St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-16
TEXT OF THE DECISION.
Joint Control for the Protection
of Seals Provided.

Oi o0aIS EfOFiueO.
PARIS, Aug. 15.-At O'Clock this
morning the Behring sea arbitrators
held private session in room used by
the officials of the department of foreign
affairs at the Quai d'Orsai. At IL O'Clock
lhe arbitrators reasSembled in the room
IL the foreign office in which the public
sessions of the tribunal had been held.
Baron de Courcel, the president of the
tribunal, then delivered to the agents of
the United States and Great Britain
original copies of the decision, signed
by all the arDitrators.
After Baron de Courcel addressed the
arbltratorS, saying that he recognized
the great value of arbitration as q cause
of peace between nations, he expressed
the opinion that every international
arbitration rendered war less probable,
| and said he looked forward to the time
| in the near future when it would De the
rule and not the exception to settle in
ternatlOnal differences in this way.
Senator John L. Morgan, one of the
American arbltratOrS. and Lord Han
men, one of the arbitratOrS appointed by
Great Britain, responded to Baron de
CQurcel, declaring that they reciprocal
ed the sentiments expressed by him,
aud recognized the hospitality extended
by France to the arbltratOrS.
The session terminated amid mutual
congratulations and expressions of good
feeling.
Text of the Decision.
After preamble stating the case SUBJ
mItted for decision, the full text of the
award runs as follows:
We decide and determine as to the
five points mentioned in article 6. as to
which our award is to embrace a dis
tinct decision upon each Of them.
AS to the first of said five points we,
Baron de Courcel, John NJ. Harlan,
Lord Hannen, Sir John d. Thompson,
Marquis Emilio ViscontI Venosta and
GregeriO w. w. Gram, being majority
of said arbitrators, do decide as follows:
By tile ukase of 1921 Russia claimed
jurisdiction i'll the sea now known as
Behring sea, 10 the extent of 100 Italian
miles from the coasts and islands be-
longing to her. but in the course OF the
negotiations which ledst0 the c0nclu-
sion of the treaty of 1924 with the
United States and the treaty of 1925
with Great Britain, Russia admitted
that her jurisdiction in said sea should
be restricted so as to reach cannon
shot from shore. 1t appears that from
| that time up 10 the time of the cessIon
of Alaska TO the United States, Russia
never asserted in tact, or exercised, ANY
: exclusive rights to the seal fisheries
| therein, beyond the ordinary limit of
| territorial waters.
AS to the second of the five
! points, we, Baron de Courcel, John
NJ Harlan. Lord Hammer, Sir John
! d. Thompson, Marquis Emilio ViscOnti-
Venosta and Gregprlo w. W. Gram, be-
| ing majority of said arbltrators, decide
| and determine that Great Britain did
not recognize or concede any claim
| jurisdiction as to the seal fisheries in
| Behrng sea, outside the regular terri
! toTial waters.
As to the third point, or to so much
| thereof as requires US to decide whether
| the body of water now known as Behr
| ing sea was included in the phrase PA
cific ocean," as used in the treaty of
| 1926 between Great Britain and Russia,
we unaniM ously decide and determine
that the body of water now known as
| Behring sea was included in the phrase
Pacific ocean," as used i'll said treaty.
| On the fourth point, we decide and
| determine that all the right of Russia to
| jurisdiction and to the seal fisheries
| passed to the United States, limited to
| the cesSion.
On the fifth point, we decide and de-
] termine that the
United States Have No Right
to the protection of or property in the
| seals frequenting the islands of the
| United States III Behring sea when
| found outside the ordinary three-mIle
| limit.
The last decision was made by Arbi-
traitors John L. Morgan, Baron de
Courcel, Marquis Visconti-Venosta and
Judge Gram; Lord HanUen, John NJ.
| Harlan and Sir John Thompson dissent
| ing.
| The following regulations were
adopted by majority of the arbitrators,
Mr.. Harlan and Sir John Thompson
| dissenting:
Article 1. The United States and
! Great Britain shall forbid their citizens
| and subjects respectively to kill, capt
ure ar pursue. at any time, or in any
manner whatever. the animals common
| ly called fur seafs, within zone of
| sixty miles around the Pribyloff islands,
| inclusive of the territorial waters, the
| miles being geographical miles, sixty to
a degree of latitude.
Article 2. The two governments
| shall forbid their citizens or subjects to
! kill, capture or pursue in any manner
I whatever, during season extending in
eacn year from May 10 july 81, lncIn-
| sive, fur seals on the high sea in that
! part of the Pacific ocean, inclusive of
| Behring sea, situated north of the
35th degree of north latitude, or east
ward of the 1SOth degree of longitude
! from Greenwich, until il strikes the
water boundary described in Article
of the treaty of 1867. between the United
States and Russia. following that line up
Behring straits.
Article 3. During the period Of
time in the waters in which fur sealing
! is allowed
Only Sailing vessels
shall be permitted to carry on or take
part in fur sealing operations. They
| will, however, be at liberty to avail
| themselves OF the use of such canoes or