding each to FORM any esuao-
HshmentS within tie limits of the other. $50
The sixth article of Russia's treaty WIN "icaU
Britain is as follows:
Il understood that the SUBJECTS OF Ills bHhiii'
Majesty. from whatever quarter they may a,fl w..
whether from tho ocean from the interior OF thr
frceK and without any hlrd1nce whatever. all me
river, and streams which. IN TIER corN" Io|iiN u.c
Pacific Ocean the line OF dclnartauoH uPpi
the line II coast described in Article Ill Of the present
The meaning of this article is not obscure.
| The subjects OF Great Britain, whether arriving
! from the interior of the continent or from me
ocean Shall enjoy the right OF navigating freely
all the rivers and streams when, ia 'heiL courS,
npftS 10 a.
! alton upun the line of coast described IN Ntlclc
| three. As is plainly apparent, the coast reicrIc.
10 IN article three IS tnc coast SSu,n o, p31r
! than the reason for tins provision. \ srlP %
! land at no point wider than ten marine leagues.
| running along the Pacific Ocean from - degrees
| forty minutes 10 60 degrees 1870 miles by geo
! graphical line by the windngs Of the coast three
| times that distance was assigned To Russia ny
ihc third article Directly Ia the east or TINS STRIP
Of land or as might he said behind II, lay me
| british possessions To shut out the Inhabitants
of the British possessions from me sea py thls
| srip Of land would have been not only unIcasoli-
/ abe hut nocrable. to Great Britain. Russia
promptly conceded the privilege. and gave u
trcat britain the right of navigating all rivers
! crossing that strip of land from % degrees i0rtN
minutes to the point nf ltcrSecllon WIN the 4Isi
degree Of longitude. Without this concession the
/ tr,ntv could not have been made. do not under
stand that Lord Salisbury dlsents from inns Oh
vious construction Of the sixth article, Tor IN ms
Dispatch he says that the article has restricted
| bearing" and refers only To the Ipe ~ coSf
d,,cjb,d in article three the italics are his own
and the only line OF coast described In article three
is the coast from Il degrees. forty minutes 20 oo
| DEGREES There is no description OF The coast
/ nbo,c that point stretching along the Dhrlng sea
from latitude 90 degrees To the Straits oil Behrlng
The seventh article of the Anglo-Russlan treaty.
| whose prov sions have lei TO the principal con
| tcntion between the United States and Great Brit
| ain. is as follows
1t I, also understood that for the space Of ten years
from the signature al The present convention the
vel. of thc tAu powers those belonging 10 their
respective subjects, shall mutually h. AZ liberty {"
fclucut, without any hiudr,ncc vhnicver. all the III
land Sa the gulf- has ,l>. and creek, on The coast
mentioned in Article .. for The purpose OF fishing and
OF trading with the natives.
In the Judgment Of the President the meaning
| Of this article Is altogether plain and clear II
provides that for the space OF ten years the YES
sells Of the two Power, should mutually he al
| liberty to frequent ali the inland seas etc, on
! the coast mentioned IN Article >, tor the pdrpoSe
| Of fishing and trading wlth the udtNcs FOLLOW
| ing out the line OF my argument ana tie language
OF the article, ! have already maintained mat
this privilege could only, refer 10 the coast from
! ~ degrees 80 minutes 10 the point oil intersection
| with the l4lst degree OF west longitude; that.
! therefore British subjects were not granted the
! right of frequcntne the BchrlnS Sea
| Ucnying TINS constructions Lord salisbury says;
| must further dissent from VII. Elaine, ulerprsti
ton OF Article Of latter treaty british That
article gives the vessels OF the t"I powers liberty
To- frequent all the Inland ca> guilt, la't' ana '.cc"s
ON t, coast mentioned in Article ,. fr the purpose of
| nshug and OF trading with the natives The eAprca-
sion mentioned In Article y can "nB fcicr to
between the possessions of the high contracting parties
upon coast ol the continent and the i>land' IL
kmrica 10 the northwest shall be drawn. ctc' that Is
tn say Included all the possessions OF the two powers
ON tie northwest coast of America. For there would
have bcru no whatever III ,tpdaun- that RUSSIAN
vessel, should freedom Of accc>, T. tr small
portion Of coast which, by later part Of The article /,
io belong 10 Russia And bearing ON ciN point 1t
will be noticed that Article u, which 'ln, "A more r.
.trrtcd hearing speaks only "a the subjects 0f His
Hrltanni Majesty and of the lnc Of coast described
In Article B.
II is curious TO note the embarrassing intricacics
Of Ills loriship's language and the erroneous as
! sumption upOn which his argument Is based. lie
| admits that the privileges granted IN the sixth
article 10 the subjects OF Great Britain are limited
| T., fine coast DIES rbcl in article of the treaty.
Iut when he reaches the seventh article. where
thc privileges granted are limited 10 " the coast
! mentioned IN article OF the treaty. His Lord
ship maintains that the TWO references do NOT
mean tn" same coast at all The coast described
| I'm article 3 and the coast mentioned III article )
are therefore, IN Ills lordshipS judgment, entirely
| Diilrrcnt lhr con 4 desrrihcl In Arilcr 3 is