Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07
EUROPE.

LitluG0 dEOA Az
and good understanding, and are very
generally satisfactory.
EUROPE.
Pursuant to the provisions OF the
general treaty of arbitration concluded
between the United States and Great
Britain, April 4, 1908, a special agree
ment was entered into between the two
countries on January q, 1903, Tor the
submission, of questions relating to the
fisheries on the North Atlantic coast
TO a tribunal to be formed from menu
bers of the Permanent Court OF Arpi-
tration at The Hague.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the special agreement the printed case
Of each government vas on Octooer 4
last. submitted to the other and TO the
Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague, anu
the counter case of the United states
is now in course OF preparation.
The American rights under the fsh-
cries article Of the treaty OF 1918 nave
been a cause of difference tive the
United States and Great Britain ior
nearly seventy years. The interests m
yoIved are of great Importance 10 the
American fishing industry, n the hnal
settlement of the controversy Will re-
move a source of constant irritation
and complaint. This is h first case
involving such great International CUES
lions which has been submitted TO the
Permanent Court of Arbitration at The
Hague.
The treaty between the United
states and Great Britain concerning
the Canadian international boundary,
concluded April II, 1908. authorizes the
appointment of two commissioners to
define and mark accurately the inter
national boundary line between the
United states and the Dominion of
Canada in the waters of. n Passama-
ouoddy Bay. and provides for the ex-
change OF briefs within the period of
six months. The briefs were duly
presented within the prescribed pc
riod, but as the commissioners failed
to agree within six months after the
exchange of the printed statements, as
required by the treaty, it has now be-
come necessary to resort TO the arbi-
tration provided for in the article.
III Fisheries Commission.
The International Fisheries Commits
sion appointed pursuant to and under
the authority of the convention of April
II. 1908. between the United States n
Great Britain, has completed a system
of uniform and common international
regulation for the protection and pres
of the food fishes in inter
boundary waters of the United
States and Canada.
The regulations will be duly sub
to Congress with a view to the
of such legislation as will
necessary under the convention to
put them into operation.
The Convention providing for the set
Element Of international differences be-
tween the United States and Canada,
including the apportionment between
the two countries of cerain of the boun-
dairy waters and the appointment of
commissioners to adjust certain other
questions signed on the 18th day of
January, 1909, and 20 the ratification of
which the Senate gave its advice and
consent on March 3, 1909, has not yet
been ratified on the part of Great
Britain.
Commissioners have been appointed
on the part of The United States to act
Jointly with Commissioners on the part
OF Canada in examining into the ques-
of distractions in the st. John
river, between Maine and New Bruins
and to make recommendations for
the regulation Of the uses thereof, and
are now engaged in this work.
Negotiations for ar international con-
to consider and reach an ar
ragement providing for the preservation
and protection of the fur seals in the
North Pacific are in progress with the
Government of Great Britain. Japan
and Russia. The attitude of the gov
ernments interested leads me to hope
for a satisfactory settlement of this
question az the ultimate outcome of the
negotiations.
The international Prize Court.
The Second Peace Conference recent
" held at The Hague adopted a con-
yention for the establishment of an
International Prize Court upon the joint
proposal of delegations of the United
States, France, Germany and Great
Britain. The law to be observed by the
Tribunal In the decision Of prize cases
was, however. left In ar uncertain and
therefore unsatisfactory state. Article
Z of the Convention provided the Court
was to be governed by the provisions
of treaties existing between the beiiig-
erents. but that 'ln the absence of such
provisions, the court shall apply the
rules Of international law. If no gen.
orally recognized rule exists. the court
shall give judgment in accordance with
the general principles Of justice and
equity" AS, however, many questions
in international maritime law are I'M
derstood differently and therefore in
terpreted differently In various countries,
it was deemed advisable not to intrust
legislative powers to the proposed court,
but to determine the rules OF law prop
erly applicable in a Conference of the
representative maritime nations. Pur-
suant to an invitation of Great Britain
a conference was held at London from
December 2. 1908, to February rs. 1909.
in which the following Powers partici-
pated. the United States, Austria-Hun-
gary, France. Germany, Great Britain,
italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia
and Spain. The conference resulted In
the Declaration of London. unanimously
agreed to and signed by the participant
ing Powers, concerning among other
matters, the highly important subjects
Of blockade, ~contraband. the destruc-
tion of neutral prizes, and continuous
voyages.
The Declaration of London is an
eminentiy satisfactory c~odification Of
the international maritime law. and it
is hoped that it's reasonableness and
fairness will secure it's general adop-