New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-14
AGAINST PELAGIC SEALING.
MR. CARRIERS IMPRESSIVE PLEA FOX THE
AMERICAN CASE.
THE rxrERMrN>TIoN OF THE SEALS DECLARED
ro RE on APPALLED,. WITH PIRACY AND
THE SLAVE TR,DE-A QUESTION
OF N\TIONAL MORALITY.

OF X\TIONAL MORALITY.
roris Apri I3-.Jarnes C. Carter continued the
,rcsoptou II Of the American before the behris
sea Court OF Arbitration today lie l'"i ~
bearing upon the questions at issue Ho"' W ,,
q; Elaine when secretary of STATE I'D o" ~ '
pounccfotc. the British Minister NJ Na>"'"s''"' ~
o,di,, those letters Mr. Carter con,rnded that Mr'
Eainc's communications 70 the Bri''Sh r'p'
slowed that the basis Of the negotiations i'r '"o
,,,,on n, the scaling industry was u preserve
IN. .noccs apart from the question oI r'Sh''' h'''
salisbury. Mr. Carter said. had In his "''p"'''H W
Sir Julinn Pauncefotc in rcspon'" u VII. 'A'
letters ably and ingcniouSiy evao'H ,"''' .,.,.
answered Mr.. Blaines arguments tha' p'"s' "'''">
WAS wrong. -, ,o,h.r
4, This polnt senator Morgan inquirer ""o'
c,r,aa had approved the draft 4 '"hN"""o" "
, n, .,,,.hurv had made his suggestion relau'o
., = ton mile limit This question l"1 10 nl''"'
ior I'm which Mr.. Carter. rir charles hu'"' "
COUNSEL for ,rca, Britain. sir John = H. i"'''i
= canada. and senator Morgan TOOK part
u~ r,r,.r admitted that the fact that pensc '','''
ing was wrong did not give Ia the ! h''" ''
dcb, to interfere. but he contcnded thh "h"n " W"
rr,,,d that such sealing seriously Injured t'' A''
ann ,rau.,rv II became the duty Of the I n''u sun
,,, ,h. nracticc Lord salisbury had coh'chu'' I
,ro, only piracy justified the seizure "' Ne's''s w
the high sca,: but both piracy ana inc s"'' ''"a
had been suppressed hccaus" they "'r' ''"'' 49,
humanity at large The American couhs'' i"'''N w
see how they differed from pclagic sealing "h''h ""N
also injurion, humanity.
After luncheon Mr.. Carter briefly r"c"p'n'h'" wv
,cne-is and development Of the scaling dSpn' """'
yurious hrncs rs far as IL affected the Te"'"h"" "
the industry lie then proceeded TO the Hu''''o' VI
ia. right Of the United States 10 protect l'N 'N""s
interests and Industry Thi, portion OF his ahars'
WIS the most effective piece Of oraoiy heard S'n'e
the openlnc OF the Court Of Arbitration, ana was "'
uycrcd with great dignity and imprcSsv"n"ss
Mr. Carter began by declaring that, however V'iua'
blc to the nltcd states the seal herd might De- HS
greatness as Nation forbade It's accepting any u''
cl,ion unless founded upon the principles "i In'h'''
He was convinced that Great Britain shared 'h'"'
views and demanded only decision dictated by 'h'>'
principles The decision. said Mr. Carter. oueh u"
b,. a monument for future generations fi" Hppc~led
o the members Of the court to dismiss from thrlr
breasts every feeling OF partiay. and 10 give luds-
mcn not a. a citizen Of any particular country p"'
as citizens Of the world. The quc.uon AT STAKE was
II moral one. The controversy, however. was one
between nations. The particular code Of morals OF
either country, therefore. lnadmI'slbe. Tile III
hunal must base decision upon great moral pIin-
clp, common to al humanity.
Mr.. Carter had not finished when the court ad-
iOurued.