Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-10-29

Tssr-tvGro~. Get 20.--In reliable
quarte1s it is So d that the conference
bet vaen Russia. Japan and the United
Str %. row proceeding here in refer
an , to sealing in The Boring sea and
the Socta Pacific aus advanced to an
in ortin stage AID that a proposition
has 5een ieduced to writing, which. if
accepted, will bring about complete
chhige II the sealing question. The
prt position is said to be acceptable to
thu u NJ ed States. 1t is understood to
be y e4Sfable similarly to the Russian
DEF ~ now here. but i'll view of the
resrpIf,lDnS placed upon them by their
cre,fentials, it has boon thought desira-
bic o cable 70 st. petersburg for final
instructions.
ne japanese delegates are under
sto ID TO have felt at rst that the prop.
osi ion would not be in their interest,
bu on fuller conference Mr. Fujita
determined TO cable the substance of
III proposition to his government. ac-
Coz panyIng it with a recommendation
of . acceptance. Little doubt is en-
ter aimed that Russia viii accept the
pre- osltion and II view of Mr.. Fu-
Jit 5 recommendation il is believed
q st apan also will join in it. The
gro4test secrecy is preserved in all Off
cial ,narters as to the nature of the
pr aitlen, ana II is not officially adj
M Il Int any proposition has been
-laae. From equally reliable sources it
is II eZs God that the proposition has
faiteaehing scope and provides for the
material limitation or entire suspension
of elaglc sealing or sealing on the high
seas
sch decisive step, if agreed to by
Russia Japan and the United States,
wonld, it is understood. not involve
any con erted move to menace the
claims of reat Britain and Canada 70
the right Of peagic sealing on the high
seas, but would rather be Il proposition
expressive of the conclusions of the
tin 90 most interested powers that, in
the interests OF humanity and the
pre- servation OF the seal herds of their
res c''"e governments, all nations, i'll
CHUNG reat Brita u and her colony,
Canada, should unite with Russia. tho
United States and .}apan in such ef &c.
five prevention of pslagic sealing or
the !. - sea A. viii out an end TO il
and thereby - ure the preservation o.
the = 5.
Is ',s developed that Russia aid
Eiirland la 'podus yivendi susrand-
III ~ AK iti4nE Wltnln ~ i.liIeS
arnq;n 5he ,l3.lall lanes, which ex-
pii S e.. 81
was clearly the desire of the Rus.
siaa delegate to secure the largest pos
sib protection for her fur seals, aDd
thi, established, throughout the deib-
era'lons, close cooperation between
she United States and Russia.
- TO apBn. il was not clear that her
inter SIS VI ere tor further restrictions
or neiagic Paiag ON the contrary.
0ns1 @ the aaan SO delegates made 1t
cler chat pm had more interest in
ca hing sea tnan in preserving them
Ne over. 1t q care that Jauan no
h. haC 9r seal, although her
~ ~ us = offers. an an.
l...e rhe St ..aa ons derubie. " I. II
Japan's attifuds was thus defined Sc
ger raj feeling within the eonfers. %
wa hat th rlfed states and In n
Were uniteo - the view Of protel
the seals hy eli r1;etic measures, q
Gr 1T i.rltaln aaa Japan occupies 49,
staEtlally The opposite position. LAe
Japauese delegates Were finally
vineeu by experts that by protec 81!
the Gals their country would so ;, t,4-
velop valuable seal herds This was
finally c-sbled 10 the japanese govern
ment.
By Monday acceptance of the agree.
ment by Russia and Japan are ex-
pected. When Great Britain finds the
United States, Japan and Russia united
to protect the seals, it is believed that
country and Canada will then enter the