The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18
NATTER IN GOOD SHAPE.
Surprise Expressed at Reported
Failure" Of Negotiations.
THE EXPERTS AGREED ON A REPORT
witch VIII Furnish Basis for Fu-
ture Discussion--Award by Paris
Arbitrator Will Govern.

washington, November 1.-THE officers
of the state department were very much
surprised at the reports Of the total fail-
ure'' OF the Canadian NEGOTIATIONS which
appeared today In several newspapers. One
Of them said that this view is not taken by
the government In Washington. The rep-
sentatives Of the Canadian government who
have just left the city did not come to
Washington with an expectation Of con-
GLIDING any arrangement or treaty during
their brief stay. They entertained views
upon the questions OF the sealing regula-
tons and hoped to acquire accurate infor-
nation as to the views of our neighbcrs on
the remaining questions which the proceed
ing government in Canada failed to adjust.
The only fact correctly stated in the pub
lie news referred to, Is that under favor
able influences prevailing, the seal experts
agreed on a report This report will fur
nish a gold basis for future action. 1t goes
without saying that Canada Is not disposed
to make a concession upon the seals with
out some consideration to that country.
What such reciprocal concession or con-
cessions should be Is question not yet
disposed Of. but continuing under consid-
Grafton. There has not been the slightest
check to the negotiations further than the
inevitable delay in the settlement of the
sealing question. The Canadian repre-
sentativsS were Hospitality received, frank
ly talked with and participated in afree
and frank discussion. The official adds:
If ever Irritating questions can be re-
moved between the two countries, (mean-
ing the United States and Canada), they
he disp0Sed of ttn1er nd n lei ~ M
now charged with conduct OF the affairs in
the United States and Canada"
Some interest naturally attaches 10 the
conditions governing the seal hunters flu
ture, supposing no agreement Is arrived at
Tor further measures of protection between
the United States and Great Britain. In
the absence CT an official statement ON the |
subject an answer appears to be afforded |
by the language of the award made by the |
Paris arbitrators. that body having in |
terms decided that the United States had |
no right OF protection and property in |
the fur seals in Bering sea beyond the |
three mile limit from the shores of the seal |
Islands, laid down in set Of regulations
for the guidance of both parties to the |
agre ement prescribing the conditions under
which seals might be taken in the " aters
on the north Fauific and Boring sea. These |
are the negotiations that govern today, en-
arged as they have been by mutual agree
ment. 1t is provided in the award as fol-
lows:
The concurrent regulations hereby deter
mined. with view to the protection and
preservation of the fur seals, shall remain
n force until they have been in whole or
N part abolished CT modified by common
agreement between the governments Of the
United States and Great Britain. The said
current regulations shall be submitted
svery five years to n new examination, so
rs TO enable both interested governments
o consider whether in the light of past
experience there is occasion fcr any modi-
ication thereof
This first term of five wears expire
lbout the time the seal season closes next
ear, ana II is fair to assume from the
language of the award that failing an
agreement on further regulations in force,
will continue to- run.