Show THE SEAL FISHERIES alisbury Dealinps to Renew the Modus Vivendi II Ills Propositions for n ThirtyMile Limit From PribylnfF Island Final Session or the Joint Commission WASHINGTON March 4The fact developed veloped today the authorities have ro ceived notice Lord Salisbury is unwilling while arbitration proceedings in the Behr ing sea dispute are pending to renew the modus vivendi of last year He is said to bo willing however to take tho necessary steps for putting a stop during tho approaching proaching season to miscellaneous deep sea seal fishing within thirty miles of Priby lot islands I is impossible to learn of the tate department the precise nature of the substitute proposed by Lord Salisbury I is likely the treaty of arbitration will be submitted to the Senate early next week possibly Monday I is probable this information received from London caused President Harrison to shorten his stay at Virginia Beach and he will return to Washington Saturday instead stead of Monday as he contemplated The course of the negotiations now in progress between the United States ana Great Britain touching the seal fisheries in Behring sea is being closely watched by members of the committees of the Senate and House The report from London to the effect that Lord Salisbury refused to renew the modus vivendi was received with dissatisfaction I is realized the arbitration ar-bitration provided for in the treaty about to be submitted to the Senate cannot be completed in time to avail for the protec ton of the seal waters and the counter proposition made by Lord Salisbury look jog to the establishment of a protected belt extending only thirty miles from tho shores of PrebylofI islands is looked upon as being entirely inadequate to meet the case Members of the congressional committee com-mittee do not disguise their belief in private that unless the British government shows a dlspension to join in the work of now protecting the waters of Behring sea from poachers during the progress of arbitration the United States government must undertake the task and execute the law which has not been repealed requiring requir-ing it to protect the seal fisheries I this I course is followed the situation will assume as-sume a phase very similar to that preceding preced-ing the readoption of the modus vivendi astyear and the government will resume the policy of seizure of offending vesels which may lead to energetic protests and perhaps retaliatory action by Great Britain |