New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
MR. BLAINE ON THE FI>HEKIES
THE STORY OF OUR BAD BAPGAIIs.
a GRAPHIC ANn IrIfLY RECTAL.

should be appointed By the Pfes !eui OF Uni5rt
states bY Britauao Mlj"sty gni tho ihnd by
tue Prc-i leu. ami her B,tannlc Majesty CoilOirtiy
anl II tncy could not gEgeo np0h tho third tam
period u! turrp mbntIs gt-r tho AIiicir ShCui ttE
ehtct then" to libra Commissioner stall nc ,nlcG d
tue representative at Lpnion 0i lis Hairsy TIE
Emperor " hG-tla ara XIX oi Hungary" iae lr2s
l.Tiun ncerSstrY % tie fiNeIy Artei"s ~ IGt
!c.;y fall cIc Eayins been COiDirtrt In 1913 Actins
July IN fla yc notified tns Bri ism airi-trr at wash
nsion, Sir Edward fhornton. IN regard To the tr,
Wiling to take tAe Initiative aud sugrst Ia rr Majesty
! cucrd only hy a. sire to do jas Ice bctEcru tiIC
,rtie. He theu pr,pcs-a dor rr c0r. ilor ,,, O. Inc
British GuvcruIrenti t.s OF e Mex Minister
the Russian Minister. TIM Br'Hiiian Mihsior the SPANS
Munstof Ihs fieuch Mni.rr and the Munster OF tb,
Netherlands, 'esI ling at TO tiue IN ashngtrn Mr..
DAVIS .,dvird sir Edward that they mad omitted the
names o. t,uS. Ministers who had not tue u.rrs -.r
f.nisuty win tue English !augua.e." aud ale" ui
tuOsc wnO by reason o. tue peculiar loiirnl
OF their government, "lh Great Britain would prOnHpy
estreH themselves disqua tor tue position"
cir Edward Thornton, pelng absent frln Washington,
did not receive tho notr o. NJ Davis until tie liza oi
Jry w!,rn he advised hun an tiiu lfta) lie mme-
Gtarly tel grHphrd the substance u It To lUd Granville
and dispatched copy ny mail five weeks hter' Ch 'he
19h 81 August Vit0 1t any mtorvcnns 0pundrGce,
sir Edward IiIng from the Calssi recalled To Sec
Washington on the suhiet o tue BELGIAN MniSirr. Mr
elios,c beng suitable prrson ~ thirl Commissioner
ou tho Commission winch Is to sit at Halifax
I had hUp~l wrote sit Edward thnt lie s"nd have
been aereoablc 10 your Government, until spokc I" yon
upon III" subject suh-'gdehty received ielrrr hi
frun Lord Gran Vile, desiring 10 ascertain whether
Mr.. Drlii~Sc wOlld Agreeable 10 tile GONcrUlnCut
the United Stdtcs AZ thirI Cnnu, SiOner. Lord
Granville desired ms 10 ask you III his name that y"n
woaid consent to the appointment OF the Belgian Minis
ter. who - DO reevrr, would be IN all respects suit
able person Tor the pO,i'i
Mr. Fisa was ut'orly Hslounded by this proposition
submitted by Sir Edward Thornton coming almost
personal and pressing request from Lord Granville
Tue one Minister wio WAS regarded IA especially dts
quilliel Mr.. Maurice Dolos.e, who represented
Bciglum ~ Washington The disqualification dit rOt
convey personal reflection upon t't g~"tiemfn 10 I
WAS based upon the rclaO. ~ his Government Ia the
Government ~ Great Britain The Kingdom ~ BE- gum
Britain, aud continuance {" her friendship and he
favor. Tts first onDrch Leopold. who had teen tut
neg"iniei. had married the daughter 81 George ",
hrIrcSs apparent the British truuc; no bI"thrr
l., Qnccn Vctorias molher. and to Irluce Albert
father he held the rank o. Marshal Ia the British Army
allowance oi MY thousand pounds STERLING from the
Blush LXcholu0r. lie was on terms ut the most
pnectnnate friendship with The Queen aud was her con
staut cumhdebtial adviser.
III, and 'ucccs'or Leopold H.. tho reigning mon
arch, Ia Ot Queen victoria had married Austrian
princess aud the unfortunate Carloth. nios of the
Emperor MaXimlan, lis Sister The HUl-e OF
Hap.rU re issucate the American support ~ tie Mex
lean Pre- irnt JIrrz with tie de TN o. tNiInlitn an
might not h" well di- posed toward The Go, ~
the Unit Il Stacs 10 not there ore IAN altogether
happy ciTcgIst that the Austrian Auisrr Lon
d"n had been Gesgn,ted Ms tre pcr,on To choose third
Commissioner. the event 81 tho British and American
Governments falling To agree IA bis selection. seIsr
o honest dealing AT the outset had plainly suggested
tie iErIeihly OF q Belgian subject Ia the tlr com
missiOuetsuip. suggested also the improperly ~
leaving seiection u The Cumuiss 5ucr 10 the
Aus ran Minister IN iohd"n Tho narrative WA! show
that tro British Government had determined the
the other, al ~ the end accomplished hOth
The reply OF SIR Fish 10 sir Edwarl's extraordinary
,tnn no. Al 10 proHip- Htd puluted.
In a note OF Aug ist II he cpUrtrously affected to he
rYe that grave mistake bad drcurrrd In tr transmits
sion OF Lord Gryo's Telegram. He could not believe
that Lord Grauvil-, advised ~ the nabity u tn Gov
ernmeht 81 the Ito States I" asset to thr Helec i0h o.
Mr. Drlio7se would deliberately pr0sr that gentleman
Mr.. Fsh was sure that thcr" had boon some mi-c"n
NV"nrr OF Information or llrr"c i'i i3r winch ~,
telegraph muat have been impossible" lie reminded
SIR iwnrl that IN an intervew with Lim In Washington
Sir. Fish, hni declared that while entertaining
high personal regard for tue character abilities oi
a
~ the political relations rctwrrn hs government aud
That ~ Great Britain why tue Representative Of the
former cuuld not De- regarded independent aud IN
diirr"nt arbitrator ON questions botw"cpt he Govern
ment ~ her Mae-ty and the United Stairs" Mr. Fish
~ the Jont nigh Commission. when the question
OF referring the Fis cry ds"nto I" IA" h"aa OF s"m"
chairman ~ the Blush C"muis- iuners, Ia Irupr-ng
several ,wrr- vount .fily said 10 ihc American Com
mi-siunrrs " do not uhEr Belgium or Pprtnga'. be-
Gr,t iain has treaty Arrangements Win them
Fhed,ys later sir Edward advised Mr.. Fish that as
the matters which to be considered By tAe Cumml7
sion deeply concern the people 81 Chaia
sorry 10 60 the Government OF Dominion uf,r
tue pout Of - much Importance a. tDN hpIoin o
tirl C"un sioner; aud sotu" delay was therefor" uu
ayoldtho. Tnaye now lcontinuod ,ir Edward
tue on,r TO inform you that her MHe-t's Govrtnmrnt
has recol' comm lbichil"r IRON the Cove h'rtrh-
crAl oi Canada Q"rl Dnrfn' to ia" coct that the Gov
eminent ~ the Dominion strongly oictr io the appoint
m"nt 81 any % tue iorcisn Ministers ro-idng "t wash
ingtpn third cOumissonrT on tn ab"yr smcuti'urd
provided nv sy; namely. TO have this nomination
To tue Autri ~ enn'-sndor At Inndon"
tins That The Brit7-h Government WAS retU,tug
~ devices FOR delay Ccumstanres all pointed IN hal
submitted the name. ~ siI Ministers. rcprc-el tug
Of wir at least -four held iitimut'
ltOus with Great Brit in than with the Quilted ties.
SUeolno reasons nad been given FOR not mentioning
others. Alter totally unreasonable delay Crun July
posing the very name th't had originally been nt'-
ectoi 10 by tue Ouitei StaiespGoI o,ng 10 vita the
urgency ~ prrsonnl request from Lord Granville.
When IT was found tht orr Government would not
eept Mr. Drios-e. the Intelligence came within "a week
~ "a Il 10 NH ri my
Minsier. who had been reading IN Washington as thrd
c"mm ssionrr or cOur-c this objection excluded Mr.
Dei0sss win all the Others for dr Deiusse had been
residing Washington several years longer than the
ioriy Of hose who haa been proposed by the United
No Fi,h very Justly and sharply rcbused this inter.
p0-iiion Of the Government Of Canada. ON -eptrmber
u he sr Edward that the reference peO-
pie Of the Dominion Of Canada -rrns To Imply pr,c.
ton which the reatp dives to her Mresty lie in ormrd
sir Edward that IN the opinion of thu President.
concur in the coijont NOMINATION con
tcmplated by the treaty. the ground locn
interest Chat for nsanc" Of the Fishermen of Glouces
ten objected to the primary mode OF hiling the
by her Majestys Government as departure from tue
letter aud spirit OF the treaty" Mr. Fish went sim
part might Justify the British Government In re-
inOu,Tang aud possibly In hestating 10 ITS future
because II the left to the judgment OF
the people OF Canada It would have been lar wiser to
the DonInion. with whom the United States could |
probably have come to agreement much readily
than with the Imperial Government
On the gath OF September Sir Edward advised Mr.. |
Fish that he instructed by Earl Granville pro-
pose thai "the Ministers Of the United States aud OF
her Majesty tue Hague. should be- authorized To
II They could upon some Dutch gentleman TO
act a. trird Commissioner, would be- acceptable TO
both Governments" Mr.. Fish replied to Sir Edward.
. some Dntc4 sentleinan," through the American and
Englisn Minister. 1T the Hague he directed by the
idsnt that such mode OF appointment
from tho provisions Of the treaty. which has received
The Constitutional assent Of the Senate The President,
therefore. does feel himself liberty n
proposition which wouli require the conclusion OF
treaty the Constitutional form before ;he rropO-
,ItIOn could he RsNenlsd To by tho United |
staies." Mr.. Fish added. with lustnBbe |
lrusqueDrss not OFTEN found IN his diplomatic
that IL - deeply be regretted that
lrr MaJtStys Govern has made effort comply
th the provisions Of thr Twenty third Article OF the
Treaty. whereby II agreed that the third commits
should bc named by the President OF tho United
states aud her Britannia Majesty cOniOintly."
A rcpy came from sir I'd ward The lst OF October.
In Elsh's Chargn TINT eDrl Ind be- The