Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-29
The Behring Sea Dispute.
I PhiIsdeipbia Public Ledger

The present dispute bat its origin rearly
one huqdfed years sgo On 1890. when the
Emperor Of Russia granted TO the Rcssisr-
American Campany the exclusive right OF
hpn,irg. trade, industries and discoveries
OF ne- hni on the northves. coast Of
Americs, from Behr.uR strait TO the Ssh
degree OF nor latitude, With permission
to the company to extend their possessions
to the south, provided they cid not encrosc
on territory Occupied By ether power.
The territory covered By the charter en-
hrseed the whole American cos.t Of
Behripg ses snd lopg reach to the south
Of tie Aiuksn coast line ss far .,
Pr ce II Wales III, nd. n 1891 the Rus
ala government ! sued an ukAse extend Jog
ia claim OF jnfis &c len s0u:hwsrd to tie
5l.t deg:te CT north lAtitr de AID prohibit
/ e foreign vessels from sp2.cacnin2
within lees sh,n 100 miles of the c,ssts and
i.ia' d. belonging 10 Il ls,is. Both the
{ ait, d States and Crest Britain protect d
sgaius; thss dec ee, and the result Of the
cores ondence thu. snsuei wss that Russia
en,ef,d into tao treaties on the suffice.
o p. between tie Uai ed States and Russis
"a i1sd 10 1924 provided that their ie'pec-
tivs cl,jzaps and sut scss should not be
.ion ,r In curylbg on their fisheries 10
th. Psc a, ocesn or South seas, or in l.nc-
leg on the coasts If these sess 10 place
no! already occapi @ The Treaty with
Great Bti;sip, rsufi d IN 1925 ~a' similar
in It's p-nv sions. bu. more eau iou'ly
wofded L,rd Salisbury now el,ims ih4;
Behtirg sta was not rtcogriz'd as seI-
ars,e body Of wafer ct that time. snd ihA.
-
ten north 20 Babrirp straits. Mr. Blsine
C intends that Il . Pacific oce N Ard Behr ny
sea We c then recon d ass p rate bodies
of water, and that Tho trestirs d, not cover
tie body cf water the JUL dciJn over
which /. new dispptEd.
The Ru' sian AN ricao Company ~ j ,sed
il, m lnopoly Of tn. u trade n Beh'ing 81 .
flr h-ee periods twenty year. csc h,
pods we're isrsr, ranging from 30 10 90
pr can. prsennm. A. HI e'd Of the
lhiri period Russia, hsN ing entered into
n.sotisi o1s for Il e sale % Alastatb tie
Uuiu d StsLs refa,td 10 - new the chatter
Of thu Ru sian America c mpany, tut the
company coniir u, The b siness until the
sale wss sctuslIy m. de ia 1867. Ddri g ali
the years ftom 1889 to 1867 AI.e c "a and
British chips traded ON tie north We st coast
OF the Pacific &C a., bot hey resp, c,et the
autho,ity OF Russia 10 the B snrI, & sea aud
made no attempt 10 di. utb fisheries cAfrh
OF ,here under ,he ku.sian chartsr. The
100 mile limit vas for the pre-fi vslion Of
t1e fur snipsls sod sss r specte'. Great
B riisin made no Ir,test sgsiust the monop-
oily during the 10 years following the sign
log Of H. trestv Of 1926.
rhe Uaised States, h wig bought Ala,k
. qaired with It sll the rights, privileges
aau ilrisdic N which had belonged 10
Ru.... But Great BRIAN, after respect
Z hose ris . While they were in the
asnis Of Ru,.is, dis:egsrds and disputes
them Iov, ~bsu they are 10 toe puss.s
siou OF The [ iits d States. Shs h,s cou.
teLsneed and pct cttd Cansdisn ssi'irg
vessel. in mahii rsid' upon the seal dst-
cries o, B shrips ,e,. Tss.e posohsrs h,ve
greatly in jared If no. destroyed. III. fl h
cries, ana have il 4 c'ed a Las Of mil ions
OF dollars Up,n America interests All
tdst Ia Uoitsd : sies desires to do is 60
ex &c &c ntTol yer a lin ed par, Of Be-
RAG safo . part q ca b year to in e
pr5'ec, on u the fur trade No cpmmer.
eial hisn-sy Is TO b. closed nor is sn, bods
20 be Interf-red with e'ea,t poschers ard
e hbsrs, sh Sc uel prsctic : should be
stopped on srou d. OF humanity, even
though 20 cesrer right By treaty eri.tAf.
/. il hs main question, a. above set forth
res2t cfi1g the juisd lion Of III Uaied
Safes over Beh,inS sea. AID its ri1hi to :
f1'ce restrictive measure, that is - be
submitted 10 arbitration 's;year. pend.
ing mes Citations N the subj ct Of srbit,
tiop. 3 uodus vivsnci va, in force, by
which the Uoised States and Great Britain
united to prev ut posehins on the 81 Ash
cries. NV thas the s'tulds fer dis, us
are so far rscosnE hat the T. rms en-
which arbitration i, 10 be conducted
have been practically ssreed upon,
Lord Salisbury ia repressuied IS fishing TO