The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-21
There will be no War!

A"N' ~ WIN HO war;
The English, Judging by the Times, are
more amused than inccnsed ut the stir in
The United States caused by the dis
patches Of Secretary Evarts in relation to
the fisheries The facts of the case are
| these
By the Treaty Of 1918 Americans were
given fishery rights on certain coasts Of
british America without reference to the
thrce-mile limit; elsewhere they were
excluded from taking fish within that
limit. BY the Treaty of Washington
TINS exclusion was removed. and the
general right to fish in British waters "in
common with British subjects was given
without reference to distance from the
shores. y reciprocal right was also
given tc British subjects in American
waters north Of the 39th parallel. There
were besides reciprocal engagements
ngainst shell or river fishing Citizens
OF both sections acquired.a Eight to land
Tor the purpose Of drying anil curing fish.
The right to import fish and fish oils into
the ports OF each nation free Of duties
was rcciprocally guaranteed. These
rights were given for twelve years. l}y
Art. xxi the compensation to be paid
either Government Oh an estimate of the
balance Of advantage was left to q COM
mission. This commission afterwards
awarded England $500, 900, which was
to oc paid within ftwelyc months after
the date Of award TheIaward was made
in November, 1877! At the last session
OF Congress an Act was passed providing
that the money should be given to Eng
land, unless, on correspondence between
the TWO Governments, that country
should fail 10 insist upon it. 1t will be
seen, then, that the payment under the
Treaty Is Il payment for IL right which
we have been enjoying for seven years
we have derived seycn-twcliths OF the
bcneflt from the Treaty; and we agree
with me Nation in the opinion that we
are clearly in debt to Great Britain to
the extent CT scvcn-twcliths of So 800 .OGn.
even on the theory that the Treaty has
been been! nullitied hy the acts Of the Cana
NIr. lvarts, in his letter to Mr. Welsh.
takes the ground that, whatever rights
the Treaty gives us, they are not given
subject to dimnution by local regulation.
The law OF the fishery question i. to be
found in the Treaty of Washington and
nowhere else. He grants that tho lam
guagc pf the Treaty may be held to \
qualify the absolute character of the
right given. American fisherman IRE
no. givsn right TO fish in British water,
as in their own, but II right of nm equal
nature with the british. This equality
OF right Is to be understood in II natural
and plain sense, and means that Ameri-
can and British fishermen may enjoy
such fishing rights in Cana,.inn waters rs
the right OF fishing generally includes;
that Is to say, they may take fish in tho
way that tne custom OF the pursuit or the
necessities Of the case require. 1t would
not, Tor instance, be asserted that Amcr;
can fishermen might go and poison fish
they must fish a. fishermen
usually fish. Hence it would follow that
reasonable regulations of the times and
manner of fishing might be made. pro-
vided these affected fishermen of Both both
nations alike, and not impair the Treaty !
right. Capt. Sullivan's report of the |
Fortune Bay affair represents that certain |
American fishermen had violated the
Newfoundland laws prohibiting fishing
On Sunday, fishing between the Goth Of
October and the 25th of April, and the
barring" of fish Ia particular method of
catching herrng,) Mr.. Evarts takes the
ground that such regulation, if permissi.
Die, must be made by n treaty supple
nentary to the Treaty of Washington;
out 1t can he nrgneh on the other side
hat the rule complained of is intended
or the better preservation OF the fish.
md, therefore, instead of impairing the
Treaty, increases the value of the rights
enjoyed under it.
The London Times treats the dispatches
very cavalierly, and tells the American
people, With unpleasant frankness. that
/ they refuse to pay the Halifax award,
they have nothing to fear save loss of
heir National respect and the uncom.
,limentary surprise of Old World Ma
IONS" One way aud another the Uni
ed States are getting peculiarly uncn-
liable reputation, but we have some hope
hat henceforth more heed will be given
o the sacredness of National obligations.
The popular vote last Tuesday was for
lonest money, and this ought % carry
With it honesty in all our dealings.
treat Britain will certainly repair any
wrong that has been done, and language
hat looks like threat not to pay the
Halifax award comes with singularly
'ad grace, when it is remembered that
large part of the Alabama award still
les in the American Treasury. The
award was in excess of the in.
lry done. This is proved by the fact
hat surplus remains, after paying for
he vessels ard cargoes destroyed. Yet
he United States neither return the sur
l1s to Great Britain, nor will distribute
. to. any other claimants.-Ne'rs and
5arier.
- Mira. Margaret Houghety, benov-
lent lady of New Orleans, out of her
rivate purse supports an asylum CON.