New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-25

MISSING PARTS OF TIE ARGUMENT SUB
MlITED.
\ IrTcu ~ THE DunRISG SEA ARBITRATION
PROCEEDINGS HAPPILY AVOIDED.

Washington Feb. e4.-inst fall, at the time nj
he exchange OF piint,d cas"s 81 the United STATE
and Great Britain. n rrovld for In the tr "t'
admitting io arbitration M" controversy between the
two countries over Bchrng "a and IN" m sea-
que. tons mention was made Of the fact tat Or n
Bii'aln had withheld part Of tho c'id'nc" taken !
.uip.rt 81 her casc. The publication ~ the cor
respondcncc taat cn,urd. which wa made >"-i" daf
.hows how priossly ma n IN p'n'ion % ocr'r nS
under the treaty IN" two Government, cam" at tmt
me.
The case for tho Government OF Great Britain wa
q, e.. crtcd 10 Secretary Fo-t"r b. Nr. He bert Sc
r.,lry Of the British Legation Ia Wis c'y. and ih
charge d'AI1rc> on september =. ihr"" week
later. President Harrison having in The mean TIN"
.cturrcd 10 the city tn Secretary by dire ton OF
he President Informed Nr. " rh"rt tai n We
Pre- idcnO observed with surprise and regret ina
the British case. submitted. contained no PROOF
upon the question submitted 10y tie treaty concern
ing the ri-ht Of property property Interest a>s'"
~ the United states In the seals inhailng the IT'D
loG Islands I'm Echlug sea upon the question. also
.rtmlficl I, thc Tribaral Of Nbit"ation concerning
the concurrent rcgua.i 1ns which might 'c nee >"
IN n certain contingency ,pc' Lied IN Ia" tic"y'
rpon rhcsc rnc,,iors. which the secretary sail
were the principal fncis In dispute. the agent 81 ''''
Nr.tnln ntmlrd that he expected u ih'rF''' us
o,iecrcc al some future period. Against o'h>'r"'
lion e the treaty which would permit this 10 b. done
SECRETARY Foster earnestly protested. and a>'"rl'"
chat evidence upon these points. IN farhrSs 10 'i'
I-ui,,d states (Which Lad included all lis "Nld ne"
thereon I'm lis case presented t u" ir''u'''' ~
IA, Irtsh GOV, rnmcni and To III" arp'r'"rSl -
veil by the s,lplaiicns 4 the treaty, should ~ S'"
+, the original cns. that it might be examined AND
r,v,led to in the countcr-case. There was II" oh'r
way under the treaty, the secretary c"h'cllu'1' "
getting evidence before the arhtiat0rs. than IN IN"
case and cDunier- case tn" secretary >Au HL't ""'
less the British Government w.u'i give aNsuiaA'"
that II would not undertake. In 1t, c"un''rcS'' u"
pre.cnt the evidence II had accumulated upon the "o
roints Named the President would feel c'hN''"'"'u
10 regard the Brti, casc submitted. as failure
TO comply with The terms Of the treaty, ana I'D pio''
in the most solemn manner against the nol-'om
pllancc with its provisions
The note OF secretary Foster was TRANSMITTED l"
ord EOsebcry. and on october 20 III" rcPl wa
brought to the state Department by VII. herbert
, R,sebrrv coatrnd,d that the British Govern
mont had the right under the treaty - s"D"i
evidence for the arbi;ratorS to consider In cohh'c
,, With the matter of concurrent rcgI'ationS i'i
,c protection aud preservation Of the seals IN case
IN. claims OF tho United states wcr" adversely ne
.ld,d npon wien the question came up Tor coiNi'
cr.tion If K should ever do -. ~ 10 "a" pr"PcrN
,icht I'm the seal, claimed by th" mica et't'' 'u'
v,. - oycstlon OF law aai not Of fact. But 10
,,I,,e any possblc interruption If the progress OF
1c orytrntlon pro"cedngs, Lord K"Seb"Iy inHtihrtc
Nr Herbert Ia present 10 secretary Foster ''p'' :"
unop these points. which the United states Govern
rri uns at liberty consider part oi the LrtSh
cnse II It 80 desired. . ,., .,
Inc evidence was received by secretary Foster. In
fnrtlrr NOT, 10 Mr.. Herbert, dated November -
In The spirit in which 1t was oherrd ana me mop
w,e expressed that all further difficulty might be-
,vnlicd The CORES pondrncc close win noe rom
Inc late OK l>ccrctary Blaine TO secretary roster
S"ed November r. I'm which he stated that In al his
Gov, o., ondcnce with sir Julian Pannc"fo" ana Lord
salisbury mot one word was said or intimaicd r."
30 rt,nr the question Low raised by the British Coz
srrrmrnt os 10 n secondary admission II evidence"
t,nr Sc first Ave points set forth In Article VI hid
becn decided by tie arbtrrtors.'