New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-10
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE TO MR BLAINE.
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Washington, February 20. le92.
Sir Immediately upon the receipt Of your note Of the
oath inst respecting renewal Of the nodbs viyend IN
Behring's Sea- and In accordance with the wish therein
expires ed tclegraphed It's contents 70 the Marquis OF
Salisbury that note, after sotserNinc that IL Is In
possible arbitration within the time orig
nalv set and that delays much the
part Of than the part Of the United States
YOU proceed ~ Inform that ia Of the President.
Todus y>endi should be much tho sumo as that "f
Last year terms that owlng % the earlier date this
year . could DC more effectively executed but that
'Tf Her MaJestys Government would make their en9ts
most effective, sealing the North Poetic cc'an
should be forbidden"
After pointing out "the great need Of an effective
modu YOU state 'holdng arbtratIon In regard
TO the Irhtu mode OF taking seals, while their dc'truc
ton zoe, forword would be as IT, while arbitration 20
tile timber land were In progress one party shoul
remove ali the trees"
| have The honor 10 inform you that have received
reply from Lord Salisbury the following effect: In the
inst place. Lordshp states that he cannot In any de-
gree admit that delays have greater the part
Of Great Britain than the part OF the United States
A. regards the necessity for another modus vvenci Her
Mac,tys Government consented TO that measure last year
solely on the ground supposed that there would
e danger 70 the preservation Of the seal species IN Bcrng
Sea unless some Interval slaughter Of seals
prescribed both at and on land But Her Majesty
Government have received information N show mat 20
drastic remedy necessary consecutive SEASONS.
On the contrary British Commissioners the BehIln@
Sea Joint Commission Informed Her Moicsty's Govern
ment far peagic scaling IS coicerncd there
no danger Of dminuton OF the fur seal species
A. a consequence Of this years hunting.
Nevertheless. Lord Salisbury would not object as
tenpory measure Of pecautoa for this season, TO The
prohibition Of killing within zone extending
to not more than thirty nautical miles around The Prbyoh
Islands such prohibition being conditional Oh the re-
strcon OF the number OF seals be Killed for any pur
nose on the Islands to a 10000. Lord Sails
bury referring 20 passage your IN which
compare the case arbitration about timber land
from which the Trees being removed by Of the
parties observes lac hardly thinks the simlle quite
Apostle His Lordship suggests that the case Is more
Ike arbitration respecting the title 20 meadow.
While the arbitration Is going on. he adds, cut the
grass and quite rightly, for the grass Will be reproduced
next year, and 20 Will the seals have. etc,
JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE.
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE TO MR. BLAINE.
Washington, March :. 1892.
Sir: With reference 30 my note Of the 10Th uumo In
which had the honor inform you that the Marquis
salisbury had received information 10 show the ne
cessy renewing the approaching fishery season the
modus Nvcnd Of last year In Behring'S Sea- proposed ia
your of the oath utmo, think II oporune 70
remind you OF the following In connection with that
vivendi which may have escored your ATTENTION