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

20 last the home voyage. When It Is considered
that tho Canadians have every privilege in our ports
with millions OF pounds Of fresh fish coming In freo'
and FISH being shipped board thereby g.inIng great
advantage for their fishermen, tho treaty at once
appears wholly ono.sdsd and uniustlnsble II Is
ment TO pay tonnage tax of fl 30 Tn TOT trace
gvss Witch VIII really Of sSnsa to the
The last clause he continued. :" is an open bld
for free esh Of course and carries tho 'a hs
strictest way until come to their terms except
when fishermen arr driven into their ports Sy a,ss
tactics of inseting wedge by which they nope IhaD
to got f9 fsh market oren while the sham nature sGo
apparent 10 need explanation
TIE VITAL POINT GIVEN UP TO CANADA.
OPINIONS OF PORTLAND FIsHERMEN-TRE BAIT
QUESTION NOT A RECIPROCAL MATTER.
PORTLAND. Nc, Feb. 90 Special -Maine fishermen
to-day took exceptions TO the treaty. 1t has been
claimed that the bait matter is reciprocal but from
Information. It seems that the principal America"
vessels purchasing bait In Canadian ports are those
engaged In halibut fishery which requires hcsh Da''
generally hering. When these vessels leave hefo
they take supply of this bait; but " there are
any delays 1t will spoil. that in order to continue
the cruise It IS necessary either TO return hundreds
Of miles homo for supply which Is Inconvenience
or put Into Canadian port ana huy OF inc P"or
people Off shore who eager TO sell fresh oat VII
the Other hand bait bought by Canadians IN Name
amounting to 5000 barrels OF clans yearly, IS ca
trely OF another bind. and salt bait at that for tho
clans are sacd To purchase this bait, Canadians
do not In fishing vessels Which might 10 ro
quirod to pay FAX. but send regularly registereu
coastng vessel not lablo to tax TO buy by The cargo
dsposing Of 1t in small lots to fishermen when they
get back to Canada. Navigation Of the Strait OF
Canso. fishermen say, amounts to nothing as con-
cession for they have always Of late years navgated
freely ....y,,
the treaty a failure. Sargent, Lord Skilicn said
The tonnage tax Is obnoxious and we don't believe
IN mud RSaSs'ns !" We don't sec 'A'' We nave SA''u
Horace Sargent said ave have paid Canada good
deal, and In the Ella VI. Doughty case, still pcniing
BY 'V tho Canadians. / wish Cleveland would apply
A. NJ Smith said "The vital point Of the whole
thing the bait question has been left to u; one
narrow construction OF The treaty by the Canadians
Some fishermen were found who Thought the treaty
fair. but the majority did not approve II. meeting
IS likely to be held here soon for discussion Of tho
treaty.
COMMENTS OF THE CANADIAN PRESS.
GENERAL SATISFACTION Expressed OVER CAN
ADis CANA Ttw OPPOSITION GRUMBLERs-
Halifax Feb o2.-PnblIc interest here has not been
aroused any great extent by the publication Of tho
full text of the Fishery Treaty. Prominent members
OF the liberal party denounce 1t as the almost total
surrender of the fisheries to tho Americans, while mod
crate Conservatives admit that 1t IS disappointing
"Thc Chronicle says:
"Tne fn text CT the treaty seems quite st ale sncs
IL is practically exactly according 10 the terms ind-
Gated by The dispatches from Washington several days
ago. The whole matter may be summed up in mt
sholl In 1854 VIC got for fisheries ample
treaty of reciprocity; In 1881 we got free hsh ana
five and half million dollars In 1888 we got nothing
Toronto. Ont Feb. O." The MallD independent
commenting the fishery treaty, says:
Mr. Bayaid fell heir to question, solution Of which
statesmen. Under his direction IT has at length
been brought TO termination which must lie sails
factory to every American, since IT secures to the
United States substantially all that the United states
has ever asked Canadian fishermen receive no sort
cans except the barren privilege OF fishing in American
In his message Transmitting the treaty TO the SON
ate President Cleveland appears TO talk almost directly
In favor Of the establishment Of closer relations be-
tween The two cOuntrieS7
1.-THE Empire Government organ says:
Grumbng WILL no doubt. find fault with the 1c-
tails. but reasonable men on both sides OF The line
will rejoice hat question giving rise TO so much inter
national feeng bids fair to Be remoyGd from the
and good will which ought to prevail between peoples
having such intimate intercourse viii again hold
sway.
THE Montreal Gazette" Government says:
1t is a step toward shat reciprocity which the Can
adam Government have long been anxious TO obtain and
have often been blamed by their opponents for not OBJ
tanning The whole treaty, we think can b. regarded
Wt1 loi9 o. as definition or a OF non
iniTstrial produrt and chiefly as removing the
Of dsssti sfactOn with our nearest neighbour
1.-THE Herald" says:
M enc ouestions the United States motives and
those of Great Britain and Mr. Chamberlain are toll
erably plain: but what Sir John Macdonaids motive
may have been in compelling Sir Charles TO SURRENDER
time ouly will show. Whatever 1t may be, the f9ct
remains that piccemcal The rights. possessions ana IN
ter ss OF Canada abandoned to the United states
and we presume II will continue long aS Sir John
remains in power, until There remains but name aho
geographical position
"The Ottawa Free Press. Opposition says:
As the Americans have now secured by the Cham.
bcan treaty almost all of the ADVANTAGES they would
have eo OGsnsa n I End o. # i not y that they
VIII be very anxious to make any concession The
worst applehensons of the friends Of Canada have been
realized
Says The Ottawa Journal Independent:
1t will be with feelings of intense satisfaction that
Canadians will read the text OF the hshcy tiea'yi na
triumph for the Dominion Every important convention
made by ner IN toe have bcen sscccd Tho now
treaty will he eye-opener 70 New-England hsh
gloucester and kindred places against its ratification
MR.. sPOFrORD NOW LOOKS TO THE SENATE
Boston Feb. % (speclaD.-The following IS Richard
sponord's dispatch the proposed fishery treaty
which he has sent to Luther Muddocks. president OF
the National Fishery Association, Washington;
Mr. Chamberlain deserves the pccraae His vic
tory Is complete The treaty IS moro shameful
surrender in the day Of our National power Than
tional weakness ard peril Making 10 indemnify for
past outrages IT not only cancels. our commercial
rights but rObs the United States OF large and valua
bic fishing areas both in bays and seas. Thank God
that the American Senate is still eGian ana no In
considerable part OF the treaty making power
II. sPOTFORD
LONDON VIEWS OF THE TREATY.
London. Feb. %" The Chronicle commenting
on the Fisheries Treaty, says: 1t IS an anlcabie
bargain In the nature OF things, Canada's conceS-
sons appear to be larger than Americas but 1t would
be useless for Mr. Chamberlain to cxtort such terms
from America would lead to the rejection Of the
treaty by the Senate"
The Daily News" says: owe still think that IT
would have been better to have chosen Commits
American public"
The Times says "Wo shall be surprised II a
~ do nj Ia