, 1877-11-30
TIE FISHERIES.

Views of tho Canadian Press On tho Sub.
toct OF That Extraordinary Award.
Toronto 1hAl.
tbs United States Government, VIC trust, will
not act In narrow spirit In matter Of 50
much international importance. England COM
mitte1 inlstako In allywiug tho Alabama to
sail from her shores, and she cl,ecrtully paid
tlttcca millions Of dollars to repaiF the damage
which had been caused by her overnight
or neglect. 30 liberal was tho Geneva
awari that the most unrestricted lib
crafty has not yet discovered tho mcans of
distributing the wholo Of thu amount. We aro
mot surc tlat there fs not enough OF England's
money rcEpainlug IN tho Treasury at Washtug-
ton 70 pay us tho full amount Of tho aylard Of
t!le Hnlilax Commission. In atv case,' It Ia .
matter Ut smail moment to our neiGhbors; II is
particularly small WHEN 4 H. nltkc = dcbt Vi
honor a'l 0f Justice. VIC look to MF. Hayes,
who has, since he he's attained the Presidency,
tcrs 0t hoMe politics. to llss hts commanding III
luence to prevent prevailing any rtasous which
may be urged within tho rirclu VI hts Cabinet
x ysT TO thy1rRE the pa,tSTt and e0n
The American Cun,'nIssicner % dlsssnts from
wording Of the treaty, or rather from, the want
Of any provision TO the contrary, 1t has been
gcnofaliy understood that uuAnlmous award
only woiild be binding. II thia bu insistcd upon
NY ttlH CCAtEH AQfEFIlulEilkt tHV HEUNEEus
inss before ths Comm lIsslou would bs null! al.4
void, aud new aolutinn will have to b. found
for tits se1c aul Irritating question. Il ls not,
however, easy to tmaRfnu thRt the United btAtt4
upon tho Judgment Of tho majority. =:
The awuri Is nut SO large as to induce Canada
| to fofe9o eagerly tue right slc holds IN her
hands Of retaining what Ii most undoubtedly
eycry Canadian, On tho Other hand, to. SEC
great nation like the United States moro Jealous
Of IT. honor md good name than OF tennrtonsay
Withholding sum Of money which would 10
more ttaa covered by the auEplut OF the A]a-
bAlus award shs holds even yet without legiu-
| mate elaluauts-
What next, & Wti SAs s19 xttS. o1Ssr country tbers
| wouli 10 room to hopa that the Hoycrnment
and Legislature would Accept the decision of the
majority; but the tnannef in which the AMssi-
cnlis have acted throughout thls whole affair
sp1nx q a
ucHt will now, WI presume, refer thiA matter 10
the Imperial noycrnnlcnt, aud urge lhesn to de-
| ulanl u settlement On the eAsls Ut tho 1Geiai0n
Of tue majority Of tho co!asnlssioncra aud the
Imperial NoyeEnment Will, no doubt, address
itself to tts tuileI states Government md ask
It to be just; but VIZ shall be greatly surprised
II that i've and = half mtlslous ever lnds its way
into the Canndian Treasury, although the Unitesl
| 6kates could pay 1t out u the unappFuprtatctl
balaneo Of tho .noney paid by Great Britain fur
tho datnage done to United states shipping by
| A4atrtai HefnAt.
The award Is not ~ larse as, perhaps, some
sanXulue peoolc hare expected, but It u q sub
stantial onU. aud, ~ uur Commissioner has
agreed with the neutral Commissioner, We may
take It to 10 such w III ahlu ulau lSks Slr Alcx'
Rnlicr Galt believes to be Just. Unfortunately,
tbs American Commissioner lIsSclts- Nc hopf
that ths Amcrirau uovera,nent will acecpt and
act upon tic award: but WIS have uo security u
| tbs eftaty TINT 1t xilI do 50; uud the spirit IL
which that Government aud tho United statea
| Congress too often deal with International 4ues
now that they have gained everything tLs,
werc 10 get fron the treaty, aud eau, without
breach u tho wu-tis Of IL, according 10 wLa
ser.ua to b. tbs strict legal meaning, tAroa
| over our c1a1ul4 upon them.
| 81. john TeltqsapA.
It ha1 been matter OF doubt whether or 10
. mere majority award would bc valid, ami th