The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-16
GOOD news TOR SEALS
The Bering Sea Arbitrator De-
eide in Their Favor.
WON'T se ExrGRaaiNATGD NOW
Hunting to r. Forsiddea within
Sixty Miles Of the Rookeriea

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PAars. Aug. iA-The Besing sea arhitra-
tors met this morning and the president,
Baron do Ccureel. delivered copies Of the
decision. Aftsrvard he addressed the ar.
bitrasors. saying he recognized the great
value Of arbitration - . cause Of psacs BE-
tween nations. He exprsased the opinion
that every international arbitration rem
dered var less probable. and he looked for
ward 20 time in the near future when IL
would b the rule and not the exception
n settie international differences in this
way. Senator Morgan, ons Of the Amer
lean arbitrators, and Lord Hannsn. one Of
the British. responded. rsciprocasing the
bason's sentiments and recognising the
hospitality rendered BY France. The &C.,
sion then terminated amid mutual con.
ksatuiations and sxpressioas Of good feel
ing.
The following regulations we're adopted
by . majority Of the srbitrators, Judge
Harlan and Sir John Thompson dissent
ing:
ARTICLE I. Provides that the United
States and Great Britain shall forbid their
citizens aud subjects hunting fur soais
within sone Of sixty miles around the
Pribisof islanda
ARTICLE z Provides that there ahali b. .
Close season from May 1 TO July 81 IN that
pars Of the Pacific ocean. inclusive Of
herring -, north Of IS degrees north lati-
tude, or eastward Of $50 degrees longitude.
until the watsr boundary described In
article l. In the treaty Of 1851. between the
United States and Russia, II reached, and
along that line = Desing straits.
'sArtiele 3 Provides that during the opsn
season that only sailing vessels shalf b
psrmittsd 70 carry on fur-ssaiing cpsra-
tions.
Article I Provides that sach ssalsr
must have : license issued BY its severn.
ment and carry . distinguishing flse.
"Article s Requires the masters of seil-
Ing vessels 70 kssp . log book Of their
.Arsicis q The oss Of nets, f,rsarms o.
explosives 10 forbidden In fur sealine.
This rsetriction shall not apply - shoe
guns when such ass ussd In ns6ing oatslde
Of Beriug sea during the season when such
may b lawfully carried on.
''Articls Z. The two governments shall
take measures to control the ftness Of the
men authorised TO engage In sealing.
Thee men shall hav. hssn proved q g
with which eel fishing y cafried on.
'Artic1e q The preceding re9nlations
shall not apply % Indiana dwelling on the
coast Of the territories Of the United Sea1ao
or Great Britain carrying o. far sailing
In canoes Or undecked boats not trans
ported By or ussd In eonnecsion with other
vessels and propsl!sd whoily by psddies.
than ave persons, In the manner hithoreo
practicsd by Indiana: provided. such In
dians are not employed BY other persons.
and provided that when 90 hunting in
canoes OF undecked boats the Indians
shalt not hunt fur seals outside the tsrsi-
tosial waters under contract 10 deliver
10 be construed - affect the municipal
Law Of either country, nor shall it extend
to the waters Of Rering sea or the waters
around the Alsuttan islands. Nothing
herein contained II intonded 20 interfere
with the employment Of Indians . hunt
ers or 0thsrWiss In connection with seal-
ing vssssls, ~ heretofore.
"Artieis g. The eoncurrsnt regulations
hereby determined. With . view 70 the
shall remain In force until wholly or In
part abolished or modified BY common
agreement between the United States and
Great Britain. Said concurrent reguia-
tions shall b submitted every fve ysars
TO new examination. In order 70 enable
both governments 70 consider whether, in
the light Of past experience. there = Occa-
sion % makes special finding 70 make any
modification thereln."
Tho arbitrator make . special nndlne
on facts agreed upon BY the agents Of both
governments with reference "a the seisure
Of British vessels In Bsring sea In 1857 and
lss0I In addition the arbitfators make
certain sugGsstions to the tso govern
ments. the most important bsfng that they
should come to an understanding 70 pro-
hibit the kttlinG Of seals on land or sea Tor
period Of from one 10 three years. and
should enact rseulstions - carry out the
hndings Of the arbitrator.
The award decides that by the ukaas Of
1921 Russia claimed jurisdiction in Berins
sss to the extent OF 100 Italian miles from
the coast and the islands belonging 70 her.
but In the course Of the negotiations
which led 10 the conclusion of the treaty
Of 1874 with the United States. and Of
1925 with Great Britain. Russia admitted
that her jurisdiction should - restricted
TO reach cannon shot from shore. From
that time mp 70 the cesaion OF Alaska TO
the United States. Russia never asserted
in fact or exercised any exclusive jurisdic-
tion iu BsrinR SEQ Or any exclusive rights
TO the ssai fisheries beyond the ordinary
limit OF territorial waters. On the second
point IL 10 decided that the body Of sater
nov known - Bsring sea wes included in
the phrase "Pscine ocean" In the treaty
Of 1876 between Great Britain aud Russia.
On the foursh point IL 10 derided that a,i
rights OF Russia to Jurisdiction and to the
seal fisheries passed 10 the United States,
limited by csssion.
The 6fth point wss the one on which
the greatest stress vas laid in the argu-
ment by United States counsel. Il raised
the question whether the United States
had any right 10 the protection Of prop
ersy In the seals fSequsnting islands OF
Barring sea outside the three-mils limit.
The tribunal decided that the United
States had no right 70 the psotsctiop Of or
property in sesls frsqusnting the islands
Of the United States IN Bsring sss when
found outsids the ordinary thrss-miis
limit.
The American srbitrators bsiiess that
the regulations decided upon BY the tribu-
nal mean practically the end Of psiagie
sssiing. and thst they ars bsstss tssms
than we're hsrssofose offered TO the United
States by 0reat Britain . . settlsmens Of
the question tavolved.
Hon. John w. Foster. Amssicsa sesnt.
satd this evening" that he thought
the sssssictions Of the asbitrar
sova voefA rSadeP nosa~aa s>nf-