Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-09
THE FIsHERIES DISPUTE.
0meiaI Csrreapsnaense en-
the Bnhjeet.
ssrang Letters fram sssEaEnsy Rayara
thai msans Eetklsx. - Usasls
fnsasEy Replies fran Lard
Rsseheny.

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rzla1iou 30 ne GsheEies
70 ~ Senate and Hoass II Rspranlnf-
atirss I tRansnif hesoullh Z lester
from he Secretary e E1aas, uhi1A h
aoo0mpAnied hY eoTreapondanes IN no.
lation % aha rights of AmsFioan ashsr-
men - BRITISH N0rtA Ameliczn uatssn.
4nd eamnland b yonR ferurahie con-
nid1ratiun Ne anQzos1ion that onrn-
nligsion Be authorised d laW . fnks
peEEGlnn4inR pro1ls of tke Losses Hua-
salnea anttna tho paat yeas by Amsricnn
11hermen. ogtn4 % lh1lf anfKianSiB
and anWaEfanled lFeasmenf ~ TIE ioaai
4nihDritsea af the naEi1inle pTogiHe8B Of
lEa Dnminion 81 Canada. nay have
cessation haresfter 10 make further Ro-
eommendati0ns during She present ao9-
sion for sneh remedial ieRisIation Is mny
beooma nsoessaEy foE the pEutectlnn ok
khe rights o. cur niiinsns engaged In
oDen 80 fisheries 10 the North Afiantic
uatora. 0novER CxEFEEAND.
Exeoutise Mmeion. Washinanon, De-
cembNr 3, lBe6.
Secretary Bsyard. % hia Istfsr asoon-
panyina l1e esKHe1Qondenos relative 10
tAs 4aheFiea IL the waGGgs adjacent 90
British NORTH AmeFiea, says. Referring
% the tfeaty q WaahinQfos 81 June s,
1854, esd Of the treaty Of May 8. 1871,
Is - Do ply 70 Be regretted that the of
fott9 0f this Department 70 arrive e.
aaoh an agreement na w0uia permst In
etFuc1ions Of like tenoE - Be Issued by
tie Government Of Gfe4t Britain and
the United States % guide She citizens
q the Fespestige uati0nalitien IN the
unmolested exercise ef theiF Ffahl Of
hshinQ Ia the waters In question, and
defining the limits Of lawful aeli0n
thefeins have uot aa yes Eeashea hnal
and saliafhesory resalt, allhoneh peBpo-
sitiome are noe pendina for conaidofa-
ton o. The matter which u is hoped
may prove q baslB Of q Just and peRmn-
nent settlement. Ket,a8 supplementary
70 Tie pnblished history e. this long
s,anding aubjeol, e illugtEafinQ the Oh
vtous nscaasisy in the interest Of nmiiy
and good neiahboFhood 81 having 3
clear and veil defined Understandings Of
she relative rights ef the two Govern.
ment4 and thelF respective citizens,
Il is considered expedient that Congress
should have full knoWiedRa of the action
Of the Exennfiyo IN the premises 10
aaAist them Ia their deliberations oa
this important sobieet It would seem
proper that steps - perpessaN ri me
HiortaHi should be taken By Congress 70
allow prs0f to be nado and placed On
record Of these losses and injuries 20
our oitizena. 10 enable them - Be
properly presented 10 Her Maiesty's
Government for aettlemant, and that
. for thia purpose q cemmiasioneR should
Be authorized By Congress 70 take the
necessary proofs Of the respective
II
The eoErespondenos opens with DIS
patch dated She 18th 0f March, 1885,
from Sir Lionel Sackville West, British
Minister, 30 Secretary Bayard, trans
mitting Q reqaeet OF Earl hoaaberfy 10
be Informed whether 10 IL she intsmtion
I Of the United States governments 20 give
notice 10 United States fishermen that
| shay are nov preoladed from flahinQ In
British North American territorial va
tern, aa her Maiesey'e government ere
now c0nsiderina the expsdienoy Of iaau-
l inc & reciprocal notice with regard 70
BEiEiah haheFmen h American waters.
10 Me communication 6eaFetaRV BayArd
replied, under date Of March 23d, that
the fishery question b nov understood
% rest upon exialina treaties preosaely -
though no nshiuR articles had been IN
corporated Ia ehe treaty Of Washi1gtOn.
Undsr data Of Washington, May 10
1886. Secretary bAyard wrote long let-
/ ter 20 Minister West concerning thu
seizure of the American schooner Joseph
storey and che schooner David j. Ad-
ama. After p0intinq out she iliegalttY
Of the seizures che Secretary aayss The
eject Of thia colonial legislation and
executive Interpretation, Il executed
according 20 She letter, would BE- not
only 10 exPand the restrictions and 70
Inunniakions Of the treaty Of 1878, which
related solely 10 inahore fishing within
the thgoe mile limit. % az 70 Affect the
deep sen Q heriea right, which fsmained
unduessiOned and uaimpaired for the
enjoyment Of citizsua of the United
States, but further 10 diminish and pFao-
tically 10 destroy The privileges express
" secured 70 AmeEican hahinQ Voo1ela
% visit those inahore waters fer
the objects Of shelter. repair OF
damages, and the puFchase % wood
and obtaining water A. there
lie No longer any induooment foe
AmeEscan AnheEman - dry and care
fah on the inlaFdlotod coasts Of the
Canadian Provinces, and as bait 10 ne
lonaeR used o. needed By them (foF the
pFossoutisn a innhoga 6shinR) IN order
10 take hsh on insh0Fa waters, 20 which
the treaty Of 1878 alone relates, ask
you 10 consider the results Of excluding
Americas vessels, duly possessed Of
narmiia from their own government, "a
lsuoh end trade aa CanadiAn poEta, 81
wall aa 20 engage 90 deep sea aghina,
from exercising freely the same custom
arY and rsasunahls rights and privileges
of tFade in the parts uf British colonies
AZ have bean fresly allowed 10 British
vessels a ail poEts 81 ths United 8tAtea
lon Nay 0lh, 1885, Secretary Ray
ard addFeased q second letter - Min
iaaaP Woaa concerning the continued
detantion Of the schooner Adana. He 70
fega 90 the uuFeslFainad, ahd whai
appears 20 kim unwaFTnnted, irregular
nnd severe aetisn Of tie Canadian on.
uials toward AmsFicsn vesoels. and tketI
appasunt disposition 10 uzn the moGt ex,
, tFsms and teehnieAl reasons fee inter.
fsrsneo With vsssaM not engaged n o.
inaendaa for inahoFe 6ahing On theil
ocasi, and relates aa considerable length
tbe circumstances eonnested With ~
seizure Of The AaAmA he concludes
b. urRinR shs impoFtanes of restriotine
; ali arrests of AmeFiaan aehina vsGselI
foE guppoaed 0E alleged violaiinns q 10
oouventi0n Of lSIa. within TIE llmita
tons and oonaitioua laid d0Wu b. ~
Authorities of 0seas Britain 10 1870
towfts That no vessel shall be asizst
unle8 4 b evident and oan be eieaFty
proved thai ne oaansa of nshina IA
hoan oommfaaed. and she vessel ttseli
captured within three miles % ~
, lard. Tha leltoF concludes: Il Vii
therefore aak you b psoeuFe saah steGl
! % Be taken e. shall oanse sleh order
20 Be forthwith put ~ fsres undar ~
authority q Her Matssiy's govern
ment"
o. Nay ga Sserstary Bayard usoil
; % MlnlsaeF West tbas be had tels
Rraphsd Phelps urRing ths advantanl
: and need e eomin1 % eoms tumediat
! undsEulauding sxpgeasisa of tha visul
of ths twe parties 10 ne treaty, an
, thaf hs haA aaksd thaf thoas ssizufua )
snapeoded Withoai pgsiaaies % ths lea
rugnlln psnding 40 @nthortaaaivn treat
meat of the main quoEtton. A aimut
aeknouisdRmsnt of Ne recaipl of e
oommmmisatiaa and noatas of iin rHfaF
: / enss % tha Miniatsr q ForslRa AEaiF
] Gas tha oaly Esply ma1a - th1s lstaal
On Mar 1ath Secretary hAYard wrut
b Minister Wss1 that 10 had fuss q
ooivad tha e1iclsi imprint of - Hes
az Cnmmona hiiI pandlnR IN a. Cnnn