Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-11
, BASIS REACHED.
-vo GOVERNMENTS CAN NOW
Nc Ht.r,sT BeRiNG-SEA TROUBLES.
u.,ic Letter from Lord Salisbury
20 the British Minister-Ihe
Ground OF Dispute.
nv telegraph to tho Dlspa,ch.l

ia'.. -5 Great Britain appear TO have at
-.,cael bass upon which TO set
'-.....- 5.f9cultics. as is evidenced 10y a
'... ....,.,r from Lord Salisbury TO Sir
,..-n.ato.a. The British Minister
orb vas laid before Secretary
.,5 w., made public by him to-
I', %. t-m which some extracts arc here
'' Trr LTIIER.
-- -.t.ris dated February 2lst. and in
Monographs SAYS;
w.. ...a.ch oi Nr. biaine' un3,T date
,r.... -l-.h, has been carefully con
-.tH, -r Majesty s NoyefRmeht' Inc
+N. discussion winch has been
t.s .r between fne two governments
.eterialiv % narrow the area Of
D. TpSnow uu.te clear that the
.no President DO pOt claim
~.. n, % ra1rr dust'0'. and indeed
~, ,.1Ya,ate that contention In ox-
so rI1HTs cLkr'fFD-
....r., .aly. 81 q justification for
..., British ships IN tho open sea,
. ..r-ouii.n that the interests Of
.r.ED-cs give totbe United States
.'...,. .ue night for that purpose,
...--irE to international law, IL
..h rwlsV possess.
...-.- IMPORTANCE thcv attach 10 tho
-.-.- g the tur-seal specios-and
.-.... ..,A uult GSau object deserving
-.--. sol;c.,ulc-they do not
-..-tl. c-ufcfs upon any maritime
--f-S over the open ocean which
r.sr eaald not assert on other
AS sNC,TSr TEAsr.
...,-. .f -.e United States TO pre-
.. .y.-..-. n the seal fishery by
...-,.r bcTiU- Sea rests now eX-
-...r The interest which by pur-
.... ....~.s, In usase issued by the
-.- '..yrler /. IN tie year 1871,
.- foreign vessels from ap-
.e... Inu Italian miles Of the
..-. .l- then belonging 90 Russia
.-- ~.. lt Is not. as ! understand.
f...f the Russian Government at
.... t.r ISSUE 81 this ukase pos
-snt right 90 enforce such
... .-.a. acquired by the act of Is
...- ..r claims over tAe open sea bo-
... territorial limit Of three miles
..-...n would 1lt Otherwise have pos
t..rEED VALIDITY.
... IS sad that this prohibition,
-....a t-.t acquired validity and
-..t .-t %. BRITISH Government be-
...- Government can be shown 20
... pied los prouaoHs. The ukase
....r p. .-urpa..ou. but it Is said that
rvr-.-.. INTO 81 valid international
s-..--f 'la British Government by
s....-. v .t tlts Government itself.
As fyyNm CLAIM.
r.-,., concerned 70 dispute the con-
-.. -.. aL invalid claim may, as
...-.. mother Government, acquire
r.... .. ifs inception it did not
.....- .- 80 i- formally or effectively ac-
-. b.. Tint Government. But the
...-.. .' t.- decision is whether any
.r .I.y. -1urlt. and especially
H- ' Government OF Great
I-...., u.s. ever s.ceVted the Claim put
. t'.-u u-ase. Our contention is
-...- ..u Do NOT Doe shown that the
,..-.--. -t Dr.at Britain at any time
.-.... . aIit'ei the sOundness Of
...t-....- plt forward by that uk0sc,
f.--..- ,lr 1a shown that II has cat
.-r.- la- ai lt on more than one oc-
AGvNEEkL DENIAL.
81 .--v quotes the notice given by the
r-'.-. % .y.r,u.rt 20 Russia IN 1922 that
.-..t admit Of Ru~sla's right to ex-
.... .,.r-r vessels for 100 miles from the
..-- .r3 ti-rut.- the validity Of Blaine's
r-. 40 that Great Britain had by impli-
... r.1.rr.G any claim 20 rights IN
r g.. f.a ta.lure 10 assert and 10 eX-
.-.. --l-. He also expressed IN
..t. 8.rIt El4iuc's contention that
..-. So. De- uo- q part OF the Paclnc
.-. .-. then '0e- on 10 say:
sErUe SATISFACTION.
H." --.- Government have IN view
- -. ..~- .r3II1us no doubt what
.---..- b.. subjects enjoy the same
,-..-. .l-- Sea which belong to thep
r.rr. rTU-t.au # the open ocean.
i.-.t..r -.,lr-- q matter Of sincere
.....-.. -..t the President IS willing
.....-r0ar. ration what he comedies TO
....Il.'a.- which have been under dis
... .-'va the Two governments for
O. ..-' -.-. years.
lIArE's QUESTIONS.
!. --.-lt. the questions as they are
r. .! 'v Nr. Blaine. ! should say as 70
'l. .--- ..t -..I no objection viii 10
.-r. tr Iajcsty's Government.
---. .-. follows:
N.- excl 1-iye jurisdiction in the
E- .- t.e E-r.ng Sea, and what
I-..s. r-.t- The scal-tsheries there
20 and exercise prior and
'.. .-.. W. tse ccssIJn Of Alaska 10
-r .'-. -'t't-s"
- E Et.l were these claims of iuris,,
l .- g. the seal-isheries recognized
ug Great Britain:"
@ question is expressed IN the
terms: " Was the body OF water
r- Us tAe B-ung Sea included III
Pacific Ocean az used IN the
..- ..-5 between Great Britain and
--- ..- wat rights (if any IN the
s.. w.r. Gwen OF conceded 10 Great
.- o.. s.'I treaty!'
U.TI EEsIEyATIoy
Na .-tv's Government would have
.. tI referring 10 arbitration the
e.. i-t no thar question If il should be
'-' desirable 20 do so, but they
'-.. tfs t-at consent with the reserya-
. 'lrr 3Y not admit that the de-
D. D4l conclude the larger ques-
To- t.rs would have 10 deter.
... IL. Gle latter part OF No. II would
F -" O. take exception: Mhat
r.il the BrriUg sea were gwen
% Great Britain by the SAID
rrE NAVIGATION.
t..t-t+.- tr LtNtI eAEEtoNNN 10.
Dr. E.l. gwen o. her or conceded
E -ie said treaty. All that was
wee ', recognize her natural right OF
'--..l. and fishing ~ that as IN
az. NJ the Pacific Ocean. Russia
those rights 20 Great Britain.
.-ry were never hers 70 give
i.r.- al Of the rights Of Russia
.' ..4-.t .t.Ir and o. 20 the Seal-tSn0-
.- ht-.. .a east Of the water bounda-
- treaty between the United states
'-. tho 3Jth Of March, 1867, pass
-.- 90 tLe United States under that
H,EDLY WORTH REFERRING TO.
i-- fourth question - hardly worth re-
. 'n .a arbitrator. as Great Britain
-l Ia prepared 20 accept it without
-.. -i'a proposed question runs as fol-
=. What are now the rights of the
states @, 10 the fur seal fisheries IN
y. "-'tis oi tie Bering Sea outside OF the
'' territorial limits: whether such
.i " out ~ the cessiOn by Russia OF
- l rights OF Jurisdiction held by
.Ar D t.heTiCs: or N the waters OF
-. 0.a ~ ont Of the ownership OF the
,l'iR islands and the habits OF tho
80 -- ~ fcs0I,ing tbither and rearing their
,.5 thereon and going out from tine
80 iDT food. or ont OF any other fact
~ +'u. u.nt connected with the relation OF
- sea.-lsneues 10 the territorial pos
''-- Oi the United States Z"
FOR ARDiTRATIOE.
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