6 INTRODUCTION. 



shall be such as under all the circumstances is 

 just and equitable, and shall be promptly paid.' 



urited^states^^ °^ ^^ accordance with tlie provisions of Article 

 III of tlie Treaty of February 29, 1892, the 

 Goverimrient of the United States has the honor 

 to submit to the Arbitrators, duly appointed 

 in virtue of Article I thereof, this Printed Case 

 of the United States, accompanied by the docu- 

 ments, the official correspondence, and the other 

 evidence on which it relies. 

 DivisiouofCase. The body of the Case is divided into two 

 parts. The first part embraces a consideration 

 of the first four questions contained in Article VI 

 of the Treaty, and is introduced by a brief 

 geographical and historical review of Bering Sea 

 and its adjoining coasts and islands. 



The second part relates mainly to the fifth 

 question in Article VI and to Article VII, and 

 involves a consideration of the right of protection 

 and property in the fur-seals frequenting the 

 Pribilof Islands, when outside the ordinary 

 thi^e-mile limit. These topics will require a 

 somewhat detailed inquiry into iho seal life and 

 industry. 



There will follow a brief consideration of the 

 question of damages submitted to tlie I'ribunal 

 of Arbitration. 



