The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-05

crease in the sale Of American products
Of nearly lS0 per cent
Special Claims Abstraction w ~ Great
Britain,
Under the special agreement entered
into between the United States ana
Great Britain on Aug =. 1910, Tor the
arbitra tioD OF outstanding pecuniaTN
claims. the schedule Of claims and the
terms Of submission have been agreed
upon by the two governments and. to
gether with the special agreement. We're
approved by the senate on July ~.
1911. but in accordance with The terms
Of the agreement they did not 50 into
effect until confirmed by the two SoN
ernmenS by sn exchange OF notes.
which wss done on April rs last.
Negotiations are still in progress for
supplemental schedule Of claims 10
he submitted 10 arbitration under this
agreement, and meanwhile the neceS-
ssry preparations for the arbitration
Of the claims included in the rrst
schedule have been undertaken and are
being carried on under the authority 20
an appropriation made for that puri' -
al the last session Of congress. II :
anticipated that the TWO governments
will be prepared TO call upon the ar-
bitrstion tribunal. ests h.iShed under
this agreement. to meet ~ Washin.to
early next year 10 proceed with ills ar
bitration.
Fur Seal Treaty and Need For Amend
ment Of Our Stat.;e.
The act adopted M the last session
Of congress TO give effect to th" fnr
seal convention Of July :. 1911 ar,.'reu
Great Britain. Japan. KuS~i1 aui The
United States provided for the >G~
pension OF all land killing of seals 90
the Pribilof islands for period Of
FIVE years and an objection has now
been presented To this provision 10y tie
other parties in interest, which raises
the issue as 10 whether or not this
prohibition Of land killing is inconsist
ent with the spirit II not the letter Of
the treaty stipulations. The ju>titica-
ton for esta blishing this close season
depends, under the terms of the con
venuon, upon how far II at all II i
necessary for protecting and presery-
ing the American fur seal herd and for
Increasing its number. This is qUeS
ton requiring examination OF the pres
ent condition OF the herd and the treat
ment which IL needs in the light of
actual experience and scientific inves-
tigation.
A careful examination Of the sub
ject is now being made. and this gov
eminent will soon be in possession II
q considera Die amount Of new iufOrma
ton about the American seal herd,
which has been secured during the
past season and will be of great value
in determining this question. and II it
should appear that there is any I'M
certainty as to the real necessity for
imposing a close season at this time
| shall take an early opportunity TO
address a special message to congress
On this subject. In the belief that this
government should yield on this point
rather than give the slightest ground
for the charge that we have been in
any way remiss in observing our
treaty obligations.
Final Settlement Of North Atlantic
Fisheries Dispute.
On the Goth Of July last an agree
ment was concluded between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain adopting,
with certain notifications. the rules
and method of procedure recommend
ed in the award rendered by the North
Atlantic coast fisheries arbitration tri-
bunal on Sept 7, 1910, for the settle
ment hereafter, in accordance with
the principles laid down in the award,
Of questions arising with reference to
the exercise Of the American fishing
liberties under Article | of the treaty
Of Oct. 20, 1918, between the United
States and Great Britain. This agree
ment received the approval of the SEN
ate on Aug. l and was formally rati-
fed by the two governments on Nov.
Is last
The rules and method Of procedure
embodied In the award provided for
determining by an impartial tribunal
the reasOnableness Of any new fishery
regulate on the treaty coasts Of
Newfoundland and Canada before such
regulations could be enforced against
American fishermen exercising their
treaty liberties on those coasts and
also for determining the delimitation
of bays on such coasts more than ten
miles wide, in accordance with the
definition adopted by the tribunal OF
the meaning Of the word bays" as
used In the treaty.
In the subsequent negotiations be-
tween the two governments, under
taken for the purpose Of giving prac-
t1cal effect to these rules and meth
DDS OF procedure. it was found that
certain notifications therein were de-
sirable from the point Of view Of both
governments, and these negotiations
have finally resulted in the agreement
above mentioned by which the award
recommendations as modified by mu-
tual consent of the two governments
are finally adopted and made effective.
thus bringing this century-Old contro
versy to final conclusion, which is
equally beneficial and satisfactory to
both governments.
Imperial Valley and Mexico.
In order to make possible the more
effective performance Of the work ne
cessary for the confinement in their
present channel Of the waters Of the
lower Colorado river and thus to pro