Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-01
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ABOUT FISHERIES.

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The Recently C~ons'rucfed Treaty with
the Only Enemy the United states
has.
George o. Gorham's Washington cor
respondence of the Chicago Times: The
bob-tailed horse, the fox-hnnting with
out the fox, the presence OF British
notables, the condescensIon with which
MIR, Joseph Chamberlain has eaten the
Iterrapin and qusffed the vine OF or
best society and finally the us wearying
devotion OF MIR. Bsyard TO English inter
ests, and his hhtred of New England,
have resulted in q proposed treaty which
should make every Americans blood
boil with rage, and his cheeks burn
with shame. You have printed and dis
.cussed 1t and need notyefer to it's de-
tails. But | must indulge in some obser-
Yatjons on the spirit or want of spirit
which seems to animate tho executive
department whenever it has to deal with
the only enemy the United States has in
the world.
In 1918 we gave mp withoutever being
asked fishing privileges which were ours
under the treaty OF 1882. In 1854 we
hired them back for q term OF years, by
granting free trade to Canada in the
form of an alleged reciprocity treaty,
under which abe could bring into the
United States free of duty, all of her
products by which she could profit,
while we might take into Canada, free
of duty. certain products by which we
could not profit. This treaty Yves abroga-
to- In 1866.
By the treaty of 1871 and legislation
OF 1873 the United States not only agreed
to admit Canadian fish amt fish oils free
OF duty In exchange for the less valuable
privilege of inahore fisbing, but agreed
to pay an amount OF money besides, to
be anoertained by arbitrator: Mr.. Blaine
demonstrates, III his narrative Of this
arbitration ("Twenty Years in Con-
gress" Vol. H., p. 623) that the fishery
commission created under this arrange
meat was packed by the British govern
mont in violation OF common decenoy
aa we'll rs honor. The result was the
payment to Great Britain of So, SOC, 600
by the United Stated for a privilege for
which Q full equivalent had already been
granted.
Congress terminated the fisheries
CLAUSE OF the treaty upon notice In 1885.
and the Canadians have been squirming
and wriggling ever since to compel us to
take the back track, and remove again
our duties on her fish and fish oils. 1t
has been the aim of the British minister
at Washington, ably seconded by MIR.
Bayard, u secretary of state, to force
upon this governments q removal of the
reciprocity CLAUSE, so-oalled, in which
the sole advantage would be with our
surly and l-conditioned Canadian
neighbors. P.obably Mr.. Bayard is
the only citizen OF the United States who
wholly fayors the Canadian scheme,
{ When the fiaheries clause was about TIC
expire in 1885 he and MIR. West made on
agreement in which they undertook
a time the treaty stipulation whiok
congress, the sovereign authority of the
land, had decreed should exist no longer.
Falling IL, this high-hanaeaa scheme, he
| has Withdrawn himself from the SON.
templat on OF ell other subjects, and
having induced the president to create
officers unknown to the law 10 act with
certain British ambassadors, including
a Canadian, he has, with their aid and
Minister VESTS. matured the treaty
published on Wednesday morning last
Whoever reads it will i~nvolantarily hun
Mr.. Dixie's refrain: tits English, yor
know. Quite English, you know" The
treaty hedges onr fishermen all about
with harassing impediments to the en-
ioyment of the very limited privileges
which were r~ightfully ours under the
raost ordinary rules of good neighbcr-
hood and international comfy without
any treaty at all. It r~ecites, and
provides for the most minute enforce.
ment Of the provision in the treaty
OF 1878, which forever reliquished she
previously existing right, under th,
treaty OF 1872, 'sto take. dry, or cur,
ish on or within three marine miles O
any OF the coasts, bays, oreeks, or har
bors, OF her Britanic majesty; dominion
in America not included within the linn
its 30 described" q. g., certain portion
of the coast of New Foundland and La.
Eardor, as long as they remained unset
tled). This REIMBURSEMENT of rights OF
the part Of tha United States WAS mad,
by the American negotiators, Rush ant
Gallatin, without wen SO much as o re
quest on the part OF the British negotia
tors. Think Of our own representative
voluntarily inserting such o thing In
treaty. OF course il served us right I
have this childish surrender @
1918 rubbed up and surrounded with ne,
constructions and guarantees by on
British state department, but the mos
offensive feature OF this treaty is in az
ticle 10, which says that whenever th
United States will remove the duty o
fish and fish oil our vessels may obtai
free licenses TO buy bait in CanadiaI
ports, and not before.
What q delightful neighborl Ho,
soothing to American pride is such
coarse and vulgar attempttoe xtort wha
has already been denied after due cor
. ~sideration. Happy Mr.. Baysral to hav
been permitted to join with these i'm
prudent. EnRlishmen in such q PROPOSE
ton. Unfortunate president, TO hay
felt impclied; for any reason, to coun
~tenanoe anything SO unamerican. Th
treaty will only not be ratified; it wi
barely secure respectful consideration
In 1916 the American people were rob
bed OF British Columbia, which was Q
much within the limits OF the Unite
States as was any portion of Oregon, {
which it then formed a part. We ough
TO look forward TO its recover,
Instead OF dickering with Gret
Britain for the most ordinary civil
ties which are freely exchanged anon