APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. S39) 
If Her Majesty’s Government would make their efforts most effective, the sealing 
in the North Pacific Ocean should be forbidden, for there the slaughter of the 
mothers heavy with young is the greatest. This would require a notice to the large 
number of sealers which are preparing to go forth from British Columbia. The 
number is said to be greater than ever before, and without any law to regulate the 
killing of seals the destruction will be immense. All this suggests the great need 
of an effective modus. Holding an Arbitration in regard to the rightful mode of 
taking seals while their destruction goes forward would be as if, while an Arbitra- 
tion to the title to timber-land were in progress, one party should remove all the 
trees. 
I shall have to ask you to transmit the contents of this note to Lord Salisbury by 
telegraph. Every day that is lost now entails great trouble upon both Governments. 
Ihave, &c. 
(Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE, 
No. 234. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—(Received March 9, ; 
11.15 a. m.) : 
{Telegraphic. ] 
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1892. 
The Acting Secretary of State has to-day delivered to me on behalt 
of Mr. Blaine (who is unwell) a note on the subject of the renewal of 
the modus vivendi, with a request from the President that I should tele- 
graph it to your Lordship. I accordingly send a full summary: 
[For text of the Note see Inclosure 1 in Sir J. Pauncefote’s despatch of March 10: 
infra, No. 243.] 
No. 235. 
The Marquis of Salisbury to Sir J. Pauncefote. 
{ Telegraphic. ] 
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 9, 1892, 6.30 p.m. 
I should wish you to repeat to Lord Stanley your telegram of yester- 
day, about Behring’s Sea. 
No. 236. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received March 9, 
10.30 p.m.) 
(Telegraphic. ] 
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1892. 
Behring’s Sea Convention sent to Senate yesterday, and referred to 
Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
