New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-19
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der the provisions Of the Washington treaty
three arbtrators met at Halifax to decide the
merits OF the case. One OF the matters under
dispute was the value Of the Canadian inland
fisheries. that Is to say. the privilege Tor Aneri-
can fishermen to fish along the Canadian coast,
line. inside the three-mile limit. The United
States laid no stress on obtaining this prlvi-
lege in facI. its representatives declared ina,
they did not care for 1t. certainly wou'd n"t
he willing to acquire II by purchase. Inc
Canadians, on. the other hand while probab!H
willing enough to sell, did not expect to get
anything Of value In return for what their op-
pOnents did not consider worth making any
sacrifice for either in the way Of money or con.
cessions In spite. however OF the attitude OF
both parties before the tribunal. the latter de-
creed that the United States should pay to me
Canadian Government $5,W0.0OO in ten yearly
instruments of $jOO.W0 each for the privilege
which II did not want and for which CANADA
never expected to he paid At the same rae
of payment the United States was permitted TO
enjoy the inland fisheries of Canada for an in
definite period of time after the lapse of the
first ten years. But for ten years 1t was Dound
to pay whether it "ished, cut bait or went
ashore" In other words, the United states was
''mulcted"' in the sum Of S3.UW.OU which II
might we'll have dumped. so far as It's own
interests were concerned. in the deepest hole in
the Bay of Fundy.
That was the disastrous experience Of arbitra-
ton in 1871 Since then a treaty was ne
cotiated in MI Cleveland's first Administration.
1t was rejected by the Senate. and the United
States has been getting along since then wen
enough, IL not altogether cofniOrtaDl!, unuer INC
provisions OF a modus vivendi. The prospect
the certainty almost. that the ripened fruit may
now drop into the lap of the United States in a
natural and therefore rational manner. without
artificial stimulus aid from the outside. may
well cause Senators who remember the findings
Of the Halifax Commission to hesitate before
taking another ticket in the lottery of arbtra-
ton.
BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION
The results of the Behring Sea arbitration are
even now before the eyes Of the world and
demonstrate the failure OF that tribunal to ac-
complish what It set out to do 1t certainly de-
molished the theory of the properly right Of the
United States in seals outside the threemile
limit. The United States lost that cOntcn-
ton. The tribunal then set out to the seals
from extermnation 1t provided for rules and
regulations. and they undoubtedly beautiful
on paper. The only trouble is they don't save
the seals. All reports indeed. agree that ii is only
a question Of a few years before the herd will
have disappeared. Great Britain was expected
to share in patrolling Behring Sea TO prevent
roachers from prosecuting their nefarious trade
But has it sent single additional vessel to that
part Of the world and has IL rot put every Obsta
Gle in the way Of IN effective patrol by Directing
10 the regulations requiring arms Oh boari Of
vessels to be under seal during certain parts OF
the year? Has not the United States. the
contrary, been put to the expense of nearly
S1,O0UU to patrol Behrng Sea since the award
of the Paris tribunal was made. and has Eng
land expended single farthing In carrying out
the letter II not the spirit. Of that decision?
1t Is little too much TO expect the Senate to
ignore these facts Of history. when it comes 10
consider a proposition to submit each and every
dispute that may arise between the two countries
to the tender mercies Of arbitration in which
foreign Power has the deciding voice.