New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-16
OPINION AT THE CAPITAL.
VARIOUS SENTIMENTS OF robLIO MN
,,r,prrs or THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE GENERALLY PLEAsED-A
nr.vS BATTLE. HOWEVER. is
rur, PREVAILING VERDICT
The PREVAILING NElsDioi


DRAWN BATTLE. HOWEVER. is
THE PREVAILING VERDICT
tpy TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIBcSEI
| ,,...,,oc,or Aug 1.-THE decision Of the Behr'hs
Co, Tribunal Of Arbitration Is receiver J" =" =
| ton with no feeling OF exultation' pu' II "'"
oss exapgeration to say that the result was e'''
ee~,oI or that the disappointment over the con-
i,,sIons reached by the arbtrators' Is kee" az.
cutting In the light OF the somewhat rneas'e "n1
| unsatisfactory dispatches received 'his ,
The judgment rendered is not looked upon d. ".
torv for either party. At best 1t Is u'""" 90
On which neither side has gained conspicuous au-
vantage over the other. The only party 10 ivy eo''
,arsv IN come out with flying colors as IL were'
a., tho seal Its future. 1t may be said IL reaso"-
,bIv well assured, If the decisions Oh '"c ''''"
are carried out in good faith as one must ASSUME
they will be; and it Is doubiy wen assured Wv
recommendations of the tribunal with regard 10
= susnension of all kinds OF sealing for perioo
Of from ten to thirty years are needed.
The State Department as is usual III such cases'
has no decided views to express regarding 'ie ~
suits of the arbitration. II 1t has II mas ho' seen
fit TO formulate them for the benefit Oh d" w
pec,ant public A few minor officials OF the De-
partment are quoted as expressing sa'isiao''o'
with the findings of the tribunal but such express
sons do not count for much. The visible ana re-
sponsible head Of the Office remains sighhcahty
silent on the salient points of the decisoh' s""'e
as a reason for his silence that 1t wouid De "'ah'
testify improper" in him to comment upon .he YER
dict Of the tribunal In private, Secretary "iesia'
Is said TO profess satisfaction with the result ana
so II is understood does the Foreign once Ill
Iondon-the surest sign, perhaps that the con-
illusions reached by the arbitrators are odseu y"
the whole on justice and equity.
| MR. CLEVELAND NOT GREATLY 1NTbKfSrED
The findings Of the tribunal early in the day
telegraphed to Buzzards Bay, but no reply was re-
| ceived by the Secretary of State. IL Is an oPe"
SEE ret that the President has never taken h'ei'
interest in this controversy and while IL may oe
unjust perhaps to him to say that he Is ndinereh'
| &C 70 tho outcome 1t is nevertheless true That ne
| has never thought 1t worth his While 10 enter
deeply into study of the merits OF the case
In dipomatic circles the decision Of the tribunal
| exctes the liveliest interest The Diplomatic oorps
| at this season of the year Is rusticaths OF o"ie
| I'm constitutions shattered by seasons campaign
! ing around hosptable boards In the paths Oh ce"
trail Europe but such Of its members as still hnser
here or are rresistiby drawn to the CAPITA, ny ''e
| eloouence on tap In Congress are oisPoseu W ~
| gard the decision rendered at Paris as a oisunc'
! victory for the United States. 1hey reach .,',o
| conclusion. as rule, on the ground that 'his
con,rv had no case at ALL either in law or prece-
| dent upon which TO base an argument peiore an
| international tribunal. The claim OF proprietary
| riaht In seals upon the contention thst they were
| bred and reared the domain ana uhder ."e
| jurisdiction Of the United States they regarueo
| f.,m the beginning untenable. not because IL
| Us n theory ingenious and plausible on it's face
though novel and without analogy in the past out
| because its recognition would necessarily nave oe
| s;royed the freedom of the hish seas Inc e''~'
| lishment of a closed season. therefore, 'he extern
sion of the three-mie limit around the Seal isiahuS
such as international law recognizes at present 10
| q zone of sixtv miles: the limitations placed upon
nelagc sealing; the requirement that licenses must
| be taken out by those engaged In sealing ana re-
| turns made of the catch TO the respective GOVERN
| ments-all these and other points are regarded py
most diplomats as substantial gains Tor the Chiteu
| States in the arbitration.
VICTORY ON ESSENTIAL POINTS.
In fact they sum up the decisions OF the triounai
by saying that while the United STATES mas suI
| fered defeat I'm the theoretical issues which IL
| raised. 1t has gained victory as FAR as al es
sential points of material value are concerned ana
| they point illustration 10 the provision when
forbids the of either nets or firearms or steam
vessels In peagic sealing. Without those agencies
the pelagc sealer will be reduced to the use OF the
| spear and the harpoon. and 1t may well be ques-
! toned whether either will prove effective or re-
| munerative from a commercial point oil view III
| sealing.
| The duration OF the closed season. from May
| to July g. is generally regarded by experts here
as sufficient protection TO pregnant seals and to
seals IN search of food while rearing their young
| on the rookeries. At any rate, 1t is season not
only longer in duration than that proposed by Great
Britain stage OF the negotiations before inc
conclusion OF the treaty Of arbitration but II IN
| cludcs also a period which the Canadian Govern
| ment was unwilling to admit essential TO the
preserva ton of seal species 1t took this ground
because Canadian sealers were reaping their richest
| harvest just then by the ndiscriminate slaughter
of SEAL regardless OF sex or In the open waters
| of Bchrins Sea. while these animals were passing
! northward 70 their breeding places; Inc poslioh
therefore maintained By the scientific experts EN-
fully INDICATED by the decision OF the arbitrators
The cable dispatches are
sea usN made by the United states Of canadian
sealers In the 1887 and 1889 This Is here re-
and one which viii likely require some time be-
fore it can be definitely settled in ACCORDANCE
legality of the seizures has been recognized in
principle by the arbtrators there can be but H.
contention Of the United States under the five
be Of Aes " to Se
! recommends d system OF procedure under which the
Ss as to s ss arse a vessels polio
ing the waters OF Behring Sea on behalf of the
thu nsoa pee the S en-" RUSH
Bear, and the united, States Fish Compassion
dered to remain there for the present, under In
Sn b% fsaT s hf A. peasd Limit seuns
| permitted after August l. 1T may be that few
Sss bun may sy So 'nS will the
both England and the United States to see that the
4 ruie3 regarding tne use OF nredrmS, nets ana
steamboats, are not violated This will give the
FIVE United States vessels now in the waters OF
Behring Sea plenty to do until after rules for the
effective policing OF the shall have been adopted
by both Governments, In accordance with the sug-
, | gestion OF the arbitrators.
SENATOR'S GENERALLY SATISFIED.
The decision appears to give general satisfaction
| to the members of the Senate Committee on For
| eign Relations. which had AL those questions in
charge when the treaty before tho Senate
| | Senator Butler stated that II he understood the
= brief dispatch that came early In the day Alright
, the award gave even more than he expected
IL never believed said the Senator. that the
contention OF the United States that the Behring
Sea was n closed sea could be maintained. The sea
was too large a.body of water for such claim 10
be exercised over, and. necessarily the court hay