Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-22

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tal TIE peesidsot's letaes nth ~ HI
toeiosl part omitted u - folIcvs:
"ln my onnoal message transmitted
10 conasaD 10 Dece1bef. 0D6. it Vas
ssa1ed that nea0stsetons were tbeo pend
| in9 foe the sossleDeut Of Questions
growing ous ef rights olaiued b. ADssi-
oau nsbeFmeu in EIitinh North A0exI-
en- vstess. ~ fsonis 0f thoso neQ8
tiations treaty haA beoo aGrssd apoa
between hes Bsstaanie Datseys4sd the
United osases which 80 cooeln6ed and
aened tn sAio capital under my 6iseo-
eiou and aashoEi1y % the lGsh of Feb
russy - ans and shieh nov havo she
huoos % Ouh013 70 The osnooo NH ~
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u March lAGt aoA % eeoesoua-
sioa Of ny e6og1s - asRIvo
az such an aagooOons boeUoon ~ Ruv-
esnments Of 0suos Britain and the
United 6eAso1 as vo0ld oocore % tho
eitissns Of lho feepeeeivs eoantstso the
unnolssoed enjoymens Of tosis 3ust
rights under the extoetpe tsoatiee ond
tnteFuatiooal county 10 the terminal
vasseu Of Oanaoa and Nevfoundland.
availed Dysslf Of opportnns cesar
renees indieasivs Of Q desire 20 make
without delay IN amicAble and Anal
settlement Of the standing controversy
productive Of msch ifsitasioa ard mis-
understanding between the tvo nssions.
TO send thseoah oar miuiates IN Lon
deu proposals that . conference should
take place On the subject - ehis oapi-
eai. The expeSie0oe Of the past tvo
years bad demonstrated the dilatoey
and unsatisfactory consequences Of our
iudtrece tsAnsacstou Of business tArouah
the foreign once In London. in which
The vievs nd wish Of she Rovsrnmsus
OF the domain Of Osu sda we're prse-
tically predominated over and vefe
Only TO hnd expression % Q secondary
matter. To obvsate this iuoonvenienoe.
an Obstruction to peomps aod veil de.
fined enno1emsuf. IL was considered ad-
visahsoe4ss the negotiations should be
condu ted To thfs city. and thst the
Interests Of Canada spd Newfoundland
should be directly represented therein.
Hls AYPsovAL.
"rbe treaty msets With my approval
because believe Il supplies Q sasisfao-
tory, vraoiical and finai adjustnent
upon basis, ,houosabls and juss 10 both
parties, Of the difaeais and vsxed Ques-
i,on 70 which IL relates Tue greater
part Of the eosrsspondence which has
taken place between the tVo govern
meuts has heretofore been commuui-
Gated 10 congress end 81 AZ early q day
as possible. I shall tsansmit the re-
naming portion to this date aocompa-
nyine Il With the JOINT protocols Of con.
ference which resulted In conclusion OF
the treaty nov Submitted 70 you. You
will thus b fully possessed Of the
record and history Of the osse stncs the
termination On June 30. 1875. of the
fishery articles Of the treaty Of wash
ipeton of 1871, whereby Ne we're sele-
gated TO the crow isions Of the treaty OF
pagers referred to viii supply full In
nv administration by the represents
e,ya. - sha Trrisa1 a. - a = 0nil A n ona
occupied BY the representatives OF the
government of Great Britain, 1t IL not
considered necessary OF eXpedteut to re-
peal them in this message; bat be-
ieve ihe treaty will be found 10 contain
a just, honorable and therefore salts
factory solution Of the difficulties which
have clouded our relations With our
neighbors on our northern borders.
Especially satisfactory do believe the
proposed arrangement will be found by
those OF our cit gems Who are engaged
10 the open sea fisheries adjacent 10 the
Canadian coast, ana resortiue 70 those
ports and harbors under the treaty pro
visions and the rule Of internatioual
lag.
ExcLUeIvH YIsuKlx1s.
"Tbe proposed dtlimitation Of the
lines OF exclusive fisheries from the
csmmon fisheries viii give certainty
and security ~ TO the area ~ II sse
legitimate fields. The head land theory
OF imaginary lines 10 abandoned BY
Great Bfitain, and the specincation IN
tue treaty Of certain named buoys.
especially provided for. gives satisfac-
ton to the iuhanitsnts Of the shores,
without subessctipQ materially from the
value OF convenience Of the nshefy
rishts of Ameficaps. uninterrupted
navigation of the Strait Of Oauso 10 e1-
pressiy, and for tie drst time, affirmed.
and the four purposes for which our
| fishermen, under the treaty OF lele,
| we're allowed TO enter the bAys aud
| bsrbors OF Canada and Newfoundland
| ", hin a belt of three miles. are pl soec
VI der fair and liberal eonstro sion,
| snd thsir epj oy ment is scared visnous
| snch conditions and reatficei0us - IN
ste rest have embarrassed and OBJ
ssructes3 them so seriously.
IN enforcement OF pepBih for
| ag!avfaliy fishing or preparing 10 lsn
| within the ipshore sna exclusive waters
of Canada and Nesfoundlsnd is TO be
acc tuplished under safe guards seaint'
oppsrssIve or arbitrary action, ihus
protecting the dependent hshe.nlsn
from psnishment In advance OF ssiai,
DELAYS ald ipcsnveeieree and ooneces J.
sary expense. Tne history OF events IN
,ae ,sss sxs years shows that GO fsalnre
Of es Gsusdisn administrator wsa
uere hsrrassira and ioj1risus 1sn sne
oeupalsion upon car fishing vessels "a
Imake formal estry and clearance CO
every occasion II temporarily s'skinc
shelter IN Canadian ports AID hAroors.
sGch ineonvenisnce IL pfsvtded saains'
10 the pso2ossd treaty aud the uoss
fnq qaeut and jus, csese OF con4plsins 's
removed.
ARTICLES OF oRsAr rArosrAScx.
| ne articles permitting cur hsasf-
meo 60 obtain provisions and ord ears
suppiiss % trading gesssis on thei'
besnevare voyages and under veics
shev are sss Irded farther and ever
| NJ re iuro'tant priviiegss on ali occz
d ns o. Iursaasina soen cssGal oF need
fui rroyi-.ons apc suppiies ~ are oIt.n
AMY granted soltrsdins vessels, are a
Or. st W. t~sstsnce and valoe. fbs IL
~ "a saieh are to De grant q S.fan5