Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-23
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
PROTOCOLS TO GOVERN, PENDING
RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY

RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY
TIL Subject Gent to the Senate With Fa-
yorable Message by the Presidential
Satisfactory, Practical and Final Adj
justmcnt of the Matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 22.-The president
has sent the fisheries treaty to the SEN
ate, and concludes his message in connec-
ton herewith, as follows.
The treaty now submitted to you has
been framed in a spirit of liberal equity
and reciprocal benefits, in the conviction
that mutual advantage and convenience
are the only permanent foundation of
peace and friendship between states, and
that with the adoption of the agreement
Eow placed before the senate, beneficial
and satisfactory intercourse between the
two countries will be established, SO as to
secure perpetual peace and harmony. In
connection with the treaty herewith sub
mitted, I deem it also my duty to trans
NIT to the senate a written
OFFER, or arrangement, in the ma
tpre of a modus vivendi, rendered
after the conclusion of the treaty on the
part OF thu British plenipotentiaries, to
secure kindly and peaceful relations dur
Ing the period that may be required for
the consideration of the treaty by the re-
specttve governments, and for the enact
ment of the necessary legislation to carry
It's provisions into effect il approved. This
| paper, freely, and on their own motion
signed by the British conferees, not only
extends advantages to our fishermen
pending the ratification of the treaty,
but appears to have been dictated
by a friendly and amicable
| spirit. / am given to understand that
the other governments concerned in this
treaty, will, within a few days, in ac-
| cordance with their methods of conduct
ing public business, submit said treaty
to their respective legislatures, when it
| will at once be published to the world.
In yiewof such action, it appears to be ad-
| visable that by the publication here, early
and full knowledge of all that has been
done in the premises, should be afforded
to our people. IG would also seem to be
useful to inform the popular mind con-
corning the history of the long continued
disputes growing out of the subject
embraced in the treaty, and to satisfy the
public interests touching the same, as
we'll as to acquaint our people with the
present status of the questions involved,
and to give them the exact terms of the
proposed adjustment in place of the ex.
aggerated and imaginative statements
which will otherwise reach them. I
therefore beg leave, respectfully, to sug-
gest that said treaty and all such CORE
spondence, messages, and documents re-
lattng to the same, as may be deemed
important to accomplish these purposes,
be at once made public by tbs order Of
your honorable body.
PROTOCOLS.
Washington, Nov. 20, 1sSY.-The fish,
cries conference having formally met, the
full powers of the plenipotentiaries were
exhibited and found to be in good form.
The treaty having been signed, the
British plenipotentiaries desire to state
that they have been considering the
position which will be created By the i'm
mediate commencement of the fishing
season, before the treaty can possibly be
ratified by b senate Of the United
STATES, by he parliament OF Canada and
the legislature of Newfoundland. In
the absence OF such ratification.
the old conditions which have given rise
to much friction and irritation might be
revived, and might interfere with the
unprejudiced consideration of the treaty
BY the legislative bodies concerned. Under
the circumstances, and with the further
object OF atfording evidence. of their
anxious desire to promote good feeling,
and to remove all possible subjects Of
controversy, the British plenipotentiaries
are ready to make the following tempo.
rary arrangement for a period not ex-
ceeding two years, in order to afford a
'modus vivendi' pending the ratif1ca-
ton of the treaty.
]. For a period of not exceeding Two
years from the present date, privilege Of
entering the bays and harbors of the At.
lantic coasts CT Canada and Newfound-
land shall be granted to United States fish
ing vessels by annual licenses at q fee of
Sl.50 per tor per year for the following
purposes: To purchase bait, lines, ice
and all other outfits, transshipment of
catch and shipping of crews.
z. IL, during tae continuance of these
arrangements, the United States should
remove the duties on fish, fish oil, whale
and seal oil (and their coverings, pack
ages, etc. J, the licenses shall be issued
free5of charge.
y. United States fishing vessels enter
ing the bays and harbors Of the Atlantic
coasts Of Canada, or Of Newfoundland,
for any of the four purposes mentioned
In article !, Of the convention OF Oct. 20,
1915 and not remaining therein more
than tw%enty-four hours, shall not be re-
CURED to enter or clear at the custom
house, providing that they do not ssa.
municate with the shore.
4. Forfeiture to be exacted only for
the ofgenses of fishing or preparing 10 fish
In territorial waters.
8. This arrangement to take effect as
Q as the necessary measures can be
completed by the colonial authorities.
lSigned.l j. G. CHAMBERLAIN,
i. S~ACKtILLE WEST,
CHARLES TuPPER.
Washington, Feb. 10, 1888.