The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-18
THE SEALING TREATY.
The Agreement Under Which Diff
ferences May DO Arbitrated.
Gnie<s , ord <.llsbury-s Refusal 20 Extend
the Modes tlvcndl should Cause
IL Rejection ~ the
S<nnte-

WAsufscroS. March, 10. The mes
sage ~ the president. transmitting IN,
Retiring sea arbitration convention Il
the senate from which the injunction
Of secrecy WAS removed yesterday y. i
rs follows.
~ a. Srnrts:
Herewith transmit % you with vrw 20 Il,
rarinceficn- convention signed n Washing
ton the eth a. February lses between ii.
<oteulments ~ rhe United States AMI ben
Brtannir majesty, submitting % arbifra.
tor the que=firns wh,ch have ar.sel
b~tween the governments concarnin< N.
1urisiicrional rights of the Cnitet
stats IN the waters q Rehrinr >ea. AMI con
eernin< also tn preservation u rms fur sal ia
and habitrally r<-orting a.. the sail SEA and ths
rights % TIM citizens q eithar country A. re-
CARDS the taking q fur sal IN. OF habitlaiiy 10
sorting %. tne sid waters
TIE curre<Fonience mt herct0S0-e submitted
20 cl1erc<s IN Relation - the Behring sea mat
Ter i IN cpurSe u preparation and viii b
transmitted without delay
lsisnet-l BESiAnIx HksErsoS
The following j. the Ext Of the
treaty.
The questions ~ hich have arisen between shs
government q the Unito1 States and the gov
eminent Of hrrBrirannir nlxiss-yr1nrsrain = the
5urislictsonal RIGHTS 81 thu United >tlr,s in the
waters Of Behring "a. and Conserving also the
prs~ervass0n o. the fur seal in. habitua1ly re-
sorting %. the said SEA and the rights OF the
cirizcns and subjects OF the COUNTRIES as re-
gard the taking ~ the fur seal in. or shisually
re~orti1g %. the said waters shall b. submitted
- rtribunal q arbtraflo1 20 - -umpo sei %
seven arbifator- who shall be appointed in
the following manner. that i 70 -ay, two shall
h named by The president Of the L nifed States
two shall d narn>1 BY her Britannia majesty.
his exceilency tte rrsside1t o. the French re-
public shall be 5ointly requested BY the con
trzrtins parties 60 name on: his majesty the
king u Italy shall Be - request a % name
one AMI his majesty the king u Norway shall
D. % requested 70 name one.
The seven arbitrators 20 be - nA-nei "A AL BE-
.urists ~ distinguished reputation in their re-
srrctive countries In ca-e q thu death alb
sence. or incApAffy 10 serve o. any Or cit her Of
the said srbitntors or IN the event q any w
e1fhr o. the said arhitrztors emitting de-
cltning or cexsinE 20 act 1s such the president
Of the United States or her Britannia majesty
or hi~ exeeIlecy. ths president Of the
French republic. or his majesty the king
% Italy. or his MAJESTY the king Of
shall name Or shall be requested 10 name
forthwith another person 20 act n arbitrator
n the plzce and steal Of the arbitrator origin
ally named BY sxch bead q state And in
the event Of -efusal or omission for two
months after rerE-pt Of The Joint request from
the hixn contricfinz parties or his exceilency
the president o. the French repubic. or his
MAJESTY the king u Italy. or his majesty the
king q Sweirn and Norway. TO name an arbi-
TRAITOR either 70 <11 the original appointments or
MI vacancy a. allow provided. then In such
c2> the sprointn,en; shall be made OF the Va
c2nry snail - filed IN srrh manner A. the con
testing parties shall agree
Articie H. The arh:trators shall u1estsf Paris
within twenty days after the delivery ~ the
ccurter case mentioned IN article ". ani shall
prcceei irnrartizlly and carefully 70 examine
and decide the questions brought bes0rr them
- herein proviisd IN the part Of rhs govern
nent u the United Ssxtes and her Brstannir ma
3e~ty respectively Al q1es-ions considered hv
IL rribun.l inriuding the Anal der.sion. shall
- t~tsrmined hF . majority Of all the arbirra-
tors Each Of the high contracting parties
snAn also name one psrs5n to attend the tn
bun.i a. irs agent - rtpre~ent II generally. in
AL matter cpnnectei with the arbitration
Articlc III The printed czss q each 10 the
two rarties. accompanied by the documents
tn o1hriai curresrroria1ce. and 9th y evidence
On which each rrlies shall BE- delivered IN upii-
cate 10 zach q the zrhifra-ors am 20 the agent
81 tn other party n soon as may D. after rhs
appointment 81 the memf~srs u the trsh1nal
but within Eeriof not exrceiine rk1rre months
frun the enta q TIE exchange Of rhs rarzfira-
ticns a tn treaty
Arficie IN. wf-tin thrpe months stt.r the
delivery On both sdes 81 thu printed case.
esther party may IN like manner deliver in
dupicafe r. each % the said arbit-1tors and 70
the agent q the other party. counter case
.nd additional Documents correspondence a-d
cv<1:nce In reply 10 the case. documents cor
rc~r0u1cnce and evitence 80 presented BY the
othrr party IT, however. IN Consequence Of
the distance q the plzcs from which the evil