The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-10

tribunal nj Paris closed on Saturday with
the conclusion Of ~ address Of Hon. e.
J. Phelps. OF the American counsel. The
argument on the side Of Great Britain
nasds by Sir Charles Russell Is one Of law.
while the plea Of the American counsel 10
cne Of equity. Declared and recorded in
Sensational law Is on the side Of Great
Britain: the Law which protects vessels
from search and seizure save for piracy.
leaves Gil that floats owneriess the prey
and property Of him who finds II. makes
I'll flags equal. puts oil vessels on parity.
protects them oil alike and gives them
sssuai rights whether they use the
treasures Of the sea wisely or un-
Hiseiy, with providence or improvidencs.
t;ar Charles Russell stood stsfiiy on the
g,ound Of declared and chartered prece-.
dent. and refused TO admit that the arbi-
,sstors could take into consideration the
American argument Of natural justice.
Sir Charles Russell asserted that In
International law the principle Of equity
Jurisdiction does not exist and eanno. be
Invoked. This plea Of equity. which il
entertained in settling TIE disputes and
determining the rights Of men. according
TO Sir Charles Russell plays no part in the
intercourse OF nations. The American
counsel. on the other hand. argue that the
arbitrators have not only the power. but
that It Is their duty TO apply great princi-
pies Of justice and right to cases covered
neither by statute nor by precedent: that
only by this enlargement Of equity rights
has the body Of international iaw been
gradually upbuiit. Our American counsel
have made direct appeal to the equity
aide Of international law to right great
and obvious wrong. viz: The destruction
Of the Pribiiof seals.
The British government evidently ex-
poets that the Paris tribunal win con-
denim peisgie sealing. for Sir Richard
Webster. after defending this practice, con-
Guided his argument for Great Britain by
proposing series Of important restrictions
upon IL: that II. his government seeks to
forestail the condemnation Of peiagic seal
ing by concessions and suggestions of It's
own. S,r Richard Wehster's concessions
and suggestions for the protection of seal
life would establish . close season for
pciagic sealing from September Is TO
July 1; would create circle of
prohibition al all times for twenty mics in
oil directions from the Pribiiof islands:
would forbid the use either OF rifles or nets
by pelagie hunters: finally. would require
pe!agic sealers 10 take out licenses, carry a
distinguishing ilas. and note IN their logs
she number and sex OF all seals caught aud
She place OF capture. all under the penalty
of forfei,ing their licenses. Our govern
ment asks more thaa Is gran ted by these
concessions. II holds that the seals swim
out much more than twenty miles from
the fribiiof islands. 20 that the radius of
protection should be much greater.
IL - probable. since the need Of restric-
tons upon pelsgie sealing has been form
ally admitted on both sides, that the arhl.
traitors will make these restrictions broad
enough IA prove eiiectaai Even we're the
tribunal io grant no more than the British
counsel now concede or request. the fur
seals aiIi receive vastly increased degree
OF protection. The tribunal NAV iu.ersisct
peiagic scaling tkiliing the animals at sea
altogether. or may fix a close season tor If.
or . zone of water outside OF the terri
tosial limits OF the Cuitei states. The
fatal trouble With pesasic sealing was
pointed oat hy our own counsel, Mr..
Cou6est, when nc said
IL does noi al,css animate between the fema,s
snd tie faslc. uow ioag would a herd 81 cst.l.
OF saesr endure where tie COWS sud the ewes
were fathiessls sisugAiete. aa9 f.a .oFs al
ssisSsse1 made "a ths k4lsiaxf The question
answers stsaa " aeihsr tGs .sSl he txeAatsal ly
al aatmsi tsfs nataFs-thas H. at awila ia.
tare og uof. a eSftalais Is sablgct 70 tss sls..
sfei al sas Oassea states dar.es Sae bali OF xae
yNat sc Thoroughly ana a. completely 80 sas
etsssE aasnsi Uiaea eur Territory II ts~. wnirh
sra ~ essentially w{.a nnd uataa,aaia are t.,f
tie purposes ei las, - be roas aetea a, prop
sstasr hoasy iroEa Bower IN a asssAbas'. s.la.
r'nHAs esvaesc tass intsui 10 fstntu. wAy
saoaia Rei tee sea-. gentle aud submissive an
mat enjoy tie saaas privilege tAe ys-uns .ss.s
are s!ssts torn eta ogs Sci sat uowasr~ else
bern ga oas lsas. &sd caly ga jsai lfwesctet
the mother " va she f~sssts ~ tur i..anas 4,
drop hss yeaas they are horn IA the wsgss al
Immediately PERISH. The y0ans arc .gexlss,
and brought ap Gadeg car .apa4v4.issn AMI
sAved srasu destruction oaly hs oar care Il tie
soveFaaeat eg tas ra2tei state. snaaid with
draw its hand tas aaiv czs rear tas rare Of sea .
weaid es practically extsvmsasts1
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