Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-08-19

Paris. Aug. 1J.-The decision of the
Eahring sea tribunal of arbitration was
handed down mt 1907 o'clock this
morning.
The first four points of article are
decided against the United States. A
close season is established to begin
May / and to continue until Jul. 81
This close season 5ldll be observed
botl in the north Pacific ocean and in
Behring sea.
A protected zone Is established cX
tending for sixty miles around the
Pribyloff islands.
Pelagc sealing is allowed outside the
zone in Behring sea from Aug. IL, but
the use of firearms in sealing is pro
hibited.
The American arhitrators have eX-
pressed their satisfaction with the text
of the decision
Baron de Coucel, after the decision
was rendered, thanked the arbitrator
for the close and intelligent attention
they had brought to bear upon the
case. Lord Hammer and Senator Nor
gan, in replying to the president Of
the tribunal, acknowledged his cour-
tesy and hospitality.
The American arbitrators believe that
the regulations decided upon by the
tribunal mean practically the end of
pelagic sealing, ana that they are bet
ter terms than were heretofore offered
to the United States my Great Britain
as settlement of the questions A.
volved The following is the full text
OF the decision:
I'VE decide and determine as to the
five points mentioned in article vi, as
to which our award is TO embrace a
distinct decision upon each Of them.
As to the first Of said five points, we,
Baron de Cuurcel, John NJ Harlan,
Lord Hammer, Sir John $. ID. ThOmp-
son. Marquis Emilio NiscOnti-Nenosta
and Gregerow Gram being a majority
of said arbitrators, do decide as fol
lows:
by the ukase of 1S21 Russia claimed
jurisdiction in the sen now known as
Behring sea to the extent of 100 Italian
miles from the coasts and islands be
louging to her; hut in the course of
the nations which led to the conclusion
of the treaty of 1924 with the United
States and the treaty of 1929 with
Great Britain. Russia admitted that her
jurisdiction in said sea should be re
stricted SO as to reach a cannon shot
from shore. 1t appears that from that
time up to the time Of the cession of
90 NJ
never asserted in fact or exercised any
exclusive Jurisdiction in Behring sea
or any exclusive rights to the seal fish
cries therein, beyond the ordinary limit
Of territorial waters.
AS to the second of the five points,
we, Baron De Courcel, John Harlan,
Lord Hammer, Sir John $. d. Thomp-
son, Marquis Emilio Visconti-Nenosta
and Gregcrow Gram, being a majority
Of said arbitrator, decide and deter
mine that Great Britain did not recog-
nize or concede any claim upon the part
of Russia to exclusive jurisdiction as
to the seal fisheries in Behring sea out
side the ordinary territorial waters.
AS to the third point, as TO so much
that body of water now known as
Behring sea was included in the phrase
Pacific Ocean" as used in the treaty
Of 1876 between Great Britain and
Russia, we unanimously decide to de
termino that the body of water now
known as Behring sea was included ia
the phrase Pacific Ocean" as used in
said treaty
"On the fourth point we decide and
determine that all the rights of Russia
to Jurisdiction and 10 the seal fisheries
passed to the United States, limited by
the cession.
ION the fifth point we decide and de-
tcrmine that the United States have no
right 10 protection of or property in
the seals frequenting the islands of
the United States in Behring sea when
found outside the ordinary three-mile
limit,
This last decision was made by Ar
bitrators John 7. Morgan, Baron de
Courcel, Marquis Visconti-Yenosta and
Judge Gram; Lord Hammer, John NJ.
Harlan and Sir John Thompson, dis
senting.
The following regulations were
adopted by a majority Of the arbiUa-
tors, Mr.. Harlan and Sir John Thomp-
son dissenting:
Article 1 The United States and
Great Britain shall forbid their citi-
zens and subjects respectively to kill
capture or pursue at any time or in
any manner whatever the animals com
monty called fur seals within a zone Of
sixty miles around the Prybiloff Is
lands inclusive Of the territorial waters
THE miles being geographical miles
sixty to a degree Of latitude.
Article .. The two governments
shall forbid their citizens or subjects
q kill, capture or pursue in any man
uer whatever during q season extend
ing in each year from May ] to July
- inclusive fur seals on the high sea
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