IV 



TABLE OP CONTENTS. 



The Situation about Bering Sea, etc. — Continued. Page. 



Character of control claimed over Bering Sea 18 



No exclusive territorial jurisdiction claimed 19 



Protests against ukase aud resulting treaties 19 



Case of the Pearl 20 



Period Following the Treaties: 



Continuation of the colonial system 21 



Case of the Loriot 22 



Chapter IV of the British Case 23 



Visits of whalers to Bering Sea 24 



Rights to protect seals not relinquished 25 



Evidence of surveillance over Bering Sea 26 



Conclusions from foregoing evidence 29 



Russia's action in 1892 29 



Final observations on historical and jurisdictional questions 30 



First, Russian sealskin industry 30 



Second, Russia never renounced her right to protect such industry 31 



Third, United States's right to protect, in accord with rights asserted by 



Russia 31 



Tiie Right of Protection and of Property in the Alaskan Seal Herd. 



British view of protection and property claims 32 



History of protection and property claims 32 



Mr. Blaine insisted on right of protection 32 



Mr. Blaine asserted ownership in seals 33 



Jurisdictional questions not the true issues' 1 33 



Mare clausum doctrine inapplicable 34 



Mr. Phelps asserted ownership in the sealeries 34 



All acts not justifiable because committed on high seas 35 



Growth of international law 35 



The United States adopt Mr. Phelps's views 35 



Lord Salisbury in error 36 



Rights arising out of ownership of islands and habits of seals 36 



All facts relating to property claim fully discussed 37 



Claim of protection and ownership not new 38 



Case of the Harriet 38 



PART SECOND. 



reply of tiie united states to that portion of the case of great britain 

 contained in tiie report of the british commissioners. 



The British Commissioners and their Report: 



The Boring Sea Commission 43 



The British Commissioners 45 



Secretary Blaine's note to the British Minister 45 



Meetings of the Joint Commission 46 



Roport of the British Commissioners 46 



