Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
Claims Of American Sailors Against
Her 10 be Adjudieaied.
TOWERS GREAT TRIUMPH.


London. oct 2i-Russia O. has been
learned by the Associated Press has at
last agreed 10 irbitratc with the United
States the claim resulting from the sei-
sure n aoaltra in the BeriuF sea which
have been pending but about eight
years. a protocol between b. two gov-
crnmcniH has boon drawn un and the
nnal formaiItlcH are expected TO be con.
cludcd next month and the arbitration
VIII probably take the form OF the Ven
czuclan court.
husaih'a willingness 20 nrbltrnto her
herlng sea claims D. a source of great
.aiiHilctlun TO the United Emtts ann.
ntHshdor TO Russia Mr.. Chhrirmnrne
Tower who H. stopping IN London ou
hlH way 20 ST. Petersburg. lic aid 10 Ia
preventative NJ the Associated preas.
, TIE relations between Russia and
thc uitcd States were never moro close
OF friendly than today. The only ar
terence existing between ths two nn.
Tons ~ now sure VI settlement ON lines
similar o. the Venezuela trbltrnt1u. 4
return % g. Petersburg on saturday
ana The finishing touches win then b.
put on tho agreement.
Mt Tower wna questioned ON the SUBJ
lect ~ the publication OF the rimor
lhll Russia Intends to take advantage
nt the Tuansvnal war by aggression up.
nu lltitlsh territory iie a.Id.
naturally 10 wolid be- Impossible for
ine 90 speak OF Russlns policy towards
ereat britain, even n ! knew anything
but ! can say most omuhattrallv fhat
liusaln'a attitude towards the United
states ~ not preludiccd by our friend
snip FOR Great Britain"
not put much faith in the rtports Of Ii
NNHHII'fHa EfIHHHIlW
lritnln. Another American diplomat
diplomat n1h 90 n representative OF the
Associated Press
THE importance OF getting Rusaia o.
efhlifhto these claims d greater than
the material amount indicates Ere.
end
But" he added. "Air Tower has
achieved what others had 90 give 40
defpalrinrly. This IL practical evidence
On the irieudlincsa 0f RusQa and the
United states and completely rcfutea
ialncd that ve hAe enFcnderod
tprgpe'F hatred ~ our C.ri reiations
with England
originated IN the sclaurc by the Rus
sian authorities ~ the cnnat of siberia
N the three American sealing ycfaels
anu ihg DAMAGE claimed aggregated
about $4,000. The vessels were the
James Hamilton Lewis. the Cape Horn
Pigeon ana the e.. w. white. ln each
case the largest Item % the claim b. nu
account 81 the suffering OF the AmrH-
can officers and crew while under arr
rnai The eases diner from those claims
prc.entcd hv British aeulera which wet.
settled by the Herring ca arbitration In
tho fact that while the British vessels
were seized hy the American revenue
cutters on what the arbitration declared
10 BE- me hish 1yaH, the Russian mon-of-
war seized The American saalofs within
seven miles OF the AHlatic coast n Is
% matter uf Interest that for tho urst
time the Russian government contends
that marine Jurisdiction OF country
extends at least this distance from tho
shore Instead Of boing limited 20 mar.
iue league aH laid down hy the older
Writers on International laws The
league was fixed originally because 10
Hhnrv that q shot could be thrown by
one or the old cannon ana the Russians
hold the limit should be extended 60
rorrerpond 10 The Increased range of
modern ordnance.
The protocol through which tho arhl.
intlnn was arranged was prepared In
81 Petersburg hy u, 8, Minister Tower
ana the Ruulnn foreign Ollie. u was
agreed by the parties that thrNs should /
be but one arbitrator and the person He. /
ltctcd Tor that post n Mt AsHer % celt- ]
brutud Dutch lunst who took proml- I
ncnt part ln The Hague conference. The I
raso viii BE- submitted 20 him Just ns |
apon ug the papers can be prepared al /
he state department