New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10
BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION
LORD sALISBURY'S DELAY IN COMPLETING
THE ARRANGEMENTS
THE ALLUsIoH IN THE QUEENS sPEEcH-THE
-FOUR EXPERTS MAKING PROGRESS BACK
wARDATH MoDUS YIYENDI.
Try TELEGRAPH TO The ILiGcsE..


tBr TELEGRAPH TO The TLiGcSE.,
Washington, Feb 9.-That part Of the queen
speech from the throne in opening Parliament to-
day which refers to the Behring Sea dispute with
the United States is the second official intma-
ton that the questions arising under THIS as
pute are to be submitted to arbitration. The hrst
was civcn bv Attornev-Gcneral Miller. it will be
remembered. some months ago The Queen
speech says .
An agreement has been concluded with the
United States defining tie mode in which the dis-
pucs as TO the seal fisheries in Behring Sea snail
be referred to arbitration
If from this is 10 be inferred that treaty mas
been signed between the United States and Great
britain. the speech is misleading. The treaty. III
NAV be stated upon good authority. still remains
UNSIGNED though il is now on its way 10 Lohoon
TO be submitted 10 Lord Salisbury LII o'"''
words the agreement" spoken Of IN the a''i''S
from the throne is of no more Dihoint lo'''
was the agreement which the Attorney -"c"''"' -
nouuced in November last, while arguing 'he ''y
ward case before the United States Supreme 'ourt'
has been reached between Secretary Blame ""'
sir Julian Pauncefote That agreement, as suo
seouent occurrences showed, proved to DC no az
mon. at all Lord Salisbury raising at .the i'',
moment new objections. after having ln'i'lla'N
his WILLINGNESS 70 subscribe to the terms VI o"'
agreement. A., s.rno linz of
In this he followed. in reality. the same ilno u
nolcv which he had observed wheh le'"'"e -,
tarv Bayard 90 believe that a s'usl"''o'S
rs.n. I'D At last. been reached The records OF
.'."V - ont the assertion that Lord Sails
hury,s sudden change Of front at the time Nv was
,,ono,,.,inc with Secretary Bayard was due TO MS
h,.i,n hoard from Canada The Official co'-
reanondence covering the period between 'h' '"-
nooouent Of the Attorney-tie tieneraL BEFORE 'i'
suoreme Court and the middle OF last month"; W"'
/, first began 10 be whispered apoVu 'l'ao i
Salisbury was raising new dl1cultes' VIII p'
ably once more disclose Canada IN 'he loi' oi
marplo, What Canada may do after the 'si'
o,,, - s,o,,en Of in tho Queens speech mas
reached Lord Salisbury remains TO Nc seen
ro iudoe from the past, there Is certainty Ho
disposition on the part OF Loro H"i'""'S
hosfcn matters 10 a conclusion. Oh u'c 'oii'
.tn.o j. cyorv reason to believe that he Will pro
tract negotiations a. much and as long as posa'
lilo As proof Of tbs, II may pe ci''u ''"'
Julinn Paunccfote has no authority 10 ~" Wv
,reatv necessary Tor the reference ol 'ne "'p",.
Questions 10 board Of arbitration l"i" 80
brr,. has reserved that right to hirl''''' i''
makes a tedious exchange Of diplomatic i'o''' "''
Ioo',,nor,s hv mail unavoidable. The delay cont
h,r,.,s is serious. in view OF the fact tha' INV
,n,o is drawing near when the Cana"
an, poachers will begin preparations io'
L. ,beir annual marauding trips. MOT,
.oriops still however is the disposition maniieS.e'
H.. ord Salisbury 10 resist renewal OF the hou"'
,,;,,o,di of last year. pending present negotaVo"''
T,,s 10 really the newest, and at the same 'iiie
m. most perplcxing. phn~c Of the whoie !"ee'U'
Tho necessity for providing for rehe"oi VI NV
rodus vlvcndi is obvious. without 10 ',''| it'
.arars ,yiu bc enabled to infict incalculaoe
damooc This year upon the sealing interests Vi
the United States.
Lord Salisbury. therefore, while on th' "'' "''''
mc,ting the United States with prot9'"' o''' "
lis oood will and the other DONG cNc'H '"i'
=. h. rou,cr to delay satisfactory solution oi
the questions at issue, is laying hn'N'' 'r
~. AN nharoe of dmlcity-to call it by no worse
name The reasons he assigns ior "N 1;..
s,id 70 h, as unsatisfactory as they are dlS'n-
',. In crcct bc is understood TO object 70
...o,,ol ~ tb, mod,s vivcndi on the ground th"'
:. i; mot, only not necessary, but that IL hNe"'91
. III oonn,icote the present state OF ncg"tla'lo"S'
!, those rea,ors are the only ones he mas ~
i,r IL will be difficult for him to cohNlHCc aug
one that they are well founded
Ills attitude may make it necessary tor 'he
Administration to withdraw from 'al".l" ''
valuable bonding privileges when us ralllo'"''
,,hIv tbc Canadian Pacific, ENJOY, To the u'''l
nent of competing railway lines IN the I"''c"
States As means Of bringing 'ahad' u 10
.enses this would probably bc chcctiVe' an" II
mislt possibly serve a reminder I" l'or' sans
bury that the Administration OF freS'eh' i'', ~
SON n not 70 he trifcd with. TIL" Treasury pc-
parrncnt is now engaged, IT is understood III IooN
ing into this matter
As for the treaty itself. which, as already S'i''
is now on It's way 10 England 10 receive the sigma
turc of Lord Salisbury, il may be state" '""' ~
nrovdcS for n board of arbitration To bc compose"
~ sorcn ,ncmbcrs Two are Ia represent the
limited States and two Great Britain; the remain
inc three will be- appointed by the King OF sweden
and Norway the Queen Regent OF Holland "'i"
;he President Of the Swiss Conicdcratloh' vi
the TWO British representatives, one Will e lio'h
Canada The sittings Of the board OF arpi'Ia'io"
will be held in Paris. There was at one "nio
some talk Of asking the King Of Italy to appoint
one OF the arbitrator but the idea was, FOR reasons
which it is not difficult to determine aoah'onc''
The ouc.tious 10 be submitted for arbitration
are five in number, and they are sups'an'Ia"|
what Secretary Blaine IN his note to Hlr 'alah
Pauncefote OF December Il, ls9o, decldrcu '"e
United States was Wiling 10 IeaNc w "''" vi
arbitratOrs 10 determine:
the pehrina Sc, and what exclusive rights In the seal
fisheries therein did Russia assert and exercise PRIOR ana
M to the time Of the ccrson Of Alaska to ue uhi'u
States . -.
. How far were claims OF jurisdiction a' 20 'n'
i os,.,,.s r.co,nir,d and conceded BY Great Britain
g. Was the body OF water now known a, thc "eht'nH
Sea included in the phrase Pacihc ocSh' q u''u Il,
,h ,e,.v ~ 100, be,vccn Great Britain and Russia and
what rights Qt any In the Behruig 0'' "''' HN'' "
Great Britain by tho said treaty
T. Did not all the rights Of Russia a. TO the ufl'o,'
and as TO the seal fisheries in Behring's sea caS VI ~
water boundary in the ueaty between th' 'n"eu '''
and Russ, ~ March 10 1851 pass unimlalicd TO the
United States under that treaty
3. What are the rights OF the 'hi'cu ''''rs d" "
the fur seal fisheries IN the waters ol u'o p"."7
outside OF the ordinary territorial llmt' Nhc'"'' '
rght yrow ont of the cesson By Russia NJ any specs'
rights Of Jurisdiction held by her In sueh u'here'' "
the waters Of Bchrlng sea out OF te ownership o '
breeding island, aud the HABITS o 'h' ''"'' "
nh.r and rear,ng their Young thereon and going ont
f,, ,b apa tr food or out any other fact or incl