The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-18
CANADIANS NEGOTIATIONS
Still In Progress and the Utmost Mutua
Good VIII Prevails


Washington, Nov. i7.-The officers Of
the state department were very much
surprised at the reports Of the tota.
failure Of the Canadian negotiations
which appeared today in several news
papers. One of them said that view is
not taken by the government in Wash
ington. The representatives Of the Ca
nadians who have just left this city did
not come to Washington with any ex-
pectation Of concluding any arrange
| ment or treaty during their brief stay.
They entertained views upon the ques-
| ton OF the sealing regulations and hoped
to acquire acquire accurate Information
| as to the views, OF our government upon
| the remaining questions, wtlich their
preceding government in Canada had
| failed to adjust. The only fact correct
| ly stated in the publications referred TO
| is that under the favorable influences
prevailing, the seal experts agreed upon
a report The report will furnish good
| basis for further action 1t goes with
| out saying that Canada is NOT disposed
| 10 make a concession upon the seals
| without some consideration to Canada.
What such reciprocal concession or con-
cessions should be is question not yet
| disposed Of, but continuing under con-
sheraton There has not been the
slightest check to TIE negotiations fur
Their than the inevitable delay in the
settlement of the sealing question. The
Canadian representatives were hospit
ably received, frankly talked with and
participated in a free and frank discus
sion.
The official added:
eff ever irritating questions can be
removed between the two countries they
can be disposed of under the adminlstra-
tons now charged with the conduct OF
affairs in the United States and in
Canada"
Some interest naturally attaches to
the conditions that will govern the seal
hunters in the future supposing that no
arrangement is arrived at between the
United States and Great Britain for fur
Their measures Of protection. In the alb
sence Of an official statement on the
subject. an answer appears to be ford
ed by the language of the award made
by the Paris arbitration, that body llav-
ing in terms decided that the United
States had no right of protection or
property in the fur seals OF Bering sea
beyond the three-mile limit from the
shores Of the seal islands. and laid down
a set of regulations for the guidance of
both parties to the agreement, prescrib-
ing the conditions under which seals
might be taken in the waters OF the
north Pacific and Boring sea. These
are the regulations that govern today,
enlarged as they have been By mutual
agreement. 1t is provided in the award
as follows:
The concurrent regulations hereby
determined with view to the protec-
ton and preservation of the fur seals
shall remain in force until they have
been in whole or in part abolished or
modified by common agreement between
the governments OF the United States
and Great Britain. The said concur
rent regulations shall be submitted ev-
cry five years to a new administration. |
50 as to enable both interested gov |
ernments to consider whether in the |
light Of past experience, there is oc- |
casion for any modification thereof"
This first term of five years expires |
about the time the seal season closes |
next year, and It is a fair assumption |
from the language Of the award Gnat, |
failing an agreement on further regu-
lations, those in force will continue to |
run.