New-York tribune., 1897-10-31
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RIGHT or 1:1ssIA AND JAPAN r"
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,o,dor Oc. 3n-Hormann ilcbes. Of the |"''h
American Commercial Company. ana ~" 81 '"'
lessaos Of tho PIibyoff Islands. has n""' go,
ment in refuta'ion &C -" case pn' loIN"'" H
scph Chamberlain the secretary "1 H''" w. w.
,,,os - iis recen: d!,uatch to Secretary Sh"i-
man Mr. I'ehos says In part; th''e Ga" ~
doubt whatever that the Pribylof lsiands are '
,a,o,,. Owned by the United states and the th''eo
States had an undoubted right to grant = I'a7 "
the seal fisheries upon tn" isiahps /" NV
bidder VIZ MY company; ana 'hcr' can r."
49, o,,,,, v,ha.ever that She United States EoV'TH-
n,ent has an absolute right 10 permit the Ss' 20
the islands 20 kill every single s'"' "'f"'
rookerics established there
.It is conally clear that as the result o' ''e 90
bitration proceedings In Paris II mas pee"
ushed that the United States has not any 'No'"''
right to Kill seals In the o'"ah' "'' "
right 20 Kill seals there is common ~ Nm ,h
canad, and indeed TO all other countries '''s"
&c regards England and America certain i's'a
.,o,s and limitations have been made by '"' "'p'
,rstors which apply to those two countries w" Wv
NOT appv TO Russia and Japan or any "."
! ,rv which has an equal right uhdtr 'N'r.H
cuustanccs to kill seals In Behrihg oo'' - ,,u
| ga ,cere TO exercise its right and power anu M -
off all The seals the rookcTlos OF '"e
,,a4. ,bore can he no doubt whatever the! ""u'u
ov,.rminate the whole seal hero III 'sH '''
week and peagic sealing In the hei'''"s 80 ,a
| N. hrough: to a very summary Gnu anu ' tn
he i very easy means OF pu'u"' an S
present dispute . 80 rrssor>,
..rbo ohiec, OF America. however. Is 10 p'eSe'''
, 80. 20 oxterminate the seals. though We may
| no ultimately driven In seh-defence 10 XIII o' '
seals much as We should regret H. a. "''
ont conditions sealing Is not prontaoe' anu NV
of no law 10 compel a man TO persist III "" "
profitable business. A., ,ossaos NJ
"Nbat is desi cd by America ana 'he 'e',
,,,oc Islands Is that all parties Interested oo'h
- ,.,a and ocean sealing should. without d mo-
| roent.s loss of time confer together WIN W
of considering whether or not some az ans H.
| cannot lie made by which on fair ana equ"ao''
| ems 70 all parties the herd can be pro'ee'eu'
-. rovseIf believe that any solution can
! -, foupd which does not include as one OF l's
! terms the absolute prohibition OF all peiaec SEA"
| ,ng This ought not to be dlfhcult ma'''' ~
n'rarcn having regard to what assert as an uh-
doubted fact viz that pelagic sealing Is no' anu
cannot be under present conditions pron'ao'c'
-, er.a, deal has been said about Russia and
Ianan II is suggested that as they were ho'
narties to the Paris treaty and not pouhh ny i''
regulations and said 10 be coIc'iheu o'''' '''
the seal fisheries OF the western ana ho' ue e"''
ern coast of tn. North Pacific their presence a.
any conference would be out OF place ana cou'u
only he desired by America to secure from THESE
countries 4 majority vote against BRUSH inter-
ests There can be doubt that Russia ana
japan 10 say nothing Of other countries VINO
may care to inc ir the risk and expense OF nt'ing
out sealing vessels have equal right with Great
Britain and America carry on pelagic sealing
and indeed their right is greater. inasmuch as they
| are not bound by the restrictions and limitations
| imposed by the Paris arbitrators. How can IT
reasonably be expected that America will agree TO
| any compensation being paid 10 canadian pelaslc
seaers If the other countries are 10 be allowed TO
continue unchecked their peagic sealing opera
| tiOns?
''The who.e objection to Russia and Japan being
| reDresentcd conference Is, venture 10
! think most unreasonable. There Is no question OF
! voting In the matter; the conference Is merely
! with the view to arriving II possible at some solu-
ton by which tae herd shall he saved from exter-
mination. but many difficulties and delays arise
that ! very mu n fear that by the time the con-
ference has been held there will be seals left
10 confer about. and then when 1t Is too late. II
will be discovered that the fears so frequently ex-
pressed and urged on behalf OF the United States
well founded"