The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15
Exclusive Jurisdiction the
Only Point Not Gained
By the United ST ates.
OGR ARBlTRAToRs SATISFIED.
Better Terms Than Heretofore
Offered By Great Britain-The
News In Washington and
London.
.Bu cable 10 the uxitsd Press.

Bu CdOte 10 the United Press
PARIS, August Is, 1S93-Tne decision
or The Behring Sea Tribunal OF Arbitra-
tion was handed down at seven minutes
past eleven O'Clock this morning. The
first five points OF Article are decided
against the United states.
A close season is established to begin
May and TO continue until July 81,
This close season snail be observed both
in the North Pacific Ocean and in the
Behring Sea.
A projected zone is established extend
ing for sixty miles around che Islands.
Pelagic sealing is allowed outside the
zone in Behring Sea from August l.
The ase of firearms In sealing is pro-
hibtted.
Tue American arbitrators hava ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the text of
the decision.
Barou lie Courcel. after the decision
was rendered. thanked the arbitra tors
for the close aud Intelligent attention
they have brought TO bear upon Tie case.
Lord Hanuen aud Senator Morgan, IN
replying to the President of the Tribunal,
acknowledged his courtesy and hospital
hy.
The Americ III arbitrators believe that
ths regulations decided upon by the til
buaal mean practically the end OF pelaglc
feaIiug. and thss they are bstter te rms
than were heretofore offered to the
Uaited States by Grlat Britain as
settlement of the q1es.ions involved.
The points decided against the Uuited
States are those relating To this country's
exclusive jurisdiction over BehrIng Sea
and It's seal fisheries, uuder its purchase
of Alaska fro II Russia, aud the recogni-
tlun OF tneSe rights bv Great Britain.
SUMMARY OF THE QUESTIONS.
The ISSUES were summed uD In the
following Questions, arranged for pre-
sentatioi, to the tribunal
!. What exclusive jurisdiction in the sea
known as the Behring Sea-, aud what exclusive
rights il the seal fisheries therein did Russia
assert AMI exercise prior aud up to the time of
the c-ssiou OF Alaska to the UnItei States?
= How far were these claims of jurisdiction
as 20 the seal fisheries recognzed and conceded
by Great Britain.
). wAs the body of water koown as the Behr-
ins; Sea included IN the phrase Pacific Ocean,
as Used IN the treaty OF 1875 beswesn Great
Brian and ialIssis and what rIgnts, if any. in
the Behring sea. We're held and exclusively
exercised by Russia after lid treatys
!. Did not all the rights of Russia as to juris-
dicton and as to the seal fisheries in Bsnring
between The Uaited States aud Russia of the
Both of March, 1877. pass unimpairsl to ths
United states der that treaty?
5. Has the United States any right, and, IL so
what right OF protection Of property in the
fur seals frequentlng the islands OF the United
States in Behring Sea when suca seals are found
outside the ordinary three mile limit?
Tie prepara ions for sub nirtiug these
queries to tue arbitrsiors began IN May
of last year. The first meeting of the
Board of Arbitration was neld at Paris.
iu the Office Of Foreign Aft airs, on
Thursday. March %. of tho present year.
MEMBERS OF THE TRIBUNAL.
The members or the Tribunal OF Arbi-
tration were:-For he United States. Mr..
Justice Harlan of the Uuited States Su-
IRENE Court, and Senator john L. Nor
gan uf Alabama; for Great Britain, Lord
Hannen of England, better known
by his old title OF Sir James Hannen.
and Sir John Thompson of Canada; for
the Marquis Emilio Visconti Venesta,
aud for Scandinavia. Judge Gram, Of the
Supreme Court of Christians.
There was big array of official agents
and legal counsel for Great Britain and
the United States. The agent of this
country was John W. Foster of Indiana,
who was Secretary of State for u short
Time under the late Republican admiuis-
tration, and the agent for GREET Britain
was c. H. Tupper of Canada, who is the
Canadian Minister of Marine aud Fisher
les. and who is the son of Sir Charles
TupDer. Bart. Z. C. id. G.
For counsel the United States had
exceptionally brilliant men. Among
Them were z. j. Phelps. of Vermont,
who was Minister to England; grand old
James G. Carter, the ablest debater of
the bar of America and President nt the
State Bar Association of New York;
Frederic R. Coudert. President OF the
Manhattau Club. and Judge Blodgett,
who lately retired from the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago.
The British lawyers included Sir
Charles Russell. the Attorney General
Of Great Britain in the new Liberal
CabIet; Sir Richard Webster and Johu
Rgby, both men of renowu. aud Sir
Cherles Tupper, who has been well
known in this country for six years or
more as the Commissioner Of Cadadian
Fisheries.