The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-18
SDALSEINS BARRED.
None Will Be Allowed to Enter
United States Territory.
BER1NG SEA CORRESPONDENCE.


Points of the Letters Passed Between
Premier Laurier and Commissioners
Foster Which Led TO the Sweeping
Provision In the Pelagic Sealing BIO.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-It has devel-
oped that the bill relating to pelagic
sealing, which has just passed both
branches of congress and Is before the
president, contains a provision of far
reaching Importance which has thus
far escaped attention. This places an
absolute prohibition on the further
bringing of sealskins Into the United
States from any source or In any form
whatever. As the United States Is the
largest market in the world for seal
skins, this complete stoppage OF the
trade in this country will he severe
measure against the British and Can
adian industries which take and cure
the skins and then dispose of them
largely In the United States When tha
bill was proposed 1t was generally sup
posed that its only purpose was to pro-
hibit American citizens from carrying
on pelagic sealing. This feature was
,the ohiy one " Array a'teon
ahg the oiscussioh "a. .ne n,s,, . a,,
DILL however is eee'ioii mh'en "o'
iutely prohibits the importation of seal
skins and provides that "all such ar
ticles imported after this act shall take
effect shall not be permitted to be ex-
ported. but shall be seized and destroy
ca Dy the proper oii'ceia VI .ne ou ,,
States. Ihose "io are 'hot
ianlilar WIN lhe oiii say th'' pio
VISION ID OF lar more i,npoi.aiee ,. :" 10
erect than the trohlol'ioh asa'''''
pelaeic seaiihs Wy t,.e
After the return VI 'ne Caaah ~, p.
mier ana the MINISTER oi "sieiies i,oii,
Washinstoh iast inon'n an a"'1,,aH n,,a", aHu
statement was s'sh 81, ,',,,sr -,
OF the conteh's Vi o'i "ii,ieo nau'ei '
reply TO the proposition ol eA-0scis'a
roster t!ie A''ie'iIan M, "eso.."to. an,nI g. n
seai conference Inns "aS ,,
by DIT LOUIS Dav'es ia pun. luus ~.
al Iorohto, III "iiieh IL was auuIu ',ts.
In return lor se',ieiheh' % 'ne , -,
sea- queslloh satisiac'oiS " 'ne on''su e
States Cahaoa "ouiu eNpeo'' '.'os
other cohcessiois' I'ptonS
reneeheht when "ouia auiln' "''o '-'e
pni'cu States iree u a., uuts ,.'nn nna o,har
Hsh' psriey esbs, po'aIoes "iiu o.tst
tarm proonc,s' i'lu Iu,,n'u'I Im.I,, '.'J,. '.,a,
eAchanseu oe'"eeh oil ,,,,a LIN ~
ana mr: roster we're maui y punnu n,'.i, .Hs'
hisht. me correspoiuefoe 10 'oiu,r,l nm
QUE anu ope"s WIN ,i,,'I =" e w. aa,,. ia n,r,.
Hier l-au'ier' III "'iA',i iie says - p0i
'eq"se''u my ,e-,, w., A.,
LaV'es' u op'''i l'ini ,,..,
thc nuiiioei " sei' go" " '-o a. ,,o,,a anh
Aor t''e 'oii''''s S.f'' . p..,.',' 'pe''
as " the ~! ~. "a. o,a ~
whlch "ouio We e"p'1'eo " w ~ "
tneli III ease p'oeN nv. - c"n.,o.i,,,
h'plteu l'r year ns n.y. NV. 'na'.t ~
turnlsheo ME Is 10 'he eiteo' @ '.'"' , .'s
heet Is preparing as usual ."as a. t''.
Prohip''ioil VI pe'asi' seems w.
year "ou'o piac',eai's oe'',oS Wv
ness lor st'eiai se"'''
masters, Tue iha'es anu ~. ""'.s
crews for the iaiser pu'' ,, DeoS ",o ,, 80
other parts ol CaHaua' "ou'o lI'.'s
Siltish Cosu.'o'a' lne sum "lil.
would nHely be oenlahueu us ooiiipen,
Fat'on IS far peyoho Wlial '.,, IL "ou,u w v,
>,
fp.e, eseh a We e,a.,,, eoa.u - nnas IL, r,or
e,'oet AEss 49,
o. inc n'ioins VI .ne p .. a. ~,
iaee coaieiense 'ia. ~ Wv ~ -,
aucuon ol the peia9ic e"'.h
years. coiapareu VIII, 'i'e siauue' w
crease OF inc hsro' 'hei' 70 ~
toward equilibrium or stage at "hiel
the numbers VI ti'e oiee'u's
would neither ihctease ,'oi cie'se'
ana iurthef lhat 'he o'iiiihu''o,i VI Inv
nerd IS yet lar from u s'ase "hio'' II!
wolves or threatens the actuai EXTERN.
nation OF the species so long as II
protected IN It's haunts on lahu' u'i
IN hopes that you VIII agree 10 th
proposition submitted at our Verpa
conference by Sir LOUIS Dawes ah'
myself and not press FOR the lmmedi
tte suspension OF pelaglc sealing.
The coast eaten durlhg the lnoiitii
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