New-York tribune., 1878-11-11

was. they though wholly inaluate and that no an
into the United States free OF duty OF hsn the
eans a derat o; commercial eqaivaents which the
oncrs OF High Commissioners were NOT aeospeu oy
tbo British High Commissioners all such propositions Ou
our part were withdrawn, aud our Ceilmissloners re-
new their proposal paw money equyaeht ior tc
case the two Governments should not De able to agree
upon the TO be paid as an equivalent D,' tne
mission for detemnatlon" TO this tue 5 britIsa aot
4 High Commissioners replied that b "oud no'
ment except one for term OF years and involving the
sioucrs but that If tree sh and hsh-o were
they would quire OF their Government whether they
70 mopeT payment our High Commissioners replied
they Of opinion that free tsh ana hshoi
but thai they were also wiling to reference TO
determine that question aud the amount OF any money
eqnivaieni" Htreupon stated in the protocol, The
British Commissioners having referred the last proposal
their Government and received usruet0ns 20 acccpt
it," fishery atices OF the treaty were aFreed To-
These opinions Of nor Majesty Goyersmen were en-
r Iy accord with the views OF the leading PrOInclal
statesmen. Mr. Stewart Campbell OF Nova Scota, de
nnian ergd rom duty Of NH s exnor ed IRON the mari
time OvInces 10 the markets OF tue United STATES was
also boon of inestmabIe value TO the very large class
OF British subjects directly and indirectly CONNECTED WI
our feIeres and It's resulng trade sif joan % i
market for the Canadian No. mackercl la tho world ls
tue United States That II Our only market bliu We
arS c eSfI f Si duty is that our eren
al the mercy OF the AmercOn nshernen They are taic
the hewers of wood aud the drawers Of wafer for the
Americans. They are Obliged 10 oed iStf ush a. INC
Amerieaus' own price The Amercap n.Hetinen pIa p,h
| chase their fish at nominal value, and eontro VIC
AneIica marllei The great prO1is of Tue Trade arc
handed 10 the American hshcrmrn or the Amercan
m rciaus engaged in tperade, and they prom 10 the
| loss nf our industry aud our own people. -.
IL may that Her Ilalestys Government has surren
dclcd these opinions, ana tIht the satcoi1eh oi thS
Dominion. and The people OF the prov hces now thinh
that tuc possession market for the products OF the
provinc al fisheries Is 81 40 Peeunlaf5 adVaee 20 nee
pIOvmCla interests. In sucn cas III any future hcEo
atiUs respecting the fisheries, tns GoFeinpent Noua
cxprc stress lie laid upon this question O the pos
| session OF our own markets. , a., , -,
Ii Her Aajcsiys G5Nclnmen accepts tue a"hIu ot
these concuIi,g commissioners as carrying tue neces
sary Consequence that the concession o. Article AAl ~
uIent al calculation Will disappear from possible ex
chang, cquvaents that the exlgencles o any future
nIcudy negotiations may need 10 nnd al the setlc
privilege that yaluclcss whrn granted TO ana en-
iOJ cd by beneficiary may well be r, served ana Wiih
ne without the charge OF It's being even ungracous 10
do
II. OH the other hand. Her Majcsy's Gov
of our market for the lrOdnct Of tue Pro-
vincIa fisheries so often and so earnestly pressed upon
the attention OF this Government, asserts that Toe
award Of the concmring commissioners must pe heid
upon necessary reasoning, have measured hnd he
dncfei tins r at vauc Of Tree market the appnlse
meut OF The cncesson Of ir,e hshng 10 nS male oy
them under Article XVIII, this Government will expect
the more ready acceptance b. Her MJest : Goy'ui
mruj OF he proposition, tnat these concuTng to'nlS
soncIs In their award, miStouk the subject submitted
by Article XVIII 10 their pcculary measurements, aud
exceeded the authority under when the Commission
acted
You will, however. very earnestly press upon Lord
SALISBURY - attention. In advance pf any dcclarat on from
Her Majesty GeVernmt ni O their present views Oi tue
markets for the products Of the Provincial
nserie that th- Go eminent hls not anged or at all
modified iis Opinions hs subject. To dissembe or
conceal from Her M1jesty Gov rnment this ttct would
be uncandid, and by silence on oar part now breed ms
chief for future contentious or Negotiations ms Gov
errment holds now, Il aid bI the mouth II ITS Ilsh
Commissioners IN the conferences on he subject ot the
.Acrcs which produced the pertinent articles uf ihe
treaty thri free fish and h,h-n would Dc nore than
cpuivacut for tao.e h.heres' The measure OF pc
Cuulay vaiur which have Craw ON inc IeNehn. ios'
TO the United states calculates Win extreme moIrld
tor u an inadequate exl Icssinn OF lhe heueht 10 lU
yiuCu Interests ana INJURY 10 our own Tree hor'a'ios
DISASTROUS EFFECT oS THIS COUNTRY.
It's still the opinion OF this Government that the pos
market is OF vital Importance TO tie mail
time provinces, and such possession formidable men
ace II not fIa wound, 10 our own fishing interests
do not think that ! misunderstand or m'srepresent
those Interests when that standing, as we now do
midway Ia the trcatyperod II would be better Tor those
interests TO surrender he enjoyment Of the fishing piy.
ege OF Article XVIII Tor the remaining six years OF tho
twelve upon resumption by this Government Of the con-
troI OF our own market Tor this uueIpred period II Her
Majestys Government and the Provincial statesmen arc
firm In the opinion the concession Of Article XVIII
pars with 50 much TO u.s. and Of Ar cle
XXI valuec,s TO British and Provincial interests, II
may weII he worth while for tho two governments to
consider whether "a iautuu resumption OF these eI-
changed interests may not be desirable.
In the iuturo. In the past. this Government win 90
very far TO remove occasions Of stufo be-
fishermen
trbuiIrns 20 goodwill have before insisted, are not
10 De founded with ccuulay interest on one side or
the other. II was In this spirit thi free importation Of
coal salt and lumber which was IN dchat, as measure
II wholly dom site interest to ourselves but with divided
opinions, proposed 10 thr British Government ior Tc
curocal arrangements m respect Of these articles to be
Incorporated In The Treaty Of Washington. Tho pro
pn.aI was rejected ly tie British Government and the
PROVINCIAL int rosts doubtless, measuring east as
to Whether tins reciprocity carried more benoht in
Jury tu Provincial plrr,t-. AIT what We thought an
HIuTcuaOy rratrr advantage :" the Provinces idn 10
ouI elves, w.s tcCttd aN WILpDttdut To theu Toe
contrast b,tWurn thts 70 .frruc 10 free naraet Tor
coal. salt and lumber aud The 'nrNoraO'e demand Tor
iI'r m,Ik 10. n-u and H>uu p,ks volumes Tor the
prcuuaIy value tails latter 10 Provincial interests.
ner MJesiy'- Government, It may reasonably be as
Eumcd. LdH gwen 10 tbs award ot the toh,uilhS Tom
ught OF the diplomatic i-otiaous which esaO Ish
tho Halifax Commission aud tho evidence before that
parted by the treaty, TO determine whether u conforms
10 authority and l. valid, or ranscends that an hor-
y, and. Tor that reason IL void. whatever opinion Her
bn moi 80 f'r n. hi, ln,t ia aware been made
public at hOn' ANA has not been communicated 10 this
In inviting full exposition Of the views OF Her Mncs-
tys Government upon the matter, nc now brought into
consideration between the two Governments, you VIII
| say 10 Lord Salisbury thIt. wholly wnsupPOrtabe
as the pccuniarv measure Of the single and ffIg-
| mentary matter. not embraced IN tue dipo-
matte concurrence OF tue High JOINT COMMISSIONS
and thus, left by cM iO impartial apprai .cmen seem
TO this Government, 1t will receive ami examine with
entire eandor opposing views IN maintenance OF the
yalIcity o the award which Her Mnireys Government
may present II. shall not TO anticipate, Her
MaieSy's Government shall agree that tie subject sab
| mittra the Halifax Commission has not been nd
equntcy disposed Ui by thr COnCuring Commissioners,
IN" way viii seem TO THIS Cove uncnt 10 he thereby
opened for more permanent and comprehensive settle
Of OF the fishery interests oi the two cOuntri
tnan reached by the Treaty. OF Washington.
II the present cJrespondence shall not result In this
desired agreement and even the opposing views which
may be communicated by Her MiuestY's Government
shoud affect present Judgment in the matter OF
the rGfdiy 81 the uwarI cannot. IN all candor hold
out any eIpcrtat that ths Government can
recognize valuation OF the cUunteryiling cOnces-
sons OF Articles XVIII, XIX, XXI, involved IN this
award ~ O guide, even. much less standard, for any
fu,uIc treatment the fishery contentious which The
exgcnces OF the situation, now lett, may require.
CONSTITUTION OF TIE COMMISSION.