The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-29
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
It IL Treated with Contemptuous Feeling In
England.

Il 10 Treated with Contemptuous Feeling I'm
England.
LONDON, Aug. q
The publication in the London Times day be-
fore yesterday Of tho announcement that the
United States Government had filed a claim for
slO3,OC0, for damages committed upon Ameri-
can fisherman By the Fortune bay outrage was
the Discrimination to the English people OF the
ill-temper OF President Hayes Cabinet The
Tines, in its comments, says:
"The demand is generally received with ridi-
Guile. No one attaches to il any gravity Of pur-
pose or result, nor is there expressed any opin-
ion to the effect that the claim is just one that
ought to or will be paid under any circum-
stances. The presentation or the demand by
Minister Welsh upon the eve Of his retiracy Is
held by gentlemen connected with public affairs
to be only an effort of the American Minister Of
State to create for himself political capital
The Globe says If II Is the purpose Of Mr..
Evarts to disrupt the smicable relations which
have existed for 30 many years between the two
countries, he has inopportnnely chosen for
subject or disagreement question in which
the people Of neither COUNTRY have any vital
interest II ia a matter which must be con-
sidcrod, II considered at all, AZ subject Of
dispute pertaining primarily TO the STATE De-
partments, and, that resource failing, il should
ister of State has certainly made HI ill-advised
choice cutoff the assumed complaintso of the States
against this country, and forces upon the sue
cessor of Mr.. Welsh controversy in which
nothing is to be gained, as nothing has been
lost
@This fishery business, with all its aggrava-
tons, is Of no interest To the people. and they
laugh mt the supposltion of Tho alarmists that
war may grow out Of Secretary Eyarts' oiplo-
matte movement And even il war should
pared to defend her rights, punish her enemy,
and wipe out the grievances OF q century"
The Feeling at wasiington-The Claim
Must lie Paid.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %
The claim for 100000 damages ON account
of illegal interference with American fisher
men at Fortune bay, which has been presented
to the Brit sh Government, is not claim for
the restoration of that or any other part or
the Halifax award upoiI the ground of non-ful-
fillmfnto of conditions.
The present claim is for specific grievances.
and is to be considered without reference TO
the amount of the Halifax award, with which
it hasnothing to do.
Mr. Welsh was instructed to base the claim
for 900 upon the actual loss and damage
sustained by American fishermen in conse-
quence Of the violent invasion of their treaty
IlSuts dt TOItuuc uuu W oDtoih ooiuO So
curity sgainst the recurrence of similar offenses
in the future.
Advices received by the State Department
from the North American coast represent that,
although no actual violence has occurred this
year. our fishermen are deferred by apprehen-
sions Of violence from approaching the shore
and carrying OIL their business with the freedom
guaranteed to them by treaty, and that we are
therefore deriving no benefit from our agree
ment with the British Government, and getting
no return for our money. The state OF feeling
which prevails between our north-coast fisher
men and British American fishermen, who con-
slider themselves justified in using force to
carry out local prohibitory laws, is regarded
by our Government as extremely dangerous,
and liable ateny moment to lead to bloodshed
and serious international misunderstanding,
and ii is therefore very anxious that some steps
shall be taken by the British Government to
do away with the local prohibitory laws of the
Canadian provinces, which now practically
override and nullify the treaty provisions of q
far higher authority