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Show RUSSIA ACKNOWLEDGES : CANADIAN SEALING CLAIMS ' St. Petersburg. June 1. The signature 'of the Russo-British treaty in settlement of the Canadiun sealii-g claims, as announced an-nounced in the dispatches yesterday, is Renerally accepted in diplomatic circlrs here as being the first step in the adjustment ad-justment of all outstanding differences between the two countries. The announcement announce-ment came as a surprise. 110 news of the resotia lions having leaked out in St. l-'ctershurg. The claims, which date back twelve years, have frequently been the subject of. represt ntation bv the British I government, but Russia : deferred action I until Alareh, when she notified Foreign I Secretary Lansdowne that she would negotiate ne-gotiate a settlement. 4t is significant that the decision oT Russia was reached lilt the same time" that Great Britain determined de-termined to send Sir Charles Htirdinge as her ambassador to. St. Petersburg, avowedly avow-edly in order to brine about a eood understanding un-derstanding between the two nations. The Canadian claims were similar to those of the American sealers. which were submitted sub-mitted to The fTague arbitration tribunal over a year ago. When the award was given in faor of the American claimants the -Russian-authorities.- after examination, examina-tion, were 'convinced that the arbitration tribunal woujd give an : award in favor of the Canaxlians and therefore 'preferred a direct settlement rather than undergo the expense of arbitration. |
