St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-14
A VAIL FROM OREGON.
Senator Dolpn Kicks Against the
Fisheries Treaty and What He
Terms Cleveland Pro-Engiish
Administrations

Senator Dolpn Kicks Against the
Fisheries Treaty and What He
Terms Cleveland Pro-English
Administration.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The feature
of the senate proceedings to-day was
Senator Dolph's speech in opposition to
the fisheries treaty. Mr.. Dawes pre-
sented protest of large number of
wool manufacturers and dealers against
the legislation proposed in the Mills
tariff bill. A bill appropriating $4,000
for public building at WabaSha. Mimi,
was reported and placed Oh the calendar.
The following bills were passed.: APP
propriating $751; to build d road to the
national cemetery at Baton Rouge, La;
authorizing bridge across the MiSSiS-
sippi river at Wabasha, Mimi; appro-
priating 100000 for branch soldiers
home in Grant county,. Indiana. Consid-
Grafton of the fishery treaty was resumed
and Mr.. George finished his speech be-
gun on Thursday in favor of its ratifica-
ton. Mr.. Dolph then spoke in opposi-
ton to the treaty. Under the treaty of
1878 Great Britain. he said, had secured
a compromise by which the fishing
rights of this country had been greatly
restricted The fishermen of this couD-
try were unwilling to abide by it. The
operations of the Canadian government
against American fishermen had been
fragrant
VIOLATIONS OF TREATY RIGHTS
and had been reSorted to for the pur-
pose of driving the United States into
the admission of free fish. The pending
treaty proposed to surrender the .Ameri-
can position concerning bays and har-
bors, and the American claim
to reciprocate commercial privileges
for American fishermen. He quoted
from Senator Morgan'S speech
in support of the retaliation act of
March, 1888, and, alluding to the fact
that Republicans had been charged
with being governed by political consid-
erations in opposing the treaty, asked
how we were to account for Senator
Morgan's sudden change of position on
this question. Politics had caused it.
The decree had gone forth that the state
department and the administration
must be supported in this matter. Mr..
Dolph did not fear war with Great
Britain, even if this treaty was re-
jected; the sentiment of the two cOun-
tries was in favor of peace, and peace
full means of settling differences were
so great as to prevent war. He was
free to admit that with the exposed
coasts of the United States, and with its
unprotected cOaStWiSe commerce, the
country did not want war with Great
Britain, and he was equally sure that
Great Britain could not afford a war
with the United States. AT the call of
even the present
PRO-ENGLISH ADMINISTRATION
in case of war armed men would spring
into the field from every state and ter
ritory, to make the conquest of the Can
adam provinces, and a few months of
hostilities would find an American
privateer on every sea where a British
merchant vessel was to be found.
There were some things more to be
dreaded than war. When nation base
ly yielded to unjust demands, it lost its
own self-respect and the respect of
other nations. A house Dill appropriating
$4,000 for a public building at Browns
vile, Tex, was reported and placed on
the calendar. The senate then, at 5:25,
adjourned until Monday next.