Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-12
THE BEHRING SEA.
Lard Salisbury Defines Great
britasn's Posluaa-
Pelnss in TIE Controversy Nhish
sssr MSlest, ID Wiling - sub
H.it 10 Arbitration.
A WARD eVKsI8eS

the lnitcd states aaa 1sroAt iifltala
appear - have st length Tcacheo ha-
sls upAn which L. settle their q ficUl-
tles. - j. evidenced by the fulioWing
communication from Lord Salisbury 40
slr Julian fs0necfote the kritsSa msn-
lister here, which vac lad before secre-
taTy klgins and ~ss made p9hilo ~
aim tuesday nlght
a assGsS oTE4ok Fsa a. ~ 20 50
a.ssEs, snaef u@ls a he istE o poseasset aAs
Dsss o@Eeisiis soaslaarea ~ hsF H.alnsfs
government The eaesi II fhe discussion val2o
has btcl Carried an RegwssH tas t~e kossftr
meats AaA cesa nsaseflally D. I&rfo~ the stlA "a
ceatfeters3. j. is no~ sFlis e4uaF ths' tlst a.
.seIs Of tho president a. aot siaiiA nsAfT
iif ses g. = ElSre olsasals "a lnaee~ taAt
thss repaaiate thst ean tcl.t4sn b. express
terms Nor So thes tes - iastfhcetiaa Ter
TIE seizure 81 BfltasA SNIFF a. the epeH sea
uplsa las coalrnlsa t1ai lhe Interests a. as
sea- asAsr4es giyc a. tht ultsa =istes EoFefu-
neat sIs r.sat isg taas ga ssse wtieh sesoft'
lng 10 sutefl tlona4 ls~. a Nea.4 aos ti.cs lss
possoss.
.g'ne claim Of the uaited States q prevent
ths e1erclss "a tbt sea AsatTs ~ elder Eat.ons
u ,lslr-E.s ses rests So eSsi@Slsris Gpaa lie
interest witch. BY purchase. "a I,eSsrSsss %
. akase issnec by the Emperor Alexander 4
an The year iszl which lsToAitlis To-.
eiEn tessels ffcD4 aFfEoacflas Nffisn no
ItAnsn nsiles 81 he coass sao Ia snas lhsE bs
ioEssns IA Russia II behrns zee a -
not as J understand Conienaae that tie
Russiau government. al Ia. tinlc 81 the lssas
O. tlas aSass s.Sss>s SEQ ais anherileni ugas a.
enfosoe such pIoEiuilion o. segp,rea IS
The al ~ issuing IL ans claims over TIE
opea sea beyond iLe territorial Anlt 81 3
miles. NAlca they Wouia 1oi otherwise have
possessed But "a j. said thai thls propos ilaii
worthless IN itself acquired validity aud feToe
against tie British government beo4ase ih..t
government caa se tA0wI 10 have aooeptes its
provisions
i ana lot concerned 10 6isPuis tie oonten-
tiil that al Invalid clslE fasy, "a against IA
other government ae,Aaife validity Which "a
its inception q die not POSSESS But the vital
question FOR decision is whether isse gaftru-
EaeBi. especially whether The government ~
Great Britain. has ever accepted The claim pa
forward h. this uAasc Our coufcnisol "a that
not only cat IL ret be shosa thai TIE govern.
Iaent Of GEeai Britain 81 any tlne since 1891
las admitted the souDdaess of the preienilons
put forward BY that ukase. 1901 that II cat he
shown that u has nstesoriealiy conieo ~ on
more than one occasion
Il understood Mr.. y laiBes argument 90 be
that II Great Britain had intended 10 protest
against The claim oi Russia "a exclude ships
ale would have taken tbs opportu-
nifty g; dong 80, hut that IN cOnrniSs
herself 10 stiy0lsti0ns IA fsveT Of ful liberty
OF navigation and GshinE IN any para Of
the ocean. commonly called he gsciac ocean
che, b. .mplcatioE. reBeunosa any claim that
could arise out 81 20. sas-s sci q olreun.
stances in regard 10 any sea thst wss net pAgt
OF the Paolne ocean. And then Ar Blaine
gees or 10 contend that tue phase Pacific
ocean nie not anc does not include bshrlns sea.
Lord Salisbury then deals al great length
with The latter claim. aIs after quoting NJ any
authorities 10 show that The behrine sea l. sua
always has been regarded as al tntegrtl psrt q
the Pacific ocean. he oontinuess In regard "a
the questions - they are proposed bs ~.
Blaine. should say that 81 e the arst aud sec
ono no objection Will Toe ofcrei by her malos
tvs government. They are a. follows
Il. What exclusive Jurisdiction IN the teA
known BthrDs sno what exclusive
rights IN the sea- rsher1ss therein did Russia
assert ano exeri puor and Up 20 the time 81
the cesslon OF Alaska 10 the Unitec States
g How far were these claims 81 jurisdiction
rs 10 the sea- fisheries recognized sac conceded
by Great Britain
IS Was the BODY % water now known IS
Besring sea included IN the phrase Jsaeif G
ocean. a. used Ia The treaty o. 3SG befp.en
Great Britain end Russia aSo what nights
Of any IN the Bshring sesvsre Firen or con-
eeeed 70 Great Britain ns the sac tresiy'
Her msjesiys goVernuleut wouie have 10
obgectlon 10 referring 10 Arbitration the first
par, q that question 4 IL should be thongtt
desirable 70 90 80. bat they would FiFe that
consent with The reservation that they a. moi
sdmit that the decision Of ~ car csacluos The
larger question the arbitrator would have g.
determine. To the latter par ai No u wouad
be fheir daty 70 take exception
What r1ghts. II any. in the Behriaf sea
said treaty. Great Britain has LeYer suggested
that any riThts we're given 70 her OF conceded
&c her by the said treaty. All that wss done
done 20 recognize hsf natural right ~ free
navigation and fishing IN hat as 81 other parts
Of the Pacs3c ocean Russia di1 rot give thsso
rights 20 Gres; Britain bccsuse they were
never hers 70 give away.
Did mol 81 The rsKhts Of Bussis ss fe furle-
eiction and - 70 the sea fisheries IN BekTine
sea east a. the water boundary. In the treaty
between tie Uniteo State, and Russia y
March 10 1885,. pass uprpsirsd 10 the fulted
States under that trea..f
The fourth question Is hardly worth refer
ring % 81 arbitrator. Great Brian would be
prepared 70 sooept - without dispUte
The first Clause ~ the fffA proposition.
What are new the rights Of the United States
rs &c our sesl fisheries IN fhs waters - the
Behrine sea outside ~ Tho ordinary isrritn~sl
hmit.r r. question which wo,ie DO yer, prar
cry referred to the decision - srbitrstoi
Bet the Subsequent clause which assumes thst
such rights coaih have Frf'wB cut 81 ths ownei.
ship o. the br>ediss 10 lands snd the bstiu -
the seals In rsser1ing tssrete Involves ~ o.
sumption 20 the prescriptions 81 istefustson.
q. lev at the present time 20 whict hes usl.
estv's revernusent - not prepared 70 aceede
The ssgth question trtlsfine to shs estsl~
lishmeni ~ elosee period in sesi fishing.
which deals WITH TIE issue that Isl sfiss in
case the controversy should b. e.cieso r. fsvss
~ Crest Britain would perhaps mere ttiv
ence Her na5esty's government hare 20
e'bjerfasn ~ refer tbs general a''es
f.nn - sls.s tsr,s - srbfsrutios
80 ascertain ~ that menns hov faf ths enact
rnsnt ~ suca provision 10 nsoss~e-s for
IL. preservation q she sea spe,ies buf Any
such reference oushf not 20 contain words az
rsssrins 20 attribute sp.cinl suo abnormal
rfrh7s IN tie nlstfsr ~ The Jnitsd States
-Tssre - 81 omission n these o1sstiots
~bsoh hsvs uo snutn n. ecvsrnu.rt o. TIE
rresiosr; vii ~ very REC ~ repsis sno thst
is ire reference - ne arbitrator ~ ne puss-
tion vhss 6sxsres are Que " tts Tssrsors ~fo
ksvs b.er ~ iursd n cvss y sesB ~ astss
Mines ~ Inn tbss the sctiot ~ the Unitso
States ~ rsizins British vesseis hes been vltb-
ouf vs-rsut r. lBterurtions lss
fsufst~r7 ~ tse-. ressT~sffoas ssr usst>etys
governments VII hs~s gr~st sssisfsefios IN
5etnins ~fth the government - fss Tnis~c
etss.s IN seskius ~ mesrs ~ srbisysfsar 81
adjustment - ts~ inte~rsfisss otrestisrs vfxice
have - ing fsFnoee matter q csst,c~srsy
bsfvssn ne t~c governments