Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-04-12
THE PROMPT ACTION

Very Gratifying to the President, Who
VIII Take the Necessary Steps for the
enforcement of the Provisions OF the
Award OF the Paris Arbitration Tribunal
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The president
ana Secretary Gresham learned of the
passage of the Behring sea bill a few
moments after the house had acted,
and they both expressed qualification
at the promptness of congress in what
Is considered little less than a ma
tlonal emergency. 1t is especially
pleasing that The bill had passed with
out modification, this fact indicating
the thorough adherence of the legis-
lative branch of the government to the
policy of the executive, and materially
strengthening the adm inistration in
its determination to insist upon the
complete legalization of the decisions
OF the international tribunal of Paris
THE PRESIDENT
has no intention of permitting any de-
lay to intervene when the engrossed
bill, with the signatures of the speaker
and vice-president reaches him. 1t is
expected to reach the White House
soon after noon to-day, and it will i'm
mediatelv be approved. In the mean
time the necessary steps for enforcing
possible rapidity.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
has never had any official communica-
ton on the subject, notwithstanding
all reports to the contrary, and ne has
not yet issued any special instructions
to the naval officers com handing the
ships of the patrol force; but on the
decision some time ago reached in
To ha Sn1 of
the Paris tribunal, Secretary Herbert
had already ordered every available
ship to rendezvous at Port Townsend
and Ounalaska by May and the rough
draft of the instructions is all ready
for his approval.
TWO OF THE SHIPS,
the Mohican and Yorktown. are al
ready at Port Townsend. The Adams
left Honolulu several days ago for the
same point. The revenue cutters Rush,
Bear, Corwin and the AlbatroSs are
ready to leave San Francisco on three
days notice for the rendezvous, while
the Ranger and Bennington are hurry
ing to San Francisco to be locked and
join the rest of the fleet. All these
vessels will receive their detailed or
ders for the summer cruise before the
end of the present month, and the Mo-
hican, as flagship of the squadron, will
deliver copies to the Concord and Pc
trei at Ounalaslxa, where those vessels
are to report May 1 from Yokohama,
where they now are.
THERE Is NO PARTICULAR HURRY
about forwarding these formal instruc-
tionS, as the closed season under the
decision of the tribunal does not COM
mence until May Land no protection is
necessary until that time.
The first formality after the bill be-
comes n law by the executive approval
is the presidential proclamation warm
ing sealers and the people generally of
the law and forbidding them to poach
in any of the forbidden waters during
the season. The terms of this procla-
nation are virtually fixed by the new
law and its publication may be ex-
pected in a day or two.
NO CONCERN Is EvINCED
by the president or Secretary Gresham
regarding the attitude of Great Britain
in this matter, the assurances of
hearty cooperation recently received
from the British government, and its
evident disposition to facilitate the
passage of a similar bill through par
lament. being considered wholly sat-
isfactory. No fault can yet be found
with the failure of parliament to pass
the bill as prom pity as our own con-
gress has DONE for it is conceded tina
we have made an unusual record
for promptness-
CONFIDENCE IN EXPRESSED
in the good faith of Lord Rosebery's
cabinet, and in the ultimate agree
ment of the parliament, but the action
of congress yesterday renders the adj
ministration to some extent almost in
different to the action of Great Britain
as the British diplomatic officers have
already conceded
THE ACCURACY OF THE AMERICAN CON-
TENTION
that the decision of the Paris tribunal
was final and binding upon both ma
tions and congress has in effect
placed the United States in
position from which with
drawal is impossible. This country
has determined to enforce the decisions
and the law with the cooperation of
all interested parties if they will, and
all the force that is needed has been
provided by the assemb bling of twelve
ships convenient to the prescribed por-
tions of the North Pacific ocean and