New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-06
HABITS OF MOTHER SEALS
MIR. COUDERT DESCRIBES THEM TO THE
ARBITRATORS
long EXCURSIONS FOR FOOD TAKE THl
FEMALES FAR BEYOND THE TwENTY.MILE :

LONG EXCURSIONS FOR FOOD TAKE THE
FEMALES FAR BEYOND THE TWENTY NILE
LIMIT PROPOSED BY GREAT BRITAIN.
Paris. May 5.-F. Il. COudert, of counsel for the
United States, continued his argument before the
Hchiing Sea Tribunal OF Arbitration today. Mr.
Coidert read from the American case TO show the
habits Of the seals. aud that II IA mother seal was
killed her pup would inevitably perish by starvation.
rs zeal mothers would nurse Oay their own pups.
The norton of the case read also showed that neecs-
sarily, after nursing her pup Tor lew Gays, the
COW Is compelled to seek food IN order TO provide
sufficient nouIisIment for her offspring that she
leaves the pup the rOOkery and goes into the sea,
these excursions Ienghenng rs the pup grow older.
II also showed that fish were scarce In the waters
adjoining the rookcrlcs, thus oblising the COWS to
90 many miles In search Of their food and that they
undoubtedly go from 100 TO 200 miles from the
ro0kerles these feeding eXcu sions-a TACT Orhe out
by the testimony of mnny experienced sealers Mr..
Cold,rt went Oh to say that since the nursing
mother, travelled this distance seward to seek fod,
returning after obtaining it, IL was dheult 10 speak
patiently cf the British propo'al that twenty-mile
limit would be sufficient for the protection OF the
female seals.
Mr. Coudert next read and discussed that portion
NJ the American ease relating To the methods en-
rIoyed In taking the seals at the Piibyioh isahos'
and the results OF these practices upon the hen'
h.,,i or s.nls Mr. tOudert sald l. n capable OF
being dIvel separated and coihted as herd u
cattle on the plains, much resembling the latter IN
fla. tmidity OF the females ana the ferocity Of the
males, According to the evidence OF one witness
,hov ara ne coutrolable and amenable to god
management upon IN. island, sheep and cattle,'
and ,d. mower Of demonstration has made 1t possible
IN discriminate most carefully between the classes
,f s,,,. killed and to enforce Iul'- and regulations
fer the general mana cement OF the h.i
rfl, al In.
BARON de Courccl, president OF the lriDuhai' 'n'
ouired whether the branding OF seals was pra'u>a'
Mr.. Coudert replied that he presumed 1t was NC.
wh., GOOD would II be- he asked. 1t would De- 10
pr,.c,Iou against peagc marddders, who' on Ainerr
can soil wonld be hanged without trial. I"l" "as
no difference he continued, between s'aiN Eohs ~
-, for food and cattle going on the prarics for
food. ,.,,
In reply 10 Lord Hammer, one OF the Bntsh
or,i,,,tor Mr. Coudert prcfaced his examination 81
m. management of the seal Islands with an argu'
mont I'm which he concndcd that lib" aIhtrl'ors coia
mn, make any regulations Is u Bellilng Sea COLI
diti,nal rs 10 what should be- don" on the ISLANDS
owned By the United states I'll" 'hten S'a'es
would not allow anybody to interfcr" with III" man
arrmcut Of the properly of the United STATE ne
then went on 10 prove that the regulations " iotte
en- The lrlbylOf Islands PROVIDED every ppsslpe P'-
,nuCn fol The pr. ,rg,atiOn OF the sra>. p9g' Wers
net allowed on the Islands, and even shoAlh- "a'
rho latter statement caused good deal OF M ri.
mcnf and banter ON the part Of the members oil mo
Tribunal and the counsel pr sent. -, . A.. ,.
nom as in tie forenoon. Mr. Coudcrt l,-,red that
p9latc sealing had not less"ned since IN. nl"ans
M WV n Ta' sSd "f He T pcnsc s hunters
caught the seals In the ocean outside OF Behrl, 3
sea where they found the chase elnny pr"h ,son
1ons.ou,ntv II WA, necessary 10 establish rrshh"hs
as IA seal hunting In the North Pacic also, anu W
stamp out peagc sealing