THE TRUE ISSUES. 9 



1821 and the treaties of 1824 and 1825, and in- 

 sisted that they were conclusive in favor of Great 

 Britain's right to take seals throughout Bering 

 Sea. 1 



The United States Government did not reply Mr. Bayard in- 



• t •,,! • i /-\ i vites interna- 



to the point thus raised. On the contrary, ontionai coopera- 

 tion, 

 the 19th of August, 1887, Mr. Bayard, Secretary 



of State, had already sent out to various foreign 

 governments a note, 2 in which he said: "Without 

 raising any question as to the exceptional meas- 

 ures which the peculiar character of the property 

 in question may justify this Government in tak- 

 ing, and without reference to any exceptional 

 marine jurisdiction that might properly be 

 claimed for that end, it is deemed advisable . . . 

 to obtain the desired ends by international co- 

 operation." 



This was followed on the 7th of February, 

 1888, 3 by a note addressed to Mr. Phelps con- 

 taining general suggestions for international 

 action, which, in principle, appear to have been 

 assented to by Lord Salisbury. 4 



1 Appendix to Case of the United States, Vol. I, p. 1G2. 



2 Appendix to Case of the United States, Vol. I, p. 168. 



3 Appendix to Case of the United States, Vol. I, p. 172. 



4 Appendix to Case of the United States, Vol. I, pp. 175, 212, 218. 



