New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-05
BEHRING SEA COURT MEETS.
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL on BOTH SIDES
BEGUN.
THE pcoDrcrroS OF THE ELLIOT REPORT DE-
MANDED BY SIR CHARLES RUsSELI.-MEssRs.
PHELrS AND CARTER REPLY.

MANDED BY SIR CHARLES RUssELI-MEssRs.
PHELPS AND CARTER REPLY.
Paris. April 4-rhe Court Of Arbitration to pass
npon the differences between Great Britain and
America as 10 the seal fisheries in Bcing Sea began
It's session at II 40 a. H. to-day In large apartment
in the Office OF the French Foreign Ministry Among
the women In the audience were MIS-. Foster MIS-
Phelps. Mrs Coudsrt, Mrs. Harlan. Mrs. Morgan
Mrs Lansing Miss HafoId, Miss Elldns. Miss Cock
rc and Miss shields. General Williams ana MS
Wife Mr. Coolidgc the United States Minister. Lord
Colerldgc Chief Justice OF England and Lord shand
also were present. The Baron DE CourceH"s' pre''
dent OF the court. announced that Colonel BniIy
Blankhard Gad been appointed associate secretary
.ir Charles Russell the British Attorney General,
Of counsel for Great Britain. opened the arguments
by moving THAT Mr. Campbell should furnish to the
co,r, - conv Of the report ~ Sir Henry Elliot On
the Iehrng sea question. Ex-Attorney'cn'rai
Webster spoke In support OF the mo'lon' ana Mr'
Phelps and Mr. Carter OF counsel Tor the 'h''eu
STATES delivered addresses In reply Mr fh'ip' sai"
in his argument frat t, United staes coHnnhlca'oi
the original report In February. Mr. carter con
tended that the United states would be luauh'o III
refusing TO produce the report asked for but wouih
,,huce q in order 10 remove the Of British
cavinc.
Sir Charles Russell then demanded the production
Of ,he Elliot report, basing his application on Acic
~ Of the Treaty Of Arbitration.
Mr. Phelps denied that the report was T'IT'" y"
In the American case. He said that II was simply
referred TO I'm the con,er-case, TO which Article Nv
Of the treaty did not refer Mr. PhclpS l"r'her
cepied tina, il was admissible In law that one party
should have the power 10 force an adversary 10 pro
ducc any document simply because the adversary
desired 10 use 1t in evidence The refusal oi 'i'e
Emitted states to produce the document was not ""'
~ any desire to suppress the report but to the lac
that II was applied for too late for the American
,ovcrumcnt 70 prepare its to the arguments
,,ot might possiilv based upon II. NevertleeSs
h voud produce the report, rs be dld not WISH 10
enrcndcr the suspicion OF Il desire to suppress e'
dance but after this concession he would decline 10
produce any further evidence.
e,r Charles Russell briefly commended that thc re-
mort WAS referred to in the appendix and the ap
nendx was referred TO In the case suhaeh"y I"
invoke Article " Of the treaty.
After The recess Mr.. Carter submitted TOT consul
r,,ion motion that tie tribunal dismiss from VI"
arbitration so much Of Enelands demand a. r''a"S
IN America and Is contained IN Chapter Nlhetec"
image 315) of the British counercase, referring 10
The expenditure for Supreme Court proceedings. Ihe
,io contemrlated also the dismissal OF the clause
concerning pelagic seaicrs.
Mr. Phelps moved the rejection OF lie report o
the Nchrnc Sea Commission, put In evidence at tic
first meeting OF the arbtIators. HIS arguments III
.ur,ort q; this motion We're mostly technical anu
wnrc Lea :, upon vouminous correspondence between
aarcss was still unfinished when the commission
adjourned until tomorrow.
Exsecreiary OF state John W. Foster American
cou, before the Bchrng Sea Court OF Arbitraton
80 .sk.d today IN regard TO the erroneous transla
,i"n of certain Russian documents represented 10 nave
,, used 10 uphold the American case. Mr. Foster
lid that the errors OF the translator had been as
a,'arod a hv the United States G0vernncnt, ana lie
eproneousy translated documents had been ," Wi,l,
,.,un aI1nc with the arguments based upon thcnl
n h prIsh Government had been Informed OF the
1 s,c, The insinIations OF the British neMsmTiss
rc ,., ,hcrcforc Mr. Foster added utterly uniouhded
ana unworthy OF attention.
n.ore this first business sitting OF The Bellris sea
co,,t in Paris there was another occasion on which
,hc commissioners figured. On March -, at O'CLOCK
u M. they met in their room' at the Ministry oi
,orc,cu Affairs and introduced TO the Minister
u Dcyellc who delivered short hut cordiai speec"
=, wc,come Baron de- Courcel. president OF 'he
n.b,:ur Ssi Court replied. and the Mi"is'er WIN
a,cw after having had tak with the commissioner
and their counsel The tnbhnnl then held 'S hrs'
sormsI sitting Tie President delivered the opening
speech aud the routine OF business was "snss"'