Daily Republican., 1878-10-30
The Ylsherx Ts0ahles.

q Our iifiiculty with our nsighooFs
across the Canadian border, seem to br
growing instead Of lrssening. Our
Canada cousins have not only succeed
ed in levying tribute upon us, Tor me
privilege Of taking fish in their WATERS
in most respectable amount, but they
strive to annoy us in other ways that
are far from creating that feeling OF
brothsrly love which such near neigh
bors ough, to entertain for each o'her'
Not content with having succ"ed. q I'D
getting an award Of millions Of dollars
from us last year for our privilege Of
fishing on the banks Of Newfoundland
thsy went to work the other day, ana
without word of warning, seized and
destroyed the s.ines and fishing tackle
of all the fsning schooners they could
nut their hands on. It seems there Is
a local law that prohibits fishing on
SUNDAYS, of which our fishermen knew
nothing, and with this as pretsx''
they laid violent hands on the property
Of our fishermen. II was only through
tb. forbearance of the latter that blood
.hsd did not result. No doubt oui
Government will call the attention :"
Great Britain to the mattr. IL Is
case in which We nave right to pr"
test. The larg. award we are compelled
to paw Gr-a. Britain is not yet dnr
and will not he for month, and pet
hans il would be q wise measure 'f
withhold it until the proper apology Is
made.
The troubles have been the cause o.
explanations and counter explanations
between Lord Salisbury and the Am ri
can minister, ,,Mr. Welsh. The latter
reply to the British agent has bee'
transmitted to Secretary Evarts. The
Baltimore Sun in commenting upon thu
troubles says that Captain Sullivan
the British agent excuses and justihes
the treatment TO which the Usher
men were subjected upon the groune
that they we're violating certain mum
cipal reg ulations of Newfoundland
Secretary Evarts contends, on the othr
hand, that the fishermen were presen
in Fortune bay under authority q
rights and with privileges oonferre'
upon them by the treaty OF Washing
ton. a treaty negotiated between tn
imperial government and the Unite
States, and in which treaty there wa
no recognition whatever Of the munie'
pal regulations Of: Newfoundland. 70
these rights and privileges OF our hsh
erm.n the United States agreed to pa!
and the Halifax commission has award
ed to Great Britain the enormous sun
Of $5, $50, 900 as the value OF what can
not have any value at all, except sub
ect to the capricious municipal ordl
nances that may be enacted by Ne"
foupdland. Mr.. Evarts therefore in
structs Mr.. Welsh to express to Lor'
Salisbury the entire dissent OF our gov
srnmsnt from the position assumed in
Capt. Sullivan's report, saying tina
"this government, concrives that N
fishery rights of the Unitrd States con
ceded by the treaty Of Washington ar
to be exercised wholly free from tn
restraints and regulations OF fshin
, now in force OF that may hereafter b
enacted by that government. As til
imperial government Of Great Britai
has fully recognized the right Of tn
local authorities in Newfoundland t
make the regulations in question, tn
, letter of Mr.. Evarts amounts in fact, I
refusal on the part o:our governmer
, to pay the Halifax award, at least a
, matters now stand.
increase Of Crime.
T. That crime is increasing in our couI