The morning news., 1892-03-28
SALISBURY'S ATTITUDE.
he DEMANDS RATIFICAVIoN BE.
FORE A NEW MoDUs.


Then He Wants 1t Lett to the Arbi-
traitors to Assess the Damages the
Winning Country May Sustain ct
the Hands OF the Loser-The Note
OF Last June.
LONDON, March 2T.-Lord Salisbury,
under date of March % has replied as fol.
lows to Sir Julian Pauncefote, In responss
to Mr.. Whartons note of March %: I'm
reply to your telegram OF March 80, notice
has been given TO the owners of ships sail
ing for Bsring sea that both agreements at
present under discussion between Great
Britain and the United States, that
as TO arbitration and that as
TO an intermediate Arrangement.
may affect the liberty Of sealing in
Bering sea. They have, therefore, notice of
their liability Of possible 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 new state Of things. Until
governed by the language of your note
OF June IA, 1890. But when IL Is ratified
both parties must admit that conting gent
rights have become vested In the other
which both desire to protect We think
that prohibition Of sealing, II it stands alone,
will be unjust to British sealers IL the de-
cision of the arbitrstors should be adverse
20 the United States.
WILLING To COMPROMISE.
I'VE are, however, willing when the
treaty has beer ratified, to agree to an ar
rangement similar to that OF last year, IL
the United States will consent that the ar.
hftFQfOra in ha 49, A..
adverse to the United States, assess the
damage which the prohibition of sealing
shall have inflicted on British sealers dur
ing the pendency of the arbitration.
and in the event Of decision
adverse to Great Britain, should assess
damages which the limitation Of slaughter
shall, during the pepdency of arbitration,
have inflicted on the United States or lts
lessees. As an alternative course we are also
willing, after the ratification OF the treaty,
to prohibit sealing Ia the disputed waters,
II vessels be excepted from the prohibition
which produce a certificate that they have
given security for such damages as the arbi-
TRAITORS may assess In case of decision
adverse to Great Britain, the arbitrators to
receive the necessary authority ON that be-
half. In this case restriction Of slaughter
on the islands will not, In point Of equity,
be necessary. Her msjesty's government
oAo uhabio W hcohuy otueE tuhu QUO Oh LpoAe
two methods of restricting seal hunting In
the disputed waters during the arbitration
which should be equitable to both parties. {"
A LATER NOTE.
later note from Lord Salisbury to Sir
Julian Pauncefote, dated March 90, says:
with further reference to your telegram
OF March %, / am not prepared to
admit. as l gather that the Presi-
dent thinks that we have objected
to the arbitrators having Jurisdiction as 10
the damages Inflicted on the party against
whom the award is given. only objected
70 her rnajesty's government being liable
Tor acts they have not committed. / am
ready to consent 70 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 decide
whether the United States government have
since 1885 taken any action in Bering sea
directly inficting wrongful loss on British
subjects, and if 90 to assess the damages in
Cured thereby.
THAT in case the arbitrators shall decide
In favor Of the government of the United
States that government may ask them to
decide further whether the British govern
meat have since 1885 taken any action In
BerinR sea directly infiicting wrongful loss
on the United States or their lessees, and IL
SO to assess the damages incurred thereby"
WAR NOT LOOKED FOR.
LONDON, March 2S, 3 A. M.-Ths
Mornfnq Post says: 1--WE are very
confident that the more the Ber~
ing sea correspondence is examined
the less will there be any likelihood of a
permanent misunderstanding between the
two nations. Whatever we may think of
the style and methods of the Washington
foreign Office. they have made no serious
attempt to upset Lord Salisbury's contsn-
tion as to the security OF the seal species or
the propriety of resorting to arbitrators."