Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
WE WIN AND WE LOSE
DECISION IN THE BI2HRING
SEA CASE
The POiuts The Ukitcd Sia!cs
Laid The Most stress ON Are
Decided In Our FavOr-Others
Go Against Us.

PARIS, Aug. 15.-Thc decision Of the
Bchring Sea tribunal of arbitration
was handed down this morning. The
five points of Article vi. are decided
against the United States. A close sea-
son is established to begin in May and
to continue until July 21. This close
season shall be observed both in the
North Pacific Ocean and in the Behring
Sea. A protected zone is established,
Extending for GO miles around the
islands. Pclagic scaling is allowed out
side the zone in the Behring Sea it2m
August 1. The use of fire arms in sealing
is prohibited.
The American arbitrators have ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the text
of the decision.
Baron de Courccl, after the decision
was rendered, thanked the arbitrators
for the close and intelligent attention
they had brought to bear upon the case.
| Lord Hannen and Senator Morgan, in
replying to the president of the tribunal,
ackno wledgcd his courtesy and hospi-
tality.
The American arbitrators believe that
regulations decided upon by the tribunal
mean practically the end OF pelagic seal
ing and that they are better terms than
were heretofore offered to the United
States by Great Britain iii settlement
of the question involved
Partly Against The United States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15,-Thc Secretary
of State has received cable advices from
Paris which confirm the statement that
the decision of the arbitration tribunal
on all points involving exclusive
Jurisdiction over Behring sea has been
rendered against the United States; that
is to say, the tribunal has decided:
/. That Russia did not assert and ex-
crcise exclusive jurisdiction in Behring
Sea and in the seal fisheries therein prior
to the cessioa of Alaska to the United
States.
2. That consequently Great Britain
never conceded any such rights to Rus'
Sia.
8. That Bchring Sea was not included
in the phrase Pacific Ocean as used in
the treaty of 1925 between Great Brit
ain and Russia; and
4. That consequently no exclusive
rights OF jurisdiction over l,ehring Sea
aud over the seal fisheries therein passed
to the United States with Alaska under
the treaty of 1867.
The inference is that it is under the
last of the five points submitted to arbi-
ltration by article vi. of the treaty that
the concessions as to a close season, a
GO mile protected zone and the prohlbl
ton of the use of firearms apply. This
fifth point was the one on which tn;
great 1t stress was laid in the arEumen,
by II , Omitted States counsel 1t raised
the question whether the United States
had any right to the protection OF prop
erty in fur seals frcquenting the islands
of Behring Sea ontside the three mile
limit. The preliminary abstract OF the
decision received is regarded here as i'm
plying that the tribunal to certain ex'
tent has conceded this right. Only in the
future, seal life will be protected by virtue
of an International agreement entered
into under the award of ..rbitration ant
not solely by the authority of UnitcC
States statute.
For and Against Canadians.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-Pall Mall Gazette
this afternoon publishes dispatch from
Paris saying that on the question of fac
regarding the seizure of scaling vcssel
the decision of the Behring Sea tribuna
is in favor of Great Britain. The pape
adds that as natural result Of this dc
cision, the United States will give tn
Canadian sealers due compensation TO
seizures illegally made. The regulation
of the tribunal providing for close sea
son are very stringent. The proscriptio
of fire arms may be found a serious di;
advantage by Canadian sealcrs.