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VOL. LXVIlI, NEW SERIES VOL XL.
ary described in article l of the treaty Of
1867 between the Unitsd States and Russia,
folio wing that
Line Up to Beriug Straits.


the waters in which fur sealing Is allowed,
only sailing vessels shall be permitted to
carry on or take part In fur sealing opera
tions. They will, moreover. bs at liberty to
avail themselves Of tho of such canoes
or unlocked propelled by paddle oars, or
sails, as are in common use as fishing boats.
Article Each sailing vessel authorized
to carry on fur sealing must be provided
with a special license issued for the purpose
by its government. Each vessel so EN-
ployed shall be required to carry dis
tnguisbing flag prescribed by its govern
ment.
Article J-The master of vessels engaged
in fur sealing shell enter accurately in an
official log book the date and place OF each
operation, the number and the sex of tho
seals captured daily. These entries shall
be communicated by each of tho two gov
ernments to each other
At tho END Of Zach Season.
Article G--The uso Of nets, firearms, or
explosives is forbidden in fur sealing. This
| restriction shall not apply to shot guns when
such are used in fishing outsidc OF B,ring
sea during the season when such may law
| fully he carried on.
Article THE two governments snail
take measures to control the fitness of the
|
men shall have been proved fit to handle
with sufficient skill the weapons by means
of which fishing s carried on.
Article S-Gho preceding regulations
shall not apply to Indians dwelling on the
| coast of the territories OF the United States
| or Great Britain carrying on fur sealing in
| canoes or uudecked boats not ansported
| by or used in connection with other vessels
and propelled wholly by paddles, oars or
sails and manned by not moro than five
| persons In the woy hitherto practiced by
the Indians, provided that such Indians are
not employed by other persons, and pro-
vided that when so hunting In canoes or IN
decked boats the Indians
Shall Not HUNT Fur Seals
outside the territorial waters under contract
| TO deliver skins to any body. This eXcep-
ton is not to be construed to effect the
| municipal laws of either country, nor shall
it extend to the waters of Bering sea or the
| waters around the Aleutian Islands Moth
ing herein contained is intended to interfere
were the employment Of Indians as hun ters
or otherwise in connection with scaling yes
sells as heretofore.
Article S-Tho concurrent regulations
hereby determined, with q view to the pro-
lection and preservation of the fur seals,
wholly or in pnrt abolished or modified by
a common agreement between the United
| States and Great Britain. Said concurrent
regulations shall be submitted every five
years to a new examination in order to en-
able both governments to consider whether
| in the light of past experience there is occa-
zion to make any modification thsreof.
The arbitrators make u special finding of
the fact agreed upon by the agents of both
governments with reference to the seizure
of British vessels in Bering in 1887 and
| 1889.
In addition the arbitrators make certain
suggestions to the two governments, tbs
most important being that they should CONT
to an understanding to prohibit the killing
of seals OH land and sea for a period oi
from one to three years and should enact
regulations to carry out the findings OF til,
arbitrators.
Decision as Viewed at Washington.
WAsHGNGToy, Aug. 15.-The secretary
of state has received cable advices fro
Paris which, in general terms, confirm tht
bulletin that the decision OF tine arbitration
tribunal all on the points involving ey-
elusive jurisdiction in Behrng sea has
been rendered against the United States.
} That is to say, the tribunal has decided;
|. That Russia did not assert exclusive
right in Behring sea and in tina seal fishin G
therein.
>. That on concession Of Alaska to ths
United States Great Britain never con
ceded any such rights to Russia.
/ 3. That Behring sea was not included in
the phrase Pacific ocean, as used in the
! treaty of 1925 between Great Britain and
Russia and in consequence no exclusiv,
rights of jurisdiction over Behring sea anC
over the seal fisheries therein passed to th,
United States with Alaska, under the treaty
of 1867.
The inference is that it is under the las
Of the five points submitted to the arbitrs
l ton by article 6 of the treaty that the cou
, cessions as to a close season 10 a sixty mil
} protected zone, and the prohibition of tn
use of firearms were made.
This fifth point was the one or
Y which the greatest stress was laid in tn
argument by the United States counsel
s raised the question whether the u mite,
t States had any right OF protection an,
o and property in the fur ssals on the island
v Of Behring sea outside the three mil
8 limit.
d The abstract Of the decision reserved
regarded here as implying that the tribuna
to a certain extent has conceded the righ
q only that in the future seal life will there
be protected by virtue OF an internationa
agreement entered into under the award o
= arbitration.
1t The decision appears to give general sat
Is isfacton to the members Of the Senate CON
J. mittee on foreign relations. Senator But
y Ter said that the award gives even NOR
$ than no expected.
HIessr.. Phelps and Coudort Satisfied.
> New YORK, Aug LEX Minister Et
ward j. Phelps, when asked about the Bel
ring sea decision, said: 81 regard it
favorable to the United States and as gi,
J. ing us all that tho government requires"
10 Frederick r. Coudert, who was ono
r the counsel of the United States befol
the tribunal, said: ~ am quit
It satisfied. IL the report haude
J. TO me is a correct one, several most impor
10 ant propositions, all tending to protect Il
10 seal, are established in our favor. Prohib
n firearms and the peagic business will /
II fatally crippled. may add that the tern
3, thus given are very much better and mol
4.