The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15
NEITHER SIDE SATISFIED.
Bering Sea Arbitration a
Partial Failure.
Uncle Samuel and John Bull
Both Kicking.
No Provision for the Punishment Of
Seal P0achers.
Negotiations in Progress for Making the
Decision of the Arbitrstors More
Enective-Osnadian seaiers
Putting to Sen.


By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--Sober second
judgment of both parties to the Bering
sea arbitration dscoses the fact that
the agreement reached by the arbitrat-
the United States or Great Britain. 1t
appears, however, that the dissatisfac-
tiou is baeed rather on matteke of detail
than any objection to the broad princi-
pal on which the arbitration is based.
For months past there has been much
correspondence and many interviews be-
tween Secretary Gresham, Sir Julian
Pauncefote and Minister Bayard with
view to an adjustment.
One of the flaws Gresham is said to
have found is the failure to provide PEN
alties for iniraciions, and as it would be
of little avail to capture pelagic vessels,
only to have them turned loose again
upon the zeal herds as soon ss their
cases are brought before the courts, the
secretary is trying to have this defect
cured. The United States ia able to
punish seslers brought before its courts,
but the Canadian law is defective, and
lhue an international agreement is de-
sirable. The Canadians have discov-
cred that q rigid enforcement Of the
articles of agreement would destroy
their seal fishing industry.
Sir Julian Pauncefote is now laboring
to mitigate the misfortune OF the Cana
dams by securing a considerable restric-
ton of the limits of the closed zone
around the seal islands. within which
seals may not be taken by vsssels. and
shortening the closed season.
The British government is making an
effort to secure the recall of the modus
vivendi under which operations in the
seal waters were governed last year
This suggestion touches the rights OF the
North American Commercial company
UaCe tae mo6us the coinpany was per
mitted TO take only 750D seal skins last
year, and was thereby deprived Of a
large income that might have been real
ized under the terms OF their lease, be-
eides being put to heavy expense to iced
the natives of the seal islands who sub
eist upon the rookeries; SO the company
has entered an energetic protest against
the renewal OF the modus. Pelagic
sealers managed to take 100, 900 skins
last eeasou, whils the company was
limited to 1900.
Meanwhile the need for a speedy
agreement of some kind is evidenced by
the fact that already number OF seal
ing vessels are reported to have cleared
for the eealng wsters and ara conse-
quently almost beyond the reach OF
proper notice in case OF change OF reg
ulations.
Levi w. Myers, consul at Victoria, B.
c.. reports to the state department that
a feet of sailing schooners halling from
that port is now ready Tor the work of
the coming season, and all are expected
to be out by February lst. They take
provisions Tor nine months. They clear
for the North Pacific. He SAYS: II am
assured that ell expect to go direct to
the Russian side, the restrictions of
that government terminating bv their
own terms January l, 1894 Thirty-four
vessels OF the feet have sailed from Vic
toria to Japan and 10 for the North Pa
citic, making Al in all. The fleet of
1892 consietei of S5 vessels; that of last
year 52. lhe number this year, it is
estimated, will not exceed So"