New-York tribune., 1886-06-04
UNPROTECTED AMERICANS.
WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATIONS DoiNG'
THE CANADIAN oUIRAGKs DISCUSSED IN THE
SENATE


Try rELEGRA RAPiI To TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. June 3-Memorials from varI-
ons purlic bo lies urging vigorous action to poco.
.,oor,,,n ashermen have recently been presented In
hotb i,ouses Of Congress- one was presented to-hay
from Galveston and others from Eastern cices. !"
abiding to this popular expression OF oph'o '"'' '
Government was not doing ts .uli duty III the "''oi
Mr. Dawes inquired in the senato WHAT 'ho 'o"i"'oo
ON Foreign Relations was doing sni II &c Aanlnstra
ton must have further legislation In order 10 project
wercan citizens In ;her rights. He a,o expressed the
onnion that American war vessels should Ue seht 10
canadian watrs to that Am srican vessels had iat
play. - ,,,
Mr. Edmunds speaking for tho Committee on Foreign
Relations said that the COMMITTEES on Foreign heauohS
had mn mower to protect American commerce or Amori-
can citizens. That belonged to the Executive Depart
ment q, the Government aud part ts du5 nnaer
the laws OF the Uutei states and the laws OF 'h'o"s
In the absence of definite Information u must oo 'io
sumsd that the Executive Department OF the ""'erh-
emf WAS DONG everything it could to protect cz'nS VI
the Uuted whose vessels had peen sei@' Ut ""
Kindly dealt with by the Dominion of Canada. vi
,se ~ might hive happened that oi these vessels
i. might possipy have happened tha all OF them-had
been guilty OF a violation OF existing laws OF INC Do-
mnion of Canada As they had bren seized oy 'he puo
lie authorities OF Canada OF course nere must DO pun
c pretenson on part o those officers that sich was
the case MI Eimunis hopel it would turn out that the
vessels were Innocent OF violation OF Domihion "'
or NJ ublc law ana that they ID been engaged In doing
what was allowed by the Intercourse OF nations ny te
laws OF their country. ana OF tho country w "'
they had gomez and that seizures would therefore DO ds
mis- ssed without the semblance of proo'p" CAUSE
put tnat demanded OF course upon judicial inquiry In
he first instance III did not mean TO say tbh America
would he bound acqnescc in the results OF cahaan
paca inourv II IL thou those results unjust and i'm
proper .U we had any spirit lcft, said thc speaker
the rights OF citizens Of the United states "ouiu oe
vindcatej II they had been violated"
Continuing Mr. Edmunis said that the President. II he
had scn id the recent OF Congress on this subject
now had the power retaate for any Injustice done
American vessels In Canada where so far AS the
Committee on FOREIGN Relations was concerned how
ever The subject immatnIe to enable Mr. "a,
mnnds TO make ans public declaration ~ W no" 'A0
matter was, what OagAt To Do lOhe ipodt IL. ..,
Mr. Dawes remarked that i cold moi have escaped
the the COMMITTEES that armed cruisers Oh
tue Canadian Government were about to watos on Iho
borders OF the three nc limit III search oi American
vessels in order tnat they msht nnder soe
other. seize them Tho entire aOseucr or any aricl
vessel pf tho Uue states III those waters u Ir'e ect
American fishermen the exercise or lawiui commerce
led Mr. Dawes inquire whether that absence WA from
auy lacG of proper power IN the pre- % %hsot no wa was
aware OF tie necessity OF Irocee ing with caLtioh
TneIo those engaged III the business who .nH,
couli have the Assurance OF 50 hS an aoII nor q" % oat AZ
OF the Foreign Relations tiat no uel ~
nross from IN Inference he was quite sa,ls lsned "ou.i
nave greater confidence In Their cause and I'D ultimate
protection by the GO~ernmsnt.
In 1sply Sir. imunds sand that no LEGISLATION was
,r1 harlv tnaf t. enh, .he Pres, lent OF the Cnltel
states wh, ia COMMANDER IN Chief Ol the Armies and
Vnyie TO send out any vessel Of the United States II
ter. happpnnd 10 that could swim Inc - eaKc
| believed there was that could swim-one tnat mad
been trying for several months to SWIM ANA h'd sue
ceeicd ererv time smning hut lad not YET, ne ne
level succeeded in getting into the service nI thr ohth
states Mr.. Edmunds presumed IL W" va not pe con
ii Tered dscoartrOs cXp.ess the bop" thN Ahhp oi
Unit States Government w'lid ia uue tlh' "npo"
I'm the Northern seas at proper aud respectful distance
from the shores Her Mne-tys Dominion 10 gN" some
| little announcement ~ American ciliLens ehsaScd III
| Lawful pursuits A.,
Mr. Hale It'd circumstances that gave rise tD the
di.patch received from EastpDrt, Maine. relating 10
ties affecting the herring she es of the Canadian people
tlfm-elyes AMI their business in herring win the
peoule Maine. This matter seemed 10 Mr. Haze 10 We
tne cravest ng that had peared on tie ioFk,n II
the Ium0r was correct TINT the Cana Han authorities nal
given directions to break the ind Istry OF th"lr own
people IN the course they pnrsuius II indicated
| more pro oand mischief than had been heretofore
evncei Whatever oouli he done ny the stat- Depart
meu that wO i bring tn the knowlrige MT ohN o Jhc
Maine md Missach Isett. nut OF ic people
OF the United States what the fun amrntal purpose
thu Government would hr nene u 10 ot
people No auestion had been before the state Depart
| melt for some time that more grave anu 0 uofs
than this question Congress hai areaiv afte
and al the hanis of tine President the power or
ut and ulcinls ison which must he exercised as
an administrative and not as legislative power. Mr;
Halo was bonnd that the people he represented
and tho people United states generally were look
Ing with anxiety to tue Administration come up 10
| what had been the intention OF Congress-
Mr. lIair said That the com nmunlcaton from Eetporl
having laid before the Secretary OF Stao tht'
had disclosed dlsposiiion a.
method in his power ana at his Command learn the
MI rror purpose Of the gnadtn authorities Mt III LIT
hopcd and trusted there would be no delay IN that di
rec,ion.