Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
SENATOR FRYE oS ruE FIsuERY
QUESTION.

senator FRYE sad 20 an lh,sfVlsser TIA,
he hai heard 20 details OF The reported
seizure. bat he thluks The sliuation IL
qaits serious. AL calls for speedy ani de-
ci.lve action Speaking on The general
subject be sali
"CanAia claims that 50 Ear ~ treaties
20 Ne afe llving entirely unisr he treaty
OF Isis, that ~ that ins,fumeni Sc sur.
reuiered al righis - f,h 10 ihelr SHORE
line. with The reservation % us oulV ~ The
right % bay wool. take water. Col shelter
ani repair damages These afe kuoNu I.
The rights % Hospitality That treaty
make. % mention whatsvcr of conner
cil rigAts. Thls ~as slmply f1r TIE scs.
son that such a thi1g a. commsscih rights
between o., AL auy colouY of Great Bfii'
ala vas 10, known IN Isis. AMI there IL 20
proprleiy In undertaking 10 determine BY
inference Asyihlag ao0ai such rights Ia
that treaty. Yet shs clalns % determine
these ~ inierence.
The statutes % TIE Ualied States OF
iseO. issI AMI isl0. touch on commercial
rights ani OPEN our port. largely IN Grcai
Britain ani her colonies. Andrew jack
500 male proclamation % that sf'ci Ia
isl0. or course. there vefe correspond
Ing provisions granted by Great Britain.
We hal Tor loug tine been proPosing
the repeal OF the navigation laws. 10 1873
Great Britain accepted our offr. ani, ~
AZ Act 90 Parliament, opened All OF Der
poris ani the ports % her colonies ~ oar
vessels ani ~ opened al our ports 10
British vessels A proclamation followed
on The part OF Great Britain. ADD onc wAs
issued by oar Secretary OF The Treasury.
The fight OF our vessels % tnief CANADIAN
ports ani 90 purchase bait and anything
else cones from the last legislation. and
4. without limitation. The only question
that arises Is a. 10 the right % An Amefi'
can fisherman saillug ouly under license
% enter Candida ports for the purchase
OF anything.
oar laws provide fortvo classes 81 YES.
.sls. registered and enrolled. Great Brit.
ain has only one clAss-the registered.
Oar registered vessels are mainly those
Which ar engaged in the foreign trade.
oar enrolled vessels are engaged 10 The
eoasilug trade. Bat We have the right 10
authorize 50 enrolled vessel % engage 10
he foreign and registered vessel 10 en-
gage In the coAstwise trade. We have The
right 20 auihoriE. = licensed nshlng vessel
10 engage In TIE foreign trade. Whether
OF noI these vessels may engage Ia The
foreign trade Is question alone Tor The
Uul,sd States to decide. Great Britain
Ia. m voice In the matter. We authorize
a licensed nshlng vessel 10 take from The
collector % the port from which be sails
= permit % trade In foreign ports. Wheih'
sr these fishermen have aysiled themselves
OF this privilege IL not knosn. can say
that Il Is my oplnlon-aui IL IL . well COZ.
.ldered opinion, tOo-ihst nshing vessel,
equipped with a permit 10 trade In foreign
ports, has q perfect and uuqaesilonaole
right 10 20 into Canadian ports for The
purchase OF whatever they please. subject
only 20 the customs laws Of Canals, and
N these vessels which have been SEIZED
hal such permits. Canada will md that
Great Britain will force her 10 surrender
them.
n they hal no such permits, 10 my
Judgment the refusal ~ allow rs IN buy
bAli AMI ice would be violation or The
spirit OF the British law, aud that even
then their seizure would not be lasiined by
that couuiry. oar law to-day authorizes
the President OF the United States by pro
clAmailon TO close our ports against The
vessels OF Canada whenever he shall deem
4, Necessary, AMI believe thst President
Cleveland Is sufficiently an American and
has The requisite courage 10 avail himself
OF the right which the law gives him when
be Is satisfied that oar American fishermen
have been deal, with uuius,ly by cansia
II Is q well.known fact that these Canadian
fishermen have been 10 our ports by the
score buying bait In the last four months.
I 90 not wish 20 be hasty In such an I'm.
portabt matter, but when Sufficient time
shall have elapsed for the State Depart
men, 10 have received information. II no.
thing IL done. shall start an Inquiry by q
resolution In the Senate"