The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-12
THE AMERICAN FISHERIES.

40 OF members from this country, England,
France, and some other European powers, if
we mistake not the personele of the congress
to consider Of the differences between this
country and the English government en- the
Now Foundlard and Nova Scotian fisheries
Tbs result of tho labors and investigations Of
lis commission was q largo moneyed awsrd
from cur government TO the English govern
ment. At the timo it occasionod no little
comment and dissatisfaction, but as the
United States government had submitted the
matter to this friendly arbitration, it could
only gracefully and quietly acquiosce. 1t
seem, now that there was something rotten
in Denmark" We do not mean to say that
SO far as the commission as a whole
was concerned, that it did a wrong or was
guilty Of fraud and deception.
1t seems, according TO charges made within
the past six weeks, that the authorities of
Canada, perhaps with tho knowledge and
connivsnCe Sof the representatives Of tho
British government connected with this COM
mission, made false and fraudulent represen-
tstions upon which the award of tho com
mission was made. Professor Kinds, an emf
nent scientist of Canada, and prominent
gentleman in that country, has within tho
past six or eight weeks, made revelations
that are damaging in the extreme to these
Canadian authorities and the British mem
bsrs of tho commission. Professor Kinds
was connected with the commission officially
in tho capacity Of secretary of some kind,
and he is gentleman Of such standing in
the Canadian dominion that what no GAYS is
worthy of consideration. In congress on the
18th instant, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in
view of the charges made by Professor
Kinds, called for Information from the state
department in reference TO the matter, and Mr.
NOwberry, ot,biohigan, took occasion 10 ad-
dress tho house of representatives upon the
subject, in which no announced that he had
the facts anddhe figures to show that the tos-
timony on which the award was made was
false, that the fishery statistics submitted by
the Canadian government were untrue and
hat the representatives Oftbo British gsyorn-
ment knew it and took the money from this
government, knowing that il was a swindle.
Mr., Newberry then offered . resolution for
tue appointment of commission to inquire
into the facts. This resolution created some
excitement and met with tho bitter epposi-
ton Of tbs New England members sspe-
clally those from Boston. General Joseph
HawloT of Connecticut he who gained some
DotoTiely throughout the country by reason
Of his connection with the centennial
exhibition Ia 1876, and h5 partisan
administration as president Of ,hst
concern, was particularly prominent in his
oppositon TO ang investigation into tbis
affair Procesaor Kinds charges that tho sta
tistics oftba ashary interests in the Canadian,
Now FoundIsnd and Nova Scolion waters
wore Gela-, aud made cut on purpose to show
that cur country derived SO much moro
b3nea from those waters than did the British
possessions that it would only DO fair
and equitable for the United States 10 pay
handsome stipend for the privilege of her
people fishing there. These tables he declares
were knowingly made out fsltsly md incsr-
rectly, under the supervision of the Ca
madam authOritias, and with tho knowledge
and consent Of the British representatives on
tho commission, with the object of mislaad-
ing the French members of the commission
IS to tho facts in the case, 90 as to induce
them to vote for the award required of the
United States government. New England
that has always thriysd At tho expense of
the people Of the other portions Of the coun-
try, tina. grows fat and insolent BY
the protection afforded her manufaclo-
ries, that demands and receives all
the appropriations aha dtsiroa for river
and harbor improvements aud lighthouses,
and coast defoncos is most of all other sec.
tons interested in these fisheries, in so FIR as
the catching aud the marketing Of the fish
is concerned, don't want anything ssid or
done about Tho matter. Her h,hipg.smscz
crews make Thousands every year by drop
ping their lines in these Esglish waters snd
the balance of this country by having to
buy Of them, pay tribute to them, and,
therefore, New England is willing for the
United States government to be imposed
upon, robbed and swindlsd, rather than that
anything should be done to forco a return of
the stolen money for fear 1t might initiate
against her fishermen, Forty oda milliona
Of people may be yearly swindled, and actu-
ally robbed 10 protect New England cotton
mills and other manufactures by the hieb
tariff now in force, sRd Che government must
DO swindlsd, and the people who want
to est hsh made to pay tribute to
Great Britain, bscauso, forsooth, few New
England fishermen might perhaps be inter-
iered with in their macEerol fishing. A
miserable msckerel must lord it over this
entire country because New England has a
few fishermen who own smscks and fishing
tackle and drink homemade run in the
tog' of the early morning. Mr.. Joseph
hswlsy Of Connecticut, thinks nothing
ought to be said or done that might wound
the feelings of friendly power. That
friendly power may cSnniyO, through lis
renrnaAntativos AZ frouA a,l ,o-.,,-.,