Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-11
TIRE FISHERIES BARGAIN.
Senator Hoar's Vigorous Attack on tn
Fisheries Treaty,

Fisheries Treaty.
Copyright. 1888, by the California associated Iress.I
WASHINGTON, July 10th.-In the open
executive session of the Senate to-day Hoar
OF Massachusetts, made speech in opposi-
tion to the Canadian Fisheries Treaty The
Republican Senators listened to him with
attention. His criticism on the treaty in
general terms was in the following Ian
guage: II does not afford q redress of
grievances it does not provide agans! q
recurrence of the causes of complaint in
future it comedies valuable rights which
ought not to be surrendered it gains no
valuable rights which we DO not possess; it
negotiates in regard to matters which, I'M
der special circumstances, should not be
subject of negotiation it fails to negotiate
and bring into settlement matters which
peremptorily demand settlement; it gets
much less than it is worth for what il pro-
poses to give, and much less than Canada
had already shown her willingness to pay;
1t leaves us in a much worse attitude for
future negotiation it shows an utter want
of appreciation for the national value of
our fisheries, and in respects in which they
are important. And it shows an
UTTER INsENsIBILITY TO NATIONAL HONOR,
Dignity and character. The whole tone of
| the negotiation is feeble, spiritless, ignoble
and timid. American vessels by the hun
! dred are seized, insulted, harasSed, vexed
and dishonored. The American flag is
hauled down from an American masthead;
American mariners in foreign ports are
| subjected to treatment which our Demo
| cratic Secretary of State declares is "Outra-
| geous," " brutal" inhuman," inhospit-
able" All this is done to bully us to put
| fish on our free list, that the fishery, marine
and naval strength of our rival may grow,
and our fishing marine and naval nursery
may dwindle and decay; and when the
| Senate of the United States is considering
what to do about it, the Senator from Ala
bama tells us these sailors of ours are few
in number, and that the question between
putting fish on the free list and war with
| Great Britain is very dangerous issue.
ARE WE CHINA,
That opium is to be forced into our markets
| at the point of British bayOnets or at the
mouth of British cannon? The solid Sonth
is represented in this body by "a votes
They are all Democrats save ore, and his
seat is soon to be filed by q Democratic
successor. OF that "a, % have inserted in
the official catalogue of the Senate, as their
title to honorable remembrance, state
meDt of distinguished service in an attempt
to destroy their country and bring its proud
flag in dishonor to the dust. They are
fond of telling us that all that is changed
now. They say that il the country should
ever be in peril again, if the flag be menaced
anew, whether it be from a foreign foe or
domestic malice, it shall find no reader
and braver defenders that among the men
who stood in arms against it. /, for one,
have never questioned their sincerity.
do not question it now"
At 5 o'clock Senator Hoar finished his
speech, having spoken four hours and a
quarter. In conclusion he read the report
of Sir John Upper to the Canadian Gov
ernment, wherein it appeared that the
treaty was the result of an agreement be-
tween the President and Secretary Bayard
to assist England's prospects.
Senator Gray acted as the representative
of the Administration, and asked questions
during the speech.
Mr.. Hoar's speech was abundant in illus
tration, statistics and historical detail, and
its delivery occupied the entire session OF
the Senate.