| Show J JAPANESE r SEM l lI RAIDERS I S KILLED Ill Illk k L They Were Slaughtering Seals on SI St st Paul Island Off Of tr biloff Group THEY REFUSED TO SURRENDER t E Raid Believed to Have Been Con Concerted Cont Co r t Affair No International q al Complications Likely t States Wi Offer No o Apology 1 Or Than That lat Sent To llor rIght cw r York Aug ug 7 A special peiaI to the 1 J hune tram frol Washington a nay Ia as V report ot of the Killing of ot tire five Jap JapI I r I s 5 fishermen and the capture of ot 11 U i Japanese on Attu Wand Island land I 1 v of ot the th Aleutian group grup the Iho theoner I oner having been taken by tha th Ih I cutter command I el fi by b Capt apt J C t Cantwell Cantwel was male made 1 the department of or o commerce and In la InI lat I t today toay by b Edwin W V Sims solicitor the department who wh vh Is Ii I In Alaska enforce the law prohibiting all al pet pett p l lt t t 1 not citizens of ot the United States f MI fIshIng In Alaskan waters TIn Tho Japanese killed were shot by b Americans in n Attu Island Lore before the rIed O U Murray urra acting fre tar try of or commerce mid and labor promptly n al mcd Ird cd the cable caLle dispatch over to 10 Hob Itoh HoLf f Haon acting secretary of state stater It r Hacon Baon wIlt will wi Immediately c e the tha Information ho lias hu received to toi i P I Japanese ambassador and wilt will wil ex e ess regret that the Japanese Inneo poach 1011 s H I were so 10 summarily dealt with by bybe b bI be the I Americans ot 00 o Attu Island B of ot the tho encroachment of Jap 1 t e fishermen and In II Alaskan aers Congress was saS obliged during tbd tha thas th s on lon Just Jus ended to 10 enact two law tabulated to 10 encourage the Iho fishing In Industry Inu u Ir r of o Alaska among Americans anI to V prohibit Japanese arid and other uther aliens alens 1111 I engaging C In It Tho The cable dispatch 1 from frol Mr lors or not entirely clear cear the Ihl char chari charleI i ir ICV leI of the offense of which the Jap Jal were wee guilty hut but It does show that II br era and ald crew cn of the McCulloch iere vere re In n no way responsible for the i OR of or the and und that thUI those J x PIC rc captured were on OIl r 11 territory having lulng come ashore I to 10 fait aIt fai and cure their catch There Therl IK Is no to 10 Inter as a a n result of the ii JId today todi reported to 10 Washington 1 it there Is j gm io 10 question queston that the tho situ lu 14 tOil ion In iii thi Iho Aleutian A n Islands blands and Ind rape eie I 4 i any H as RS It I affects the tho Japanese Is 5 a aill aone ill ae one ont and Ild that numerous dim dimI i are to bo be encountered In Ini i mr in 1 te lit laws Ia s protecting American I i una zei and theIr or OF Tin fl lW w York rork Aug Au Ati S Further tie de III f 4 of Cr C the thc Ihl nf If r five fl liens 11 In the Ihl I It Ic II t I In n ft R to the Herald r I tl ti 1 Dutch Harbor July 26 6 t r Kenan Aug 7 1 which e r wort wro ro shot idiot anil killed d dr I r l of oC St SI Paul off olf the Ihl Irl Irl 51 up by b order of or the agent C department of f commerce ii n July Jul 17 a the th result rul of 01 a aby 1 afur by lour fur Japanese on Mai IN fhi h revenue cutter h r p hed Ped IId here today tota from roi St 51 Paul PaulI ii I 12 I prisoner two I 1 I who Im were Wt turned over Or 1 to 10 Harmon ero li l hying ar t Point PoInts St HI Paul bv by b nn no I o of or the the North American company which kaii 1011 IP hI C eai al from the oem ri a Jr r I it I Id rd wi wa Woi from the llie station iu r the th f fur ur urI r I hr rh fm Ih wore were aiming arid special Anent gent of it f the Ih depart in N Sr rt rf 11 of f on un duty dut In the Irl biloff arrived on tho the pot Hi u a alii iti lii reached iI shore hore Ho Hc or tu tl boat biRt rev trew to 10 II surrender hrh they did hId didOr didOn Or On the promontory at Bt th end 11 u of the hIlt Ih rape NII ono one of f the Iho lars largo a n l pern In shore hort looking straight li a onI Pt tim thi Ihl cliff diN the Ihl patrol aIrl ww sw a 1 or mori mor a 1 great number of o peal nl which had Indiscriminately Tho The refund to Lempke the ine and ant tru 1 to tr muke off oT of with wih their lu lr booty hoot In Itt boats honl of or which drawn up UI on Ill Oi short shore fhe The agent then IhN 4 his hl hi guard lt if to 10 open oIn The Jaan 1 offered no an being eln without firearms Three of or the raiders fell f deAd Iad on In the Ihl beach bleh a n fourth was WM Keen 1 to 10 be overboard from rota one of the mat that f l and a ii I fifth body U f d ashore n hor later haIr In iii II another boat The men mIl had h d killed inure mure than thAu JOO 00 raI many man of them thun tows cows 01 Those ThoI who ho h e raped ranted carrIed hway about l O Tim Tho fil raid U I 1 to have hao b teti en a ac c J effort furt by h h tIme the th who lne been brn hanging around the tho Main island 1 land landor for or months month and amid the revenue cutter cutler much rurh trouble The hl Marti a schooner was IS overhauled by h b the Ihl cutter cutler pern on July S 1 off ot th new II volcanic Inland Islami 1 which hieb hll rose r o 40 from here turl la last t March She Shie was wal WIS crowded with lh Japanese but bUI no seal seni were ver found aboard Suspicion of ff t Capt all nu I 00 d II of f the tho Perry 1011 were nere aroused and lie he proceeded to 10 the Bl nt once onel lint hut a n dense demise fog log i set rt r In II and levied la 1 until the Iho Perry re mc returned rl turned here liere on ott July 16 The reached the Islands 1 llnA cm on July Jul 70 and took tok charge chrI of tIme the tle pris prisoners one the thic Mani the hon tr cr r Bono Maru laM I Is known to 10 have ha been In Jn the thir raid mid laM kiM autumn autumn JH Japanese were acre 11 found lound fIshing Mil end trading with lh the ha sin haon II tIson on an the t Intend l nd of o Attn Alt the western mot In th 11 the Aleutian chain and were routed ruh by I tn th I Perry Ir The Thu raid rAll Is II the most lo t serious Ferou that thA hm lun ha occurred In the troubled history nf ot the th Tc The TM U last lut t attempt to rifle tn the litand wan wa H made mad about 19 10 years ears ago by n R flying the lbs Ih Mexican flap flag fR She MB was al Intercepted by b a cutter be ll lore fore carrying out nut her tr l The maid laid na aa l to 10 have hl been planned by b Alex Ue MrIan an He lie nan wac known to t b h In Victoria n It r C f la li lat t win In ter It Cr bu but left thor there tle for fur patti parts unknown It 11 I th Ih early And nd company comp men on the seal MI l land lire Art considerably rn excited al aI though no further raId ralda are ar expected u IU the patrol atrol of the tl Hermit HA by b the f Utters becomes continuous on nn Aug Au I Their captains captaIn item disinclined to 10 pu ru Jur Pee ue or capture rapture even 11 schooners Knon knot i to have hl rut put In the raid I found in II the threemile limit or In open violation of the law late lu luMan Many Man prisoners were Ukon hakon just Juit after the raid but were allowed to 10 return to their vessels as u the guard juarl was lS ton Con to control so 54 man maul The prisoners burled hurlo their own dead dMd on tho bench benchIn bel t h hIn In trying to 10 return to the seal Islands with agent n on July Jul li n the J Jrr erry broke broko her cylinder pump n a mile hills from shore chore anti and M Is I temporarily IUn out 11 of If Title Thil leaves 11 la the patrol short hort of ot ei elsel sels and the Islands unguarded I Ihl The hl Thetis Is II in fri the Arctic the tue Hush uh oa on Oi duty dmit at II Nushagak bay l the hear ear out of fon and Ind the Mi Mt I I under orders ordErs to tn proceed to to take lake on board hoard time the governor of the tl district and anil 11 land lami Fish I fh Cr Do Bowers no now at St Paul land I Ie r It 81 on The left lef on July 24 2 6 on time the monthly mall tush lal steamer for or Valdez alez where the court CUll of or the Second S nd Judicial let In which time the Seal Islands lie M sit In August The Time charge probably hI Il wi HI b be x piracy Department of com corn merre agents are arf preserving the utmost ulmo secrecy about the affair a r WILL OFFEn NO 0 Washington Aug ug S Acting Secy Sec of or State Stale Bacon has lias sent to Ambassador Wright rIght at nt the substance of tho time dispatch by b the department dE of o cominer m 1 1 arid and all labor from rein Solicitor Sims at Alaska regarding lh the killing of Japanese fishermen hermon t on St Paul Island In tending the Ihl the acting secretary states that It IL in is II for or the of purpose o giving Information such suek sueh HH as H this government has hUl ha of ot a I regrettable Incident news of o I which may ma reach Japan Jaun In Ii h distorted I forms Theta There Is no 10 Intention of o of ot feting fering tenn nn an In apology or any Iny further re ro regret gret than thol Is Ic I contained In II It this dispatch tho the as Mate Ialo department regards regard the tho Japanese us poachers H If I they were wee within the threemile limit and all the dispatch from Mr 11 Sims em era emphasizes m this thi fact tact It I Is stated that American In Newfoundland waters If It within the threemile limit would be ll subject to arrest by b authorities and would hse hae no 10 re me dress dres as they the would be poachers poacher time the point Caine as ai a the who were wre killed on St Pauls Paull Island ilan SIMS H IS Washington tug Aug u 8 The following contains the main maimi features of u thu Iho dispatch of ot Solicitor Sims sent til to tu time the department of ot commerce anil armil nn la in labo labo bet bo i anti and which was cabled by b Acting Secy to Wright right I to lu I Fur Kur s tl al St 81 Paul Island Iland were ridded by b WI chuOn era July JuI 16 1 timid mid 1111 17 1 i About 00 01 seals teai were tere killed kie hut but raiders were vure ly J I repulsed n 18 its a ii I courageous ac aI lion ilon Chief ChIe t nt and amid Ast Aset AN Agent Rent gent Judge at al head of navigation FIve raiders ele killed and und 11 H cap call lured two of time the latter inner laler being badly had wounded Three boats boal and Imal arms anus al 31 also o captured force pro pin rookeries no ties tics The schooners were 10 first ob oh ored on July Jul 16 if and amid were close dOFf to 10 shore easily tul three tulle mile mie limit On ihl hl day n boats loata boat crew of six men menI I had landed lt at t northeast point were and captured by b Agent Lembkey timid and ald nithe guards guardi without casualties on tin side On Ott 01 the morning of jf o July Juil 17 Ii two 1 native watch watchmen men shot mot 1 and killed two and amid wounded j i Ile tome in of at on an a armed landing party Crewl of If under Uh lr protection lon of a a mImic fog ro shot seals Heal In water wlter close lo 10 I stion horm short most of or the da dl day During this Ihl time firing which could be easily a lly hearth from front shore loro was IS fre re me how many were wore killed kf In this limit but bul number l mu must t have haw been considerable lOl On rOri of 01 the Mine Mie day da crews of or at lt least three made ron con contorted tord raids on separated rook rookeries rok cries eries raid on rookeries wa WIS aims re me repulsed 11 pulsed by h b native guard after lter bl f firing Bald Itald on 01 northeast point was us partial pallal successful Owing to it I Io fog o raiders there were acre not mint discovered nearly roo seals reals had been h n killed J This raid rali which was 8 as Apparently I par e In b I an nn an hit nl entire ship rica new ne neof of flee Ave boats was l bals m e by Agent KNit Lembkey Judge and amid natho nativo force only und and three IhNe of the th raiders were ere killed and five t captured MM Most lo 1 of the seal sel killed on or shore by b raiders were pug preg nant ni lt females with nursing young oung a few days das old which died of starvation lallon A Urge large proportion of if those killed li hi lith hithe th the water were also all females female 1111 In iii II search of food for their young Some SOI of or time the taken state nate they the Ir re from rl schooner r ToI No 0 2 antI and one of the Ihl boats bears this number During the time I was wa t as on the Island islam were frequently It I I Ii 1 evident that at Rt least 16 S or 10 I hoIu to 10 b hl ho Ja anese are aro 11 sailing In I it i Inie 10 proximity to 10 the I id M I The 1 t prisoners were taken laken on the Ihl to 10 l and amid after bearing before the Ihl commander were we held before Jury Jur anti and taken token In its charge chu e by h marshal The Japanese charge hArl Mr Ir called mill at lt the Ih state department this for information about the kill killing ki InK ing of or the Iw hf Japanese He lie 1 Imd received no nil 10 dl from tress his hl con mu the t hI affair Acting Secy IL Ha Ba Hacon Bacon Hacon con gae gay Rt him the time same Fla Information which was vas 8 emi ent lt to 10 Amba sidor lor Wright rIght St 11 ol ur are re us 11 by h b In ten atlon l law iw and amuil the killed klel I Iby by h off of SI II Paul Island stan In 11 the Ihl name Mn position f llon as burglars burglar shunt shot In the act or o 0 Mealing ac to tn Imminent authorities nn n International law la av No o 0 International can cats IHie from the Ihl shooting of or the Japan rat ost oS It I I Is said ald at RI time the Ihl state de department ThIs ThU government has ha no 1 amend to tn mask make to 10 Japan other than Ihal tho thoe e that courtesy may nut prompt and anda on onI a I mer r of or U that nueh urh an 01 Incident should h take place is I nil all al that Is im I looked for fO Gm Japan 1511 has hAI no n treaty obligations which In tl any al way wa require her h r to 10 protect seals MI In II the sea After the Ihl matter with Mr Ir Huron Mr Ir agreed that It I was wai u nut a R cue case so to ruse cUM an internatIonal but bt that It Ii I H similar to t till oth other tillIt er I It case I hn between bot wee citizen another nf or one tine on o the soil 01 |
