Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-16
The Boring Sea Question Determined
by Arbitrators.
rEnRIToRrAn LIMITS FIXED.
Under What Circumstances Fur
Seals May be Hunted and Killed.
Articles Laid Down--ESplosives
Shall Not be Used-Fuil Findings.

session and at IL reRaScinhicd IN the
room in the foreign office in which the
public sessions Of the tribunal were held
Boron Detourcel, president of the tri
bunal. then delivered TO the ageals OF
the United States and Great Britain
original copies Of the decision signed
by all Of the arbitrators. Aiicrwarl
Baron DecowcG addressed the ar6itrat-
ors saying he recognized the great value
OF arbitration as cause Of peace he
tween nations. He expressed the opin.
ion that every International arbitration
rendered war less probable and said
he looked forward to a tlmr In the near
future when It should DO ,i,e raie aud
not the exception to settle International
differences in this way.
senator John l.. Morgan, one Of the
American arbiirators, aud Lord Han
men, one of the arbltrntom appointed by
Great Britain, responded to Baron De
courcel, declaring they rcciprocatci The
sentiments expressed by him and rccog.
nlaed the hospitality extended by Franco
TO the arbitrators. The session terminate
cd amid mutual congratulations aud ex-
pressions of good feeling.
After the preamble stating the casc
submitted for decision the fun text of
'"v ~ i"'ru runs as toliows'
W ueclueu anu determined AZ to 1--WE
points mentioned In article a. us to which
our awaM Is to embrace a distinct decls-
ion upon each Of them.
As to the first Of the said fire polnts
We baron DeaonMcl, John NJ Harlan.
Lord lannen. Sir John & ID 'rhninns1n
Mnpnuis sr,jii, t-i,.,,... ,t..,..i ,
c.,...,.t AZ ~, 'Ni'''''' anu
"lNsero w. W. cram, being n majority
OF SAID arbitrltors decide us follows:
BY ukasc of 1921 RUSSIA clnimed iu,is.
,lic.iov Il, ,b, ~. -. -.
u''''o" 1t, 'n' SEA now knowh as bcrlhg
sea TO inc extent OF 100 Italian miles
frOu the coast and Islands belonging TO
her but In rours. ~ thn ,c,,,,i,tious
.J,l,t ia :. ~ ~.
Nhv" 'eu 10 ne CONCLUSION oi lhe
treaty OF IS-4 with the United States,
and the treaty Of 1875 with Great Bri-
tain Rnsx, ndmiftsl No., ,n,,.,ii.lt,, Il,
'',,' i'"ss'' N''i',''su he' 9u'lN"l'Noh III
sun ses' 'n'u'u Nv 'V'ule''n TO
cannon shot from shore IL appears from
thai time mn to the time of the crsslOn
of Alosk, IA tbe 1rpitod stnt,s INT
~.
huSsi" heNvr "sSer,eu az 'oV'' VI rA'iV''
ed any exclusive jurisdiction IN Bcflhg
sea or any exclusive rights TO the seal
6sbcrles tberein h.vopd ihr ordinary
49,. ~,
hhilt OF her lerrtor,al ~as'l7,
a. 10 me second o. ihr we points;
W. Baron DGe9urcel' Jonm llhrlan' Loru
hahhen, or J9hh ,, ~ ,aulupson' MINI,
gus Enllll0, isc9hht HNehosth anu
htrgeEo W; W. Olah p,ihE u Ih1oilg
OF SAID arhlrators, degle anu uuIer
nine mat Hfeht BRIAN uiu ny luVoshAS
or concede any claim upVh We part OF
hnssia to exclusive Jutlsl'cuVh us 70
seal fisheries IN Berhg sea outaldf her
ordinary territorial water
As TO the third point as 10 80 inuch
thereof as requires Us to lcrlue Whether
the body Of water now known as Der
ing sea- was included IN the phrase Pa
ciiic Ocean" as used in the treaty OF
1875 between Great Britain aud Russia,
we unanimously decide to determine that
the body of water now known as Ber-
ing sea was included in the Phrase PA
ciiic Ocean" as used in said treaty
ON The fourth point, we decide and
determine that ali the rights of Russia
10 Jurisdiction and 10 seal fisheries passed
10 tho ITuited States. limited by the
cession.
ON the fifth noint we decide aud de-
tefuiuo thnt the I'uifed States huyc no
ri,,it "a liz nrnto,.tin, ~ an the pronerty
In sn,is fr,drst,tin, me islands OF fhe
IT,it.i s,a,ai Il, Him, .ea when fot,nd
ont.id,, ~. ,,roa',,'iia limit T11is la,
daci.inu D. ,,ain ~. A rbitrators Join n
Sfor,,Sm - uarnr - Dlcssrcei N9ranjs
isn,,i,o" visna,,n. Ni,,,os,, and t;crG,.ra
~ ~ Gram ford iianpen Hahn N
Iiarl,,,' ~ S,r III, Tha,nfson ,ii.'
aantins "''' ~ ''"
rha f,lIou,iu,, rocrl,tions wore adouted
bv a ,n"inrIty ~ y,, arjdiratots Iisrian
a,,d ,i5n,,,,,s,, W ai,l',,,'i,,s
Articl. MA, iTni,ad States md C,ro,t
pritain sboti forI5J thdr citizens ma
snb;ents resnee,iyeIy Ia I'M. clniure ar
ptirs,ie M any limo or IN any manner
Whatever HE animals commonly called
fur seaIs within n zone on sixty miles
around Pribyioif islands. Inclusive Of the
Territorial waters, Tie miles being geo
graphical miles, sixty 10 u degree Of
latitude.
Article .. TIn two governments shall
forbid their citizens or subieots to Kill.
capture or pursue In ans manner what
ever, during the season extending IN each
year from May / to July 81. inclusive. fur
seals on the high sea Ia that part Of the
Pacific ocean inclusive Of Bering sea,