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The difficulty to obtain Che accommoda.
Gnn which was yielded IN the i1sh article
wssexsreme We !ahored most earness'
IL To extend i, 10 Other powers, wlthoat
ihsir coose n,;rgs 10 rccierorate isin favor
of Gre a, grisa;n bot ,hAs couid not be
accono'is he'd. The British commissioners
urged that as Great Britain p'edomina'ed
at sea. and must lose by the concession IN
any torn, i, would be unjust Tor her 70
make the COO ccssions 10 their favor, unless
,nry would allow her the advantage OF y.
Ficd,ec ,ha, IL was impossible to extend
the sads,ional limi, TO other. powers, on O.
,her terms. we. thoughs il advisable 20 a.
Gops the arrauge aeot IN respect to them
coudis;ous'lv, pn{tiug Tin iaelr power TO
accept or fsjectis, as thsy. thouyhf>ft. sYe
As,tersd ,iufselges that ss yaey Gould 40,
lose BY X, they wo utd rotsrsuse> tnc'r a.
scot to an artapseme ot by which hey Gi6ae
gain, especially as it would prove advsata.
geaas 20 friendly power, W. deeNed's
highly im portant TO establish toe additional
Limit 10 favor Of ahe i, S hon :jhe sd.
saa,ages might stford their commerce
wishio It, ADD from the. eaecs which tue
rpeasur { seemed likely 20 produce on shs
fa,u-e conduct of she British squadrons 90
on. coast, by " hom il could DOT tailto be
considered as severe ceoeure on the past.
Ii is readily admitted that more suitable
terms m;ght have been adopted TO accom'
plish the obiScsin view. Blu, II ought TO
Sc yeco,lected that as the right OF jurisdic.
ton imposrssof nccessity the obligation OF
protection. wi,hou, special exception TO
il, ,hers was sone difficulty IN makiog ao
arraneemeo, which should secure to the
u. S. the Advantage which they Desired,
and 81 tbe same time exempt them from
she duty incidens TO IL.
To your 9th objection. LITTLE need be
added 20 what is stated on ihe sobj1ci OF
il, in our letter Of January Sd, 1907. As
the paper oil the British commissioners 70
which il relates, had 90 sanction whatever
from US, as was fully shewn by she letter,
the obiectoo cannot be said 10 apply 10 any
psrs OF cor conduc,. The paper was pro
dnerd by the decree of the emperos OF
France, OF the 21ss November, 1906 and
was in,euded by the British comm'ssloo.
Frs ,4--t--a.A 60 reservasiOu- OF f'ShS,
10 their government, not TO ra,'iy the 'rea'
IT,. or uot,o be psec!uded, under certain
circumstances, incase is did rssliy II, from
adopting such measures, as II might tod
necessary, 30 couoieract the restrictions
fmposed by that decree. The exercise OF
the right reserved was made dependent on
ahe abandonment OF the principle oil that
dec,ee by the French government or an
assurance from the government OF 'hsU.
S. or suea coodact as woald be equivalent,
that the profession would moi be submitted
to BY it. We spyrizsd shS British COM.
naissoners Shatour government would en-.
ger into 90 engagemen; whatever, OF VIVA.
j, would DO, in auy cese, with aooiher
power. Had ,heues,y beentsti6ed, even
wisheuS any uotice beng tskeucf mat pa.
per, j, eoald nor have imPossd the sIishs'
est obligation on Inc u. S. either TO per-
form ans act on their part, or 10 submit
TO sry 90 the pert of Grea, Britain. had
supposet, Sowevsy, 10 shc case OF raHhca.
lion, that We should have been instructed
70 preseats 30 the British government, with
the instrument Of ratification, counter
declaration TO that effect. The whole sub
lee; was before our government, with our
strong and decided objection 10 the paper,
All tha, we could do was 10 transmit II
20 YOU, with correct statement OF what
had occsrred 10 the negotiation respecting
il. which We did. To the government IL
belonged to take the step which the occa'
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Having noticed the objections which are
especially ststed'in your letter OF May 20.
1907, and given oar view Of the several