The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-09
Probably Pur0s'u'e j s " 9 This. This:
\ Course IN Matter Of
Killing y Japanese.
KILLING THEM
WAS j y STIFI.El;,D,,'. Ed
While Maintaining This Position
Our Government Will Pro oba-
bly, Express It's Regrets.
Message to 2Ambassa- q II:
J dor Wright, Civ
II ing the Facts. III

ing the Facts. 3s
s5fS (By Associated Press
# s;WAsHrNGTON.s August ga tho ugh
taking the position that the killing OF
%the fiys Japanese poachers within the
territorial limits OF the United States
Alaska was justified. this government
In ali proba blltty will extend to Japan
Its regrets FOR the fatal clash between
the native lookouts OF the North Anert-
can Commercial Company and the Ja pam
ese raiders. This statement war made by
Acting Secretary OF N State ~ Bacon to-
night gs II VII F US ji5 lis
Meantime. the district q at attorney nor
Alaska Is making preparations for the
speed y trial of the twelve Japanese who
\ were taken prtsoners. Tho prompt ac-
don or this government to- day In notify
Ing Ambassador Wright, OF u Toxic, (
the facts as repor ted BY Solicitor Sims,
u OF the Department OF Commerce and Ia -:
Dor, was designed to give to SJa pan sin-5
Formation first hand OF the occurrence.
After careful Investigation by, tho ia pc
anese charge here, the conclusion was ls
reached that the case was one In yolVing
4 no natt0nnl #lncluen t.t38
Message to Ambassador
Ac ctingt secre tary Of State Bacon has sen I
/ TO Ambassador w rig hit, at Toxic, the su o.
stance OF a. dispa tch rec eived by the loe-
Srartment or Commerce and Labor I 70 rom q,
Solic!tor Sims, q Il sitka, laska ros q r1t rd-
Ing the killing Of Ave " f,S Sner1nen g
and the capture OF twelve others x ~ g.
Paul I Island. In sending the dispatcsh e.
the acting secre tary states that it Sis
y Forwarded for tho purpose OF giving In
formation such as this government has "a
81 a & regret tabie incident. news Rof which
may reach u pan In distorted form. i$ss
There is nj intention OF "A oiferin Ing b an
apology or ii any furtl her regret than Sis y
oyitained this dl spa az the btaSa bas!
Depar rtmert regards the fshernrlep g .s 2
poachers II they were wit hin me trnL,ee7 u
mile limit, and the dlspatch Il I'M N v III.
Sims emphasizes this fact sssa X ss
The Details Given.
rhe following contains the main fea-
lures az the dispatch TO TOXIC ssyss
Fur seal rookie ries, Saint Paul ~ s. ass
land. we're raided by crews from, Je p-tii
a nese schooners q July 18th and ~ H.
About 200 seals were killed but raiders 4
81 ss5 were eventually repulsed as result 8s
az courageous action by Chief Agent
N 1.entkey and Assistant Agent Judge
al head OF native guard. Five raiders Il
8 were killed and twelve captur 90. \ ,'l Wo II
y Of the latter being badly wounde d.iS33sss
Three boats and some small q arms ilEr
also captured. Force H protecl's csrhk IN Il
81 rooker4es suffered no casual ties. The y
schooners were easily within three
Z mile limit. AZ crew OF six men which Il
h had landed at North East Point on =
July 18th were surprised and captured N
q, nv "A gent Lembkoy and native guards #
@3s onSother side. On tho morning Of July
nth two native watchmen surprised a
and captured a party OF five N w wa t Yer
Il close to shore. sl.3 .5i ,554s
On evening OF the same DAY crews Fl
n oY8atT least three %schooners made, con- "
{s certed raids on widely separated rock, 5
cries. Raid on Seapandi Rookertes Was b
repulsed by native guards after con-
iSS sid erable firing Raid on North East
5 Point was par TALLY fsu uccessful. OWNS
TO dense for raiders there were not II
d iscovered until nearly two hundred
5 seals had been kill led II ~ N.
.'The raid, which was apparently
ii participated In by an d entire L snip 2 l.
i3s crew in five boats. was repulsed by {.
Agent Lembkey, judge, and native
force only, and three Of the raiders
Il were killed and five captured. Most
of the seals killed on shore by raid IS
ers were pregnant females with nurs-S
ing young a few days old, which died
Of starvation. Large proportion OF II
z5S5 those killed In water also females IN
Iearch OF food for young. Some OF the 4
;55 raiders taken & state they are from
schooner Toyai Maru, No. 2, and one !
Of the captured boats q pore mat hane. Il
Il Other prisoner states he Is from
Ichooner$ Mel Maru During the time
Il VI was on island schooners were fre-S
n n,,anflv siehted less than three miles 8
"a from shore, IT Is evident Cat at least
IA; eight or ten sctooners believed to be 4
j ,Iapanese are sailing in close prox-
i1nity 10 islands. The twelve pris-i E
oners were taken on cutter McCulloch
Al Ia Kodiaki after hearing before COM a
naander, and were held for grand 5ury
fj and taken in charge BY marsha x
Calls to Make Inquiry.
d The japanese charge, Mr. Myaoka,
Z called at the State Department to-day
for information about the killing of
Japanese. He had received no g olspa tctlss
from his government concerning t1'e ~
fair. and Acting Secretary Bacon gase
him the same information Which ne SEM
10 Ambassador Wright. Mr., Myaoka
z agreed that 1t was not cue to cause
any International incident. Seals .5a are
recognized as property by internal t'onal
II law, and the Japanese killed by American =
\ oftlcials on st, Paul Island stand IN the
same position as burglars shot IN the act &C
Of stealing, according to prominent au-
@!horitles on International law, \,
No International incident can result
from the shooting OF the Japanese poaclll--
ers. 1t Is said at the State Department..
This government has no amends to make
n 70 Japan, other than those that courtesy
may prompt and mere expression OF
regret that such an incident should ke
place Is all that is looked for. B
81 Japan has no treaty obligations which
a In any way raquire her TO protect aeals
h IN tho Ber!ng Sea- The United States
4 Great. Britain and Russia are i the only
y nations bound ny treaty to offer prot &C;
I ton to seals IN Bering waters, and these
Il three countries must, according to the
terms Of the convention to which the,
x have subscrlbedi patrol the waters In that