New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23

fishermen over what they consider to be be-
trayal Of their cause by incompetent hands II
well voiced by Senator Frye, OF Maine. To tho
correspondent OF THE TRIBUNE he consented to-
day to point out the wretched bargain into which
Mr.. Bayard had been trapped by Mr.. Chamberlain
and his associates. His incisve analysis OF tho
treaty, taken up point by point, leaves Mr..
Bayard not single coign Of vantage from which
to defend the extraordinary agreement 10 which
he consented to aflix his name.
THE TREATY SURE TO DE REJECTED.
In view Of the fact that Mr.. Frycs judgment
in all matters relating to the fisheries is para
mount with his Republican colleagues
in the Senate, it is not too much
to say that the fate of the treaty
is already sealed. 1t will be rejected by an
overwhelming vote. The only question is by how
large majority it will be beaten Instead Of
receiving two-thirds majority, necessary for
ratification, it will probably be beaten by vote
iTle' IT'S rejection es large For as howeVer ss % mash Demo"
cratic Senators may wish to shield
the Administration III this, its hour of disgrace
goodly number will no doubt be found un-
willing to approve, by their vote, of Mr. Bayard's
hnmiliatng failure to assert the rights of American
citizens. The treaty Is now before the Committee
on Foreign Relations. 1t depends upon that com
mittec to say how the treaty shall be re-
cctcd. The quicker it is done, the more pointed
and emphatic will be its condemnation OF the
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SENATOR FRYw's CRITICISM.
81 sent to the State Department said Senator
Frye to-day, for map intending to compare
with its aid accurately the treaty Of SlS with
that how before the Senate. But the Department.
is closed and / could not get it. AL thcreforc
/ that | can say now touching Article ~ OF the
treaty is based only upon some personal familiarity
with II @ localities mentioned in that article and
for that reason may not be quite as Trustworthy
as if had the maps before me II seems to ne,
however that we do surrender good deal under
the articles touching delimtation.
EXCLUSION FROM IMPORTANT POINTS
"Take the Bay OF Cbalcur, for instance. The
treaty provides that it shall be closed to our
fishermen Mt o line drawn from the light at Birch
Point on Miscow Island to Macquereau Point
light My recollection of the Bay of Chaleur Is
that at that point it is at least twenty miles wide
Inside of this line it is at points thirty miles wlue.
OF course under the treaty OF 1915 we were
simply excluded from the three-mlle sh9re. We
give up, therefore, good dcal Sf i,, ihls oGy III
should say that that bay is at least hiteeh niles
wide at the mouth The new treaty excludes us from
it. Fortune Bay in Newfoundland Is also closed TO
us now So is Sir Charles liamiltons Sound
We are also excluded from harrington Bay IN
Nova Scotia.
! that Long Island and Bryer Island, at IT. Mary
| Bay in Nova Scotia shall, for I'll" purpose oil
delimitaton, be taken as the coast OF sueh pay
! which is n very large exclusion indeed and very
important one. But, of course, cannot say With
out map what We really have surrendered, and
I mention these places only because | have some
personal knowledge about them. At any rate,
! / know that there are exclusions TO which we
have never been subject up to the present time.
| They were undoubtedly put into the treaty at
the instance of Sir Charles Upper. While do
not regard these exclusions as OF great c0nse-
quence for our fishermen, yet, these privileges @
tanned something in return for them.
| AFFIRMING AS NEW, OLD ESTABLISHED RIGHTS
But let us turn TO Article TX Of the treaty:
Nothing in this treaty shall interrupt affect
the free navigation of the Strait Of CansO by
fishing vessels of the United States This, while
seeming to yield something to us, does not give
| us anything that We did not have before. That
| strait has always been free thoroughfarc. Yet
the President in his messagc says The nnin-
terrupted navigation of the Strait OF Canso Is for
| the first time affirmed
! That may be, in a treaty. 1t is not usual in a
treaty to affirm that nation nation may nave re9 lreg
in treaty to affirm that an open strait IS 1ree
for the navigation Of vessels and this Is strait
half as large as the Gulf Of Mexico. We have
| undoubted rights there under the treaty OF 1873
The same is true Of the coast running from the
Rumoan Islands 70 the upper part OF Ncwfound-
land.
DIRECT VIOLATION OF MARITIME CUSTOMS.
I'm Article Of the treaty our fishermen are
permitted to run into Canadian ports for repairs,
shelter, etc. without being Obliged to enter at
the Custom House for twenty four hours. AS to
this provision, I may say that there is not
civilized maritime nation in the world which
compels any vessel, fishing otherwise that
may run in for shelter repairs or anything OIL
that kind, to report and enter within twenty,
four hours. In the ports or the united StateS
I do not believe that for twenty years any
Canadian vessel las been compelled to enter II sno
ran in for shelter under stress OF wcatner' ihsiu'
of one day, two days. three and even four days.
I know of but two instances when wouid com
pei me to qualify somewhat my statement IN TINS
respect In one, the Canadian vessel, aiter lying
in the harbor OF Booth Bay, Me-, for two days
was compelled by the Collector to enter at the
Custom House. But this occurred since IhSss
Under this article we arc granted, therefore, ap-
solutsly nothing.
GREAT CONCESSIONS TO AFFLICTED sFAMEN.
ARTICLE II, on the other hand. claims t. give US
something 1t appears that when the good Lord
has sent us rough weather. gales, and things OF
that kind and our poor fishermen arc
compelled to Iun for the shore hno
of Canada. and they are partially wrecked arma
they can unload the vessel transhIp the cargo and
sell it, They may further, when they w.nI 10 90
home and their provisions have been DESTROYED re-
piensh their ships with the provisions
necessary save their hGme sailors wear ron on
60 AGO one of our vessels comiug toward
the coast in storm saw Canadian vessel wrecked,
and with the humanity which ordinarily charac-
terizas sailors went TO the rescue and saved the
whole crew and part of the cargo. This action de-
tanned the rescuers several DAYS. and when they
wished afterward to replealsh their stores, which
had been eaten up by the Canadian sailors. the
authorities threatened to seize the vessel and drove
it to sea. Those American fishermen would have
starved if they had not come across vessel and
these circumstances must admit, the right 10 buy
Something 70 eat. and If this article had
driven the vessel to sea without some flour and
provisions. This will be regarded as a great con-
cession, suppose. on the part Of a civilized Gov.
ernmeDt.
This article further provides that when our
fishermen take out q license they may lay IN cer-
tam provisions and supplies, such az an ordl nary
trading vessel desires. bat which as a rule no
fisherman cares for. This certainly Is no favor
/ never heard of anybody wanting IT. Under
s,ty for those things is exceedingly excep-
fional There Is not one vesse. in hupdred that