Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-04
THE ROW WITH CANADA

THE ROW WITH CANADA.
Canadian Authorities Admit THAT
Recent Seizures of American VI e
Were Ilegal-An Interview with r,sS
G. Binine-Secretary Bayard Taxa ..es
ton.
OTTAWA, Ont, May 24.-The Governuou.
has received the official report from Co..
tain Scott, OF the Lansdowne, of the sci y,
OF the ADAMS. 1t confirms in every rcsnost
previous advices received by telegranb
TIL fact appears to be that II.
vessel, even if it be proved that She w.
buying bait, can not under esistina
laws, be held answerable for such CONT,
~vention OF international agreement. ~.
law providing for the seizure of foro;os
vessels for certain offenses is so worded
that Buying bait is not an offense unds,.
it. Hon. Peter Mitchell, ex-Minister -,
Marine and Fisheries. who prepared tba
legislation under which the seizure W.
presumably made, purposely omitted tha
buying OF bait from the list of offenscs
believing that bait should be regarded Nv
an article of commerce, and the BUYING NJ
bait as Il commercial transaction.
New YORK, May pa Bar Harpor
special to the Herald says: Mr.. James {.
Blaine accompanied by Mrs. Blaine re.
GuIUG III evening". Mr.. Hl3Ipa
said in an interview:
1.-The fisheries question resolves itself IN
a matter of fact. The fishermen of tho
United States ought TO have the privilege
Of fishing on any portion OF the coast and
the United States should demand-I saw
demand-a return to the terms Of the
treaty Of 1888, when the peace and sep
aration between the mother country and
the successful rebellious colonies were ar
ranged and legitimatized. The treaty gave
the United States the same right and priv
leges as regards the fisheries that the resi-
Revolutionary War. These rights enabled
the citizens of the United States to fish
wherever they chose on the coast Of the
and Newfoundland. The act of war be-
tween two nations ~abrogates all treaties,
and the British Government made such a
claim after the war Of 1912, when the
pernicious treaty of 1918 was formulated.
The treaty of 1873 has never been legiti-
mately set aside. The treaty of 17S3
was not between two mutually acknowl-
of the same country. The treaty gave
both to a nation and fixed the future status
of a nation. The rights thus given u nation
on the occasion of it's creation are not to
national existence is wiped out entirely.
Great Britain raised the point because she
d%iscogered an increased value in the fisher
for all. The American fishermen should
, not be compelled to submit to any further
arbitrary interference or be left in a posi-
ton to suffer as they lave suffered for
many years: I think that England would
yield the point if it were pressed with all
the moral force of the United States.
There need be no war talk. The United
States, II their Government asserts itself
properly, are too vast and grand a nation
to resort to threats. A vigorous expression
of the just views of the Government will
receive due attention from any foreign
you may rest assured that the United
States have the right on their side in the
whole fisheries controversy, n it is the
duty of our Government to maintain those
rights" 80
ter from Senator Frye on the subject of the.
action taken by the Governmentregarding
the fisheries troubles, Secretary Bayard
says steps have been taken to ascertain all
the facts, and instant representations have
been made to the British Minister to call
to accountthe Collector at Digby for what
he considers a gross breach of the com
mercial rights of n citizen of the United
States. The Secretary continues:
'The late reprehensible actionof the Cana
dian ofticialsin relation to American fishing
vessels has occurred in remote localities
without facilities for postal communities
ton, and consequently there has been de-
ceiving Consular reports. But your as
sumption that this department is living
the matter such consideration as its i'm
portance demands will, I believe, be fully
sustained when the proper time arrives for
publication of the action"
PORTLAND, Me-, May ga special
meeting OF the city government was held
Saturday evening to consider the seizure
by the Colonia Government of the
schooner Doughty. Mayor Chapman pre-
sided. Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the action of the Canadian Gov
eminent and urging the President and
Congress to take the matter in hand. and
threatening retaliation if not speedily ad-
justed, were adopted unanimously.