New-York tribune., 1878-11-11

fn19nce any determination Of such disputed nterpe
tafiou iu this disposition OF the suh1ect u wOu1 5e
one bevond the scope Of the Jurisdiction Of the Halifax
Commission include in any measure OF me auhI hr
Article XVIII Of the Treaty OF Washington,
any contribution for the enloymden' states. bT
the Convention OF 1918, claimed ana actuaily p pth
sessed by them at the time Of the negouan0m gnt ~ No
u.s. fled win the Halifax Commission. Ia supiolS d vi
the case Of Her Brittane 1nbIcaiion of
the proceedings OF the Halifax Commlssoh' VIII SUI
do NO, Te this point Of serious importance in the
exposition of tins subject, except that desire 10 pre-
argument hereafter TO be drawn from my passing over
without criticism this possible element IN the adIneas
taias ITS Interpretation OF the privilege secured by tne
Convention of1S1s and protests against any I9,Ss ,
Commission otherwise from ITS proceealhGs uhoeI
the TTea:y Of Washngton that ne n15eSy Of that
award would sanction or acquesee in ANY LESSEE % ens
urc the privileges secured 10 the United states u9er
the Convention OF 1915 than as Is well known 20 her
Maiehtys Government. they have always lnslseo upo'
INTERESTS NOT TO BE COMPUTED IN MONEY
In the next place. the United states di1 not submit 10
the Halifax Commission, under the fishery articles OF
the Treaty Of Washington, any valuation OF any geh
eral economic or political ADVANTAGES which grow out
of access to fishing grounds for the development OF
mercantile or naval marine, aud which, therefore. IL
might be argued would be enhanced 10y adding the area
OF the inshore fisheries Of the Gulf Of Saint Lawrence TO
the fields for that enterprise from the earliest PERIOD
This country S less did the United States submit TO
that Commission pecuniary measurement Of tho re-
mova OF Of strife between the lshoi1nen or
Misunderstanding between the governments of the two
by the temporary Oblitera.iOn Of restrictive
hne dividing the inshore from the deesca hscrcs on
portions OF the coast OF British North America
Both OF these subjects consideraiions governmen
tai i'm their nature susbe to he entertained. with many
others in the diplomatic negotiations which endedln inc
treaty They neither of them computable in money
Thpt which relates to the maintenance of GOOD under
standing and good neghborhood between the United
States and the British North American provinces can
least Of all things. be admitted estmable element
in a pocuniarv computation The importance OF such
maintenance OF good understanding and good neghhOr
hood the United States will undrTvalue. In this
Interest large scal concessions were made nv the United
States the adjustments Of the TREATY of Washington
After such concessions The sureraddd submission to the
Halifax Commission Of the question Of eGuaZiug. ny
pecuniary measure. those concessions with sun-
posod equivalent concessions by Her Malesty's Gov
srnmeut was entertained and agreed TO b. the United
any just interest or the Biil- North American prOyiu
90 We assured of the equal y of these intended cqu
VAleus But the maintenance of these good relations
OF common interest to the two countries can never
De made the occasion Of pecunry tribute II OF more
importance t. one than TO the other No such ealcula
tiOn entered into the enlightened ana 'iliaiorv
lives which animated and shaped the important series Of
In the definition OF whatever unadiusted computa'ion
was referred for pecunllly settlement to the Halifax
Commission, takCn TO include nothing which,
suitably 10 the honor o both countries
able by scale OF Industrial and commercial profits II
these plain considerations shall &c viewed this light bv
Her Maiestvs Government, it Is hoped that concur
renee OF opinion as TO The nature OF he question actually
submitted pecunary measure, by the Halifax Com
mission, NAV be easily reached.
1t cannot be material 10 recall Lord Sasburv's
attention to the historic attitude Of the two govern
meRts toward the sujcc' IN contention to the fish
cries. by anv present exposition Of the matter. The
OF knOwledee this sniecf 10 the
public cornIz 'nce of the two governments. Our dITo
matte intercourse has mn 'oded the views Of successive
British and American cabne SIMON the cOracing claims
OF right on the one side and the other and at tho
same time tynced on bOth sides an amcaole prefer
for practical and peaceful enjoyment Of the fisher
les, c0mpatlby with common interest rathcrsthan
sacrifice OF such common interest 10 purp0Se ~ insist
ing upon extreme right al loss, both sides of what
was To each the advantage sought by the contention
In mis- disposition the two countries pave inclined more
and more, TO retire from rreco cane dispuations
the true intent covered bv the somewhat careless and
certainly incomplete text To the convention Of 1878 and
TO look at the true elements ct profits and prosperity in
the other made the shares Of their partcpa
ton therein worthy Of dispute. This sensible and
rerod of common ENJOYMENT OF the asber1cs yyitLont
attention TO any sealBe Of demarkation, but with a
tain distribution Of industrial and economical Advau
tages il the prosecution and the product OF this
enjoyment The form OF this experience was two-fod
First for the period OF twelve years under the recproc
ity cement Of trade between the United States and
those rrovnces ad second, for brefer period after
the termination of the Reciprocity Treaty, under
TEN OF licences which obiteTated the seane of ci"Cum
scriptiOn TO shng-hrot upon the payment OF fees
deemea adequate by the provincial Governments.
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON
In this disposition and with this experience, the nego
tatons Of the Treaty OF Washington were taken and
produced the fishery articles of that comprehensive
treaty The results Of this experience and the influence
Of this disposition, plainly marked in the pertinent
protocols and in the text 0: the articles.
At the Outset 1t apparent that neither conhrms
ton TechcatOn OF the old sealine OF exclusion
the adoption Of one, had any place in the coun
sells purposes Of Her Maesy's Government in the
interests objects OF Her Maiety provincial subjects
It had been thoroughly understood that the line OF
Convention OF 1913 had become inapplicabe, and, in
some respects insufcia able, TO the interests.
nh ,o1-a incl,
deepsea h off coasts, at the dat OF the ConveD
tion Of 1918 and for twenty years after object Of
pursuit to fishermen, confined TO the OF the
Unie States, and that fishery substantially un.
known, in any commercial sense, in the provincial
waters. Either change OF habits in the 1sh or
tension Of the enterprise of fishermen, had opened
mp the ackerel fishery of the Gulf of SAINT Lawrence
population Of the Provinces had supplied the shern
and excited the local interest for the prosecution from
the shore as the base OF operations, of the in
dusfry Of inshore mackerel fishing.
Upon the concurrence Of these circumstanal changes
n wac natural enou2h for the coast population and the
public OF the provinces to concude that the eIi-
Iorial authority which under the CONVENTION of 1913
gave provinces the monopoly OF the inshOre mack
erel fishery only needed 70 he insisted npon 10y Nicor
Gus exclusion OF our fishermen to be fruitful OF great
These calculations were disappointed. 1t soon
vaIneiess market for maekerei and that the quality
of the FISH, respects the methods OF it's preparation for
export excluded it from the general foreign market
which open 20 the product OF the cod fisheries The
near market OF the United states was essential TO the
local prosperity OF the nshOre mackere fishermen
of the Provinces. The political control OF mat
market by the United States quite Overreaehed the
ucia control OF the inshOre fishing grounds. Fsh
that cannot fnd market will not long be pursued for
gam and the fishing coast population and the statesmen
0ftse provinces, alike saw that participation in the
rlaekrel market OF the United States the indspen
sable condition OF prosperity 10 the inshOre fishery.
Experience confirmed the logic OF this reasoning. Wme
Reeiprocty Treaty endured settlements trOve and
wtalth increased. When IL withdrawn, population
ssrank and wealth declined and bui for the hope Of its
renewal. destruction OF this industry seemed imminent
Upon the other hand, the maekerel fishermen Of the
United States felt that participation in the inshore
fisheries OF the Gulf or st Lawrence was no equivalent
surrender OF mackerel market TO the parcipa
OF the insrore fishermen OF the Provinces. They
Just reasoned at this arrangement in respect of the
maekre catch within the ne instead OF placing the Pro-