Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-27
Blaine. the American.

This country is now gathering little
of the fruit of electing pro-British adj.
ministration,; by the trucking, hating,
lmbecile policy of Secretary Bayard in
dealing with the Canadian fisheries
question. He is doing what he can to
have appointed commission of British
subjects on one side and Anglomaniacs
on the other, the latter to submit grace
fully, gushingly and wholly to the
wishes of Great Britain in the matter.
How it would have been with Blame,
the American, as President we well
know, but we are still further assured
by his recent utterances Living in
Maine. near the scene of the troubles,
he is in a good position to know the
facts, and his thorough and extensive
knowledge of American history which
his book on that subject displays, adds
greater weight to his words. He says:
The fisheries question resolves itself
to matter of fact. The fishermen of
the United States ought to have the
privilege of fishing on any portion of
the coast and the adjacent islands.
The Government of the United States
should demand-I say denaand--of Eng
land return TO the terms of the treaty of
1888, when the peace and separation
between the mother country and the
successful rebellious colonies were ar
ranged and legitimatized That treaty
gave the United States the same right
and privileges as regards the fisheries
that The residents Of the colonies enjoyed
prior 10 the Revolutionary Var Those
rights enabled the citizens of the
United States to fish wherever they
chose on the coz It of the provinces of
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and New
foundland
The act of war between two nations
abrogates all treaties, and the British
Government made such claim after
the War of 1912, when the pernicious
treaty of 1918 under a Southern pro-
slavery Administration was formulated.
The treaty of 1888 has neUer been Ieqtti-
naately set aside. The treaty of 1883
was not between two mutually acknowl-
edged nations, but between two por-
tons of the same country. The treaty
gave birth to Nation and fixed the
future status of a Nation. The rights
thus given Nation. on the occasion of
its creation are not to be abrogated by
subsequent treaties unless National ex-
istence is wiped out entirely.
Great Britain raised the point because
she discovered an increased value in
the fisheries. The question should be
settled once for ALL The American
fishermen should not be compelled to
submit to any further arbitrary inter-
ference or be left in position to suffer
as they have suffered for many years.
think that England would yield the
point if it were pressed with all the
moral force of the United States.
This is to the point. 1t gives plain,
Observation-Disclosures view of Ameri-
can rights. 1t has bold American
ring. 1t olght to put a little courage
into Bayard, WHO'S now as much afraid
of offending Great Britain as twenty
five years ago he was afraid of Offend
ing the slavocrat rebels. From Blaine's
utterances the Secretary of State may
also get few valuable pointers on
American rights in this matter, to as
sist him in dealing with the British
minister. His own party friends now
admit that in his negotiations with
Minister West he needs guardian ad
interim