Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-03-28
news BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
ENGLAND and THE SEALS
Important Letter from Lord
Salisbury.
a Severe STORM IN THE west.
It Sweeps Everything in
Its Path.
DEATH OF the POET WHITMAN.
His Funeral to Be Held
Wednesday.
DEATH OF The POET WHITMAN.
LORD sALIsBURY,s REPLY.

LORD SALISBURYsS REPLY.
| The Latest Phase in the Rehrfn SEES
Matter-It Looks as If He Was
willing to Submit to Peaceful
Arbitration-FuH Text Of His Cor.
respondence.
LONDON, March 27.-Lord Salisbury, un
der date of March 90, has replied as fol
lows to Sir Julian Pauncefnte, in response
to Mr.. Wharton's note of March %:
''In replying to your telegram of the 23d
inst notice has been given to owners OF
ships sailing for Behring sea that both
agreements at present under discussion be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
that as to arbitration and that as to an
intermediate arrangement-may affect lib
erty of sealing in Behring sea. They have,
therefore, notice of the liability to posi-
BILE interruption and will sail subject to
that notice. The question of time is not,
therefore, urgent. Inform the president
that we concur in thinking that when the
treaty has been ratified there will arise a
our conduct is governed by the language
of your note of the Nth of June, $780,
But when it is ratified both parties must
admit that contingent rights have become
vested in the other which both desire to
protect We think that the prohibition of
sealing, if it stands alone, will be unjust
to British sealers if the decision of the ar
bitrators should be adverse to the United
States. We are, however, willing, when the
treaty has been ratified, to agree to an ar
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the United States will consent that the
arbitrators should in the event of de-
cision adverse to the United States assess
the damages which the prohibition of
sealing shall have inflicted on British
sealers during the tendency of the arbi-
tration and, in the event of
decision adverse to Great Britain,
should assess the damages which
the limitations Of slaughter shall,
during the tendency of arbitration, have
inflicted on the United States or its les
sees. AS an alternative course we are also
willing, after the ratification of the
waters If vessels be excepted from prohi
bition which produce a certificate that
they have given security for such dam
ages as the arbitrators may assess
in case of decision adverse
to Great Britain. the arbitrators
to receive the necessary authority in that
behalf. In this case a restriction of
slaughter on the islands will not, in point
of equity, be necessary. Her majesty's
government is unable to see any other
than one of these two methods of restrict
ing seal uniting in the disputed waters
during the arbitration which would be
equitable to both parties"
LATER REPLY.
A later note from Lord Salisbury to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, dated March 26, says:
"With further reference to your telegram
of the 23d inst. I am not prepared to adj
NIT, as gather that the president thinks
that we have objected to the arbitrators
having jurisdiction as to damages inflicted
in the past by the party against whom the
award is given. l only objected to her
msjesty's government being liable for acts
they have not committed. 1 am ready to
consent to reference on this point on the
following terms:
That in case the arbitrators shall decide
in favor of the British government that
government may ask them further to de-
eide whether the United States government
has since 1885 taken any action in Behring
sea directly inhicting wrongful loss on
British subjects, and if so to assess the
damages incurred thereby. That in case the
arbitrators shall decide in favor of the
government of the United States that gov
eminent may ask them to decide whether
the British government have, since 1885,
taken any action in Behring sea directly, jim
fiicting wrongful loss on the United
States OF their lessees, and if so to assess
the damages incurred thereby"