The morning call., 1892-01-10
BEHRING SEA
ARBITRATION.
The Delays in the Negotiation
Caused by England.
Salisbury Refuses to Appoint ArbitratOrS.
Canada Threatened by an Immi-
grafton Inspector.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-The Bering Sea
negotiations are not proceeding with the
smoothneSs which would encourage the be-
lief that before the next sealing season
opens the rights of tie United States in the
northern ocean will be clearly defined. No
real obstacles have recently been interposed,
but the Government is struggling with poor
success to disturb the inertia of the British
Government and to secure forward move
ment on its part toward beginning the lon G.
expected arbitration. 1t is two months
now since the last definite proposal on the
subject was exchanged. Secretlry Blaine
had so far yielded t. Minister Sallsbury's
request as to consent to a reference OF the
questions under contention to tribunal
comprised OF seven persons; one OF these
arbitratorS was to represent Canada, one
Great Britain, two the United States and
the remaining three to be selected from other
nations Up to this point everything pro-
gressed smoothly and uninterIuptedly, but
when it came TO an agreement upon the
three neutral arbitrators there was hitch
Great Britain could not be induced to sub
and has not up to this time. Unless Lord
Salisbury speedily gives attention to tn 9
negotiations the prospect are favorable 10
renewal of the modus viyendi, with all its
harasSing features, which was in force last
season, for it is not probable that rupture
will occur between Great Britain and the
United States on matter so uuimpOrtant as
the personality Of the arbitratoTs.
AN INTERVIEW WITH INDIANS.
A delegation OF three Umatlla Indians
from Oregon had a conference to-day with
Commissioner Morgan. The lands of the
tribe are now being allotted in severalty and
the special Object of the visit is TO urge
the Commissioner to set aside timber and
pasture lands in the old reservation sufficient
Tor their common needs The request could
not 'be entertained By the Commissioner, as
he has no jurisdiction, Congress alone hav-
ing power to grant the request. One Of the
Indians, dressed in Indian costume, OBJ
jected 10 taking tile lands in seYeralty for
the reason that lie preferred to be an In
dian rather than citizen. lie wished to
continue to wear the Indian dress and dance
Indian dances. Life without these would
not possess any attraction.
AN OVER-ZEALOUs OFFICIAL.
United States Immigrant Inspector Goff.
stationed at Montreal, being interviewed by
a Montreal newspaper, Is represented as
using very radical and sweeping expressions
on the Immigration system, among other
things characteriZlng all immigrants from
certain countries in the most uncomplimen-
tary terms, and serving a notice on Canada
that unless her Government consents 10 a
Joint inspection If immigrants at Canadian
ports, the Treasury Department would stop
all railroad trains en- route, aud inSpect all
mmigrants at the border. Secretary Net
Teton Of the Treasury Department, having
he'd his attention called to the matter, ex-
pressed the hope that Mr. GOf was either
misunderstood or misrep0rted, as he had no
authority 10 express views of the sort re
ferred to, or to speak for the United States
regarding any future policy affecting immI-
grafton.