The New York herald., 1879-08-06
The Fishery Grievances Again In
viting Attention.
CONDITION OF FOREIGN LABOR
A Caustic Chapter Of the Census
Controversy.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

TIGATIoN ORDERED.
Grave complaints have lately been received at the
State Department from the United States fishermen
in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence. They ailege that the
colonial authorities have ordered the local regula
tons to be enforced against the United States fisher
men within the three miles limit. and that these
regulations interfere materially with the methods
OF fishery followed in vessels that this enforcement
is practical denial OF the privileges secured to
them by treaty. They represent also that they are
absolutely prevented by the inhabitants from using
their seincs in catching squb which they need for
bait. and that they must either abandon this fishery
or run the risk OF violent collision with the people
OF Aspy Bay and other places to which they resort.
Under those circumstances the Secretary of State has
decided to make inquiry into the thus
ported. For this parpose the Kearsarge. cruis-
ing in the Gulf Of St. Lawrence has been instructed
to stop at some Of the ports OF New Brunswick
Nova Scotia, and take board special agents Of
the department. who directed to visit the fishing
grounds and report to the conduct of the nshore
fisheries by our fishing feet and their treatment by
the local authorities and population. The special
agents sent by the State Department are +. J. Bab
son. Collector of the port OF Gloucester and Alfred
d. Foster of the secretaries OF the Halifax Com
mission. The importance of this inquiry to enable
the department. full and sufficient information,
to treat the pending questions in negotiations
with Great Britain Is obvious.
THE CONDITION OF FOREIGN LABoE--sTARTLING
STATISTICS FOR LABOR REFoRMERs TO DIGEST.
The following has been furnished by the Depart
ment of State:-
The reports from the United States ON the eqndi
een for pnbication by the Department of state
recent session Of Congress will be ready for distribution
tG% IN the ses a 81 the
labor the habits Of the working people and their manner
unions. socialism. communism &c. The condition the
as compared the eondi.
on Of the working people Of 4 the United States well
are essIy rss proved tS T hsse
Belgium Denmark, France and England: three times
those q Germany Italy and spain and four tmos those
. prices neccssaros lfe arc lever in
the United states wsrsh BE- satisfied win the seansy
live, purchase like for can be
That the French working people. with less wages
happier than the working people Of Great Brtsinwho
seadness and the habits Of the forner and
the strikes drinking habits and consequent reckessness
4 That misery result. from strikes drinking So
from all other combined, hard times Included.
As Congress only provdoi for tho publication of
1900 copies Of these reports-sO00 for the House.
1000 for tho Senate and 5000 for the Department of
Srate-Senators and Members of Congress will do
we'll to get their allotted number for distribution
time of investigation into the depressed condition
of labor in the United States
THE CENSUS CoNTRoyERsY-GENERAL wALKER's
cAusTIC REPLY TO Mr.. KENNEDY.
General Francis A. Walker. Superintendent of the
Census has written letter to the Secretary of the
Interior in reply to the attack upon himself and
upon the existing Census law. ie by Joseph G. c.
Kennedy former Superintendent of the Census in
. communication presented to the Senate June IL
1870 and by it referred to tho Select Committee on
the Tenth Census and printed General Walker
says:-
do feel il incumbent to take up and
mens rising at to nagrant fasehood and
to sshS. the and sn%as Of this @osS
%en BY e, few OK the Instances of porve
am.stsrriny 70 The psGvisions for the compensation
will enable him the superintendent Of the to psy
$40 day while others be restricted
Of loOo or more enunerators shall not Ike than -
widely inch Of support /, The act II
March = 1872 expressly provides that the
OF meridian of line and preeudos
body The average considered Is the average Of the
individual cnumerator's own work and compensation
seDndMr Kennedy declares that there is nothing in
tonai to the enumeraors for twelve months at $5
to set this true relation to Mr. Kenncdy
published statistical efforts Ten thousand per
sIsUio,o for their alone day wcIe
ao q, iS Nh y ons sSS,s
in the law to ". hs rns act Of March so ~
hereby nxcd and limited TO tho maximum the
craving and lawful for the Seereiary Of The
Interior or sIo oil Uens.s to Incur ANY e
excess OF that sum The easo with which Mr. Kcuneay
compilation out OF tho provided by law
marketable Of the statistical achievements Of the same
| ubuxf intc llacti N 10 eli cen
TI1d-Mr Kennedy states that 'onc of tho most valu
ess,s swssd-has for some unexplained object been
stricken ou. OF the law at moment When is retention is
dom of our people, Tns statement is no, on tho ct,sr
eeive every ader who is ultimately acquainted with
statistics Of the value OF
a. TN IL. s"%s by sS &C. 81 % The
dropped from the schedule retained upon The
s part of the while agencies provided
ey the new egsl.or which i I. believed will secure for
Town-Mt Kennedy declares tina, the project of State
tract services OF the oud the
ssns pers"ps @ eSssoDs Of ehsfa@ser %sn must
be content stand BY the natura purport cf his Words
them ANY reading this paragraph must understand
sss Of the Superintendent Of the Census and At
ngaton of himself OF his friends the purpose
shasc not only false eaianniou, project II
ysnSn was no, sasss,Sa sy the ssper'n.snasu, Of
Sasss s the Sums a' s% sS%'s ssss 3.
with the Indignation which such wantcn esiunny must
arouse, one might be amused 70 hnd Mr. Kennedy who
held office in pteparng. conducting aud compiling tho
six years. lacking weeks. and
thon turned out by an Impatient Secretary leaving less
half in bulk Of the tables OF the bisbcd
inordnatc desire to draw salary upon the
present supcsn tendcnt who held Office less than three
connection with niath census, hAvng that
time completed and put into type table In the vastly
wider OF compilation conducted that Mr.
kennedy In objsctng to the early Organization of the
Onice declares that have
heretofore been appointed three tour months
advance and frequently not ONE This again. is not
absolutely the iotcr of IT, but falls
Mr.. Kennedy not. indeed appc,nted superintendent
the eighth until June lStO;' but he
pointed salary of S2uuD, make the
preparations tor that early July, 1859
Fffh-Mr kennedy states that there Is clearly
definition OF the duties OF the cnumcators that
clearly nentrazed by subsequent provisions OF tho
law" To this CHARGE wholly without specification or H.
lustrston. can only reply with Hat denial The duties
OF clearly and amply defined In the law
beyond danger of misunderstanding, except by