The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-09


and notice of its reference TO the Mir
lister OF Foreign Affairs was tie onl
reply made TO this letter.
On May goth Secretary
BAYARD WROTE TO MINISTER WEST
as follows:
"SB--I have just received an off
cisl imprint Of House OF Common
bill No. 1856, row pending in the Ca
nedian Parliament, emit led IAN &C
further to amend the sCt respeciu
fishing by foreign vessela,' aud am in
formed that it HIS passed the Housl
end is now pending in the Senate
This bill proposed the forcible search
seizure and forfeiture Of any foreign
vessels within any harbor in Canada
or lowering within three marine mile
OF aoy of the ooaste, bays, creeks OF
harbors in Canada, W ere such vessa
hiss entered such waters for any pur
pose not permitted BY the laws Of ma
tioNs, or by treaty or convention, OIL
by any law OF the United Kingdom
or OF Canada now in force.
II hasten to draw your after ton 10
the wholly unwarranted proposition
OF the Canadian Rutho tiles, through
their local agents, arbitrarily to en-
force, according to their own construc-
lion, the provisions of any conven-
ton between the United States and
Great Britain, and by the interpola
ton OF language not found in any
such treaty and by depreciation not
claimed or cones dsd by either party
to such treaty, to invt de and destroy
the commercial rights and privileges
OF citizens Of the United States under
and BIZ virtue OF treaty stipulation
with Great Britain aud statutes in that
behalf made and provided.
II have also been furnished with q
copy Of circular No. 81. purporting to
be from the Customs DEPARTMENT at
Ottawa, dated May Z, 1885, aud to be
signed by ]. Johnson, Commissioner
OF Customs, assuming to execute the
provisions of the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain con.
cluded October 20, 1918, AID print d
copies Of q warning purporting to be
issued by George E. F. !er, Minister
OF Marine and Fisheries, dated at OF
tawa March S, 1886, of a similar tenor,
although CAPABLE OF unequal result,
in its execution.
"Such proceedings l conceive to be
fagrantly yiolstive Of the reciprocal
commercial privileges to which c'ti-
zens of the United Sites are lawfully
entitled u1der the statutes of Great
Britain and the well defined aud
publicly proclaimed authority of both
countries, besides being in respect of
the existing conventions between the
two countries an assumption Of juris-
diction entirely unWauanted aud
which is wholly denied by the United
Safes. In the interest Of the main
tensnce of peaceful and friendly re-
lations / give you my earliest iufor-
nation on this subject, adding
that l have telegraphed Mr.
Phelps, our Minister at London,
10 make earnest protes' to Her
Msjesty's government against such
arbitrary, unlawful, unwarranted
and unfriendly action on the part of
the Cauadi IN Government and it's Off
cials, and have instructed Mr.. Paelpi
to give notice that the Government of
Great Britain will be held liable for
all losses and injuries to citizens OF the
United States aud their property
caused by the unauthorized and ur-
friendly action of the Canadian off.
cials to which l have referred. Your
obedient servant, TT. BAYARD."
On June 9TH the Secretary protests |
to Minister West against the seizure
at 81. Andrews, N. s., OF the Annie |
M. Jordan, "as withholding OF legal
privileges from an Ameri.
can vessel" and notified the Minister
that
GREAT BRITAIN WILL BE HELD RRsPoN.
sIBLR
or the loss and d image sustained by
The owner.
On July 10th, the Secretary writes
y Minister West, informing him of
he refusal OF the Canadian authorities
% allow American vessels 70 obtain
ce and to ship fish ia bond to the
United States at Picton, N S., and
'onclud's es follows; against this
Teatment
MUST INSTANTLY AND FORMALLY
PROTEST
70 an unwarranted INTERPRETATION
nd application of the treaty by the
Ulcers of the Dominion of Canada,
nd the province of Nova Scotia, as
a infrsction of the laws of CONNER
ial and maritime relations existing
etween the two countries, and
ASA VIOLATION OF HOSPITALITY
nd for any loss or injury rssulting
nerefrom, the government Of Her
british Majesty will be held RESPONSE
lie. Under date of July 23d Esrl Resi-
cry writes to Minister West, &C.
the receipt Of a dispatch
ON the Minister iDclocing copy Of ,
note addressed TO him by Seer stary
ayard, referring to the seizure Of the :
oseph Story and David ] Adams,
The Earl incloses a COPY Of an ap-
Toved report of the Canadian Pivy /
ouncil justifying the course OF Can.
la in the matter, and states that Her
.sjesty's government entirely concur q
that passage Of the report in which q
is observed that "if the provisions
the convention OF 1918 have become l
convenient 10 either contracting n
Irty the utmost that good will and
lr dealing can suggest is that the b
rms shall be reeonsidered." q
IL COMMUNICATION CLOSES AS FOL ~
LOWS: @
at is surely net unreasonable that b
Iuada should insist on the rights ss-
red to her by treaty. She is sim. D
y acting on the defensive, and no b
,uble can arise between the two "
untiies If American fishermen will
ly recognize the provision Of the ;.
invention of 1918 as obligatory upon NJ
EN-, and until a new arrangement is bt
lde abstain from fishing in her wat ev
, and from visiting her bays aud -
rbors for any purpose save these In
ecified in the treaty. The under. Ia
ned would express the hope that to
, discussion which hes arisen on co go
8 QUESTION may lead to renewed ne So
.iations between Great Bfitain and V;
United States, and may have the Br
ult OF establishing extended trade ca
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