The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-14
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
A speech In oppasition by senator
Doiul


wAsnfsGToS, July lathe senate today
passed the house bin APPROVING certain
acts of the Twenty seventh legislative as
sefnbiy of the Territory OF New Mexico Us
To funded Indebtedness
George concluded his speech Of yester-
day on fisheries, aud Doirh then addressed
the sepate on the same subject. He quoted
from the Official correspondence Of Minis
ter Phelps aud of secretary Hafsrd to show
that the operations OF the Canadian gov
ernneni against American fishermen had
/ been in flagrant violation OF treaty rights
and had been resorted 10 for the purpose of
driving the United States into admitting
Canadian fish free, and asserted that Ii
was proposed by the pending treaty To sur
render the American position concerning
bays and haflsors. and the American claim
TO reciprocal commercial privileges; TO pur-
chase partial commercial privileges
for American fishermen with ali annual
remission OF duties 90 the atnonBt OF
million dollars lie claimed that under
the arrangement with Great Britain tn lxaj
American fishermen were entitled 20 full
commercial privileges In British colonial
ports, and said II this were not conceded
The United states should say to Canada.
with what judgment you Judge you shall
be judged, aud with what measure you
rlsete II shali be measured to yoti" Com
mercial retaliation had been rraeticed
with the United states fince the fonadn-
fion OF the government, and such rctaIis-
tiou had Teen authorized by congress by
the act Of March ., 1887. lie quoted at
ieugfh from a speech Of Senator Morgan
when that act was under consideration. 20
show that the senator then thought retail
alton was a peaceful measure
lie alluded to the faef that the Repubii-
can majority ia the senate had been
charged with being governed fy political
considerations. and asked how the sudden
change In Aorgan's position was 20 be ae-
q. 1. 4.
British arguments a. 10 the construction oi
the treaty Of 1913 la the mouths Of the sen.
afors on the other side OF The chamber II
was politics A decree had gone forth that
the state department. and the adraiuisfra~
ton must be sustained Ia this matter. The
Republican majority In the sensse had
been threatened with free Canadian fish ii
the treaty were not ratified. but he could
inform the senators ON the other side that
this vas not the way 10 secure FREQ Cana
dian hsh. He was mistaken la the temper
Of the American people IL they would b.
driven into such concession. II he were
% vote against the treaty on political
grounds. or II he were 10 vote for II because.
IS lad been charged, the president would
II II were rejected, execute the net Of March
2. 1887, 10 as % bring bankruptcy upon fhe
country. OF beeause as had been futimafed
upon the other side VI the chamber, re,cc.
ton Of the treaty would be made the pre-
text for n declaration OF ~nf By Great
Britain, he would be unworthy of iiis posi-
tomas a senator.
The American battles Of the war with
Great Britain would tse BATTLES uf dipio.
macy. Great Britain would get by stjpio-
macy all that the United states was s.ak
enough TO conrede. Even II the reIerfjop
Of the pending treaty should be made the
ysetext of q war by Great Britain, this argu-
fnent was not worthy uf consideration By
the senate, When u came 70 pass that the
most important acts of the highest iexfsia.
tive body tn the country were controlled
by fear ef foreign war OF By threats of cx-
eeufiye proceedings that would involve
the country Ia financial distress and ruin.
then republican Institutions would indeed
he in danger. bat the danger would bss
from sifhiD, not from, withsa; lie dld
Bot fear var with Great Britain The sem
timeut of the two countries Ia favor Of
peace, aud of peaeefEsi means for settling
differences, asss ~ great as 10 r.rerenf gag
sfeai Britain you'd not resort 10 war with
The EHifed states becsuse II was her fafef.
est not 70 DO 40. He sas free 10 admit
thai with the exposed coasts uf the
Uuiied States and with its unprc~
q eied esissfSise commerce the country
did NOS xant gar with Great Britain, and
he ms equally kurs Great Britain could
net afford war with the United sfstss Her
fortified station. al Halifax. bermuda and
Etquifnast were ineusfe 30 American
commerce. b1sf no forts could rFntert the
taaadian frontier. and the Ereat ifsss rsads
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