Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
The Commisscn for the Adjustment Of
tie Differences Existing Between Great
Britian and the United States.


tie Differences Existing Between Great
Britain and the United States.
The High Joint Commission for the
consideration Of the existing differences
between the United States and Great
Britain viii soon meet at Washington
Two Of the English Commissioners have
already arrived there, and the others are
expected within few days. The New
York .S'anda d states the question for the
consideration of the Joint Commission to be
F"s'-The Fishery Question. A dis
pute il in existence between the Brit
ieh and American fishermen as to how
near TO The Canada coast the Americans
shall be allowed 10 fish. The English
insist that they shall not approach the
shore nearer than three miles, from line
drawn from Leadaud to headland The
/. feet Of this rule, if carried out, will, in
many cases. keep American fisherman
teIl VT nitcth mIIts HUN iHe Codst iyiHS
between the headland-, which, by the way
is esteemed, most generally. the best fish
ing grounds. To discuss and lay down
Infinite and equitable rules on this point,
is ore of the prime Objects of the Com
mission.
Second-Another question lately de.
bated is, whether the United States has
a right to use the st. Lawrence, the nat
ural outlet of the lakes on our northcrn
borders Canadian argument is that we
have no such right, because our vessels
Of transportation cannot overcome the
rapids without the all of the canals, and
the canals are on Canadian soil The
Commission will decide whether we
shall or shall not use the canals now
opened to trade, and upon this decision
hinges the dispute about the navigation
of the St. Lawrence.
Third-Thc Canadian authorities have
as is understood, made out an estimate OF
losses sustained by the Fenan invasion.
This claim will most probably receive
but little consideration, as it is admitted
that our Government has acted in a per-
fectly fair and neutral manner with re-
spect to Fenian invasion.
Fourth-The Commission will also in
quire into the commercial relations now
existing between the United States and
Canada. Legislation in the Dominion
has been, for some time, onerous and
somewhat unjust toward US. These are
evils that ought to be corrected and will,
as we are informed, receive consideration
at the hands of The Commission
FVM-Another matter which has
provoked, as yet, but little discussion
will be examined into by the Representa-
tives of the two powers BY the treaty
of 1916 a DETECTION was made in run
ming the forty-ninth parallel of latitude
This was done for the purpose of giving
to Great Britain Vancouver's Island -
But the lire as run left Haro's Island
wholly within the United States territory
It is understood now that the British
Government is unwilling to recognize
Haro Island as a part of the United
States.
Sath-But the question paramount il
that which is designated by the words
Alabama claims. Under this head j.
grouped the damages of all Rebel crui
sers. There is even among Americans a
vast difference as to the limit Of the
claim of the damages. Mr. Sumner and
hi. school insist that Great Britain shal
not ouly pay every dollar of actua
damage for the vessels and goods captur
ed and disposed of, but that che shall al
20 pay consequential damage" or il
other words, that she shall pay in full
The loss that our commerce or shippin.
sustained by being driven from the seas
Other men who are learned and d;stin
guished, insist that We should confn
our claims to the actual damage done t.
vessels and goods taken by the cruisers
and present no claims for consequential
damages.