Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-27
CANADA AND THE SEALS.
Sir John Thompson, One OF tho Arbi-
traitors Tells why lie Did Not APP
prove the Findings OF the Court.

QUEBEC, Ont, Sept 2.-slr John
Thompson, premier Of Canada and Brit
ish arbitrator on the Paris tribunal. ar.
rived home Friday by the steamer Paris.
ian. Sir John said regarding his Amcri-
can colleagues on the board Of arbitra-
tors Both these distinguished men at
every stage Of the ease were found TO be
thorough patriots. Naturally they held
strong Views as ~ the necessity of very
stringent measures to preserve the seal
race"
You dlsscutod from Lord Hannah on
some features of tho regulations. did
you notT"
Yes, but I am bound to say that
Lord Hannah from the first TO last cx-
hlbited the strongest determination that
Canada should obtain justice, both as to
the legal question and as TO the regula-
lions, and that he was not in the slight
est degree moved by the persistent effort
which was made from beginning TO end
to divide British from Canadian inter.
ests In this matter
Tho more Important points Of the dis
cussion other than those which appeared
on the face of the report Of the tribunal
will be set forth In protocols, which viii
he made public before many weeks by
tho authority of the tribunal itself The
proceedings will be there recorded aud
each separate dissent entered. Among
the resolutions WAS one which author
lied any arbitrator 10 forward TO the
secretary Of the tribunal written opln-
ION up 10 tie iirsl OF February next, In
lgcniing the reasohs which influenced his
A CHANCE no STATE THEIR
VIEWS.
"'Ihc award Of the tribunal being
final, what is the reason of thisT
'Thc award. Of course il final, and
The opinion which may thus be filed will
be- merely the reasons which influenced
the, individual arbitrator This right
will probably De- lyailed of by nrblfrn-
tors who were in the minority on any
particular question, and this statement
Of reasons was decided upon for that
purpose. The United States arbitrator.
for inetance. can give the reasons which
compelled them 70 come to a conclusion
contrary 20 the contention Of their coun-
Try ~ certain points"
what were thescf''
"f0r example. one Of the contentious
Of the United States was that Iiussl,
did not surrender any of her pretcn-
SONS win regard 70 Benng sea by the
treaty Of 1879 with England aud Of
1S9l With the United States. Shortly
prior In that Russia asserted absolute
authority over Bering sea by the uknsc
OF ls2l. The contention OF Mr.. Blaine
WIS that these treaties related 10 th0
Pacific ocean only and that Bering sea
was not includcl In the phrase Pacific
Ocean Ia fact, 80 strongly did Mr..
Blaine hold this opinion thni he declared
d "a llu diana Ifltssa
sea were included IN the phrase Pacific
Ocean, the United States must nbnn-
don all prctcnsi0na with regard 10 tho
right 10 seize scaling vessels. The arbi.
traitors We're unanimous against that
contention Of the United States"
WHY HE DIsSENTED.
What TEXTURES Of tho regulations
caused you 10 dissent from Your coll
league, Lord Human. aud withhold
your consent TO their ndOptl0ni"
Il dissentod from their regulation as
a whole because l considered them III
adapted 10 the preservation OF tho seal
rhce aud In some particulars unnecessa-
rily severe against the industry OF pc
lagic scaling "a conducted by both
United States aud Canadian vessels.
The sixty-mle zone around the island
consider extensive and injurious TO
pelagic sealing on account Of the diff
Guilty 10 asccrtaining the locality Of the
vessels. II the great mass Of evidence
X 10 be relied upon no great reduction
OF catch would be effected by the sixty
mile zone. ne the greater portion Of seal
ing is done outside Of that limit The
close season is not such rs ] would hive
desired. II leaves open 10 the pelngic
r,aer the most Of January, February,
March aud April. aud statistics chow
that the catch during these r0utiis rep
resent one-fourth Of the entire catch Of
the Pacific ocean outside Of Bering sea
As regards BerlnR YEA, the seals enter
that yea about Judy ! and the restric-
tons ara roo stringent The scaling is
prohibited during the month Of July and
Il allowed during August aud September
Practically the catch IN September II not
relied on after the middle OF the month
on acconpt Of the stormy weather and
the small size Of the vessels then on
enged n sealing | could not concur In
tie proposal TO abolish the use Of fire.
arms IN Boring sea. ! did not think the
evidence justified ". although there was
great volume Of Testimony on the
waste, which oecnts from seals being
siot aud sin<lng befcre they are taken