The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-23

IOT Tie enactment or
the necessary legislation to carry its
provisions into effect if approved. This
paper, freely and on their own motion
signed by the British conferees, not
only extends advantages to our fisher
men pending the ratification of the
treaty, but appears to have been made
by friendly and amfcable spirit.
The president closes his letter by
suggesting to the senate the advisable
ity of at once making public the treaty.
THE TREATY.
Article Provides for the appoint
ment of commission to delimit the
British waters, bays, creeks and har-
bors of the coasts of Canada and New
foundland,. as to which the United
States by article of the convention of
October 20, 1918, between the United
States and Great Britain renowned
forever any liberty to take, dry or cure
fish.
Art. 2-Declares that the commits
sion shall consist of two commission
erS to be named by her Britanic mai
eStv, and two commissioners to be
named by the president of the United
States. without delay, on the ratifica-
ton of the treaty.
Art. 3-Prescribes the manner Of
making the delimitatiOn, as follows:
The marine miles mentioned in article
low water mark, but at every bay,
creek or harbor not otherwise provided
for in this treaty, such three marine
miles shall be measured seward from
straight line drawn across the bay,
creek or harbor in the part nearest the
entrance, at the first point where the
width does not exceed ten marine
miles.
Art. 4-Gives a list of bays and pro-
vides that at, or near there the limits
of execution under article IL of the
treaty of 1918 at points more than
three marine miles from low water
mark shall be established by certain
lines which are specified in the pro-
posed treaty.
Arts. 10, IL, and 12-Defines the
privileges to which American ships
shall be entitled and are as follows:
Article 10, United States fishing
vessels entering the bays or harbors
referred to in article 1, in this treaty
shall conform to harbor regulations
common to them to fishing vessels Of
Canada or of Newfoundland. They
need not report, enter or clear when
putting into such bays or harbOrs for
shelter or repairing damages nor when
putting into the same outside the limits
of established ports of entry for the
purpose of purchasing wood or OF OBJ
tanning water, except that any such
vessel remaining more than twenty
four hours exclusive of Sundays and
legal holidays within any such port or
communicating with the shore therein,
may be required to report. Vessels
shall be excused thereby by giving due
information to boarding officers. They
shall not be liable in any such bays or
harbors for compulsory pilotage, nor
when therein for the purpose of shelter
OF repairing or purchasing wood. But
this enumeration shall not permit
other charges inconsistent with the en-
joyment of the liberties reserved or
secured by the convention of October
| 20, 1918.
Art. Hunted States fishing vessels
entering the ports, bays and harbors of
| the eastern coasts of Canada or
the costs of Newfoundland under stress
of weather may unload, reload tranship
or sell subject to custom laws and reg
| ulations all fish on board when such
unloading ,transhipment or sale is made
necessary, and may replenish outfits,
provisions and supplies damaged OF
death or sickness all needful facili-
ties, including the shipping OF crews
and such provisions and supplies as
are ordinarily sold to trading vessels
shall be granted to United States yes
sells in such ports.
| At. S.-Fishing vessels of Canada
and Newfoundland shall have on the
| Atlantic coast of the United States all
/ the privileges reserved and secured by
this treaty to United States fishing
vessels in the aforesaid waters Of Can
ada and Newfoundland.
| Art l3-ProvideS that the penalties
| for unlawful fishing, or preparing 10
| fish, in the waters referred to in article
one of this treaty, may extend to for.
| r e al nd nJC R& q
| supplies and cargo aboard. For any
other violation of the laws of Great
| Britain, Canada or Newfoundland, re-
lating to the right of fishing, penalties
| shall be fixed by the court, not exceed
| ing So for every ton of the boat or YES
| sci concerned. The proceedings shall
be summary and as inexpensive as
practicable. Security for costs shall
| not be required of the defense except
when bail rs offered. Reasonable bail
shall be accepted.
Art. 15-Whenever the United States
shall remove the duty from fish oil
whale oil, seal oil and fish of all kinds
except fish preserved in oil being the
product of fisheries carried on by the
fishermen of Canada and Newfound-
land including Labrador as well as
casks, barrels, kegs, cans and other
usual and necessary coverings contain
ing the products above mentioned the
like products being the produce OF fish,
cries carried on by fishermen OF the
United States as well as of the usual
and necessary coverings of the same as
above described) shall be admitted free
of duty into the Dominion OF Canada
and Newfoundland, and upon such re-
movals Of duties the aforesaid articles
are allowed to be brought into the
United States by British subjects
without duty being re-imposed there
on. The privilege of entering the
ports, bays and harbors of the afore-
said coasts of Canada and Newfound-
land shall be accorded to United
States fishing vessels by annual
ing purposes, namely: First, the pur-
chase of provisions, bait, ice. seines,
lines and ali other supplies and outfits;
second, trans-shipment of catch for
transport by any means OF conveyance;
third, shipping of crews. Supplies
shall not be obtained by barter, but
bait may be so obtained. The like
privilege shall be continued or given
to fishing vessels of Canada and OF
Newfoundland on the Atlantic coasts
of the United States.
The protocol referred to by the pres
ident recites that as the fishing season
will commence before the treaty car
be finally ratified, the BrlClSh plenipo-
, tentiaries offer temporary arrange
ment for a period not exceeding two
, | wears. which consists of certain friend
" concessions to American fishermen
The protocol was sent to the senate
with the treaty, as was another proto
col of the American plenipotentiariel
expressing their satisfaction at thu
manifestation of good will.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Yesterda,
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