The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-20
rug SEA.

rruvnsiftoe of Lord sstss"~Sy
na.pss. ny Artasr.ssso-s""e NJ seeSS
s.sy ni.in~'s oasss Accepted and "'"sf'
Rsoaired Ga Ne Modified
NJ ,.utxsrpy, March tG-The Ben
ring .ra negotiations have taken q mos.
favorable turn and the governments %
On. limited states and Great Britain aP
mar 10 have n, length reached OASIS
NM, which 20 settle their difficulties rs
4. rvin-,d by the following eommnnses-
,,on from Lord Salisbury a. sir Julian
p,uuc,fo... the british minister here
which was laid before Secretary biaine
and was made public by him last ntShE
To SIR Julian Pannsefcsc;
rosKtsx uFFTcx. fvh> u. i@i-sr ie"
Dispatch OF Nj. Biaine. andsr datr otpr<s
her n. ha. been carefully considered hf hSs
notably. government The ~acet Cd we
a,.su.sIon which has been carried ON eS-
tween the two governments has pteh mA'
raiiy Go narrow the ARA % c"ntfo''F
1. nov quite clear thai the Adftsers 90 wy
president DO not claim hshfihs s~sA
,,,r- c,au.um. and. indeed that they re-
r,,.,. ,hat contention tn express tcSr"%
Nor do thew rely a. q lds,incattoa Tor IN"
ariturc OF British ships IN the open ga sF"n
IN. contention that the Interests OF thS 'sa'
d-h~ri.a < W Ia the United states govern
meat aay right Tor that purpose shteh. A
~e,ritns Co the In,crnstionai isw. 20 s0s'i
40, Otherwise pos-sss And whatever 'm.
o,-,an,- they attach 10 the preservation 81
tbe far seal -recir-sad they Justly hook on
IL as nn object deserving the most ss''"AS
.olscltuIs-they do not conceive ihat u con
fer. upon any maritime po~'rs Fshe o'Tr
the opca ocvan which that power e'a'" ~
assert on other grounds
The claim Of D rni,es states ,o prevent
20 So. axaf F.h~rV tF UfhCF IA
ton. In EehrnE sea rcsts now exclusively
upsn the INTEREST. watch. ty purchase. tary
p5..rss ia a ukaSc issued by Emperor Ales
anicr I. In the year - ]. which PROMPTS
fore sn vessels irosn approaching within ~"
italian mllrso O the coast asd islands thea
belonging to Russia ia behTins sea u q
not. a. I understand. Coutcudsi tEsf tho
Russian government. 80 she time 81 ~" -
sue 90 this ukasc. Possessed any hherehs
right go enforce .ach = prohibition, or ae'
quirrl by act q, issuing 10 any claim. over
Tue open .ca beyond the territorial limit ~
three miles. which they would not otlscrsirs
have possessed but 10 - s1id that his pro-
position, worthless In ltsrif acquired validity
and force aga Mt the British government
because that government csn he shosn 70
have accepted il pruN- Ons ihs akase ~as
a mere usurpation. but !, b. said that 70 was
converted into a valid ntrrnattonsl law. 40
against the British government. by the all
mission of the Itself
In regard To the questions a. they are pro
posei BY Mr. Hiainr. ! should say a. 10 tho
nrst AMI second no objections will be offered
by her majesty government They arr as
follows
Firs,-whnt exclusive jurI.dictlon IN tho
sea known "a the BehTins SEA and what en-
elusive rights Ia the seal nshory th~rcin Gti
Russia assert and eNercis. prior aud up To
the time ot the c.s-sun Of Alaska Ia tho
Tn tel states
-, ond-Hov Tar we're these ella m 10 !ur-
i-dictlun sto the seal fisheries r.coEn All
or concr'icd by Great Britain
The third question j. expressed In tn. fol-
lowing terms Was the body of water nos
known a. B.bFing sea Included in tho
phrase "Ftc re ocean" a. used "a IN. treaty
Of ls5 bstwcrn Great nrit sin and Russia and
what rights. % any. TN the bShrinz sea s"ro
given ar eoncc led to .rgst Britain ~ tho
said treaty. Her majesty. governments
would have no objection q referring 10 aFbi.
tration the frs, part of the question "a q
should bo Thought desirable Io 10 50. but
would i've the con. mt With the rvsrr-
walton that they do not aimii that III do
cision of 10 can conclude the lager question
the arbitration would hsy. Ia d~vt"rsnine.
To the latter part of M . "a ~ilt be their
duty 70 taxi exception q" what RICH . q
any. In the BohrnR sea were given or Goa
coded 60 Great Hr.tain by the sad trssty.
Great britain has new 2 -usgrstsd tina; any
srrr given IL her or conceded to her
by the said treaty. All that Was doue ~ssta
her natural right of free naN.Es.
ton and fishing iu that. a. In ALI other parts
the Pacific ocean Eus.ia dii not siya
these . gEt- to Great Hrita "a. because they
were never hers to give away.
F~ourth-Ifi NO, all the rights. of Russia az
20 lurifdirtiun and "a. o. the seal nshrTl-s IA
BchTinR sea east oft he " alter boundary in the
treaty botScon the United states and Russia
of NrrgI "a G-a- Uasa HntYsnaGFgf Ia the Z
states under that treaty The four n
10 hardly worth referring Ca an
arbitrator. az Great Hrltstp WonId be pre-
pared % accept without dispute
The nth proposed qursiiou runs a. foi-
Fnh-what are tho right. Of tho
states ~ - fur fisheries ia the waios.
az the BrhHng sea outside 20 ia" ordinary
limits. whether such right. grew
out 81 the cc.-ion hy Russia of any special
or iuri-dictlnH held by her in such
nshrri"s or in ~" waters 81 Bchfius -ca or
Of the cwBsrship of the breeding islands.
the habit. Of the seals ia Tcspft!n2
and rearing their young thereon anil
going out from the ISLANDS for food or
ont oG any other fact or Incident connected
" ith th. relation 80 those seal fisheries
la the teri ioriai possess ohs 80 thu United
The first clause "shat are nov the
rigbtA 81 the Z n TED states a. the tur and
fisheries la the safer Of the Bohriug sea
Of a.. ordinary tsrr tSriaiilfnits" - a
sh'"b would 1" very promptly -.
ieTgrd To the decision OF the arbitrator. Hnt
thu sut -cslasut clause. ~hlch assumes that
such rights could have grown cot 90 tho
osusrrhip Of the breeding islands and the
80 the seals Ia resor; "a thereto. ih.
an assumption AZ 90 the ~, s,riptions
~ Int IA fitonal Law az the present time. ts
which her mnirsty'- government - not
prepared 90 acce,is.
The sixth question greiat'n M To- the sstsb-
.-hfusut Of q closed period in zeal ashins1.t
sbieb deal ~ IA ths issues that = ~ arise IA
rass CT IN" eonirov"rsy. should II Pc dscls.i
IN favor % Great Eritsia. woaia p.fhap. more
ntiy fora ihs substance ~ q separate refer.
rrc-- Her m~s!r-iys government aa. no Oh
20 refer TIRE gvnersi question 81 .
rlo-- time g. arbitration sT 10 sscsrtaln by
hat means how far the enactnaent % .ash .
provision D. necessary for the pro-srysfiou
~ the -esl species. bat any .acE reference
,uSht pot 60 contain words appearing 90 a.
special and abnormal tights ia the
o. tbs United states
There 10 an otn ssiou ia ,hsss Questions.
which ] have 30 doahs the governments 90
Tie president Viii b ysry ziai a. repair. AMI
- the reference 10 the arbitrator OF The
shat da8sFca zrs sns 70 the per.
sons Tho have been o ursi ~ ease 70 should
dstsrminsd by airB thai, ths a~ti0a o.: tns
lnit"d states ia sewing the British vessels
sAs been Without warrant Ia IntsfuatiosaI
asa
subject 10 these reservations her mzg-.fy-s
Vii have great .stasfsrtl oa -
0infnS sish 81. movement 20 ga. GATED
-sa;ss in seeking By means q arisirsstsa an
81 the lntsfustiosai gassstoa.
hich have go long for aed = raz.isf Of sosr
iroversy bst-ssn the too governments
-
simmons Convicted
SEw YoRS. March iZ-Tbe Jury In the
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