The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-26
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
Some Unpublished Correspoudeuce

Some unpublished Correspondence.
New YORK, March 22-The Herald says
to-day that two letters on the fishery COM
mission question have not been published. One
was from Minister Thornton to Secretary Fish,
August Is, 1873, urging Fish to accept Delfosse
as commissioner, as Lord Granville had directed
MIN to ascertain whether Delfosse would not
be acceptable TO the United States.
Secretary Fish replied rather tartly August
LIST, saying that the note addressed to the
British government covering the names of
several gentlemen who could not be objection
able to either government. had not been
answered, and the habitual diplomatic courtesy
OF the British government led Mr. Fish to
believe that with the above proposition would
be answered He calls Thornton's attention to
the fact that he had stated to him in pre-
vlous interview that there were relations exist
ing between Belgium and Great Britain, which
might render Delfosse a partial arbitrator on
questions between the Uuited States and
England.
He stated that the American government was
very DESTROYS of agreeing upon commissioner
without recourse to the Austrian ambassador,
and hoped that Lord Granville would accept
some one of the list proposed by him. II not,
ne tflsh) hoped that some other name would
De suggested which might not be known in
advance as Objectionable to one of the parties.
The Alleged Outrage in Fortune Bay.
The Newfoundland government has for
waroed papers relative to the alleged outrage
on American fishing schooners ID Fortune Bay
The government contends that the local fisher
men not only did not perpetrate auy such
outrage as charged, but the Americans were
arrested while violating the laws of the COLONY
to which all vessels of whatever nationality,
while In the inshore waters, are amenable The
report contains the following passage:
The local act says that herring shall not be
seined in any of our harbors or bays between
October 20, and April %, yet two of the
American schooners had their enormous seines
Joined between them on January 6, 10 Long
harbor, filled with herring, as is admitted, to
the extent OF over 5000 barrels. The act also
says that there shall be no inbarrlng in any
cove or harbor; the American fishermen did
lnDar and enclose. The ACT further prohibits
the seizng or taking in any way or by any
contrivance, herring squids or caplin between,
II CLOCK on Saturday night and ~ o'clock on
sunday night; the American fishermen were
1870. snem worH On Sunday, when our people
operations on being warned, but the other
refused to stop, and the local police at onca
compelled 1t to obey the law.
American Fishermen NOT PopuI.r &;
Newfoundland.
The Newfoundland Chronicle, the organ of
the government says:
Our authorities have done right. We COM
mend them for their action, and the COLONY by
its Legislature will sustain them. The Amer
leans may fish with our people during the next
six years, from Monday morning until Satur-
day Eight, but they will not be allowed to fish
In our harbors Sundays, and when the six
years have expired, we hope they will be
driven back to the headland three mile limit
as we have said before, they are an in toerable
nuisance. They corrupt our young men and
women, and they desecrate our quiet Sundays
, anu maze our streets almost impossible, by
. .l'5i louI language. We hope the Americans
clear OF the treaty altogether, and the soener
the better. ''0"eA