Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-03
THE FISHERIES QUESTION

LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Tines reviewing the
fisheries question, says that the opinion ex-
pressed in the United States, that the whole
question should be settled between the State
department and the foreign Office, without the
North American colonies having voice in the
matter, betokens Misrepresentation of the
policy of the British Empire which accords, in
its government of the colonies, freedom of
action which is limited only by imperial con-
siderations In short, the fisheries are an in
alienable heritage of Canada and New Found
land and those countries must say whather and
on what terms participation in them should
be granted to q foreign country. 1t is some
what surprising the United States, which owe
their existence as nation to the assertion of
the very principle that colony must have
voice in any negotiations which affects its in
terests, should not understand the same prin-
ciple when asserted on behalf of Canada. The
intrinsic value of the property destroyed on
the occasion of the Fortune Bay fisheries is a
mere trife, 100000, and as that sum is the
American estimate of some two or three boats
being prevented from making single catch of
hsh, 1t looks as if the fishing privileges granted
by the treaty of Washington were of greater
value than the people of the United States have
been hitherto willing to allsw. It is a salts
faction to lind that the government at Wash
ington repudiates all intention of asking any
reconsideration of the Halifax award on
grounds of subsequent ill treatment of the
fishermen. Were the Fortune Bay claim
only a surveying difficulty in connection with
the fisheries question, it would serve to show
the insignifcance of the dimensions to which
the formidable international matter has been
reduced. Unfortunately, while the question
will soon come up again, any further arrange.
ment on the Halifax plan, unless preceded by
q final and conclusive settlement of the head
lands dispute and the rights of American fish
ing vessels in British North American ports,
would be unsatisfactory. Seeing that the
fisheries question ia as old as the war of 1872,
and that it ia happily the only grave question
between the two countries, surely it calls for
diplomatio action to settle Immediately and
forever. This statement of the Times is
thought to embody the official view of the
question.
FIRING ERIN's HEART.
LONDON, Sept. John O'Connor Power,
home-rule member for Mayo, Sunday last ad-
dressed large meeting OF. tenant farmers and
others at Ballyhaunts, held to demand an i'm
mediate reduction of rent and radical reform
in the existing land laws. At the head of one
of the contingentR were 200 mounted men and
200 ON foot carrying stakes with heads resem-
bling pixies, and large green banner with a
representation of Erin exhorting her sons to
the struggle for freedom.
THE JEWS IN ROUMAEIA.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-Boreson, a Roumanian en-
voy now making the round of the European
courts to endeavor to obtain some modification
in the provision of the treaty of Berlin binding
Roumania to emancipate the Jews, justifes bis
attitude by pointing to the Chinese question in
America, and also says people are even begin.
ming to speak Of the necessity of putting them.
selves on their gnard against the Jews.
ROME, Sept. 2.-Reports received by the min
lister of agriculture confirm the bad accounts
concerning crops. The yield of maize, in sew.
eral provinces, is only half that of ordinary
years, while in several places it is considerably
generally unfayorable, the production being
equal to only one-third of that of 1878.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN.
LONDON, Sept. I'm addition to the gold
withdrawn from the Bank of England yester.
day, ESQ, 600, the amount received from the
east, about G153, 900 was disposed of as antici
pated, for shipment to New York.
Field d. Sons, warehousemen and manufac
turers Of straw and Leghorn hats and bonnets
have failed; liabilities believed to be large.
John Mcintosh, declared to be defaulter on
the stock exchange yesterday, has failed. His
failure is due to the fact that for long period
his clients had recovered large differences on
the rise in Erie, but on reaction they failed tc
pay their principal.
Bolickow, Vaughan d Co.'S great iron and
steel works have reduced wages five to ten per
cent. r,- .s. -'s
PARIS, Sept. 2.-The friends of Prince jerome
Napoleon are considering the opportunity OF
putting forward Raoul Duval as their candi.
date Tor the chamber of deputies at the second
ballot in Bordeaux.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-The emperor will start
early tomorrow, direct for the Russian from.
tier. The Gar will meet him at Alexan.
dria.
PARIS, Sept. Am explosion of fire damp in
the coal mines at Bouchamp, department OF
number injured.
GENOA, Sept. 2-Garibaldi has arrived on
the island Of Capeiera, where he intends to
spend the remainder of his life.
BERLIN, Sept 2.-The statement of the i'm.
perlal bank Of Germany shows decrease of
specie Of 5,645, 900 marks.