The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-31


y f IN sight The first position taken IN de-
Iense or cur right TO defend the seals from
Gqest;ruction was that we might close the
| 2eFlhs sea, but II is too great body or
water. and we own the land only on one
SIDE or II. Mr. Blaine showed by the ola
maps that the water was distinguished not
as the North Pacific but a. a separate sea.
and II IS true that Russia. owning the west
ward shore of the sea. was our friend in
| taking care OF the seal industry. But there
was stronger point not given the greater
ana more conspicuous place in the argu-
ment. rms was that the seal not in
law; according to the highest courts of Eng
land, wild beast. OF course according to
| the law, the ocean was spread around the
| IsIahdss ana we mad not maritime jurisdic-
| ton over three leagues froln the land not
Wlthstanding the presumption raised by the
for fifty miles around St. Helena when Ma
/ poleon was imprisoned there. But there is
| a law, declared and indsputable in the
| English books that there is property in a
domestic animal beyond the boundary line
! of the land of its owner.
Animals that have a brand them or
| string TO them or instinct and habit in
| them that takes them to some home
| whether herd of cattle or flock Of sheep.
| or tame deer that may go aStray. or flock
| of birds that have a habitation in their own
nests-are property. and held so under the
laws OF England. and this applies to the
seal herd that always seeks the same rocks,
the Rribylof islands, situated beyond the
| Aleutian chain or archipelago. between the
! AIeutian Isles and Rering strait. AMI
! there is their home. The seals so to those
| islands as their own place. and are our
| tainly as the bees return 10 the hive,
| though 1t may cross the line OF the farm
| or the garden of the proprietor OF the hive
crosses the line of maritime jurisdiction,
| feeding in the sea-Just as certain as
| flock of sheep go TO the fold or bees to the
| home hive is the seal to go back to the
| islands. The seals are ours for their in
| variable and only home is land that is ours
| The policv of Great Britain is the protec-
| ton of the destruction of this herd of ami
mails, whose skins We're once worth Sl,o00.00O
to hon Inn xriggiC sNf
| a mistaken policy that the promotion OF
| British commerce is the higher law of ma
tlcns PROFESSOR JORDAN, VINO represents esell
| the American government in the inVestlga-
| tiCn of the habits of the seals and the in
| fluence upon them of the slaughter of the
| females on the high seas, IS a scientist a
| believer in the absolute truth. IT would
| make no difference to him on what side or
| a question his government was in a matter
| of science nor would his love of country
| change him as TO science or history one 1ot.
The British commissioners did not seem to
| be imbued with this spirit of investigation
| at least its manifestation did not appear
| in their reports Professor Jordan took the
| dead seal pups strewn on the rocks in thou
| sands, and cut some open, subJectlng their
| stomachs to scientific examination, and
| they had been starved to death because
| their mothers had been murdered beyond
the maritime line. The policy OF all Chris
| tan, of all civilized people was to protect
| the female when with young or when young
| lives were dependent upon mothers milk,
| and it was barbarous to do otherwise. The
| fact was that literally the blood and the
| the decks of the poachers ships, and this
| barbarous business was protected by the
| flag Of England and the scientists OF Eng
| land could see no starvation in the persisted
| pEps on the rocks where they had waited
for their mothers, whose blood and milk
| had been spilled in the free sea- ana that
| lawlessly, according to the decisions OF the
| highest courts of England.
| And yet there had been an arbitration, ac-
| cording to the finding of which we were to
| pay sum of money, about half million
| dollars, for the interruption of the exer-
mothers who were out from the rocks-as
birds from their nests-to find food for
| themselves and their little ones
WHAT IS ARBITRATION?
Arbitration was not the way to obtain de-
cisions according TO the absolute right You
and I differ. We arbitrate. l pick a man
who is for my cause You pick man, and
he is for you. They pick third man, and
he naturally, by force of association and
circumstances, compromises, and the right
is not INDICATED. There is piece of the
case given to one and piece to another as
in this affair. The decision was for us. and
| we were fined. In arbitrating with England
| we fall into the hands of continental arbi-
traitors. Better deal direct with nations
than through the forms of this circumlocu-
ton.
In the judgment of General Harrison
| there should be a betterment of our finan-
cial system, taking the functions of legit-
| innate banking out of the hands of the gov
| eminent, that they may be made mex
pensive and protect the people from unseen
| Influences. He differed towards the close
| OF his administration with gentlemen emf
| nent in the experiences of finance as to the
necessity of the issue of bonds 1t was rep
resented that greenbacks might be thrown
| into the treasury to procure gold and wipe
out the reserve, but the greater interests
| would, if assured of the policy of the gov
| ernment be found to help rather than harm
the national credit and to assist in protect
| ing rather than destroying the reserve; Inc
credit the common possession, and this
was the position of the general then, and 1t
was sound
Here was the difficulty of our systematic
| secretary of the treasury could not spend
| a hundred dollars to protect the gold Te-
| serve, as he could II he was banker and
| needed to pay little premium on gold
| as could be done by the banks of England,
| Germany or France. In the sense that the
national treasury was a blank NIX CONGRESS rsI,rs
| sentative of varied interests and opinions
| that action could hardly ever be prompt
| and was often !mpracticable, and almost
| certain TO be so in case of real emergency
| and controversy. AS the treasury was or
| ganized whether overlooking with money
| and taking up bonds or protecting the
| same by selling bonds for gold, there was
| a most undesirable speculative power IN
| the possession of persons to whom informa-
| ton was opportunity; ana this lmpoftant
| intelligence was without wrong intention, 1T
might be involuntarily impaired with per-
| feet faith and integrity; and the tips thus
obtained were unfair to the people al large,
| giving individuals who were experts in the
value of items improper facilities and this
| possibility of evil became a grave matter.
| with millions in 1t, if confidence was be-
slowed, with without purpose. to those
| who were calculating and INSCRIPTIONS.
| The people should be safeguarded against
| this element, as it might be with COM
petent banking system, removed from en-
| tangling relations with the government.
| each doing it's legitimate business taxing
it's own part in the financial function OF the
| government Our position is not without
hazard when no one is bound to pay US
| gold and we have assumed enormous OBJ
legations to pay gold. If the exact express
| sions of General Harrison on TINS SUBJECT
! are desired they will be found in his volume
on our country. the proof sheets OF whlch
| are bothering him when he would lar rather
| be shooting pheaSantS-called IN the Aul-
rondacks partridges-or pursuing deeF thdl
| trespass on his grounds and are compare
| lively safe in the almost 1mpenetfaDle uh-
| derhrush which grows largely from rotten
| logs The general has found twelve young
| trees growing from the body of one fallen,
and between this shrubbery ana the tangIe
| Of vines and the wonderful crop or terms
| tho hunter has such an environment that
| the deer have a fine fair chance to get
| away which they habitually but not IN
vari3b INV Improve as the head of a young
| buck on the wall confronting the plctur-
esque fireplace attests.
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| IN the rand and substantial increase in the