Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-16

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ton described In our convention with
Russia, ~ which reference has alfengy
been made, nud that Russia never a..
serted any rights IN these wafer.
affecting the subject matter OF this con.
tcnilon aud cannot therefore be a
necessary party 10 these negotiations
pauded.
Under the s,aiu,os OF the United
States Tie President Il authorized TO
PROHIBIT sEALiNo
In Behflng sea within the llmlts do.
tcflbvd In our cunvention with Russia,
nnd 70 restrict the hillingo OF seals ON the
Islands Of the United Slatst, hut no
authority J. conferred upon him 10
make pcual the taking OF seals Ia the
waters Of behring sea westward Of the
y ne referred ~ or upon any other
shores o. Islands thereof II wa never
supposed by anyone representing tho
government Of the United States Ia tho
correspondence OF by the President
that the agreement for a mOdus tgrcnm
could loo broader than the subject "
contention stated Ia The fcspondcucc
Of the reap ctlyc governments. Nugo.
,latipiu for arbitration have been pro.
ccuilng between thu United Stat and
6fca. Britain, aHi II those powers are
oompcicnt 10 settle by this friendly
method their respective q shts aud Tcla.
tons In tho disputed waters upon a
permanent basis, Il would seem 10 FOL.
low that no queHion could arisu AZ
70 thcir Cgh Ieivncy 10 deal
directly with tho subject Of a nlnglo
svason. II Great Britain now lnslsis'
upon tho impossible conditions, viz,
that the conclusion u nOdn tIrsHdi
IL 10 10 delayed until and made con.
tingcnt upon tho assent Of Russia u
stop the killing " seals ON it, own 10.
lands and In IT. own waters, and upon
the exercise by tho President Of pow.
crs not conferred by law this would bc,
In his opinion, q practical withdrawal
hy Great britain from negotiations for
a nlodHs rfrcndi.
THE HuuopTios
that either power might arrest vlolnt.
on Of the agreement, be they British
OF American, Il then made by the
President.
June 9th Lord ssllsbsVy'. reply was
received. Ho accepts tho Pfcsidcnt's |
suggestion M IL tho arrest Of poachefz |
anu turning over ~ the power 10 which |
they bcNlg, hut thinks Britain should |
have q consul on tho Islands 10 see |
that no more than 1000 foals were taken. |
This was regarded NJ Indispensable,
aud Ia lieu of a consul he asked that
british agent may be- speedily author. /
ifed 10 reside on the Islands. The DE- /
mani 10 take Russia Ia he Withdrew,
hut urged that tho intsnllct apply 10 |
MI Bchrng sen. and that the terms N
arbitration 10 settled simultaneously.
la feply tho President states that tie
limitation OF the killing Of seals IL all.
soluiely within the control Of the
United States, NJ daily count 10 mad.
by sworn officers. This government
could not, OF course, consent a. any
Arrangement that Implied 4 doubt Of
IL good faith or involved n foreign
tupefvislon. The President, however,
was quite willing 10 agree that
England might send 10 the islands
with Wow Of collecting facts Ia.
v0lycd IN tho arbltfation question.
Suggestions Of this Ia the reply were
then embodied by tho President IN y
proposition covering the agreed points
aud tho pfvsidents suggestions rs
amenda,ory of the limit of the line Of
fnal agreement being included ani
perniGsion stipulated that Britain mny
iend suitable persons 70 th. Islands for
the purpose named. This was cabhpd
two days later.
LORD SALISBURY
replied with counter proposition, add,
Ing ~ the agreement Tor the taking VI
1890 scals, these words; "ro be- taken
on tile shores aud Islands, ~ food and
sklns, and not Tor tax OF shipment"
The President IN ryly declares this
10 he an extraordinary propoaal aud not
"a clear one. "fhis now condition."
he says, oia entirely inadmlssable aud
inconsistent with tho murnt already
glvun by Her Mhlesiy's government 20
the proposition OF the United States In
that brhnlf" The President " sur
pfistd that Il should now he suggested
that nonc u the skins 10 bu caught
should he removed from the isnndf,
aud cannot understand how British
Interests can hn promoted by allowing
them 10 20 10 waste. Regarding the
British claim that tho inirriitt shall
cover all " BclIlng sea shores, aud iu'
clnde tho Islands, tho President points
cut that the shores and Islands belong
10 tic Unilei States, being within
the territorial limits Of tho United
states territorial waters, and IT, undis-
put,d property. Any mutual policy
Involved an lnsupsrahle difficulty on
Amorica'a Part, aud would he a con-
ceaslOn which no independent govern
ment could be- expected 10 make. The
President once more formulal's tho
agreed points and hls own Views M
Indicated on the others. This letter
hore the date Of June 9th and proved
10 besho ultimate form of the agree
ment which was signed today. II was
eablc,l 10 England, and IN the Interim
before Lord Salisbury reply Pauncr-
fots wrote 10 the state department nfg.
lpr Inc conclusion Of terms Tot arb ira
lion, and supplements salishury's Tor
tax and shilment" suggestion relative
10 the 1900 skins 10 10 taken By the
Unitcd States. On the lOth, Lord
sALIsnuRy's FINAL REPLY
ia delivered In which he accepts the
presidcnt's form u the agreement,
littsring some objections, however
which ara not pressed. He accepts,
though, on conditions that tho United
Siates will give assurance In some
form that Il will concur In reference 70
a Joint commission TO ascertain "ha1