New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-16
COMPENSATION DUE GREAT BRITAIN.
DAMAGES TO BE PAID UNDER ARTICLE oi
TILE CONVENTION.

DAMAGES TO BE PAID UNDER ARTICLE OF
THE CONVENTION.
wasbneton Aug l5-The regulations Of the arbi-
traitors appended to the Behring Sea decision are
adopted under Article VII OF the Treaty OF ArDi-
,ration These regulations were based on an agree
ment submitted by joint commission appo'h'eu
by Great Britain and the United states
In accordance with Article OF the cohVen'lo"
for the removal OF the modus vivendi 'he nec'S'o"
~ the arbitrators will compel the United states TO
make compensation TO Great Britain for sustaining
from the capture OF seals in Behr'ng sea curing
tho ncndency OF the arbitration. This article TeadS
as follows:
n tho rcsu, OF IN, arbitration b, Ia AFFIRM the i!gh' NJ
y,,.sh s.,.ts 90 take seals IN ibrng SCI "ithih IN
80. oa,r,cd IN, the rnited States under 1t, purrh'-"
no, Russia then conpensstIon snail ~" mad, hy IA
United states Great Drisin tfor u' ~" "' n'r "'r
for ab-ainng from tn exercise 81 th't H-h' n"''"F ="
nocdcrcy Of the ar uISn the i"fs Of such irg".
'ooa aud limited catch or catches "a the opinion "'
the arritrsors might have been taken Without AN "'"
dnuut OH OF tho zeal hcrd- and on the "h'i manu. " 1
-su Of tho arbitration shall be- - deny the i4h OF DIV
.h callers u akc seals within tho sd wat"i- then COM
,.ns.ilon sh,u be made ~ Great Britain tn the 'h'
I,.,os uor Itself it, citizens AMI lass"e- Tor this
agreement TO rmit catch t. 800 ~a'on upon 'h'
hasi. of the difference between this nun'jr ana su'h '
Ger cneb A. I'm the opinion Of tn arhtat"r' might nave
icon taken without an undue dmnution OF the sea- h"f'-
rho amount awarded. II any, in either cn'e sh"E ~
such "a under all circumstance /, Just ana eiua''
and shall he promptly paid
II will he seen that this article dealS ohS WIN
damages for the short period during when 'he
arh,,ration proceedings being conducted. ana
does not touch the question OF damages prior W
,ha, ,i,ne Article VIII of the treaty proper states
that II the high contracting parties ma th'se',e'
"unabIe TO agree upon reference "h'o" '"' "
c,rde the question OF the liability OF each i"' vi"
Injuries alleged to have been sustained by '"e
n,h.r" and accordingly they agreed that either
.k sltn
involved In said claims and ask for u hndihs 'he'e
On the question of the liability of either Govern
m.nt upon the facts found TO be the subject Vi
further negotiation .,
Questions Of fact. permitted by Article VIII were
submitted TO the tribunal and the arbi'ra'o's nave
handed down "A special finding on theh WIN 'e'
erence 20 the seizure OF British vessels IN behths
,o 4, 1897 and 1889 Further information Is awaited
az IN the nature OF the finding, which VIII prop
ably afford clcw TO the measure Vi 9
ukeIv TO be assessed against the United states.
Cantain l.. G.. Shepard was COMMANDER oi 'no
o,.onue steamer Rush from 1856 to 1880, during the
time Of the greatest activities In making seizures
!, pehring Sea Captain Shepard Is now chci OF
,h. pevenuc Marine Bureau. Treasury Department.
Naturally he has taken great interest III 'N' p''-
ing fur seal question and was sone"hi, "'S"P
nonted at the decision. Speaking ihis AFTERNOON
,bout the practicabillty Of the articles OF agree
nent CAPTAIN Shepard said that he thought Il
w,uld be difficult. from police point OF view 10
carry them into effect. As he undcrstood inc mat
tor both Governments. he inited STATES an"
Great Britain. would Jointly police behrlhE
Sea and endeavor 10 carry out III" f's"'d
,ons agreed upon 1t would d" difhcuit I"
define the boundary line OF the sixty -iniic pro-
bibitive zone In consequence of the dense ios
| which constantly prevail In those seas sun. ho
thought the sixty-mie zone was some protc!"n "
seal life The prohibition of the u:e or hcts ail
| 0rno however, would do more to pfut"ct tn'
seals than anything in the agreement ~ prcsen'
/ ,halru ptra
can engage in seal-hunting. and this work VIII de,
volye 10 n great extent upon the INDIANS aEu WI
nrnhahIv cause a great demand for their labor
| Thrse Indians use spears with IA precision ana SIKH
that white men do not possess.
Captain Sheperd himself. while IN command ,h, "l
| 1.-Two Push made a number OF captures In Alaskan
waters OF sealers fishing Illegally. according 10
! the contention of the United states at that tm';
| Sneaking from memory, Captain Sheperd sald tha'
| in isS6 four vessels were seized: In 1881 niteel
~ ,sss six In 1891 three. and I'm 1892 two. Claims
! FOR damages under this decision would now be
! eied nv the owners OF all these vessels. The
rrea airy Department had detailed list OF all
the property board the vessels which It's officer
80 spized since 1886 The value of this property
,wiIl rrobably be determined by IA commission.