The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-08
SEAL TREATY SIGNED.
United states, Wussin ana Jnpn
PARTIES IN IL,

Washington, November CA convention
between the United States. Russia and ia
pan. looking to the joint protection Of
seals. was signed at the state department
today at 1915 p. m. 1t Will require the
ratification OF the senate TO become effee-
tive.
The signing OF the treaty took place in
the large diplomatic room AT the state de-
pnrtment, and was attended by the usual
formalities. The delegates of the various
governments assembled at least au hour
ana a half before the hour for the formal
signature of the document, and were met
by General Foster. There were some pre-
limlnaries to be disposed OF before all was
ready for the signatures and the delogates
We're obliged 10 leave the department for
short visits to their legations IN order to
obtain seals and certain papers OF author
ization that We're necessary. Finally, just
at noon, all WAS ready and led by General
roster the delegates passed into the diplo-
matte room and took their places at tho
long table. There were for the United
States Messrs. Foster. liamlln and Jordan,
for Russia, DoWolff. Botldne and Boutko@a
sky. and for Japan. Charge Matsu Fujitu
and Mitsikuri. ~
secretary sherman was not present, as
the government was fully represented by
l1es were read In turn. and after the treaty
had been carefully inspected the slgnaturea
were attached. The first signatures were
| those OF Mcssw, Foster. Hamlln and Jor-
| dan. and the others were attached in or
| der according 10 the particular copy of tho
document held by the delegates. There
| We're three copies OF this. one for each ma
tion represented, and the delegates OF each
| nation signed their own copy of this 10
| The sealing of the documents was attend
ed to by Mr., DeWolff the charge of the
Russian government. and William lG
Wynne, the latter being an expert in this
| line, having sealed almost every treaty ne
gotiated here since the treaty of Washing
| ton.
With the affixing of the seals In wax the
| iormantics concluded. and there was an
exchange OF congratulations over the con.
summation OF the work,
! Ihe text OF the treaty viii not be given
oul by the state department. until final
notifications havc heon exchanged A
] the document must 20 before the senate
for It's approval, custom requires that n
pc w,tnheld from publication In this man
| ner II Is said. however, by those rom
cerned that the general purposes OF The
| treaty have been already outlined In the
| press and II is likely that all further In
| lerest that remains In the document ~
me eNaeion for additional restrictions that
are 10 he lmnosed upon relagic sealing,
| Later In the afternoon the delegate,
asein assembled at tho state Department,
ana formally signed the protocols or ran
| orus g. lhc various phases OF tho nego,ia-
ticrs leading IN 10 the final agreement
| !, IS oNnected that the meeting OF the
trittsh and American exports Will take
place next week. according TO the original
programme. mnlcss there should no some
intervention from the British foreign or
nee, which 's not snticipafci, Professor
! rhrmrson VIII he acoi,aintsd with what ba :
already been accomplished by the goyern-
ment OF the United States. Rnssia ana In.
pan, and With the terms OF the treaty.
London. November 6.--Thc British ofr,-
Gals regard the prompt agreement arrived
at between TIE United States. Russia md
Japan providing for temporary suspen-
sion Of pelagic sealing. as a vindlcat,on
| OF their refusal TO enter into the conferences
and as demonstration OF their corient,on
that an understanding existed between Tho
| three countries,
" Is not likely Great Britain will consen,
70 stop sealing, Her majesty's government
conffs'itly expects settlement az ths
Question by the United States purchastnc
the Canadian rights.