Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-30
AM|AbLE AND PACIF| F|C
Were the BehrIng Sea
Negotiations.
ADM!RALWAL kER'SMISSl0N
Is in Connection With the Policing Of
aVast Area Of Sealing Waters.

LONDON. March 80.-Ths Standard this
morning says editorially; It is due 70
Ambassador Bsyard that we testify 20
the friendly and sympathetic temper In
which he has throughout performed his
share In the Bshring sea negotiations.
Thus pleasant ending will close an ex-
ceedingly unpleasant clash of opinion be-
tween the two nations.
We doubt that after q certain amount
Of grum bling and remonstranos on the
part Of the unreasonable and grasping
Canadian fishermen, that it will be uni
versally recognized that everything has
been saved for Canada that could reason
Dor any misgivings as to the manner In
which America will carry out the award
Of the tribunal of arbitration.
The absolutely amicabls and pacific
spirit that has animated the conduct of
effective guarantee that any future diff
ferences will be settled In the same
rational and friendly manner.
An Important Mission.
WASHINGTON. March 30. - When Ad-
miral John @. Walker sails from San
Francisco on April 5. he will carry with
him instructions having most important
bearing on the Behring sea question, all
speculation to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Admiral Walker was not selected by
the president for this mission on account
of any threatening condition of affairs In
Hawaii, for the official advices received
from that country gave no hint Of trouble
or of a restoration to be expected In the
near future. and Admiral Walkers stay
at Hodolulu will not extend over two
months at most.
OF course, II during his stay trouble
should arise, he will be in position to
command the situation, but there Is no
such expectation, and the admiraPs mis-
sion has to do primarily with the seal
question.
The arbitration Just concluded provides
for joint protection by the United
States and Great Britain over the seal
waters, and the two nations are bound to
secure, II they can, the cooperation of
other Interested nations-R ussia, Japan
and China, and perhaps Germany.
The policing of the seal waters, which
had previously been a temporary ex-
pedient, was made permanent charge
upon the parties to the arbitration. and
the difficulties in the execution Of the
task had been enormously increased by
the vast extent of the protected zone,
fixed by the arbitration, comprising all
of the Pacific ocean east of the 1SOth
meridian and north Of the S5th parallel
and Behring sea.
An Enormous Task.
II the effort to secure the cooperation
of Russia and Japan and China should
succeed, of which there Is every promise,
the zone would be still further extended,
so as to include the Western Pacific to
the shores of Asia. No such task as this
the policing of a vast ocean-was ever
before undertaken, and 1t became neces-
sary to devise system by which this
could be done effectively, economically
and permanently, by the com bined action
of the nations interested.
The first requisite to an effective and
economical patrol was the esta ablishment
of permanent basis of supply. There
will probably be three of these--San
Francisco on the east, Yokohama on the
west, and Pearl harbor, Hawaii, In the
center, all on the lower boundary of the
protected zone.
The first two are already within reach,
and il is the establishment Of the third
which had caused Admiral Walkers
journey to Hawaii He will select the
best location, looking to its adapta bility
to the supply, and, in a limited way, re-
pair of the cruisers engaged In the patrol
service, estimate the difficulties TO be met
in dredging a channel across the bar at
the entrance to Pearl harbor, and upon
his report to the president. will depend
the expenditure of the $250, 900 which for
years has been at the disposal of the
president for the establishment Of naval