Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-31

Weekly. We draw tom the story
conclusion flaftcring to our naiiona
pride in at least one respect II Is tina
In ingenuity and extent Of informa
tlon In regard TO this case Mr. Blaine 4
ahead Of his opponent, Lord Salisbury
He has gone over the literature Of th'
question from beginning TO end. ans
even had Russian documents retrans
lated
Ono fact that has stood out In plain
sight for seventy years Is not very credit
able to tts linguistic learning Of tn
diplomats Of civilized nations Aineri
cans are not great linguisis. and conse.
qucnily not much Is expected Of them,
but Il Is fact that gross misiranala.
ton Of the Russian edict Of 1921 ~
maincd as the standard authority for the
claims Of that country. aud was quoted
accordingly by Lord Salisbury. until,
during tie present administration. the
American secretary OF state caused III.
crai translation TO b. made. which con.
veyci wholly different meaning from
that which had been accepted 20 long.
There aru hundred people now who
could make translation from Russian
wheru one could do 20 seventy years ago.
To make a very long story NJ short M
possible, a. far back "a 100 Russia
made claims which inclossd Behring sea
rs far south No the titty.hith parallel OF
latitude. In isai ulsaso was issued by
Alexander making still greater claims
on behalf Of Russia Against this claim
both the United States and Grcat Brit.
ain made formal prosestA Now when
America demands that British vessels
stop deep sca seal fishing Ut the breeding
time Of tho animals. thus tending 10 OK.
Terminate thcin, England answers that
tho United States herself protested
against Russla's claim In 1891. ON the
part Of the United States, however, Il
IA answered that the protest was issuei
agains, the claim Of Russia In 1921 TO
tho North American coast rs far down
as the ffty.Grst parallel.
In the ciict that was protested agains,
Russia forbade any vessels other than
Russian from fishing within a hundred
miles Of the shore II il this claim that
Il revived In part by tho United States
IN order to protect thereal fisheries The
secretary OF state now says distinctly
that this government makes no claim
that Bohring Is closed sea. mara claus.
UNI But tho seal fisheries on tho Alas
kan coast belong 10 the United States
exclusively Therefore tho United States
has the right to protect the animals from
cxtgrmiuation; and. moreover. II Is In
tho interests % all nations that thoy
should be thus protected That they
should DO exrenninated IL against good
morals. contra bonos morcs, and on tho
contra bonos moscs argument Mr., Blaine
chiefly rests his claim The question Of
the seizure Of Canadian poaching vessels
will DO settled by tho supreme court Of
tho United States
There WINS time when tho seal con.
troycrHy seemed almost settled That
was during the administration Of Mr.
Cleveland. Mr.. Bayard. tho secretary OF
state, suggested to Grcat Britain that by
common agreement there should be
time. from April 10 TO Nov. /. when the
seal fishing should DO prohibited between
the tooth deg. Of west longitude aud the
10th deg Of east longitude. This GOV.
cred the breeding and migrating period
OF tho seals. Russia consented 10 this
and Lord salisbury was about 10 agree
10 Il, when suddenly Canada made trou
bic and protested against the convention.
The English government then dropped
= and no roal progr,~a Inns been miule
since. The difficulty Is that the two
nations do not ayree on the questions 20
be arbiirated. As to what thc United
States Is willing to arbitmte Mr..
Crounso saysi
Mr.. iilaluu crPialhs the consideration thsi
has mosvd tho president Ia dcclininr % sub
init tho questions Ia dispute TO arbitration
ulan the poluis suggested by Lard salisbury
aud tho nrltlsh minister. and debates that
nothing ~ imporiAnco would H. settled by
pfu,ina that orrat britain conceded no inri..
dction 10 lins-ia over III. seal fisheries u tho
Behring sea-" ilus.iA. he contends, asked nc.
gacs.nce. not concession. and this Gr,at
lirltaln rave. Il would mean something
tangible, ho thinks. II Great Britain would
couscnt 10 arlillraio tho real questions" NJ w.
sue These questions he cnnruiycs 10 be- l.
What exclusive Jurisdiction In iiehring sea did
Russia assert and exercise previous 10 tho ccs-
slon Of Alaskan . liow far were these clalns
a.. a o..
Was hohrlng sca included Ia the rsrato
"i'ncllc ocean, a. used In tho treaty Of
iSii; and what rights, " any, were conceded IN
GREAT ifitsin By that treaty. T. Did not all
the rights u Russia In hohfina usa oaat u ihs
waicr boundary pas unimPaiIel 10 tho United
staics by the treaty ~ lsd;f 8. What are unw
tho flghts ~ the uultod States o. TO tho fur
seal fisheries Ia tho wafer. OF tho Heislug sea
outside of tho ordinary territorial limits and
do thos" rlrhts groN ont ~ the cssslnn iiy Rus
sla Of any especial rights W Jurisdiction hold
by her, OF out " the ownership II tho iainnls
and the habits Of tho feala Ia rc-oftlng thiihsn
q. II the determination NJ the foregoing gnrs-
lions shah leave the subject In such ln.ltiln
that thu concurrence Of GREAT Britain Il nrcrs-
sary In prescribing regulations Tor the killing
OF usais, then tho tsnur 81 such regulations
shall be- determined. n Great Britain u will.
Ing 10 submit thena questions to arbitration
Mt, blaine declares tho government Of the
United States would gladly aeoodu to tho prop.
oiltion.
II Is gratifying to know there Is a
prospect now that these questions will
at last be settled peaceably and satisiac.
torily by tho two great English speaking
nations.
Wendell Phillips said that no educa.
tion is 80 valuable rs that which one
ats through earning his own living.