New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
MR.. CARRIERS PLEA ENDED.
sprAKIN,; FOR FORTY HOURS TO BEHRlNC
SEA ARBITRATORS.

HORRORS OF PELA'lC SIALiN' NM Ah- rO>i
r1ox OF THE UNITED STATES DESCRIBED
IN HIS ELOQUENT PERoRAT1oX-CoM-
Pr1MENTED by BARON Dr CoURCEL
Paris. MAY o-The Bchring Sea Tribunal of
Arbitration resumed its session today. Lord Han
nan the British Arbitrator who has been i'll,
being sufficiently recovered TO be present
J. c. Carter of counsel for the United States
maintained that the rights of the United States
in Bshring Sea were absolute and unqualified He
argued over again that the Government Of the
United States was justified IN protecting its
rights in those waters in time Of peace we'll
as at any other time. and Ec claimed that the
United States had a right 10 seize vessels caught
in pelagc sealing.
Assuming argued Mr. Carter. that the rights
of property of the United Statca were admitted as
claimed, was the Govcrnnent OF the United states
10 follow the vessels found engaged in p"lagc
sealing home in order to claim redress for respass
against the municipal law? This he continued,
would not only bc Intellectual. hut could not com
port with the dignity of the United States No
nation ever dcioncd to resort 70 another nation
for the enforcement of lis municipal laws. The
only method open for the proper enforcement OF
such law was the method of force. and that was
justiiable i'm the case Of Bchring Sea on the same
grounds as in the cases of revenue and quaran-
tine laws.
Mr. Carter proceeded to argue on the ubiect
of regulations. but interrupted by Sir
Charles Russell. of counsel for Great Britain, who
said that Great HlItain would not recede from
the position that the question OF rights
should be argued apart from TIE question. Of
regulations. SIR Charles stated. however. that
he would not object 10 Mr. Carters presenting a
statement of his views or the subject.
followed.
Baron de Courcel. president of the Tribunal,
Judge Harlan, Lord Hannen, Sir Charles Russell
and T. j. Phelps took part u wes finally de-
cided that the counsel Tor Great Britain should
argue the question Of rehts and the question
of regulations separately, hut that the Tribunal
would not give separate decisions. Mr.. Carter
then proceeded with his argument. In his pcrora-
tion he described the slaughter of fema'c seals
with their unborn young, and other horrors OF
pelagic sealing To prevent these horrors and
I, protect the seal herds the United States had
taken the position which he had explained to the
bee. of his ability. The Cnitod States had taken
this position at the risk Of war with 6reat
Rritain. and they had been ready TO maintain
fhis position and thus discharge the duties 70
humanity even If they hal been obIc'd 10
face half the world in arms History wGna reeoS
The du.y of III. United States had not been eN-
+ineuished by the reference of the dispute to me
hut had Gfs sf to- the Arb
traitors the sacred duty of fprbladlne peiaeig su
in1. and contining seal killing TO the Islands IL
the Tribunal should decline TO assume @ vis sorcS Of
contention. c Ia s,o,,or
Prnsidrnt of the Court, said: e cannot refrain
from, thanking you, sir for this magnificent
81 ceeh which has been characterized by ioi'i-
ness of view well worthy of this high court"