The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-29
THE THREE POWERS AGREE
1T WILL PREVENT PELAGiC SEAL
ING ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Grra secrecy Maintained as In the Exact
Terms of the Asr~emea,-A Far
Reaching scope.

Washington. oct. 2s-In reliable
erce between Russia. japan and the
rritod States. now proceeding here In
reference to scaling In Bering sea and
the North Pacific. has advanced to an
important stage and that a proposition
has been reduced to writing. which. II
accepted. will bring about n complete
change In the sealing question. The
proposition Is said to he acceptable to
the United States. II is understood 10
ne acceptable similarly To the Russian
delegates now here but In view ~ the
restrictions piace1 uruu ufn~m-Wy-sss~tv
credentials. II has been thought desir-
able 10 cable to Sc. Petersburg for final
inst ructions
The greatest secrecy is preserved In
all official quarters as Ia the nature of
the proposition. and II Is not officially
admitted that any proposition has been
made. From equally reliable sources
n H. understood that the proposition
has far-rcachinH scope and provides
for the material limitation or entire
suspension of pclagic sealing. or seal
Ing on The high sea. Such "a decisive
step. II agreed to by Russia. Japan and
the United States would. n IL under
stood. not involve any concerted move
ment to menace the claims of Great
Britain and Canada to the right of
pelagic sealing on tho high seas. hut
would rather be- n proposition express
sivc Of the conclusions ~ the three
most interested powers that In the In
tercsts of humanity and the prcserva-
ton of the seal herds ~ their respect
i've EoycrQments. all nations. Including
Great Britain ard her colony. Canada
should unite with Russia, the United
states and Jaran In such effe~tive pre-
vention of p'lagic sealing on che high
seas as viii put an end Ia n ard there
hv secure the preservation ~ the seals
Tho deliberations ~ the confcrees lead
irg up to the proposition were product
I've of numerous interesting and i'm
pcrian' features.
Bu' little had been known ~ this
mndus yivendi until the conference
mot. Under II n zone of neutral water
was established 3s miles surrounding
the Russian islands within which Great
Britain agreed To suspend pclagic seal
ing While this WAS ~ material ad-
vantage Ia Russia yet II was fel, that
any proposition for the entire suspcn-
sifn of flaVic scaling even beyond 30
miles would have 10 be- reconclled with
the mcdus viv"rdi. 4, was frlt that
this could b" done ~ the modus VII
vcndl Wos not u continuing agreement.
hut was frm year IA year depending
for its ,Nistonrr on the annual readop-
tiun by the British parliament.
owing 10 Iapan's view ~ the sub
j.rt Ihe oninlnn Of the seal experts
Was lAld before the japanese delegates
This oplnion was 10 the effect that
whil" the Iapanes. seal possessions
were little nr nothing NJ IN. present
tim". yet that by adequate protection
~ the seals her decimated rookerios
would he restored ard large seal
property built M. This expert view
auDf ars to have been convincing on the
Jppnn'sr delegate. for as already stat
cd Mr. Fuiiia not Only cnbl"d the final
prop, sitl"r 10 Japan, but accompanied
~ With his favorable recumm6 ndation.
The cunf'rcss bsing thus agreed. IL only
rpWllu 4 90 hear from the respective
rov'rnm nts they represent Il.
An ghipurnm, M was accordingly
i0ksu urtil newt Monday. hy which
time. y iE thought. the governments A.
- P' rslure and Toxic win have
tnkyn huul Hrtinn on tht proposition.