Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-11
,Continued from fir.t mae. !

which pnre~sfed the Hsiifax award nnd faie
which preceded the 6euesa aw ard the iexdis4
.tasssmen Of CsuAdn we're constantly 4eoBsulsesi
by reprssspt.fivrs VI Breat Brit in ArbitntHs
selected BY u we're r-jecied 10 Difference 10 Can
sda's obi cti.u Tine II the British Commission
rrs {. under.fasd t. have repair-d to Canada dur
,ns the discussion. whseh wss intsrmitsed for tha
surpsse. Vet neither nay c.,Il-agae nor myself.
neil her Ut the dialnguirhe d n'tprs fF'm Maine
~ ~ representative IT 6-hing district In the 'ther
ii.u-e. mrn,'vr " this b'fy the eanstssts"'i-
adv i.a Il the Prrsidept. ana the constitutional
eyo-stsrs with him vt the frssty Masking p w-s-
!. admitted Of ensuitea IN this imts,rtaut matter
ami the c..beessisns TO Canada are eli msd-, saa
he pr-.i'i.nt md -screis,y come bef"re the pub
lie with their declaration that We have ga All ~
tale trrsty that We are jastiy and equally eth
tied To deiuznd - =
Wv, hr President. Wnat vas tas pfesept &C.
css"u for rtVi,"n ~ oar lnternstionsi reiAtiohs
With C~nads! We had 10 true, hpg.st~hdi"e
differences, gfvwing oot VI e"hnssuhz e'ah"s e"-
der the tfrsty Vi iois AID 10 f1xAnu W "nf fxosr
oeiorr that treaty But THESE claims "en nj
me fh'Fe. .ns ps.. o
s'"ke ""o -" 1870.
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what clearly os'"sea |" as' sna VIVA. We nAu
away eng -" -" "s.'o' VI ,'sn'' "i'h"u' any
"u'au"'e VI 'np'''''"' e4'"A'e"''
The Law "f March ;, 1887, passed with but one
dissenting v"ice in each h"use, gives tie Presi.
dent "uih"rity t" prohibit the entrance into "u'
| p"rts OF the vessels vi any foreign power or any
port district. or dependency thereof. any clas'
of such vcssels. when DO shall DO satisfied that
our vessels srs uhju-ty vexed or harrassed there
But how he mu'i be h"npered and restrained IN
IN" exercise "' 'n't aircfe'i"n py MS own puo'is
o''er'ncee' anu 'n"re Oh '"e secretary oi ''aor
H'"0 ';"oo s''9 800 vas p'op".ou anu ~ .ns
o'ho' '"p'.eu III 'no ips.' uue"' '.eeh
oa' 'he i'hP"s'ap, question i Tue soost.'ee o'
'uo "' " 'u
wing "e s"'oo Vi "'e" :" o'v'
| se"''" n"'e "oe" -" is"' .u''
Is no "o'r duoe'''h y, Tue investment vi ""
"."p 49,. 49, nu w H =, ~
10" '"'a.""" n.n, '"eso may 10 "s"sie'isu i"
eq""' p'o". e'se""e'o' ~ doo.''"n VI 'hs
Suehs'n VI. 'ho ''s"' A'" Vi th's ""''""' ~
q"esu"" u US p""er W "s.o "n VI 70 return
"'"~ !" "hs iu'",o var q"o't''h VI Ina,
navel 'rebR.h """"e. "hiea ou, o"m"e'ce anu
our coast cities arc ahke 10 % AZ tue mercy :"
any eh"my VINO may a'''eh 'nem' IL en.er'
'"So'y '"'" '"o STU" ""e'ne' ae ma i''h'
p'"e1 we are 10 pe equa,, not 70 "'eA' or.'a, u.
ou' o'e" 70 Na" 4uo'.'on' "s V. luz
p.'.o u, n'"; "u' VI 'u' ',a''' anu '"e eu'eieh0,
vi tno 'io'" "".:' te"'o'.
Tue pe"o'"s Negotiations ia ns' 70 uo VII" g"o'
mary seph'a'o ques''os' 'n'y re'ato 10 lou
pinc'p'' su"Jeee' =" u'ue'ence'
me extent VI 'er''s",y j" "n'cn tne "nitet
>e'fs POSSESS r'sn's Vi nsnery' ihciua'hg snor'
rights;
In" 'ien'"op' uuo W ou! Sossois On INC co8s
ana IN tue ports o' the of'''sn Nortn American
oepehdence-.
me e'"i'h i"r inden,nity Tor past grievances II
the treatment o' our nenermeh.
The abandonment of our established protectiv,
p Icy for the benefit If British fishermen.
In regard To- each of these the :, eretary O
state SCENE To have dealt with the subj CT | viii
not ray in fetal ignorance, but in t"t~i disr-gsr,
If the American position and the American
rights. He says in his letter TO gentlemen il
li".tun, that 1.-THE role and difficult question t.
which tho treaty relates is that Of tn. 6sher,
rights at one natl n in the jursdictional water
"i another" Tbir is the -tatemrnt Of the Ameri
can Gaze irnm the British point Of view MIR
iiaysrd's letter and the utterancrs Of few
other .unp'Tters Of the treaty are the first aut
"niy st elements Of this character ever he. I'd -,
tii- side Of the Atlantic south of the Canada
border since the continent was settled. We h ~,
always held and there is abundant British
authority to supp"rt our claim, that we wer,
int owners st great ocemD fshery which GU
fathers had helped 10 conquer aud to acquire
aud which had been granted to Ma-sachus.,t,
h, her charter, n property whore the fishery w..
the principal and the rhore right the accessory
and thstat the kevuiution W. iusde partition o
that property; thar We did not gain or scquir,
that right by the treaty OF 1873, but simply re-
tanned II aud had II acknowledged. and it rest
today on the Same foundation as our title to gu
independence or our title /" the sill of the STAT,
nj Msine. The jurisdiction Ut -hore or adj CEN
waters had nothing I" de- with 1t II were I.
undertake. To support this view by marshaliny al
the American Authorities, must speak u week
| must cite every american historian, ever,
american writer on public law, every, American
dipl"matist VIII" has dealt with the subject frou
s""" 'u"m' NV" !" ar. "n",'"h. 'he present
P" ~" -"''e' VI 'ne department o.
.,,c
'"o T'"' .'"s'ees' s1 early as ltio
"'',''eu ~, o'.'ns'u"i On "nich peace should b
'nsue WV" n"sanu-
nu'Pe"'eneo
une iee"so''ioh U, ou' eia''n 10 tne hsheries
a.. ieo VI 'ne ",sSis,'Pp'
'"ey en'"'e'' ,nis oy the 'arther agreement
"A' Wv! 'e'p'o'i"s tue nsheriei
"' " e'o'y S.ate'
-. 10 'so ye"' 100" accoroing Il
.uo ,,r,';" ,a'I "a' us oy the executive
wv u. 20" 70 ""u !" COO ','oI tnefi'
W" "'s $3.50 o"ar"eu anu Cali a t.
'."u"' y! "'''''u ""'s VI p'"ish- american
&c W. "Eo"s 70 .ae minority OF
."e n y" n'"'"ns' nearly t0'
;a,,e,'.n..ss A.. ~. ,s." ,i ~ .s or Other
80, '' " '"ese nave com
e ese' " ~. a o"e "u"ured md
~" V. oee" '.e fu"lect "i dipio'
ua''o '"'nPA' r., res o'''''n 20 the part OF
i.;.,' tt, II. nsh' OF i'iv'i"u'
matte curre.p udeuce with EnvIs,d rhs a.p'I :,
anywhere. the Language ,e e,p,i,,n "a ~
t;,p i. sunr.pria,s den.unc,. Tho go 40
British ,uthor,ti,s a, ...utr,vsons VI"
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