The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-07
senator Morgan No, 10 Favor Of Rm.
ing on tho Seals.

ing on the Seals.
wAsHISGroS, March O. Senator Nor.
gan, who led the opposition in the com.
miltee on foreign relations 70 ;hs Ding.
ley bill for the ex;Crminatiol Of the fur
seals Of Alaska in case Of the refusal o.
England Japan aui Russia 10 agree 10
arbitration Tor the.f better protection,
has completed a majority report. lie
takes strong ground against the bill,
both on the score Of LACK OF humanity
and international righF. DE says the
seals fnd la the ocean tloir worst enc
my, the pelaric sealer The seal WORK
is described by the senator Is "aui.awod
by the universal sense Of humanity"
and h. criiicizes the Oh as a. effort %
foil them by placing deitruction In the
hands Of the agents Of DE governments
Referring 70 the fact that even in
case tho other countries concerned re-.
fuse to enter into a prnnossi oouycn-
tion. the executive department acting
through i,s agents can. he argues, use
its discretion In taking fhe seals.
The opinion Is exptesssd that the
other governments will roiuse TO nego-
tiAte with Us.
He thinks it improbable that Russia
and Japan will unite in the cruel worS
Of destruction unless they should do 90
for the merconary purpose o. enhancing
the value Of their own herds, which he
docs not believe these governments are
capable Of
mo good results" Mr Morgan as
serts. "can como from tho adoption Of
the policy proposed" he says it il a
hazardous and unwise aet ioT congress
10 anticipate the xfoaiiye Ia any mat
ter that can be settle By treaty, aud
states that IL is understood that this
government Is now easAged in dip!o.
matte correspondence On this subject
with prospect Of success. This under
taking would be most likely interrupted
By the pAssags Of the ps.Apg bill
Mr. Morgan says the United States
! IL bound BY the Paris treaty a. long al
10 is In force. and that the treaty cAnnoi
BE- dis -cgardod while In force without
. responsibility on our part TO the gov
ernment Of Great Britain II the treaty
. is not satisfactory 70 the United States
, the remedy is BY abrogation, and not a.
violation.
; "Bstween two such powers say
! Senator Morgan. there Il no judge wit
! can hold either % iis duty. tHey al
, necessarily leit 20 the arbiramont o
the sword as the ultima ratio regum
II that award did bind the two govern
ments 10 execute the regulations 20 a. q
protect aud preserve the seals, ithad 'nI
Q possible effect Ifitis left either free q
infliot wholesale and intended exiermi
b. nation upon the seals. the treaty am
the award were both illusoyy. II th
responsibility for the rapid destruction
Of the seals rests with Great Britain q
the bill assumes, a complaint should p
; addressed 10 that government, AMI
I the fault Is In the award Of the Par.
tribunal we ought first % denounoe
4 and free ourselves from the obligation
o it enjoins Instead Of that the pros
z dent has sent to the senate a oouventio
;. recently negotiated with Great Britai
which afiirms the award aud the treat
under which it was rendered, aud
y now before the senate for action, Tn
= passage OF this bill would virtually dh
> pense with that convention" "