Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-08-06
The FisIeries.

The whole country ls now in leTment as To
hsI will BE- the issue Of the present dfh 'ulIy !
=. TO the nnrIh.ss>t IN fisheries. We have care
ully read all that came within our reach. ou
ne subject. and will nIS present oar readers
9Th ,he result uf our research.
While ihe Ieu,Iory nnw cons iIuting a grHue'
,l1u Of the Uulwd States was subj - TO ne
Brush Crnwu. the inhahrSuIs thereof had an
equal right with the iOhabiIants Of NswfoUnd |
land or any Other Of Ills MejssIy's possessions,
"a those fisheries. Upon the arrangement Of
he boundary in 1898 these fisheries were re.
,sined by Great Britain, and the right Of Gil zsns
of The United SIOles TO use them Iermiualed.--
Il is the Law Of nations, we'll understood aud set
lied. that when district OF island is bounded BY
an ocean, the jIrisdirIion OF The Government
extends not only to the margin Of Ihe wuler but
embraces QUE marine league Of The wafer sur.
rounding the shore. THIS b'ing the case. fish.
ing vessels found within three miles Of the coast
Of Newfoundland wrIe TO Re deemei Hespassers,
unless bv express permission. The best fish,
ing banks being within this three miles, t b.
came a matter OF interest win the government
Of the United States 10 procure. il possible, the
privilege Of taking fish within thai limit. A
Treaty was entered into. permitting American
fishers to en- jnv all the privileges Of BRUSH f'h'
ers except To drv and cure their fish on the SET
lied roast. Thus things remained up To 'sis.
when the war OF that wear abrngaled the Weat'.
After the war Of 1919. American fishers at.
tempted to fish up IN 'ra, but were not Perniurd
by Great Brirain. This resulted in the CnrmS.
ton OF treaty 10 1918, whrh provided that the
American government shall have equal right
With the BRUSH. To f>h on the banks oi c,rain
islands N, rein named. but not within three ma
rine miles Of the "coasIs. bavs. creeks CT hnr.
bors," of that portion OF the BRUSH possessions
treaty under which the difficulty arises. The
anes,i0n to be seul,d ls as TO the location Of this
three. milas liue along tho cast. Il is well
known thar the shores of all bodies of waIev BIe
Irregular. aud whether or not. this line should
curve so Rs to correspond with the shore, pr
not. is the question TO be Seued. l( the FAR
,hesI prpj 'cnug points, or headlands be TAKE tn
for The starring prints, as is claimed by Grea.
Britain. in some places very large bays will be
included within tho three miles. Where the
entrance Of a bay is not ak miles vide il could
not be pretended that American vessels have a
right TO enter. but where the inlet is fily miles
vide and the bay Of vast extent, such rs the
bay OF Fuudy, it is DoI considered proper to run
the line from The points bounding the met.
across the mouth oi the bay, and mus include
il wuhiu lhe three miles.
An American fishing vessel was found within
ons or these bays and captured. aud hence the
dtIi 'ulty rnsued s.VrraI am"d vessels have
been srut from EogSnd IN Pr"Iecl Ihts" fisher
es. but We hope Ihnre Will b. 10 necessity for
their use. The matter can be settled by d'plu.
macy. and d seueinew Al the point ol the PEN
is greatly to b. preferred IO one at the point oI
the hay onul.