Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27
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us9fk pf9zS4z<nt44 p<t<zrs To- fzoPsN -
tbs ErsseS stzses. especially those o
New Eaessnd, shsn sss aassston Of ne
prosessson Of COR nshicg inissssss- ms /
ra:sors a. tie rr-sd have xrsnsed t1ssr |
6ssss1ea azaple psoseesiss ffon sns5
ssrty pesie<s q hissory. Ths esd $50
cries q Earoye ssrs rsaalstsd and gro
secsss bs l<eisi&sioa - ssris - to-
ninsa seutary.
fbs n.sshsd. u sskisa ii have DE-
v<sopsd from she enciszf ~.y q sssnr
Ing With rsds vsspons sE.d essehiDa n
skins uutsl nos there is dsngsr Of scene
Of the sneet imgorsans sEecses besSp
srhnastsd BY TIE lndassrious nss Of ap-
piisncss shss sstsh then IN large nssn-
hers snd 10 al sixes SD eondis5ers
Fixhss eonststatsa more eomusou 81
sissa OF fsad hsfore shs Rsfsrmsficn.
wsep the church Festivals and fazaifg
days npox whish Ga VAS the only NEST
siloxed 10 BE- es;ep. vess ncrs ssegssns
Ia their ceosrrsaes. Hyssssr the h<h
lag IN Iussrisn Of the World ssdsy cosn-
rars, in inporssnc4. fsvsrablS With the
sndassfssa u msoiua and forestry.
sLestis sfssrtbs discovery Of As.ss'os
tbs wealth Of fish siong Der <hosss wss
ms5s knoxa soa the 6shermsn Of 70
rops isnmediassly organized srpedisisns
a. reap harvsss frsEu shess ns~ fields.
TIE Frensh ssra she pIonsers and csass
a. early .. 1894 sp.niasds and Eng
iishmsn soon followed In the eager
searsh Of cod, naseksrei ssd herring.
Eareps fassessd tasHe snierprisss b.
psyina liberal honniies 10 vessels max.
Ing voyages 20 America for fish. Tsess
beuntiss amounted 10 nany millions OF
dollars a year. and. ~ = result, settle
msnta of hsbertasB sess established
aloug tie e9asi. sspsaiaily near she
wonderful New FsundlaBd bsnks
These villages wsfs abe resorts OF eli
fsshsrmsn coming from Karops or she
Ansriszn solsniss. A. the villages de-
veloped into cities and after the indie
psndsnes OF the American colonies Was
recognized, II soon became evident that
laws regulating The taking Of ash must
be passed and snfeFcsd by the home
eovernmsni In l7ss, The people OF eur
country obtained she hrsi grant 10 fsh
in Canadsan waters. and ssnos that time
the question Of Ashina 10 those waters
has often reearrsd. accompanied with
nnpisasant circumstances and resulis.
The privileges obtained IN tkis frst
grant we're destroyed after the war Of
1872, and nst until six years sfserwafd
xas 9 treaty completed granting priv
ilaees - American hshsrmsu. THIS
treaty Of 1918 contained the 56noxicas
three mile limit clause. Ftsm 1895 10
1851, the Provinces we're husy passing
laws to hasass the American fishermen.
and great trouble ensned over dispslss
concerning The construction Of The
terms in The sfssti. A sin moro Rrisv-
Gus blnndsr xss made 10 the reciprocity
treaty of 1854, which granted 10 Canada
the free eatry Of her iombtF and fish
into the Gated States In exchange fer
shs privilege Of free fishing along Der
shores THIS treaty expired in 1855,
and 9 more just provision was made in
tho treaty OF Washington Ia ls7L The
tertna sereed to la this case continued
The freedom Of entry 10 Canadian fish.
but u alan provided for TIE strikinR OF
money value haianes between these
privileges Of csnsaa and the rish, Of
she Uuisaa states 10 Ash In Canadian
waters. This agreement has bow az
pired by limitation. ard The aaessios In
all its bearings is bsfore the powers Of
oar Government for disposition.
The Canadians IRE Impressed with
the gravity Of the situation. and II Is
reported that cruisers are being dtted
oct By parties interested IN excluding
from their fields all Outsiders. Tie
present outlook ia threatening, and IL Ia
hoped that a complete and permanent
seitismsss Of the difficulties will be
reached very soon. Il will net be veil
10 renew the grants Of the Las, treaty,
because II has been entirely too one-
sided. Canada has reaped q vast
bonefit and our fishing Industries have
no, developed 70 near the desired sx
teat. Oar tisherfuen cannot or at least
have nos oompsssd with theirs. bus have
confined thsir enterprises 10 the bays
aud shores OF COR own coast, taking
little advantage Of their reciprocal
rights. There 10 another phase Of this
question that shoald be considered soon.
and that il the regulation Of the mode
OF catching nsh. Since tho inventioa
Of the purse seine decrease has been
noted IA the numbers % Hrst class
maekefel. Tits Is easily aseoansed for
when u IL knoun that these seines catch
all the little Cab together with the large
once. and in fact SCOOP 90 everything
that comes within lis folds. II will mol
take many years At such rate 10 de
stfoy good ashina grounds. nnlcss the
sapply IL e1haassiess. Tie hsh~rmcn
themselves are anxious TO prohihis The
use Of ssines and rrtarn 10 the old
fashioned hooks and ileRers.
The Plan Of hnyiug the privilege Of
free fishing In the waters Of Canada for
lump snrn, is advocated by many, bat
this scheme is Dot good one unless
high protective tariff Sc also enforced.
The tendencies Of the dAy are more 10
yards freedom Of trade than they are
towards = continuanoe ~ extreme tat
iRA Ia a few wears Canada nieAs again
be Tie gamer by q large sam, The
spsei.csi snd usost satisfactory solution /
~ the problem weR,d ~ ta annex the /
Provinces OF Canada 20 the United |
s,sses. The sdvautsess that uonld 80