The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-16
THE BERINC SEA ADHESION.
Text Of the MajOTity'S Conclusions at
Paris.


Not Be Killed Between May 1 and
July 81, and Should Not Be Killed
at All For From One to Three years.
An Accurate Record of Each Catch
is Enjoined, and tho Use of Fire.
arms and Explosives is Forbidden
in Fur Sealing.
Paris, Aug. 15.-At o'clock this morns
ing the seven Bering sea arbitrators
held private session in a room used by
officials Of the department Of foreign af.
fairs at the Quai D'Orsai. At II o'clock
the arbitrators reassembled in the ~xoom
in the foreign Office in which the p6blic
session had been held Baron de Cour-
Get the president of tribunal, then de-
livered to the agents of the United States
and Great Britain original copies of the
decision signed by all the arbitrators.
ARBITRATION THE SWORD OF PEACE.
Meanwhile, Baron de Courcet ad-
dressed the arbitrators, saying that he
recognized the great value of arbitration
as a cause Of peace between nations. He
expressed the opinion that every inter-
national arbitration renders war less
PpooAblCs dAlA 9tblA Alt Aobhdh 1OiNuL W
the time in the near future when il would
be the rule and not the exception, to set>
tie international difficulties in this way.
SENATOR MORGAN RECIPRooATEs.
Senator John Morgan, of the American
arbitrators, and Lord Hannen, one Of the
arbitrators appointed by Great Britain,
responded to Baron de Courcet, declaring
that they reciprocated the sentiments ex-
pressed by him, and recognized the hospi-
tality extended by France TO the arbitra-
tors. The session terminated amid mutual
congratulations and expressions OF good
feeling. After preamble stating the case
submitted for decision, the full text Of
the award, emitting some legal Yerbiage,
Is as follows:
DECISION OF THE PARTY.
We decide and determine as to the
FIVE points men toned in article 6, as 30
which our award is to embrace a distinct
decision upon each of them. AS to the
first Of said five points we, Baron do
Courcet, John M. Harlan, Lord Hanuen,
Sir John S. ID. Thomson, Marquis Emilio
Visconti-Venosta and Gremgero w. w.
Gram, being majority of said arbitra-
tors, do decide as follows
WITHIN A COMMON SHOT OF SHORE.
BY the Ulsase of 1921 Russia claimed in
the sea now known as Bering sea TO the
extent Of 100 italian miles from the coasts
and islands belonging to her, but in the
course of the negotiations, which led to
the conclusion of the treaty of 1924 with
the United States and the treaty of 1925
with Great Britain, Russia admitted
| that her Jurisdiction in said sea
should be restricted so as 20 reach
q cannon shot from shore. IL appears
that from that time up to the time of the
cession of Alaska TO the United States,
acuanfa1 IN fuaf. .0Y fxrarrfca6
any exclusive jurisdiction in the Bering
sea or any exclusive rights to the seal
fisheries therein, beyond the ordinary
limit of territorial waters.r@
EXCLUSIVE JURIsDICTION NOT CONCEDED.
AS to the second of the five points, the
same abitrators decide and determine
that Great Britain did notsrecoguize or
concede any claims upon the part Of Rus
sia of exclusive Jurisdiction as to the seal
fisheries in Bering sea outside the ordi-
nary territorial waters.
To the third point, as to so much thereof
as requires to decide whether the body OF
water known as Bering sea was included in
the phrase "Pacific ocean" as used IN the
treaty of 1925 between Great Britain and
Russia, we unanimously decide that the
body of water now known as Bering sea
was included in the phrase "Pacific
ocean" as used in said treaty. On the
fourth point we decide and determine
that all the rights of Russia to jurisdic-
tion and to the seal fisheries passed to the
United States limited by the cession.
WE HAVE NO RIGHTS BEYOND MILES.
On the fifth point the decision of the
tribunal Justice Harlan and Senator
Morgan dissenting was as follows:
"On the fifth point we Baron de Cour-
Get, Lord Hannah, Sir John $.
d: Thompson, Marquis Emilio
Gram, being the majority Of said arbitra-
tors, decide and determine that the
United States have no right to the pro-
lection of property in the seals frequent
ing the islands of the United States in
Bering sea, when the same are found in
the ordinary three mile limit, and
whereas. the aforesaid determination of
the foregoing questions as TO the exclu-
sive Jurisdiction of the United States
leaves the subject in such posi-
tion that the concurrence of Great
Britian is necessary to the establishment
Of regulations for the proper protection
and preservation of fur seals habitually
resorting TO Bering sea, we, Baron De
Courcet Lord Harmon, Marquis Emilio
VIsconti-Venosta and Gregerow w. Gram,
being majority of the arbitrators, as
sent to the whole nine articles of the reg
ulations as necessary outside of the ju-
risdictional limits of the respective gov
ernments, and that they should extend
over the water herein after mentioned. y
The last decision was made by arbri-
traitors John T. Morgan, Baron de Cour-
Get Marquis Viscounti- Venosta and
Judge Gram, Lord Hammer, John NJ. Har-
Ian and Sir John Thomson dissenting. A
series Of regulations were added by ma
jority of the arbritratOrs, Justice Harlan
and Sir John Thomson dissenting
TERMS IN DETAIL OF THE DECISION.
BY these the permanently closed ezone
of sixty miles is established around the
Prybilov Islands. A close season against
killing fur seals is established from May
lst to July 81 on the high sea in that part
of the Pacific ocean, inclusive of Bering
sea- situated north of the 35th degree Of
north latitude or eastward of the 1S0th de-
gree of longitude from Greenwich until it
strikes the water boundary described in
article of the treaty of 1867 between the
United States and Russia, following that
line up to Bering straits. The use of
sailing vessels only is permitted in the
capture of seal.
NO PIRATING on THE FISHERIES.
Sealing vessels are to be licensed and