The New York herald., 1871-01-13
THE FISHERY CONUNDRUM.
The New Brunswick Press ON Herald Entor.
prise.

The New Brunswick Press ON Herald Eneor.
prise.
The Daily telegraph and Morning Journal OF Sc
John n. b., In Its Of January T. devotes seve-
raj columns OF its space TO extracts from the reports
OF our Commissioners to Ottawa and Gloucester on
the fishery question. Editonally 1t thus comments
on the subject
UNDERSTANDING OF THE FISHERY AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS.
Though 1t would be dit1cult for the NEW YORK
HERALD to add to ITS lame for enterprise ana sue
cess In the collection ana dfuson OF news, 1t may
fairly be said 10 have surpassed itself In It's issue OF
Tuesday last. 1t has ere now supplied London
win intelligence OF General Naper's expedition
vance OF the most expert correspondents OF the
Times. Its reports OF its correspondents account OF
his interview with Louis Napoleon at Wilhelmsh0ne
and various other matters connected with the war
were first transmitted Dy the caole to New York. and
next sent back in the same way TO the London news
papers Inese are only fair sample oi its journalistic
Ieats. In Its issue oil Tuesday, however has per-
formed more useful, If not a more brilliant, SER
vice. 1t publishes the reports OF two special com
mssloners the fishery question. One OF these has
made Ottawa the centre or has inquiries. The other
has operated among the Gloucester fishermen The
be gentleman OF high culture, "interviewed" the
Dominion Premier SIR John A. Macdonald, Sir
Francis Hincks, the Hon. s. L. Tilley, the Hon.
Joseph Howe, and, In particular, the Hon. Peter
Mitchell. The commissioner TO the constituents Of
the owners of fishermen OF several OF the
captured vessels, and has set down many
Oatns and seq phrases and gwen graphic
picture cni mo, OF IT, their % wrongs as they regard
ever, for the most part substantial accord with
the explanations published by the Minister OF MartQq
and Fisheries, and fully prove tnaJ the captured
within the three mile limit. The views of fshermen
on questions Of law are very amusing They i'm
agine tnat they enjoy various fishing and trading
rights from which their own nation has solemnIT
excluded them, and they are proportionately bel
N ha N
to Kingdom come by nitroglycerne!" By publish
ing the put forth on both sides the HERALD
mas made magnificent contribution to the right
understanding OF the fishery question, and con-
seauently TO that Of international good feel
OF promoting. II the government of Canada had
wished to place their view OF the rights OF Canadian
public, nay, before the whole civilized world, ana
mad spent tens OF thousands OF dollars In the at
Tempt they could not nave performed the task half
journalistic enterprise, and without any expense to
Cana CANADA, "a By @ the new YORK HERALD we shall retire
from the Gloucester fishermen for the present, not
SO much for fear OF being .'blown up," as because
we snail require all our space in order to convey
some idea OF the views elected by the HERALD's
commissioner to the capital OF the Dominion.
The HERALD'S commissioner to Ottawa begins his
report oy acknowledging the courteous and friendly
manner In which, as q representative or the
HERALD, he was received at ottawa by the members
t1bnss 1ne fGy II to he the marked
speak TOO highly OF the energy and lucidty ana fuE
ness with which the whole subject was stated by
writer, understood to be an EnglIshman by birth, q
barrister by profession traveller many lands q
distinguished author, and now, by preference and
naturalization, an American citizen, continues
Here follow copious extracts from the report Of
our special commissioner
The HERALD devotes characteristic article to the
review OF the reports OF its two commissioners hold
ing the balance pretty evenly between them. bnt
"letting DOWN. President Grant as easily as pOssk
BILE. The Canadians, innocently unconscious OF
doing wrong TO any one least Of oil to the people OF
the United States, make out, the HERALD says q
good case for themselves on their own showing; but
then, the fishermen also have q case, and their
idea is that Canada. deprived Of reciprocity just
wishes to harass the Americans into the ne
ROtiation OF another treaty. President Grant
must have discovered some merits In the views
of the fshermen-what they are does not appear
else ne never would have spoken strongly on this
The HERALD's idea Is, Of course that annexation Is
the grand panacea for all fishery disputes and for
all questions TO the right to shoOt Niagara" and
the rapids Of the st. Lawrence. Americans could
never permit the Mississippi to be held by the
Southern rebels, and 80 they can. never be
satisfied that either Great Britain or Canada
shall control the mouth OF the st. Lawrence.
The inference here does not seem to have
any very intimate connection with the premises,
but as the HERALD admits that "the time has not yet
come for the utimatHm OF annexation" 1t con-
cludes that General Schenck "wiIl be charged with
negotiations looking to temporary settlement OF
these border difficulties sort OF appendix TO th0
Alabama claims.r This Is all right; we ask mo-
more than fair and equitable arrangement Of the
matter and we regard the HERALD'S reports as AZ
fording most valuable assistance In that direction,
well furnishing evidence that the HERALD fully
understands the great functions OF the Journalist,
higher, grander ana more influential In many re-
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