Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-11
BERING SEA QUESTION.
General Foster in Consultation With
the Navy Department
AS TO VESSELS FOR THE DEFENSE
d he Bsring Sea FROM P'a,as-s in Case Grsa'
Britain Refuses % AGREE % ne Notls yiTsa--
Tas Tlxiofhs Treaty '. Arbitration Sub
ni1ed % DE J. stsn. a-l ,ls oea-
a.e-No Fsr.ls. A--l IaSl-.


WASHINGTON. ID. C.. March l0-Gcn.
Foster. Of the state Department, who is
assisting che President in ihe hering
Sea fisheries negotiations i-i q long
conference at thc Saw Department TO-
Gay with Secretary Tracy aai llmu1-
dore Hamsay. Clrf of che Bureau ol
NAVIGATION. I.r conference, It To
thoughf. related fl flf r.rs.1 .1Hrsl.pu oi
thrc.er.e fn r- rurs.ed Ply tle uatY 'a
enforcing on. contention Hl t..s SOW
rrum.l. Ert tr. .tg'r sealing .n
T.rrr -n .l... . a.nOy eu. frui'l
r.raIrr OLD. rfrurrt Oh arbitration
10 tl. controversy between f.r lulted
Statcs ana Dr..t Britain.
lf Great Britain declines tle t'resl-
Geut'. proposition Too "a renrfal oi the
us.irl. r.r.I.It cots Government wili no
doubt send OIL tle available vessels az
its couwauI to E.rng SEA as soon a.
possible to c0ntro its approaches and
r-event Che entrance Ui SOD sealing vcs-
seIs. American as well as others.
The naval vessels tiat can De used
Tor this service are tle Charleston, Bali
tlmore aud Ranger 90 san Francisco,
the Nohican now On her way 90 Port
Orchard, Washington. with tho Nps'c
M tow aud the Yorktown and Baltimore
now enr0ute 20 san Francisco from
CalaO. The revenue cutters Bear, Rush
and COrwiu, now fitting out at san
Francisco for their annual cruise 20 the
seal Islands, will also assist in the work
Of policing the restricted waters.
Dnigeut inquiry at the various execu-
tive departments dealing with the
question elicits the Information that
the President will take 10 further
action I'm regard co the BerinC Sea mat
ter until he shall have received q reply
from LORD salisbury 20 Mr.. Whorton'S
note of the ssh inst, insisting on re-
uewal OF the mOdus vivendi Of last year
as an essential condition 10 the Sett.e-
ment OF the controversy by arbitration.
The treaty OF arbitration OF the Der
ing sea dispute contains fifteen articles.
Article Z relates % che situation OF ar
bitratOrs by Great Britain aad tEe
United States. and the appointment OF
one each by France, Italy, ana the king
OF sweden aud Norway. Article p-o-
vi3es that the arbitratOrS snail meet in
Paris within twenty days after the
delivery Of the counter case named Ia
article (, all questions 90 be decided by
q ma tOrity OF the arbitratOrs. Article
5 provided that each arbitrator shall De
given full printed statement Of the
ease OF each side within three months
of the notification of the treaty. Arti-
Gle : provides that within three months
following each party may likewise de-
liver counter case ana additional evil
Ceuce i'm reply % the other party. Ar
ticle . provides for full statements 10y
the agents after the counter cases are
submitted. Article names five points
which shall be submitted 10 the aroi-
traitors in order THAI the award shall
embrace decision upon each OF the
points. The points are as follows:
First-What exclusive Jurisdiction IN
the sea known aS the Beriug sea, and eX-
elusive rights in the sea therein cid
Russia assert and exercise prior and up
10 thetime of the cesSiOn of Alaska 70
the United States?
Secoud-Uow f1r were these claims
of Jurisdiction as 90 the seal fisheries
recognized aud controlled by Great
Britain?
Third-WaS the body Of water now
known as the Bering sea included in the
phrase "Pscidc ocean" as used in the
treaty of 1925 between Great Britain
and Russia: and what light, II any, in
the Bering sea were held and exclu-
sively exercised by Russia after said
treaty?
Fourth-Did not al the rights Of Rus
Sia As 10 Jurisdiction and as 90 the seal
fisheries IN Bering sea east Of The wa
or boundary in the treaty between the
Tnited States and Russia on the 3Oth ct
March, lSG1, pass unimpaired, 10 the
United States under that treaty?
Fiith-Ilas the United States any
right, and ID So what right, of pTotec-
tion of property in the fur seals fire.
Qucntirg tbe islands OF the United
States In Beriug sea, when such seals
are found outside the ordinary three
mile limit?
Article provides that If the deter
minatiOn OF these questions shall leave
the subject ia such position that the
concurrence OF Great Britain is neceS-
sary 20 the establishment of regulations
for the protection Oi the seal, the arbi-
traitors shall determine what Concurrent
regulations are pecessary auG over what
waters they shall extend, On which
point they may consider the report OF
the Joint commission. Both parties
agreed 70 cooperate 10 secure the adhe-
sion Of the other powers 10 such regull-
tiOus.
Article recites TIA; the parties have
been unable 20 agree upon a question
for injuries sustained iu connection
with the claims presented, and agree
that in order not TO delay arbitration
thew may hereafter submit TO the arbl-
traitors any question OF fact Involved in
such claims, and ask for the findings
thereon, the question Of liability 20 be
The subject Of further negotiation.
The remaining articles merely refer
10 and arrange minor details.
Concerning Gold aud silver Certificates.
WAsHINGrON, D. c., March lJ.-Acting
Secretary Spaulding to-day sent 90 the
House, in answer 70 resolution or that