Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-07
THE BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION.
Russell Compl His Speech and Carter
Replies to Him.

Russell Completes His speech and Carter
Replies to Him.
| PARIS. April THE Behring Sea court
| of arbitration yesterday occupied itself
| with further series of arguments tela-
| tive to the admissibility of the supplement-
airy report of the British commission. Sir
Charles Russell urging its admissibility
| discussed the meaning of the word evidence
| according to It's use III English and Ameri-
| can law, wi h regard to the Interpretation
| he assigned to it in the arbitration treaty
of 1892. In closing his answer Russell con-
tended that the objections or the United
States to the supplementary report on the
ground that it had not been subject to con-
troll or cross-examination, applied equally
to large mass of the evidence in the
United States counter-case. For instance,
four reports made by Captain Hooper, con-
corning seal life in the Pribyloff islands
had been Incorporated in the counter case,
although these Were evidence of the kind
to which the United States had objected
when it came from Great Britain.
England Raising y, Protest.
These reports, like IL ether similar
matter, had been used IA the American
case without provoking the slightest pro-
test from Great Britain. The supplement
tary report, which Phelps had asked to
have excluded, did not contain any new
facts, but simply the results of re-exam-
ination of well-known facts In conclu-
sion Russell urged upon the arbitrators
the necessity of determining the question
of right before dealing with the regulation
of the seal fisheries. The British consuls,
he said, would do their utmost to make
this course of procedure prevail.
Carter Takes Up the Discussion.
In opening his address in reply TO Rus
sell Carter remarked that it was not a Gus
fnf of ha l,a,- Co.. IL
to introduce his own personality in a case
SO as to lend weight to his arguments;
therefore he himself would not follow the
example set several times by counsel for
Great Britain. Proceeding then to the
question at issue he pointed out that when
the United States delegates arrived in
Paris the cases, as far as argum ent was
concerned, were finished and both cases
and counter cases had LONG been closed.
The United States government, therefore,
never imagined that further evidence
would be adduced.
Uncle Sam Has Reason to Complain.
The United States government was of
the opinion that it had much reason to
complain of Great Britain's conduct in the
case, but this had been passad over. That,
however, after the case had been submitted
additional evidence should be brought fer
ward was a contingency which had never
been contemplated by the representatives
Of the American government They ad-
nitted that further oral argument might
De necessary for the purpose of elucida-
Lion, but surprise was the least of the emo
lions they experienced when the supple
mentary report was introduced.
Time for New Evidence Past.
They believed that the only thing to be
done was to return these documents as the
time for submitting new evidence was long
past. 1--WE would not inpute bad faith to
the British government" said Carter NOR
charge the British delegates with entering
upon this case saying: We will teach these
Yankees trick worth knowing At the
same time we hold that our opponents pro-
coed on an erroneous Interpretation of the
treaty of arbitration" Court sthen ad-
journed for the day.