Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-08-25
SEALS SAFE.
Decision Of the Bering Sea Tri-
bunll Of Arbitration.
UNCLE SAM GAINS A POINT.

In6 zone IN D6TlnB S6d FTOIn
August 1.-The Use of Firearms
In Hunting for Seals Is
Prohibited.
The decision OF the Bering sea tribunal OF
arbitration was announced Tuesday morn
ing, The court decided the five points oi
article 6, pertaining to property rights In
seals and exclusive jurisdiction in Berine
sea, against the U ID States. But the
court has provided regulations for sealing
which, in the opinions OF the American ar
bitrators, will practically end pelagic seal
ing. These regu lations. they say, are better
terms han has heretofore been offered by
Great Britain TO the United States as q set
Element 10 the question involved. The
American arbitrators are therefore satisfied
with the text OF the decision.
Briefly stated the regulations adopted by
the courts are these:
A close season is established to tegin May
and TO continue until July 81. TIL close
season shall be observed bo:h in the North
Pacific ocean and in Borlng sea-
A protected zone is established extending
for xty miles around the islands.
Pelagic seal 'ng is allowed outside the zone
IN Berng sea from August |.
The use of firearms in sealing Is pro-
hjbted.
TEXT or THE DE lsIoN.
h.
mitted for decision the full text OF the
award runs rs follows;
eve decide AMI determine as to the five
points mentioned In article 6, as TO which
our award is to embrace a distinct decision
upon each OF them.
"As TO the frs Of said five points, We,
Blron DecourceI. John NJ. Harlan, Lord
Hannen. Sir John S. D. Thompson, Marquis
Emilio visconti-venosta and Gregoro W..
W. Gram. being majority of said arbitra-
tors do decide as follows
By the ukase of 1921 Russia claimed iuris-
diction in the sea now known as ring sea
to the extent OF 100 allan miles from the
cousts and islands belonging 10 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 jur-
isdiction in said sea should be restricted so
as to reach cannon shot from shore. It
OF the cession of Alaska to the United States
Russia never asserted in fact or exercised
any exclusive Jurisdiction in Bering sea or
any exclusive ri hts to the seal fisheries
therein beyond the ordinary limit OF terri
torial waters.
Gas to the second of the Ave points we
decide and determ ne that Great Britain did
not recognize or concede any C aim upon the
part of Russia to exclusive juris iction as to
the seal fisheries in Bering sea outside the
ordinary territorial wattrs
GAS to the third point, as to so much
thereof as requires us to deci e whether the
body of water now known as Bering sea was
included in the phrase Pacific DC an as
used in the treaty of 1925 between Great
Britain and Russia, we unanimously decide
that the body OF water now known rs Bering
sea was in ,luded in the phrase Pacific
Ocean as used in said treaty.
"On the fourth point we decide and deter
mine that all the rights OF Russil to jurlsdic-
tioA AMI to tho seal fisheries passed. to the
United States, limited 10y the cession.
"On the fifth point we decide and deter
mine that the United States have no right to
the protection Of or property in the seals
frequenting the islands OF the United States
in Bering sea when the same are found out
side the ordinary thrce-mile limit
THE REGULATIONS PROVIDED.
Article 1.-The United States and Great
Britain shall forbid their citizens and sub
jects respectively % kill, capture or pursue
at an time or in any manner whatever the
animals commonly called fur seals within u
zone OF sixty miles around the Pribyloff
Islands. inclusive of the territorial waters,
the miles being geographical miles, sixty 10
a degree Of latitude.
Article 2.-The two governments shall for
bid their citizens or subjects to kill, capture
or pursue in any manner whatever during q
season extending in each year from May to
July 81, inclusive fur seals on the high sea
in that part of the Pacific oce3n, inclusive of
Bering sea, situated north of the thirty fifth
degree OF north latitude or eastward OF the
eighteenth degree of longitude from Green
wch, until it strikes the water boundary de-
scribei in article of the treaty of 1857 be-
tween the United States and Russia, follow
ing that line up to Bering straits.
Article 3.-During the period Of time in the
waters in which fur sealing is allowed, only
sailing vessels shall be permitted to carry on
or to take part in fur-sealing operations.
They will however, be at liberty to avail
themselves OF the use Of such canoes or un-
decked boats propelled by paddles, oars or
sails as are in common use as fishing boats.
Article 4.-Each sailing vessel authorized
to carry on fur sealing must be provided
with special license issued for the purpose
by its government Each vessel so employed
shall be required to carry distinguishing
flag prescribed by its government
Article 5.-Ihe masters OF vessels engaged
In fur sealing shall enter accurately in an
official log-book the date and place OF each
operation, the number and sex of the seals
captured daily. These entries shall be COM
municated ly each OF the two governments
to each other at the end of each season.
Article 6-The use Of nets, firearms or ex-