In further answer to No. 12. Speaks of conver-
sation with Japanese minister relative to adop
tion of regulations, and Russian minister on
same subject.

Relative to "pelagic" sealing being carried on
under flags of other nationalities. Suggests
inviting other nations to adhere to the regula
tions proposed by the award. Has received
protocols of the arbitration in the Bering Sea
question from Paris.

Relative to number of seals to be taken on Pribi-
lof Islands. Asks for summarized statement
of the number of seals taken on islands in each
year since 1871.

President anxious that an agreement should be
reached for carrying out decision and recom-
mendations of Paris Tribunal.
Commencement of formal negotiations hitherto
prevented. Will proceed promptly as possible.
Efficient cooperation expected.
Adherance of other nations to regulations. Nego-
tiations between the United States and Great
Britain in giving immediate effect to the award
not to be dependant on acquiescence of other

powers.

United States and Great Britain should make
regulations practically effective before negotia-
tions are begun for an agreement between them
and Russia and Japan.
Nov. 22 Expresses belief that Japanese Government will
not permit foreign vessels to evade results of
Paris Arbitration by using its flag.

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34

5 Dec. Dec. 13

27 Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham (telegram).

Nov. 23

London foreign office has strong reasons for not
withdrawing seal fishery negotiations from
Washington.

45

(telegram).

30 Mr. Dun to Mr. Gresham ... Dec. 1

31 Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Dec. 4 (telegram).

474

Further negotiations for making Paris award
effective; to be conducted at Washington with
British ambassador.

34 Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham.

50

1894.

45

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham
(telegram).
Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham.

Feb. 26

Feb. 28

46

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham. 47 Mr. Gresham to Mr. White

Mar. 7

Mar. 9

48

49

Acknowledges receipt of No. 40. Has trans-
mitted copy to Earl of Rosebery.
Enforcement of the Paris award

Instructions to represent impressively to British
Government the necessity for immediate action
to give effect to award including the regu-
lations.

58

58

59

Compliance with instructions contained in No. 60 43.

8882

Same subject. Incloses copy of his note to for. 60
eign office.
Same subject. Incloses note from Lord Rose- 62
bery.
Reply to No. 39. The award contemplates joint
invitation to other powers by the United States
and Great Britain, and Great Britain has not
yet begun negotiations for the enforcement of
the award.

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Mar. 17 Informs him of suggestion made to British
(telegram).

ambassador for a renewal of the existing modus
for twelve months with added clause protect-
ing waters in North Pacific embraced in second
regulation only during months of May, June,
and July.

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard. Mar. 17 Objections to draft of bill to be introduced into

Informs him of proposition made to British ambas

sador as to modus vivendi. If not accepted a
bill will be passed for enforcement of regula-
tious this season.

As to proposal of United States to limit taking
seals.
Recommends acceptance of Lord Kimberley's
amendment suggesting close season cease Aug.
1. as to that power which has then prepared by
legislation to enforce award.

55 Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Mar. 28 President objects to Lord Kimberley's stipulation.

United States will enact legislation on their part
before Aug. 1 to enforce award.

Mar. 28 Proposal of United States to restrict their citizens
in hunting seals, and to permit Russian officers
to seize offending American vessels and turn
them over to United States for trial.
Incloses draft of modus vivendi for protection of
fur seals on Russian side of Bering Sea.
Communicated instructions contained in No. 55...

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Mar. 28
Mar. 29

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78

59

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham (telegram).

60

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham. Mar. 30

61 Mr. Gresham to Mr. White.. Mar. 30

Incloses draft of modus vivendi to be submitted
by him to Russian Government.

42 Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Mar. 31 Proposition of British Government just communi-
(telegram).

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard (telegram).

Apr. 9

Copy of act of Congress approved April 6, 1894..

73

Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian
Pauncefote.

Apr. 10

35

96

74 Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham

75

(telegram). Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Gresham.

Apr. 10

Apr. 11

76 Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Apr. 11 (telegram).

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham. Apr. 11

Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Apr. 12
Gresham.

79 Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard Apr. 13 (telegram).

80

81

History of the negotiation. Incloses copy of 97
act of Congress approved April 6, 1894. Criti-
cisms of British bill. Suggests postponing
discussion mentioned in No. 68 until British
bill becomes a law.

As to objectionable nature of provision requiring
previous notice to sealing vessels.
Regrets the cause of postponing discussion. Has
telegraphed his Government concerning it.
Gives a review of the negotiations relative to
the modus vivendi.

Instructs him to telegraph so much of British
act (as soon as it passes) as corresponds with
section 12 of our act.

Acknowledges receipt of act of Congress for
enforcing Paris award, and incloses copy of his
note to Lord Kimberley.

Refers to previous letter of 5th instant, respect-
ing the meaning and effect of section 7 (2) of
bill before British Parliament to carry out the
Paris award, and asks if he is aware that the
publication of the scheduled provisions men-
tioned in that clause, means the publication of
the provisions of the award and not the publi
cation of the act of Parliament to give effect to
them.

Earl of Kimberley regards the words "scheduled
provisions mentioned in seventh section of
pending British bill, to mean the regulations of
the award, and not the act to give effect to
them. Doubts the correctness of this inter-
pretation. British Government seems to have
changed its position.

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham. Apr. 13 Acknowledges No. 79. Incloses report of pro

Mr. White to Mr. Gresham.. Apr. 16

ceedings in House of Lords, showing that bill
to put in operation the Paris award having
passed the House of Commons, had its second
reading in the Lords. No reference is made in
either house to suggested discrimination from
forfeiture of the sealers who have sought by
anticipation to violate the regulations of the
tribunal.

Acknowledges instructions relative to arrange.
ment with Russian minister at Washington;
has submitted same to foreign office and finds
strong preference for their original proposal,
viz: Adoption of the Russo-British modus
vivendi by United States and Russia.
Amendments have been made in articles 2 and 7
of Bering Sea bill in House of Lords, which it
is believed will entirely remove objections raised
by United States Government. Careful con-
sideration has been given to objections raised
to Article I.
Acknowledges No. 22......

Informs him error has occurred in the act of Con-
gress entitled "An act to give effect to the
award rendered by the Tribunal at Paris, etc.,"
in the use of the word "exclusive" instead of
"inclusive."
Transmits a list of vessels which will compose
United States naval force in Bering Sea during
coming season.

Act passed both houses (of Parliament); gives
substance.
Acknowledges No. 75, concerning modus vivendi
for protection of seal life in Bering Sea and
North Pacific.
Forwards draft of naval instructions by dispatch.
Wants names of United States vessels desig-
nated to police Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
Refers to Nos. 75 and 87 relative to modus vivendi,
commenting thereon.

Transmits list of officers who will have charge of
United States cruisers in Bering Sea and Pacific
Ocean during present season.

Mr. Webb to Mr. Gresham. Apr.16-28

Apr. 30

Sir Julian Pauncefote to

Mr. Gresham.

Transmits order issued by Secretary of Navy to

Commander C. E. Clark, U. S. N., who is de-

tailed to command the force of naval vessels in

Bering Sea.

Transmits copy of Department note to the Brit-

ish ambassador at Washington on the subject

of the word "exclusive" in section 1 of the

act approved April 6, 1894; also transmits copies

of acts of Congress, approved April 24, where-

in the error referred to is corrected.

Russian

Apr. 27 Russian minister at Washington authorized to

sign arrangement inclosed in No. 64.

Government ready to enter into negotiations.

Russia is ready to enter into negotiations tending

to extend the terms fixed by the Paris award.

Instructions to British naval officers inclosed;
calls attention to section 6 of the United States
draft instructions, and says that power to seize
British vessels which is to be confined by order
in council to the United States vessels contra-
vening the provisions of the award; vessels
found with sealing implements only should be
merely warned.

96

Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham

(telegram).

Apr. 30

97

98

99

100

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard May 1

(telegram).

British minister for foreign affairs desires to be

informed as to the exact terms of President's

instructions authorizing British officers to ar

rest United States vessels contravening acts of

Congress as proclaimed.

Submits for acceptance of Great Britain regula-

tions for the government of vessels employed

in fur-seal fishing.

Mr. Gresham to Prince May 3 Requests him to call at the Department the fol-

Cantacuzene.

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard May 4

(telegram).

Prince Cantacuzene to Mr. Apr. 22-

Gresham.

May 4.

lowing morning to sign proposed agreement

for a modus vivendi between the United States

and Russia.

Embodies approved special instructions relative

to sealing vessels lawfully navigating area of

award.

Announces the willingness of Russia to sign with

the United States, England, and Japan a treaty

applying the regulations of the Paris Tribunal

to all waters of the Pacific Ocean north of the

thirty-fifth parallel of north latitude.

Invites the cooperation of Great Britain to secure

the adhesion of other powers to the award.

Incloses copy of note of May 7 to Sir Julian

Pauncefote.

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114

114

115

115

116

117

119

120

120

States that upon receipt of copies of the Bering

Sea award act and of the map thereto annexed

United States naval officers will be instructed

to appropriately distribute them; British_act

is, however, among papers to be delivered to

sealing vessels, by the amended instructions of

the Secretary of the Navy, copy of which is

inclosed.

Incloses memorandum of the arrangements:

agreed upon by the United States and Great

Britain for giving effect during 1894 to the reg

ulations prescribed by the award of the Paris

Tribunal.

Incloses copies British Bering Sea award act;

acknowledges receipt of instructions from Sec-

retary of Navy to United States Bering Sea

fleet.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 106, and approves

corrections of memorandum of agreement

between the two Governments to give effect

during 1894 to regulations of Bering Sea Tri-

bunal.

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130

130

Table of contents-Continued.

No.

Name.

109

110

111

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Bayard. May 12 Acknowledges ambassador's dispatch of April

27, reporting statement made by British Gov-
ernment in Parliament that provisions of the
tribunal's award were of common knowledge
in August previous; calls attention to Lord
Kimberley's interpretation of clause 7, subclause
2, of British bill, and subsequent amendment of

same.

Mr. Uhl to Prince Canta May 12 Acknowledges receipt of No. 100; expresses grati

cuzene.

fication that Russia is willing to negotiate with
United States, Great Britain, and Japan a treaty
extending regulations of Bering Sea Tribunal
to all Pacific waters north of thirty-five degrees
north latitude.

Mr. Uhl to Mr. Bayard..... May 14 Incloses copy of modus vivendi with Russia of

May 4, 1894; also copy of Prince Cantacuzene's
note of same date expressing Russia's willing.
ness to negotiate a treaty extending regulations
of tribunal to North Pacific Ocean.

112 Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian May 28 Refers to Department's note of May 7. concerning Pauncefote.

joint invitation to foreign powers to adhere to
the tribunal's award. Asks whether he has
received instructions from his Government.
The President regards prompt action desirable.
telegrams of 2d and 5th; incloses copies of his
telegrams of 30th ultimo and 3d instant, and of
Lord Kimberley's notes of same dates relative
to the orders in council necessary to execute
British statutes and prevent violations of the
interdictions against pelagic sealing in the
award area.

113 Mr. Bayard to Mr. Gresham. May 30 Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 109 and 111, and

Incloses copy of modus vivendi with Russia of
May 4, 1894.

Page.

131

132

132

133

133

114 Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

115 Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

116 Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Gresham.

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June 7

117 Mr. Uhl to Sir Julian June 8 Pauncefote.

Transmits list and summary of claims for seizure
of British sealing vessels. Suggests appoint-
ment of commissioners to assess the damages.
The British embassy is authorized to proceed
at once with the negotiation of such a conven-
tion.

Incloses copies of an act of Congress approved
June 5, 1894, for the execution of the Paris
award. Calls attention to the fact that the
words "securing the adhesion of such power
to the regulations aforesaid," occurring in the
sixteenth and seventeenth lines of the bill sent
to the embassy on June 2, 1894, do not appear in
the approved act.

118 Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian July 21 Relative to permitting Makah Indians to use
Pauncefote.

119

their schooners as places of safety while fishing
in Bering Sea and waters thereof; incloses
letter from Secretary of the Treasury upon the
subject.

Sir Julian Pauncefote to July 30 Submits list of maritime powers to whom identic
Mr. Gresham.

note should be addressed inviting their adhe
sion to Bering Sea regulations.
Acknowledges note sending copies of letters from
Secretaries of the Treasury and of the Interior
touching request of Makah Indians to use their
schooners as places of refuge while fishing in
Bering Sea and waters thereof.

Sir Julian Pauncefote to Aug. 1 Incloses copy of an order in council of July 27,
Mr. Gresham.

Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian Aug. 6
Pauncefote.

providing for special form of license to be granted to sealing vessels in Bering Sea, and describing distinctive flag to be flown by them. Approves submitted list of maritime powers to which identic note should be addressed, and suggests August 20 as the date for dispatching

the same.

Mr. Gresham to Sir Julian Aug. 16 Refers to proposed convention a settlement of
Pauncefote.

Mr. Gresham to Mr. Zebal- Aug. 20 los (identic note).

Bering Sea claims; comments as to fourth re-
cital of Article I of counter draft and pro-
poses signature of convention August 17.
Invites adhesion of Argentine Republic to Bering
Sea regulations agreed to between the United
States and Great Britain.

NOTE. List of countries invited to adhere thereto
and their respective replies.

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