Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-17
GREAT BRITAIN WINS
Techically Five Points of Ar.
ticle 6.
Decision in Fact a Triumph for
America, However.

PARIS, Aug. IS. The decision in the
Bering sea tr ribunal of al bitration WAS handed
in this morning. The five points OF article
& are decided against the United States.
A close season is established, to begin May
/ and continue until July 81. On the
notth Pacific coast in Behring sea a pro-
.ectod zone is established extending 60
miles around the islands. Pelagic fishing is
allowed outside the in Boring sea from
August /. The use of firearms in sealing is
prohibited.
The American ar bitrators have expressed
their satisfaction with the text of the
decision and bslisve that tho regulations de-
,ided upon by the tribunal moan practically
tho end Of pelegic sealing and that they
nre better terms than were heretofore
offered to the United States by Great
Britain as a settlement Of the questions in
volved.
After a preamble stating the subject for
decision the full text OF the awards runs as
follows:
We decide and deter mine as to the five
points mentioned In article 6. as to which
our award is to embrace decision upon
fach OF them. AS to the first of said five
points, we, Barron De Courcel, John NJ.
Harlan, Lord Hannah, Sir John s. d.
Thompson, Marquis Enmlo. Niscount
Nenosta and Gregory W. w. Gram, being
q mo iority of said arbitrators,
DO Decide ~ Follows:
BY the ukase Of 1921 Russia claimed
jurisdiction in the sea now known IS Be
ing sea to tho extent OF 100 Italian miles
from the coasts and islandI belonging to
her; but in the course OF the negotiations
which led to the concession of the treaty OF
1924 with the United States and tbs treaty
ot 1925 with Great Britain, Russia ad
nitted that her Jurisdiction in said sea
should be restricted as to reach q con-
non shot from shors 1t teppears that from
that time up to the time of the concession
x Alaska TO the United States, Russia
never asserted in fact or exercised any ex
elusive jurisdiction in Berlng sea, or any
exclusive rights to the seal fisheries therein
beyond ths ordinary limit of territorial
waters.
As to the second Of the five points, we de-
eide and determine that Great Britain did
not recognize or concede any claim upon
the part OF Russia to exclusive jurisdiction
as to the seal fisheries in Bering outside
The ordinary territorial waters.
AS to the third point so much thereof
as requires US to decide whether the bod y
of water now known as Berng sea was In
cluded III the phrase Pacific ocean" a.
used in the treaty OF 1925 between Grea
Britain and Russia, we unanimously decid,
TO determine that tho body OF water nov
Known Beriug sea was included in tn
phrase Pacific Ocean" as used in sale
treaty.
On the fourth point we decide and deter
mine the that rights of Russia TO jurisdiction
aud to the soal fsherie, passed to the Unit
ed States by the concession.
In, late
mine that the United States have no rgh
to the protection OF or property in the seal
on the islands OF the United States in Be
ring sea when found outside the ordinary
three mile limit. THIS last decision wa.
made by Arbltrators John I. Morgan, Bar
ron DeCourcel, Marquis Visconte Venosta
Judge Gram, Lord Hannon, John III. IIar
Ian, aud Sir ). Thompson dissenting.
Regulations for PelaEic seal Fishing.
PARIS, Aug. 15-The following reguia
tions were adopted by majority of tn
Berlng sea aroitrators, Mr.. Harlan and Si
John Thompson dissenting:
Article The United States and Grea
Britain shall forbid their citizens and sub
;ects respectively to kill, capture or pursu
ct any time in any manner whateyor tn
animals commonly called fur seals. within
zone Of 60 miles around the PrIbylof
islands inclusive or the territorial waters
the miles being geographical miles go to
degree of latitude.
Article The two governments sha
forbid their citizens or subjects to kill
capture or pursue in auy manner whatever
during season extending in each yea
from May to July 81, inclusive, fur seal
On the high sea in that part Of the Pacifi
ocean inclusive OF Boring sea, situated mort
pt the 3jth degree of north latitude or east
ward of ths l0Sth degree of longitude fror
Greenwich until it strikes the water bound