Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-05
BUTLER AND JOHN BULL.

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ThE coat OF carrying out the Boring
Sea arbitration treaty between this
country and Great Britain as estimated
by Mr.. Blaine, will be about $3.50, 900
Through the Secretary Of the Treasury
he has forwarded request for an
appropriation to tho above amour 10
be expended under the direction Of the
Secretary Of State, with the approval
Of tho President. Mr.. Blaine urges
tho necessity Of promptncss on this
mstter, and It Ia expected that Con.
grcss viii authorize the appropriation
ut once.
In relation 10 this controversy two
distinguished personages have articles
In the North american Reriew for
May. They are General BENJAMIN f..
Butler, and the Marquis OF Lornc. The
former In his treatment OF the subject
speaks In no uncertain terms. Ho
says the original title decds 20 lands
ana waters on this continent are the
right Of discovery and occupation.
Russia held exclusive Jurisdiction, un
questioned, over Alaska and tho Aleu-.
tian Islands for more than hundred
years. These possessions with rights
pertaining thereto were transferred
10 the United States for considera.
ton. For many years after the
transfer this country exercised unques'
toned the same Jurisdiction as Russia
did. At this late day England comes
forward 10 claim privileges which shc
has no earthly right to.
The drift Of tho doughty veterans
argument Ia that England Is impcr-
tinent, insolent, nrroga,ing and dom.
inecring; and that she should "bo
whipped like a dog" II possible, and
whether or not, II ia due to manhood
and teli-respcct TO try the thTeshing
process. The redoubtAble Bonjamin's
article will DO perused with displeasure
by John Bull, for It contains many
uncomplimentary illusions TO Brit.
tanla on subjects on which che 10 very
sensitive.
Tho Marquis OF Lorne suggests that
the ladies Of the United States and Of
Great Britain forego the luxury Of
wearing stalskin garments for two
years and the question VIII be eiIectu.
ally settled. However, he Justly con.
cludes that this suggestion will not be
acted ON, hence he proceeds to discuss
the situation from tue British stAui.
point. lie contends that ships Of all
nations haves Right to enter Borlng
sea, and through It tho Arctic ocean.
He says;
Nobody doubts that seals landing on
Islands or mainland shores, or swimming
In water within the three milo limit OF tho
coast, are the properly OF tho landowners.
but away ut sea thoro can DO no more
property In them than In the salmon
which come regularly to certain rivers
then become landowners property, but
are arybody's game whom ON their way
20 tho rivers and out sea-"
The Marquis then quotes from Mr..
Adams, who wrote In 1922, to cay
that Russia claimed Jurisdiction In
these northern ATTITUDES which she
was not entitled to by international
jurisprudence. The Marquis also as.
sorts that British senmen hunted and
fishes In Bearing Sea In the last cen.
fury; and that the right was insisted on
by Great Britain nj the convention
with Russia In 1925. Great Britain
contends now, and did always, that
Berlng Sea Is embraced In the Pacific
Ocean.
The drift OF the Lorne article Is that
the seal should not be exterminated,
but that no enc nation nor any corpo-
ration should have m exclusive mono.
poly Of the seals OF Boring Sea; and
that It is the duty Of all civilized ma.
lions to regard the question In this