The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-30
From Journal of Commerce
The Fishery Question Re ciProcity.

The British minister Mr. Champion, returned some
days ago 10 Washington from his vs, 10 Halifax where
he bad interview with Admiral Seymour, in reference
10 The manner OF the execution OF his ORDERS and for the
purpose as understood OF preventing any harsh
ues his part, long there nigh be prospect OF
speedy and satisfactory adu smeni OF The matter by
con venion between the British and American govern
mens. Meanwhile, Commodore Shubrck has repaired
10 his command, the fishing grounds, under nsruc-
tons from our government. The American government
has taken TO give 10 fishermen that
they shall be protected their just rights, and that
adequate naval force shall be provided for their defence
bat they cautioned against any acts OF
aggression, and also warned against taking upon them
selves their own Defence undertaking, in any event.
10 carry on private war.
All these circumstances look certainly 10 speedy ad
uslmen OF the dispute and if it has not been already
substantially settled il is because some unexpected dif
Guilty has arisen, side the other Our
tive government will, OF course assent to no arrange
ment which will not in their judgment, meet the sppro
baton OF the public, and be sanctioned BY Congress But
any reasonable and honorable ought 10 be sasfac
tory to both parties
Any treaty the subject must be based the prnc.
Pile of equivalents. We have nothing OF right 10 claim
in the premises, except that the OF the convention
OF 1918 shall be strictly complied with according
understanding OF ihem and that people should fol-
low the fish in the hays and ndentatons the coast.
provided they do fish within three miles OF the shore
The maps accompanying the second very able CONNER
cal report OF Mr. d. Andrews TO the Treasury chow
that the lines drawn from headland TO head'and Ut
terly exclude eur fishermen from any participation in
the fisheries these But long the British
government permits 10 fish within the bays, as
they have done, with only occasional erruptiops
since the date OF the existing convention we lave
no just ground of complaint However badly tie terms
may work for us. fishermen desire 10 be restored
10 the rights which they exercised before the war oil
1919, and in virtue of the provisions OF the treaty oI
1853. They cannot expect TO accomplish this object by
their address prowess, should this govern
ment back them with strong and perseverng deman ds
for revision OF the convention Of 1915 The truth
is, that government must give equivalent for the
grant OF the i-shors fhets which are now the mos,
important Of our fisheries the OF the British
provinces That equivalent is reciprocity of trade be-
tween the United States and the Canadas The products
OF the forest, the and the eldumber, wheat and
fish To admit the Canada wheat the United Slaes
free OF duty the essential feature of the proposed system
of reciprocity This is the chie ground OF objection 10 the
system OF reciprocity the part OF OF proec
ionis,s They say that Canada West is fruitful of wheat
and will send large supplies into market to the detr
men OF our own product So it is now The Rochester
and Oswego millers scour the Canadas in pursuit oil
wheat, and glad TO bring in with Duty and al fair
price Then. again. Canada -four seeks market through
our channele, and is shipped from our own ports
and goes into the great market OF the world in compel
ton not only with own product, blu, with The pro-
duct of the world. The proieconiets have not ye,
learned that the price OF -four regulated by the
markc, at New York. Rochester. or Toronto bat by
The market Of the worldly the demand and the supply
of the world,