The sun., 1893-06-22
ENGLAND AND THE SEALS.
,ur RrGrL.tJIoNs SHE TINTs THE
7EIBESiL TO dDOPE.

..,,r 10 He Prohibited within Twenty
Mil. OF the Pribyiov lsi.ud--Our T'oun.
ri ortect to the Admission of the New
r,,c.nco Submitted by Great Britain.
r,ats. June 2l.-,At yesterdays session OF tho
pob-irr Sea Tribunal of Arbitration. Sir Rich
~. W,hstcr OF counsel for Great Britain, SUBJ
..i,,eJ 10 tho tribunal sories Of regulations
.ar,pr;sing eight clauses. which Great Britain
.,rs the etrihun;,i TO adopt. Tho chief features
1,thess proposed regulations are that vessels
engaged in pelagic seal hunting must
oi,,fn licenses at cithor Victoria, YAM
.onysr. Port Townsend or San Francisco
licenses shall DO granted to scaling ves-
,o,a Sealing shall always be absolutely pro-
bibispi within twenty miles o. the Pribylov
Islands a close season for pelaGic sealing
.ball be established. aud 1t shall extend from
San, II to July /. No r1es or nets shall be
,ssd by pcagic hunters. All vessels engaged
IN pelagic sealing shall carry distip gushing
aav All masters OF such vessels shall record
IN their log books tho timo OF their hunting.
tho places where they hunted. tho number OF
.sals caught. and the sex OF each OF them.
The licenses shall be liable to forfeiture In
the event OF the breach Of any OF the forego oing
regulations.
When the tribunal met to-day. Sir Richard
Webster proposed to introduce documents that
were submitted to the British Parliament last
night relating to Russas agreement to indcm-
nifty tho owners Of sealing vessts seized by the
Russian authorities. He said that these docu-
meuts were now public ana. therefore. could
be received by the tribunal.
Mr. James G. Carter Of counsel for the United
states strongly objected to the admission of the
documents. saying that to receive them would
be admitting new evidence.
Baron de Courcc. president OF the tribunal,
did not agree with this view Of the matter.
Mr.. Carter vigorously reiterated that the
Americans. having no chance TO present their
views. it would he on Injustice and an inc;
Webster desired to present:
Baron de Courcel then said that. since eoun-
lection to the admission OF the documents. he
would nave to consult his colleagues as to the
admisstbity OF them.
The seven arbitrators then held a confer
ence which lasted for twenty minutes. When
il ended. Baron do tourcel announced that he
would not now decide the question: The tri-
eide the matter OF their admission afterward.
sr, hiehard then read the Documents.
sMr. c. H3binson: OF the British counsel. then
spoke on the question OF regulations and in the
course OF his remarks defended Canada's in
tsrvention in the negotiations that took place
between Mr.: blaine. then american Secretary secretary
Prime Minister
Mr. Robiat on concluded his address by say
ing that while the tribunal did not have
jurisdiction to establish regulations, outside
Behring Sea. he admitted that the seals would
never be sufficiently protected without reGu-
latipns covering the North Pacific Ocean. The
Americans. he said sought to obtain more
from regulations than was 0htainable from q
property claim. Tho tribunal must regulate
gagged in it
Mr.. Carter opposed the contentious OF Mr..
peIaeis so seal hunting fleet % 81 lsS 81 A' 10 'n'
The Hon. Innles B. Eustis. American AM
hassador to France was AnCnE those who
listened to-day to the proceedings Of the