The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-10

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 0.-The
President to-day sent ,othe Senate the
correspondence between tho govern
mcnts Of tho United States and Great
Britain, which preceded and led up to
signature OF tho Bering sea treaty OF
arbitration, transmittot>to to the senate
yesterday. The correspondence begins
on April 20, 1891, but inasmuch as the
department OF state has heretofore mado
public that part OF it, which was in
cludcd between the dates OF January G
and June 10 last, it is unnccessaryto re-
view the correspondence OF that period.
Further correspondence, which relates
in great part to questions to be submit
ted to arbitration, resulted in an agree
ment that there should be seven arbi-
traitors, each country to be represented
by two, and the other threo to be ap-
pointed by the governments OF France,
Italy and Sweden, and the treaty as
agreed upon was signed February 90
The correspondence up to this date,
and given out to-day is voluminous and
exceeds 5000 words.
Sir Julian Paunccfotc, writing to Mr..
Blainc under the date OF February 10,
1892, says:
'On the occasion OF our interview on
the 2hd inst, when you handed me the
draft OF the Boring sea arbitration con-
vention, which l forwarded to London
for the consideration OF her majesty's
government, you asked me whether
They were prepared to agree to q modus
vivondi for the next fishery season in
Bering sea. In transmitting the draft
OF the arbitration OF the convention to
the Marquis OF Salisbury, I:did not fail
TO inform him of your inquiry and |
have now received areplyfrom his lord
ship to the effect that her majcsty's
government cannot express any opinion
on the subject until they know what
modus vivendi you desire to propose"
Mr.. Blaine, replying, said:
II am glad to hear that Lord Sails
bury contemplates moGus for it is OBJ
vious that it is impossible to conclude
the arbitration within the timo origin
ally set. Indeed, We shall hardly be
able to enter upon it. The delays have
been much greater on the part OF Great
Britain than on the part,of tho United
States"
"In reply to your inquiry, the Presi-
dent suggests that the modus should be
much the same rs last year in terms,
but that it should be better executed.
1t was very ineffective last years for
there were Il larger number OF seals in
Bering Sea taken than ever before. The
vessels had already set out before the
modus was agreed upon, and it was i'm
possible TO give them notice in time to
prevent them from taking seals. Her
majesty's government did no. take such
efficient measures as an earlier dato this
year will render practicable. If her
majesty's government would make her
efforts most effective, the scaling in the
north Pacific ocean should be forbidden,
ior there tho slaughter OF the mothers
heavy with young is the greatest. This
would require notice to the large num-
bcr OF sealers which are preparing to 90
forth from British Columbia"
The letter closes with request that
Sir Julian Pauncefotc transmit tho con-
tents OF this note to Lord Salisbury by
telegraph, adding: Every day that is
lost now entails great trouble upon
both governments"
a second letter from Mr.. Blaine says,
forty-siX sch ooners cleared to date,
whereas there were but thirty-one
cleared last year, and continues:
81 think from this you will see that
ii we do not come to an understanding
socn there will be no need OF thcagree-
ment relating to seals in the north
Pacific, or in the Bering sea-"
Sir Julian Pauncefote, replying to
Mr.. Blaine, says he tecgraphcd the
contents OF Mr.. Blaincs communication
to Lord Salisbury and says:
81 have tho honor 10 inform you that
l have received Il reply from Lord Sails
bury to tho following effect. In the
first place, his Lordship states that ho
cannot in any degree admit that the de-
lays have been greater on the part OF
Great Britain than on the part OF the
United States.
"As regards the necessity for another
'modus vivcndi, her mAjesty's govern
mcnt consented to that measure last
year. solely on tho ground that it was
supposed that there would DO danger TO
tho preservation OF the seal species in
Bering sea unless somo interval in the
slaughter OF the seals wcro prescribed
both at sea and on land. But her
majesty's government have received no
information to show that SO drastic 4
remedy is necessary for two consecutive
seasons. On the contrary tho British
commissioners on the Bering sea Joint
commission have informed her males.
TVS government that so far as Pcla.ic
sealing is concerned, there is no danger
OF any serious diminution OF the fur
seal species rs consequence OF this
years hunting. Nevertheless, Lord
Salisbury would not object as tom
porary measure OF precaution for this
season to the prohibition OF all killing
ct sea within zone extending to not
more than 30 nautical miles round the
rribyloF islands, such prohibition be.
ing conditional on the restriction OF
The number OF seals to be killed for any
purpose on the islands to. 4 maximum
OF $4,000. Il
Acting Secretary Wharton, writing to
Sir Julian Pauncciotc under date OF
March S, '92, says:
~ am directed by the President to
say in response 10 your two notes OF
February % and March 2that he notices
with the deepest regret the indisposi.
tion OF her majcsty's government to
agree upon mn effective tmodus for tho
preservation OF the seals in tho Boring
sea pending tho settlement OF tho re-.
spectivc rights OF that government and
of,thc government OF the United States
in those waters aud III the fur seal fish,
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