The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-03
.BEHRING STA TRIBUNAL.
The Argument of Mr.. Carter Is
Concluded.
A MAGNIFICENT SPEECH.
He Is Highly COmplimented by the
President OF the Court.
From the Beginning to the End Mr.. Carter
Had Spoken Forty Hours-Temper-
ance Advocates Excited
Foreign News.

PARIS, May 2.-The Behring Sea tribu-
nal of arbitration resumed its session to-
day, Lord Hannah, British arbitrator. who
has been i'll, being sufficiently recovered
to be present. ]. @. Carter, consul for
the United States, maintained that the
rights of the United States in the Behring
Sea were absolute and unqualified. He
argued over again that the government OF
/ the United States was justified in protect
ing its rights in those waters in time OF
peace as well as any other time: pro-
claimed that the United States
had the right to seize vessels
caught in pelagic sealing. Assum-
ing, argued Mr. Carter, that the rights
of property of the United States is adj
mitted as claimed, was the government of
the United States to follow vessels found
engaged in pelagic sealing home in order
to claim redress for trespass against mu-
nicipal law. This, he continued, would
not only be effectual but would not COM
port with the dignity of the United States.
No nation ever deigned to resort to
another nation Tor an enforcement OF its
municipal law. The only method open
for the proper enforcement of such law
was the method of force, and that was
Unsuitable in the case of the Behring Sea
on the same ground as in cases OF revenue
and quarantine laws.
Mr.. Carter then proceeded to argue on
the subject OF the regulations, but was
Interrupted by Sir Charles Russell of
counsel for Great Britain, who said that
Great Britain would not recede from it's
position that the question of rights should
be argued apart from the question Of reg
ulations. Sir Charles stated, however,
that he would not object to Mr.. Carter
presenting statement of his views on
the subject.
An animated discussion followed. in
which Baron De Courcel, president of the
tribunal, American Arbitrator Harlan.
British Arbitrator Lord Hammer, Sir
Charles Russell and Hon. e. j.
Phelps took part. 1t was finally decided
that counsel for Great Britain should ar
que the question of rights and the cues
ton of regulations separately, but that
the tribunal would not give Separate de-
cl5lons. MIR. Carter then proceeded with
his argument, which Will be concluded
today.
In his peroration MIR. Carter described
the slaughter of female seals heavy with
pelagic sealing. To prevent these horrors
and protect the seal herds the United
States had taken the position which he
explained to the best of his ability. The
United States had taken this position at
the risk of war with Great Britain and
they had been ready to maintain this DO
sition and thus discharge their duties to
humanity even il they were obliged to
face half the world in arms. History
would recognize their rights and the JUS
tice OF their cause. The duty of
the United States was not ex-
tinguished by a reference of the
dispute to the tribunal, but that
had been merely transferred. The United
States had withdrawn and left to the ar
bitrators sacred duty forbidding pie
lagic sealing and combining seal killing to
the islands. If the tribunal should de-
cline to assume this duty it would only
leave for posterity a new source of con-
tention.
From the beginning to the end Mr..
Carter had spoken forty hours. As he sat
down Baron de Courcel, president of the
court, said: 81 can not refrain from
thanking you, sir, for the magnificent
speech which has been characterized by =
holiness of views well worthy this high
court.