Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-28

sorulAa IGNORANCE ON norH
siprs.
eo,enlatlons az to the Cause al the Sud
den Change in the Policy
OF Salisbury.
A statement OF Facts, aud somc
surcuintlons.

sprcuintions.
wAsutNo1oN, March 20. The
mluis of q malority Of the Scnatom
havp hccn considerably cleared VI mis-
sprFchonsion us 10 the points involved
N Tho dispute between the United
statrs and Great Britain by the dir
ais,i1us In the executive sessions tue
All week.. It would have been we'll
,erordiug 90 ono OF the most broad.
minded .sountnfH. " the public could
nave been truihiully informed upon
these points, for popular Ignorance
rfevaiu ia England As well ma the
United States, II the London news
ratcr comments are criterion, For
Instance it WINS suggested that II the
United States consented 10 pay
dafnasea sustained by the seal-vc-sui
orurrs In the event Of the hrbiiraiOrs
deciding that the claim II the United
States WIS not well founded. Lord
sallahury would renew the mudus
ylyendi. II ~ learned now thsi, rs far
back Us last June, the President sug'
g.stcd that the question Of the liability
NJ ,nch government for damages in-
hicied upon citizens or property, be lett
10 tho decision OF arbitfatOfs.
TIE Brllish government declined
~ commit itself % tho doctrine
that u was responsible for the acts OF
~ subjects, winch, In the language Of
Salisbury, "iuvolvcs the proportion
TINT her mnjosly'- government ~ ru-
sble to make good the Losses resulting
from the wrong actions " persons
sailing outside Of thoir Jurisdiction,
under the Britsh llas."
The United State government bad
been willing 10 drop the question Of
damage, but infested that, u II IL % be
cousidefed, the question submitted
should also include determination Of
No losf Inflicted upon the United
States through the Illegal killing u the
seal by British subjects.
Tie Pfesidonl Llally consented 10
notification which was included ia
Tho tguaty, permitting the two govern
meats TO submit 10 tho arbitfatofs the
facts bearing upon the claims for dam
sgts, and leaving 10 future dotofmi.
nation the question OF liability. The
dsmsgo question was In this condition
when the treaty was sigleu, and has
not since been touched upon IN tho
correspondence. IL was argued, on
The part Of ttosa senators who said that
be British government would doubt
~ consent 10 u renewal " the modua
1sendi, II II could assure the Csun.
lAna against loss from Illegal SELF.
Ie Of their vos9cls, that, ~ Great
Britain had made m agreement with
he government Of Sweden aud Nor
way Tor the protection OF the scale ON
those cOgs,s, and also consented 10 an
agreement with France looking 10 q
regulation o. the fisheries In the North
Sea, she would be willing 10 enter into
4 fair agreement OF the same nature
With the United States.
When the mOdus vlvondi was nego.
tiaird last year, Salisbury said In the
Lo1ds, referring TO the determination OF
Uetealsi ut seems 10 Us, on the
whole, thai the proposition Ia u reason-
able one, ant we would DO fully iucur.
Ting the Crnguro not only Of the
United Siatus, but Of the civilized
world, II, by adhering too closely TO any
technical right, We should run tho fisll
oitho destruction OF this valuable in.
dus,ry aud valuable ANIMAL"
Much speculation Ia the Senate rs
caused by the sudden cnange NJ mind
~ salisbury. Ills Osiensible reason
iofihe non-renewal OF the mOdus vi.
Nen1i Is a representation OF the com.
missiouors sent TO Alaska, to the effect
that there is no necessity for the re-
newal. The real reason n believed by
hhumbar VI Senators to be disIosl-
uon 10 use his present position
70 gain concessions from the
United States for damages, to
iAyorably impress CnnaIa with
The apparent disposition 10 heed her
demand and avail himself u the pres.
eni opportunity 10 rotaliate upon this
government for the alleged infraction
oItheHplfitof last years modus vivendi
10 permitting the North American
Nommercial Company TO kill more
than 1900 seals IL is believed that
These reasons WIN % far influence Sails. |
Jury as TO prevent n renewal OF tho
molus on the same terms as last year,
lut not 10 determine him in resort 10
ioice To protect the sealers for actions
~ haadeclined to assume responsibility