Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-24
BRAVE BAYARD.
He Gives Frye Of Maine to Under
stand that He win Project
the American Flag,
The FisherIes Question Grave one
hut Our Government viii
Act Promptly.
The Fits John Porter nm may Come ur
IN tho senate this Week Other
business.
iaasari on The canadian Insult.


WASHINGTON, May 2S The state do
partmcnt is actively engaged IN ntgotla-
lions designed 10 protect the interests Of
American fishermen. There has as vet
been no Official decision of It's posltion,
and for manifest reasons while negotia-
lions are In the present stage the admin.
lsuation cannon properly make public
the correspondence which u has had with
the BRUSH minister here aud with our
minister 20 England, but an official letter
from Secretary Bayard which follows
VIII show that he has the interest OF the
fishermen at heart Senator FRYE Of
Maine recently addressed to the secretary
OF state the following letter.
SnSkrT CHAMBER, WASHINGTON, ID.
C., May 20, lSSG---lo Hon. Thomas \,
Bayard, Secretary OF Statci DEAR SIR.
respectfully submit to your consideration
the Enclosed telegram, received THIS morn
Ing from the president OF the American
Fishery union | assume that the state.
department IL giving this matter such
consideration as its importance demands
The urgency a immediate action for the
permanent relief Of these American clti.
zens cannot be ovefestlmated regard
the conduct OF the Canadian government
as entirely nnjusufable aud without
authority ottrcaiy, law or good noighbors
| ana, very respectfully, w. N. FRYE
To this letter Secretary Bayard has sent
the following reply (unoillciaDt
DEPARTMENT or STATE WARRINGTON,
May 2l.-- Hon. William II Frye, United
States Senate, DEAR SIR Before your
note Of to-day was received telegam of
similar purport In relation 80 the refusal
TO allow the American PchoAners Jennie
and julia TO purchase herring Tor smoking
at Dlgby had been received, and steps
had been taktn by ne 20 ascertain all tho
facts, anl instan. representations had
been made to She British minister 10 call
TO account the collector ut Dcbg for what
| eonsldcra gross breach of commercial
rights Of accession Of the United states
Tho late gepreliensihlr action u tnp Cana
dian officials IN regard TO American Gah.
cries vessels has occurred Ia remote
localities without facilities for phetal
communication, ana consequently there
has been delay, regreiable but unayoid
able, IN receiving consular reports,
but your assumption "thgt this
department IL giving the matter
such consideration 80 its Importance De.
mands viii, believe, be iniiy Sustained
when the proper time arrives for puhlica.
ton OF It's action. trust am conscious
| Of my duty as an official charged with the
execution OF delicate and important pub
| lie functions and that the interests and
honor OF my country and the rig rs OF It's
citizens VIII not be found to have suffered
at my bands. Very respectfully yours,
4, Il, BAYARD.
A gentleman who has talked Win Sac.
Rotary BaynTd upon this subject within u
day or two says that he IL as much inter
osted in the matter as either OF the Maine
senators can be, and that he has great re.
gard for the fishermen. He expresses
himself very forclbly Hs 20 the conduct OF
the Canadian officials. lie looks at the
question as an American and not from
party standpoint, and says that there IL
no politics In II. The action Of the depart
ment cannot yet be made puollc, hut he
can assure any congressional friend of
the fishermen that everything that Is pos
sible is being done 20 protect their Inter
ests With regard 10 refusal OF collector
Of customs at Dlg1y topermt the captain
Of Jennie aud Julia 20 boy II, ring there TO
smoke, he SAID that no has Instructed
Consul Phelan TO 20 at once 60 Digby and
Investigate. Secretary Bayard deprecated
any attempt on the part oi the fishermen
10 coeTce the Canadian government by
force Of arms, and said that every step In
that direction would weaken the United
States and strengthen Canada. He
hoped also that American fishermen
would strictly observe the local customs
regulations In Canada