New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09

Of the Claims against the United States FOR the seizure OF
cotton many OF which are being heard in the Court of
Claims, are Of date subsequent the limits Of this
treaty and not comprehended within its scope
These treaty stipulatious just so honorable,
fair and witha so favorable to us dispose OF oil the diff
ferenees between the two nations growing out Of the late
civil war, and in fact all differences between Great
Britain herself and the United States and the method
OF adjustment is such as, while assuring rights TO
guard the honor Of both Governments will set noble
ample to other governments in the interest OF the peace
OF the world by the constitution of high international
tribunal involving the direct participation of many
great sovereign powers.
FISHERIES.
The same great idea OF International arbitration
through the Intervention of friendly powers, and the
spirit OF cordial but selfrespectfu amity pervade
the stipuatons Of the treaty in regard to differences
which by their seat subject are more purely
American. Foremost among them ia the question
Of the fisheries the coasts OF the British
Possessions to which it is agreed that in addition
to the liberty already secured to them by the Treaty OF
1875 the fishermen Of the United States shall have the
liberty take fish the coast and shores, and
in the bays harbors and creeks of the Provinces Of
Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the
Colony of Prince Edwards Island, and of tho islands
adjacent without being restricted 10 any distance
from the shore with permission TO land upon such
coasts, shores and islands, and also upon the
Magdalen Islands, for the purpose OF drying
their nets and curing their fish, subject of course in this
respect the local rights of private property and the
liberty is granted TO British subjects the eastern
and shores of the United States north of the
seth parallel of latitude this liberty not to include, on
either side, shelsh the salmon and shad fisheries,
or other fisheries In rivers and the mouths Of
rivers. 1t is further agreed that fish oil
and fish OF all kinds except fish Of the
inland lakes and their rivers and except fish preserved
in OIL the produce Of the fisheries Of the United States
or of the Dominion of Canada or of Prince Edwards
Island shall be admitted into each country respectively
duty The privileges thus conceded to the United
tes obviously most important ones. 1t is asserted
the British Government, but not admitted by the
United States, that the privileges accorded to
the citizens OF the United States are of greater
value than those accorded to the subjects OF Great
Britain, and to prevent or avoid controversy ON this
point it is agreed that a mixed Commission, with
umpire to be appointed by designated friendly Power,
shall determine whether any compensation for such
alleged excess OF privileges and, II So how much ought
to be paid by the United States.
QUESTIONS OF NAVIGATION
Next various questions of navigation and CON-
mercia transit which disposed OF by declaring the
River ST. Lawrence and the Rivers Yucan, Porcupine,
and Sne forever free and open to the citizens or sub
ects countries by providing for the equal use Of
the Weland and St. Lawrence and other canals in the
Dominion the hand and Of Lake Michigan and the
Clair fats and canal the other, by providing for
the free transit of merchandise to land fro as well
abolishing the provisional export duty on American
lumber on the River st. John.
All these provisions concerning the fisheries and com
mercia transit, are of made contingent upon
their being approved by the Congress Of the United
States the British Parliament the Parliament of Can
ada, and the Legislature of Prince Edwards Island.
BY these various spulaons all the privileges Of fish
cry navigation and transit accorded to the United States
by the treaty Of 1884 once more obtained and in
better FORM and without the burdensome conditions Of
that treaty in the matter Of reciprocal mportaOns.
HoRTH-wEsTERS BOUNDARY LINE.
or the pending subjects Of controversy between the
Governments, there remains to be considered the
question Of the North Western Boundary Line. 1t
is be remembered that the line Of tho
Treaty OF 1916 by the middle OF the
channel which separates the continent from Van
couvers Island; but several such channels exist.
Great Britain contends that the channel Of that treaty
is the Rosario Straits the United States that 1t is the
Canal DE Haro, the two channels being separated
by the Island Of San Juan. This question hav-
ing once been reported by mixed Com
misson,I that for the survey OF the line, the
United States content to refer 1t to another such
Commission Nor has 1t been deemed convenient, even
though such tribunal be appointed by friendly sover~
eign Power instead Of this 1t has been agreed
by the present treaty to submit the
question directly to neutral Power, and the
Emperor Of Germany has been selected for that
purpose The Government Of the United States has in
its hands much documentary evidence in support Of its
pretensions heretofore made Of and that as
well as other grounds is confident of the better
son ON It's side to the United States the pos
session OF the Island Of San Juan.
Such the outlines OF the provisions Of the present
treaty and such of the considerations which
have commended it to the appreciation OF the Presi
dent.