New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-05
SEAL EXPERTS DISAGREE.
BARREN RESULT OF THE BEHHlNG SEA
CONFERENCE.
THE UNSATISFACTORY CHOICE OF COMMISSIONERS
By GREAT BRTAIN-LoRD SALISBURY 5 DE-
LAY MEANS SLAUGHTER TO THE SEALS.
rBY rlLtcaArn 10 NE rnBrsE.l

| LAY MEANS SLAUGHTER TO THE SEALS.
tBY rl1tGaArH 10 rnE rIIBUSE.l
| Washington, March 1.-The correctness Of the
| statement, printed in The Tribune of to-day. that
| Lord Salisbury refuses 70 consent 70 a renewal
of the modus vivendi of last year is confirmed
40 the State Department Readers Of thosr dis
! patches Will clearly remember that ever since
the Attorney General announced in November last
10 the Supreme Court, while arguing the Say
! ward case, that an agreement had been reached
between the two contcndinS parties to the dis
putc-an announcement made at the time in per
feet good fath--the objections made by Lord
salisbury to tie propositions Tor Il renewal OF
the modus vivcndi displayed both vigor and ear
ncstness in proportion as the time lor the maj
signing Of the treaty could no Ion ger be delayed
The AttOrneyIeneral made hi9 statement to
the court early in November last. There Is NJ
reason to believe that the agreement then reached
was modified in any essential particular subse-
qucntly. Aud yet nearly three months were
ucruitted 10 clapsc before Lord Salisbury con-
sentcd to authorize Sir Julian Paunccfotc
20 ailix his signature TO the document, "hloh'
If ratified will refer the whole controversy
to an international board of arbitration Ia 'H'
meantime, the Queens speech from tie '"fohe'
upon tie opening Of Parliament, and an eApIalia-
tion made two days later in the House Of Com
Ey Nr. lONtcr, lHlOIu'i ''c "'AA' ''
The agreement had been reached.
Prccisel; why Lord Salisbury allowed three
weeks 10 clarse between these official announce
mcrts and thc actual signn; of the treaty. or
why lie allowed nearly three months TO pass
after the agreement was understood Ia have been
reached before permitting tine result OF sUch an
agreement TO be pat in the prope: form 10 Insure
prou,nt action on the par: OF the senate MmihS
uncxplained except upon one Of two suppo>I'IoiS'
He either wished 70 await the decision OF NV ~"
pr.nc court in the Sayward case IN doiiE "'i''"'
IL. .,,.t decision was favorable to the caus"
~, Gr.ot Britain in this controversy or nov, Nv
t.d absolutely nothing to lose, bUt on the con-
tyary. everything to gain, or he ue9I'ei - P''
vent q renewal of the modu- ViNendl ol I''o S''''
no, with the view of hasteninS the acton OF 'nc
board of arbitration, when once cre"'ed-Iof Il ~
bod really desired it, that board WlShI no" ~
in session and might by this time nave oi'p'N'
d.. ,.bole diniculty-but for the apparent puI-
uo., OF nfictinc needless INJURY upon 'h' "''o
state, and creating the impression III canada ''''
-. D.. Interests were being taken care of Dy ''c
mother country
H. ,~ difficult. indeed, 10 account upon any o'"''
l..~v for Lord Slli~blry's refusal In April
...o Sir Tulian Palncciotc wrote 80 Nj Blame
O.. . t., admitted from thc CONN. .'.''. ''' ''
,.. o,.ee, Il The negotiation Is To- Dr. sei ''''." "
Va
.4. ~'4 'I'.' 80 . =, ,,, ,.rr..t.,lr nation. or of
'''' ''-''' ,....., .,..ll ..,ar Into tIc quc--
>o.D L.i, ue BASH. of u.-o" lro1. t "'nd '
,.,.-. .nl. . vc should ilI 10 o. 'i-' 'n' ''''' 10
-o.vn- ,Ae i1op.ae' @H'" .''. -''''- ..I.,l,
strange, ln'c'"' va. SUI d., s,r.b.r.i
lhcct Of th' nrso'i'io"' - "'" I
by the ihIiseFli"'"'r -, S.l,.h,r,.
prevent Nhl'h "ou'u - ''''' " .,...,. ,,o,,,-
vcIe 80 minded. "i7 p''S'"' g. r.i.in,,
al
probably eNterIniha''"h VI "' .,'',.r t.,i.
sea. and tie destruction u ''' ..i.,,,.-
In other worJ'' 'N 'l' un .ti., ,,il
iion shall have finished H. ""'''' "','''' III. h
- LEFT to Which I' "i' '''''
applied
n onytl ins iHf'hri "''' ""'' 3,
-al,hurs p. >luun np'h tA' p.'''''
would be- iourd 30 the acton "' ''' ''' ~"
elected by Great ifiih - H''. ' ,r
.>prft,. Ncs,ss Nou"elhaIl AMI N'''l' VIE
very appointment al Nl' ''''-' ''' '-
Mr. Dawson Was q '''"." ...... ,..,,,
of Lord Salisbury '''' ~ '' I
mike Nc-sr, Nen"'ni''" ANA '''.' '"'"''
Acrr. as the acrcmchu '' '''.' ''"
contemplated scientists "id l"'" "'' '.'''
con- iuicp. ud'nt ana "r'liA'' I'''''"' ''
commissioners representing "i'"' '"'''''' 49,
ore. o. politician "i m"ic VI NV '' Il
,c., and an,acity at houc, tie other the P"nH'''
chief Of % scientific Governments b'i''' III ''n "''
The result of SIch s'rrli"H hIl-" '"H''
.it.>e been forc.rcu sir George and Mt y" 'N''
started Tor Alaska with minds mddr "P' Ii'N
,vy uttl. OF seal lie In their short stay, ana
I.,rr.l lc,, In fact they had 40 hesitation III
r.ri,,in,, before entering upon this journey, to
,.,,r.,i, and IoyaI public in Canada which re-
ouircd politicaI stimulan;s, what wcr' their u.
.ion, Of Yankee pretcnsol.s.T The Interviews
with Sir George badcn-f'"'" rP''V' IL Wv
daily newspapers OF canada at the time are re-
,rt,Il. ,li.n for their indi~crction and for the
.oor.,ncc tbe, display. Coming from quasi
diplomat, they amounted to an onr'nt almost
WhlcA o"~"' I" NV ''0
par, OF tn" State Department.
\, Tor Nh Dawson. his notions regarding tnc
t,l,I,, f ,.,.,,c.,in., ti,, fur seal were, firmly
N4f !NiplIlt ol pi"''''''7 ''' '"' ''' ~