Show AWARD TO UNITED STATES I Hague Tribunal Finds Against Russia Rus-sia in Sealing Cases 1 The Hague NoV 29ProC Asacr the Dutch Jurist who has been arbitrating S the claims of the American sealers for the seizure of their vessels by the Run slan Government about ten years ago 1ms delivered hiM award In favor of the United States He appraises the damages dam-ages In the case of the American schooner C H White at S321J4 In the case of the James Hamilton Lewsl at 528558 the Kate Anna at S104SS and the Capo Horn Pigeon at S3R750 In giving his reason for the award Prof Asser held that the schooner White was selzcd outside Russian territorial ter-ritorial waters and that the Russian contention that a warship of one nation na-tion was entitled to pursue beyond the boundaries of Hs territorial seas a ship of another nation guilty of Illegal action within these waters was untenable untena-ble The arbitrator declared that the Jurisdiction of the Slate could rot extend ex-tend beyond Its territorial waters except ex-cept by special treaty The seizure and confiscation of the C II While and the Imprisonment of her crew was therefore Illegal and Russia was condemned to pay the C H White 32414 with interest in-terest at G per cent |