Evening journal., 1897-09-28
HASNOT WITHDRAWN
Britain Willing to Participate In
Sealing Conference.
BUT OBJECTS TO RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the ambassador,
wnI BE Back In Washington Soon,
when steps May BE Taken to Ne
gotIate Reciprocity Treaties.

LONDON, Sept. 2s.-An announce
ment was made confirming dispatches
Of Saturday last that the Marquis OF
Salisbury has not Withdrawn from the
Bering sea conference. but has simply
objected to the presence of Russia and
Japan Negotiations on the subject are
proceeding. Great Britain is willing 20
take part in the conference and Is en-
deavoring to secure the acquieseence
Of Canada.
The United States ambassador Colo
mel John Hay, and the British embassa-
dor to the United States. Sir Julian
Pauncefote, visited the foreign office.
The whole hitch seems to be due to
the failure of the Marquis of Salisbury
to respond to Colonel Hays note of July
20 acknowledging the Marquis of Sails
bury's agreement to "a meeting OF eN-
perts" and In which Colonel Hay stated
the president expected Russian and
Japanese representatives would bepres-
ent at the conference. No exception be-
ing taken to this, Colonel Hay conclud-
ed the matter was settled until Wednes-
day last, when an objection was re-
ceived from the British side, II being
pointed out that the Marquis of Sails
bury never contemplated taking part
in a conference at which Russia and
Japan were represented, having always
contended as shown In his dispatch or
1895, that they have no locus standi.
1t is also pointed out that the Mar
quls Of Salisburys letter Of July 20 dis
tinctly says Great Britain had agreed
to a meeting Of British, Canadian and
American experts.
The japanese minister here says:
while no formal communications
have passed between Japan and Eng
land have discussed the arrangements
for a conference with the foreign office
officials"
It is a curious fact that Colonel
Hays dispatch Of July 30 is omitted
from the Bering sea blue book just is
sued.
The Times says this morning
"The insistence of the American gov
eminent upon either an international
conference or the admission Of repre-
sentatives of Russia and Japan at the
meeting of experts can only tend to de-
lay an agreement on the basis of as
certained facts and TO render 1t inn
probable that the new regulations will
be ready to be enforced in the summer
of 1898.
| 1T is obvious that treaty between
the United States. Russia and japan
without England could not In the
smallest degree affect the binding char
acter of the Paris award. A revision
of the award should be determined by
the common agreement OF the govern
ments of the United States and Greai
Britain No other powers have any
right to a controlling voice therein. j
may be added that as the American
claim was founded originally on th'
contention that the United States is tn
successor in title to all the rights o
Russia In the Bering sea II seems
strange proceeding TO contend tha
Russian interests in that quarter jus
tify a demand for the separate repre-
sentation OF power not implicated II
the award.
"When Great Britain has settled will
the United States whether the regula
tions are to be revised and In wha
way there will be nothing TO proven
the governments from negotiating thei
extension to the western coasts of tn
Pacific ocean, where the sealing ground
are, under the authority Of Russia AM
Japan"