Evening journal., 1891-01-06

United States and Russia, and insists that
throughout the whole correspondence con
Quoted with the formation of the treaties
tAere was no reference to any distinctive
name for Behring sea, for the simple reason
that the negotiation had no reference what
ever to Behring sea, but was entirely con
haed 10 strip Of landn on the northwest
coast extending from Mount Elias down to
Prince OF Wales island on the British North
America coast and the waters of the Pa.
eiac ocean adjacent thereto.
Biaine's strong Argument.
He reminds Lord Salisbury that Behrinp
sea was at the time referred 20, a recog-
nized name for that body OF water, and re-
fers to list OF authentic maps, 105 IN
number, published prior TO 1925, on every
one Of which the body Of water now known
as Behring sea was plainly distinguished
by name separate from the Pacific ocean
and then asks II il Is possible that Mr.
Adams and Mr.. Canning, parties TO nego-
tiating the treaties, with this cloud Of wit.
nesses, would simply include this body OF
water in the phrase Pacific ocean" and
make no allusion whatever to it as a sep.
arate sea, when it was known by almost
every educated man in Europe and Amer
lea 10 have been 50 designated numberless
times. He adds:
When We contemplate the minute particnlarity
the tedious Terblage the Implications aud the re.
Implications employed 70 secure unmistakahe
plainness in framing treaties it is impossible 10
conceive that a fact of this great magnitude
could have been omitted from the instructions
written by Mr.. Adams and Mr, c. Canning a.
secretaries for foreign affairs in their respective
countries; impossible that such fact could have
escaped the notice OF Mr.. Middleton and Count
Reaselrode, OF Dir. Stratford Canning and Of alr
Poetca, who were the negodators OF the twa
treaties, Is is impossible that Ia the Anglo Rus.
sian treaty Count Nesselrode. Mr.. Stratford
Canning and Mr. Poletica could have taken six
teen lines 70 recte the titles aud houors they had
received from their respective soseregns, and
no. even suggest the insertion Of line or even
word to secure so valuable grant to England as
the full freedom Of the Behring sea.
Tired out Beating About tho Bush.
After referring to two cases where Eng
land has. claimed exclusive jurisdiction
over water more than a marine league from
shore Secretary Blaine says:
The second offer Of Lord Salisbury to arbitrate
amounts simply to a submission OF the question
whether any country has a right to extend It's
Jurisdiction more than one marine league from
the shore No one disputes that, as a rule but
the question is whether there nay not be exref-
tons whose enforcement does not interfere with
those highways OF commerce. which the necessi
ties and usage cf the world kave marked out
Great Bl1iasa when she desired an exception did
not stop 70 ocanider or regard the iRcenxeuience
to which ths commercial world might hs sub
jecoed Her exoaption placed an obstacAs ia the
higRvey Between continents. The United States
in projecting the seal fisheries will not Interfere
with commeroe on any sea OF tho globe. II
wfii mean something tangible. in tho presi.
dents optnion, il Great Britain will consent e
srtHtrate the real questions which have been i'm.
der discussion between the two governments for
the last four years.