Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-25
BEHRING SEA CRISIS
The Correspondence Given tc
the Public.
OUR PRESIDENTS FIRM STAND.
The Rights Of the United States Will bs
Protected. .

The Question is Now One OF selE-Respsot-
the MOdus OF Last Year. and He Hopes
That Salisbury Will Give Prompt As.
sent to ItA Renewal. Otherwise This
Country VIII Use Every Means to Pre-.
serve Its Property.
WASHINGTON, March 25-The Senate
has made public the late correspondence
between England and the United States
respecting the Behring Sea controversy.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, March 10, com.
municated to Assistant Secretary Whar.
ton the substance of Lord Salisbury
reply to the note of the 9Th, to this
effect:
His Lordship does not believe that
another years suspension of sealing is
necessary to prevent undue diminution
of the herds.
In view of the probably long duration
of the arbitration, serious damage would
result from a suspension of sealing unit.
it should be ended.
He suggests that sealing be permitted
to proceed, the vessel owners giving in
demnity for damages that may accrue.
On March 90, Mr.. Wharton replied t.
Mr.. Pauncefore. The note points out thu
loss Of female life by pelaRic sealing, ant.
says that SaliSbpry's contention tina,
another years. suspension Of such sealing
is not necessary to prevent 'tundue di-
minution Of seal herds" is as surprising
as it is disappointing.
For either nation to proceed in di sre-
gard of the claims Of the other pending
arbitration, adds but another sense of
int he
lish Government proceeds upon the basis
of its contention, no choice is left the
United States but to proceed upon the
basis of it's confident contention that
pelagic sealing in the Behring Sea is a n
infraction of its jurisdiction and prop
erty rights. "The President is not will
ing," the note proceeds, ''to be found
in any degree responsible for the results
that may follow the insistance of eithe r
Government during this season upon the
extreme rights claimed by it.''
The President declines to discuss the
proposition to take separate bonds from
sealing vessels for damages, and as the
pending treaty gives no power to the ar
bitrators to adjudge damages there
would be no risk to the obligors and the
bonds of no value to the United States.
AS to Salisbury's suggestion that Can
adian sealers may have claim for com
pensation if Great Britain restraints peIa-
gic sealing the President says he does
not see how citizens of treaty powers can
have any claim growing out Of necessary
trade restraints which may be lawful
imposed.
The further suggestion that arbitra.
ton may not be ended in time to govern
the season of 1893 is provided against by
the treaty itself, and the President calls
Salisbury's attention to the fact that his
Lordship's statement that four years
have elapsed since arbitration of Delagos
dispute with Portugal began, that treaty
was not signed until June ID, 1891.
In conclusion, the President says the
least this Government can accept is
modus of last year, and he hopes that
Salisbury will give prompt and friendly
assent to its renewal. Otherwise, ''this
Government, as has already been pointed
out, will be compelled to use every
means in its power to protect from de-
struction or serious injury, property and
jurisdictional rights which it has long
| claimed and enjoyed"