The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
DERlEG SEA SEAL DECISION
FAVORABLE TO AMERICA.
A close Season and a Protected Zone.
The End of Peiagic Scaling. Use
of Firearms Prohibited.

After months Of discussion and delibers
tion the Bering Sea Tribunal Of Arbitrs-
ton, IN session ut Paris, has completed its
work and announced its decision. Briefly
stated II is as follows:
The five points of article 6 are decided
against the United States.
A close season IL established, to begin May
and to continue until July 81 This close
season shall be observed both in the North
Pacific Ocean and in Bering Sea,
A protected zone Is established extending
for 60 miles around the island
Pelngic sealing is allowed outside the zone
In Bering Sea from August 1.
The use Of firearms in sealing Is prohib-
tied.
The American arbitrators have expressed
their satisfaction with the text Of the de
cison.
The American srbitrators believe that the
regulations decided upon by the tribunal
mean practically the emo Of pelaRic sealing
and that they are better terms than we're
heretofore Offered the United States by
Great Britain as u settlement Of the ques
lions invu,ved
THF CLAIMS or rRr UNiTFn srATrs
Following are the claims Of the United
States n. they were laid before the tribunal
OF arbitration;
That ur TO the time Of the concession
Of A aska to the United States. Russia
asserted and exercised an exclusive right to
the seal fisheries In the waters OF Bering
tea and also exercised the right to prevent
anv invasion of such exclusive right.
That Great Britain. not having at any
time resisted ur objected to such assertion
Of exclusive right, or the exercise of such
power IL isto I've deemed as having recog.
nized and ass ented TO the same.
That the body of water now known as the
Berinv Sea was not included in the ph rase
"pacihc Ocean" as used in the treaty ui
| 1852 between Great Britain and Russia, and
| that down 10 the time OF the concession iC
| the United States. Russia continued 10 assert
| exclusive rights and to exercise exclusive
! power.
water boundary established by the treaty
between that nation and the United State'
and all the power and authority possessed
| and asserted 10y Russia TO protect said rights
| passed unimpaired TO the United States un
| der that treaty.
| That the United States have such
| proreriv an interest In the Alaskan sea
| herd ~ to Justify the employment 10y tina
| nation Of such means ~ are reasonably
| necessary to prevent the destruction Of suct
| herd. and to secure the possession and benc
| Ut OF tue same To tue lnUeu states, au'
that all the acts had for the purpose Of pro
tecting such property and interest stan
| Justified and that compensation should b
| made to the United States by Great Britaii
OF the amount of the losses Of the Unite,
States.
That should it be considered that III
United States have not the full property o
property interest asserted by them. 1t b
then decreed to be the internationRl duty q
| Great britain to concur with the Unite
States in the adoption and entorcemer
against the citizens of either nation Of ss
regulations rs will eiIectually prohibit an
prevent the capture anywhere upon the hig
! seas OF anys'Rls esl9Da,ns 'oso .... .ydssSR'
aelt. "a