The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08
mr. BEHRING SEA AWARD.
,o,,1Sr DEBATE IN TEE skr1rB
nv ESsLzNDss ATTTTUDE

nv EssLzNDss ATTTTUDE
.,-.v,.,e- .. the Bria.A Hin thst. n wss
c..,..s.s, wouIs vItists The Estirs
..-..-.-t-seustor Nsrrs. Thishs n Is
r..,,,,.. whieh our esveru-e-s ne
-. .,s whieN We. Arerwsrs wuh-
-,-At All Evs-ts, ne says, This oev.
-.,, win I-s,-t o- the ruii sne Perfect
.-.,.,,o, srthe Psrt. Triss..rs Aware.
v,.vrvoroS. April 7.-Con6rmstion given
,...hl. dispatches from London to the state
", preyiously received with ineredulity
~, ~. Behrins Sea bill introduced and
-. 70 /. second reading in the British Par
v.n.nt contained . clause exemptine from
,.,,.,ture Canadian vessels which had already
..n.d has caused estonishmsnt In State De-
s.,,m.nt circles. Indignation is expressed
,h,t sueh duplicity could have been practised
.,on the United States By British on1eisls.
- have recently given every appearance OF
..,..ins 10 our position on the question.
!, !. declared that our own bill was hurried
,,.o,sh Consre.s only after Sir Julian Paunce-
49,. mad given his adherence to our contention
~, N. decision OF the Paris Tribunal went
,,,o effect upon lite announcement and that
An. vil,ul destruction OF seals should be pre-
,,nt.d this season. The exception In the Brit
,.h hill. Il IL eontsn ded. vitiates the entire
ornament. and It IL said that the United
st.,.s has already requested an explanation
..d . correction Of the statute. Sir Julian
p.unes,ots called to see Secretary Gresham In
,es,rd TO the matter this morning. and was
,.I.rr.d to the Secrstary's hotel. where Mr..
Gresham 10 confined to his room By indisposi-
lion.
~. .,hi.ct v.s brought mn In the Senate
.sd.y BY Mr. Hosr of Massachusetts, who
called attention to the cablegram 10 the morn
he papers regarding the BehrinR Sc. bill In
the British Parliament and ne asked MT.
Nors.n. Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations. LOT iniormsuon on .ne SUI
iect Mr.. Hoar said that II the paragraph was
soorr.et recital. then any sealing vessel which
oiPsrame emit might easily svade the provisions
o. the a"era auI,ns .' 1901 o,. snu pV :. A..
hundreos OF tnousehus Vi ssehs uouio W oe
stroIed' IL seemed TO MIN .hat II vas pure
1890 80 =. ,,a,..,ad y, nv
Canadian sesiers 10 De pro'eo'eo. oy simply
saying thA they did not know that the British
~, h,d actually passed or did not know its
- yt - ,,, 81. -. 80. =,
suppIsnl entail legislation was necessary BY
which the matter could % taken INTO the
hands OF the nited otMes toNeInment
Mr.. Morgan admitted that Mr.. Hoar was
quite right In his estimate Of the DANGER to
the Alaska seal herds from the attitude whic b
10 a Il. %ss 81 n.
paper.-and he thought there was some ohi-
eisi information to the same effect in the State
dian sealers had outrtted from Vancouver or
Victoria or Port Townsend, and some Amer,
vas not operative or efrectuai until after esIs-
lAtion by Congress and the British Parliament.
That view of the subject has never been
nor did he understand that Il had ever
been insisted upon BY more than one OF
hs sS sSs sne
was aud had been that the award went into
full effect from the mo.nent OF its delivery. in
hunting within certain deHned areas The In
depreciation tue two Govern m ents had given
e that particular feature q the award as to
agreement between them. So that the United
view OF it and might have to act on that view.
some two weeks ago the precise language
used 10 the despateh or the substance Of itun,
Departrr emit by Sir Julisn Iauneeiote. as part Of
the general measure which Il was proposed to
i tosesm snt Of the award on the part Of drea.
britain there we're some otner ieatules Oh
the measure which were even mSrs 9Pposefdn
to full and cqmpIete eni Tree execution OF
the award and the treaty than those which tlie
senator from Nassacnuhetts mac Just luoten |.
And nose pIoSisiohs IN WA, pnopos.i Measure
oflsgf.lation haa oeen most aistineuy anu ior-
maiJ anu permanently anu nnaly Ie)eeted Dy
the secretary Oh state; am tne ptl'lsh Hovsrn-
men sat had been 50 Informed. ABOUT the time
Lond9s :, had read IN ths neWfpspers thnf
tns novsrnment mao lhtroaueed PHI
u Pains nent Ior tne PURPOSE OF caIIyihg the
AvAtd into eject " course ne diq NOT Know
POI Old suppose that the State Department
kneE All me pIoNlslons OF tnat DIE anu thAt
wiener they colnciuen eAneuy rhn the pro-
gramme or formulated Oil when Or Julian
tAuseeIote nad sepml'eu 70 as.nspeeIon OF
me seeretary OIL otate, but Nithln gay OF
Two Auer that-peIhaps ateI the pli naa
Rassd 70 us secono teAglhg-thah OIL had
teen wlthdtswn ~ primaries hussenwho had
psen enc OF me couhse, oe,ore tne ttlbnnai
Aotrauoa anu ne mr.. m0fkAnl ha1 IN
eIed from the TACT o. me blIi hAvlng been
MNndiawn mat the oo.ections stated % the
SnHea STATES uovernhent had prevaiIed, and
nat y hSa 6eeh Snn9rawh SO o. 10 DO r.
n mi on me Sssis OF those ooiecohs re
sunl hoLeo thAt mat was the IAct. ano that tne
gsspAIeh WhIch hAu JUS, oeeh IsAo IslsrIeu 20
ne hrst ptop0sitlon OF ieglslAuon. ana NOT 70
me one whlch Nould oe IN answer 70 the act
passed oJ congress rev uAys age -
~ became necessary now MI. Morgan con.
Ihusu tnAt the lhteG Sttes Government
snoul uenne IN measure OF iegislauon uhAt
~ Nutlds was N REGARD 20 the endorsement
ome AWARD. IhAt Atituue nAd been repre-