Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-04-22
Rights Of cur Fishermen.



fpEE THI HOUSE FOREIGN COMMITTEE.
special Dispatch b, the E"-,an Herald
WA>niNGIoN. y. G.. April -. 1856.
vi D.nslcy ~ Maine addressed N, con-
m.t'ee on foreign AFFAIR." al their u1trl.r. to-
DAY N favor u ms resolution c,4.tE oa tie
Pre>ideu, FOR Information rc'I'.,r 10 the
cause d Canada refusing To al ~ American
fishing vessels 70 eater taeir port, to hul
ite bait and supplies. aud 10 shsp h,h III
bond to the United States, and asking wh.,
action had been taken 10 cal the attention
Of the government Of GTea, Bi.,aiu TO thee
unwarrau,ed aud unfr.enll, aci,. NJ
Dingley ,siI th.' be had no doubt S-,fetar,
Bayard Intended 20 act prompt, and TO
MAINTAIN The night Of American f,hIuy YES
sci. y enter Canadian ports under our re-
clrroCal arrangements W!'h U.eat Britain,
but !e desired by Lis resolution 10 give the
>,clgtiry The moral support II Congress, ana
AZ the same time to assure our 4 ,hermen
and the Canadian authorities tia, our fishing
vessels are entitled 10 The same mi, iieye- in
Canadian ports that Canadian fishing ve.-
sels receive ~ our ports. c. ..lmau Be-
mont suggested 10 Mr.. Dinge, that be CON
sent 10 omit the words ''ufwarr4atahle" AID
"untflendly' Ia characierlaIng toe act, Of
the Canadian authorities Mr. D!ngiev II
Piled that those words ought not to tie
omitted. II American fishing vessels. au-
thorzed by sec. 346i Of the Revised
Statutes to touch aud trade al foreign por,s,
have not the right to enter d Canadian port
to purchase BAT and ice and ANYTHING
offered for sale, then no American vessel
ha>, and il is time We knew exactly shat
our relations with Canada are. Continuing.
Mr.. Diugley said it is claimed by Canada
that under the treaty Of 1878 an American
fishing vessel has no night TO enter Cana
dian port, except for shelter, repairs and 10
purchase v God and obtain water However
that might have been in 1918, before our re-
ciprocal commercial arrangement. with
Great Britain and Canada, it is not so now
By various legislative arrangements, having
the force Of solemn treaties, trading priv
leges given the vessels Of Canada and
Great Britain in our ports and the same
privileges TO cur vessels in Canadian ports
1t will not answer for Canada to set up the
treaty Of 1918 against these reciprocal ar
engagements. The object of Canada attempt
ing TO exclude our ASKING vessels from her
ports and waters is obviously to inlure our
fishing fleet, which is pursuing its Legitimate
business in the worlds waters, by depriying
our vessels of the opportunity to buy ice and
bait in Canadian ports, with view Of driv-
nag US to admit Canadian fish free Of duty
But | am confident that the United States
will not submit to the proceedings of Canada
without giving her 10 understand that if
she excludes our vessels from any OF her
ports, she may expect that her vessels will
be excluded from our ports. NV belief is that
Great Britain will not allow Canada TO pro-
coed further in the course she has begun. Il
is he duty of Congress, said Mr.. Dngley, 10
stand By the fishing interests of the country.
and give them TO understand that the gov
ernment proposes to make their interests
her own. This is due to these interests, not
only because oftheir commercial Importance,
but also because of the fact that the sea
fisheries are nursery Of seamen, to whom
We NAV look for men TO man cur cruisers in
time Of war. The proposition to strike out
the words ''unwarrantable" and "unfriend-
Is" was withdrawn. and it was voted to fay-
orably report Mr.. Dingley's resolution. he
having Withdrawn the preamble. 1t will be
adopted by the House without opposition
Secretary Bsyard, in referring to the re-
ported Indignation among our fishermen be-
cause they had not been guaranteed pro-
lection in Canadian ports, expressed the
opinion that there had been good deal of
talk on the Canadian side as we'll as on our
side about the fishing matter He has no
way of negotiating with the Canadian gov
eminent except through tie imperial gov
eminent at London. Mr. Bayard said the
United States government had sought last
year to make the best arrangement possible
on behalf of United States fishermen, and
had acted for their protection and sought the
protection of their interests all the time,