The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-11
OUR FISHERIES.
Senator Hear Dencunces the
Pending Treaty.
TARIFF ON RICE asp sarsn~s.
s~risus Illness Of ex-sr~aker gaa-
iAii-Kighs efwzy ThrsaxA Indian
Res<rs.siens-Exseti~nt crsprrs.-
p~ets-rh~ Arseri.an Party.

wssaHSsrsss. saiy ia--Ia tA~ seassS
te-tzy Sherman eaerest .eSeaesiaa. whsr.A
sRs agreed n, directing the es-aafsfes ou
aaanee - lHaEire late and repess. IN eoss
a%etsoz viii ary sssls rsisaaS ar reg,,sti1e
tAe rsseans that may b< rescsresa Il il,
ssacA sas@sarss a. Il ssRy aexsa exresi!ea,
- -; AsSsr. esasrI, restrain OF ysruhsa,ss 4sl
s-raageIeSuts> coatsacss. sxrerH.erts.
trusts ex eoaaasnaEtosas that fesf "a prevent
eunf@titssn IN TIE RaaasAeses. q ssls ..
articles % aasszeSfse gEewsh " the ,s-sxas,s.
tag 90 sale ef imrassca Nrlsessz- e. shs.
sigsfgn CT tend 80 foster Hasna,~ssy a- ad
sAaee artiAriassv the css. 70 tie eonsaussr
ns sexesnFr arlteles u Aussan Ire Win
s7sxh fseuzities sAS serfeltssres ~ via seas,
ssTreserse the srseSso1a % tad. ami s.r.sss.
sisscslen- She toxerlRs Of priees by saea
eass rctit.fs, and the faii hsnefs .ss-s :.
uated by @nS hitherto eonfeTrea ay fhr
Fsaliey of The government 20 Prete~f and
eaeesrase Asae-sraa taslssfries ssy sevxsnz
duties "a sznportsss gssss.s
Iae senate thea pFseeesisi IL he eonsf.s
eras-esl ~ The ashery t-e4,s, Assd y a. n.
dressed ~ Hear IN opposition 10 e. He
s2ld nearly cvezy Important MARITIME
power of xnrseat ~ nsssteFa times oaes.
lly aad naval strength 10 rs fisheries
Tas dssiFc Of taaasss aud sreas Britain ~
csnsn3 eishta sas least yssss; hle kfRltS fhs,
6salnx ground to wairh Amerses shall
tsSe sceess. and tzssses> themselves ~5i0-
esg obstruction Of tAe calling which
bsought % tne srrss Alnefsrsn markrss rs
supply ol iisA Tor fssi. has Nassss purposes
issa mere struggle for a rronsAble iEBias-
tgy. i'm fT-arsaGt a that RAY ls
En<SaBi nss already taken possession of
sii tae great routes Of commerce. and j.
Ras adding q land route seross tanassa 30
keep open this isarerial highway s. hssga
exfrrHals}es sixty thousand ftShertaess of
the dominion must fora an almost sndss,
rensshle eleaicat OF the CREATES, strerxtn
Iaey wvGid tsSae cat fraz Halifax a. aac
end Of the gSwat eontsneutai i.ssc and lr3lA
SsBcogser island Al the ether, f,srsasHg IN
time of var d perpetual aeBace u the
eaHizerre and coasts nf the gnife-: states
This MAS q struggle on the faFi Of esrrAs
Rritaiu aud Canada 10 Increase tsicir naval
strength and diminish ss,at Of the yuligd
states 70 increase the aulnbxf uf naval
Schools. whose graduates would be ! cgsfs-
sfan threat 10 American commerce In
;lnse Of war both On the Atlantic sus
faeiiis.
Tufains his attention Ia the treaty.
BoHF s@id then, Is nat ts tse found, as far
as he can hear, single nsAe-snaa " no
'isAes f1si deem lis provisions su outrage.
There nEVer had sseeu a tasarr Haleuuslssl
than ts charge that the ep1s1Si.
iien 70 the IrSaty had It's origin IN prpia-
dice Efussf and Iaorc ernest Scies.x OF
remembrance bad come from emiueaf
Democrats who had vecasiuH to study the
question In times past The series of in
suits 10 ti4e American tag, the policy ef
persistent unffieudliaesz. the refusal of
rorafana international hospitality lad
been inau-ufssed fer the parpe.e Of eom
]; ,sas feg that tha, congress. without dis
siactloR Of party and with the nearly
approval OF the Ieopie. had
placed Ia the ha1as cf the presisieai a
simple, eirect, peaecf1l but ample and
iaost effsetaal masns ~ redress- Instead
Of using thai means. The wheie American
was postponed TO n remote aud
most uncertain future.
Neither apology nor compensation.
neither indemnity for the past nor security
of the tine IL essfe. was T. be postponed
Americans are aog 4 quarfesSorae people.
but We can nsver 1--we In pesre with Can
ada il We allow her 10 tlsink the methods
The wnys 70 gain concessions from u. We
ran never irc ia iseaee with England II We
permit her wiihoat instant y-oiest to fsy
once more the experiments n our forheaT-
aHec W whieh pre,ssict the Revolution " hieh
preceded the war IN isi2; which accom-
lection OF the treaty is In the interest Of
tue. Thorough peace.
Haar rccisssi the history of American
diplomacy from the DAYS Of cur infancy
down to the breaking out % the laie war,
particularly t9 our experience
with England and France. and Geu. Grants
notice that any American citizen with
claim against Great Britain sA0ald bring
the evidence 10 him, and the resGt; thereof.
Those were the days a hrn the Aaeriran
citizen held up his head in pride Of his
fhase we're the DAYS whea
Ihe sag. beautiful as Hover TO those who
Owed II. terrible a. meteor To those who
aaied il. iioatef everywhere in peaceful
seas and was hoporei everywhere Ia
Irisndly ports. No petty British officer
hsgleti IL down from the American mast
head No Canadian minister OF justice
laughed in the face Of the American eltf-
seH when Grant was in the white house
II do art Ike the policy which every
y here rs.l< American eiiiseuship Of IT.
slory do nSs Ike the methods OF fraud
and crime waica have destroyed popular
.ieetlens in 81 many Democratic states, |
10 not like this conspiracy between the old
lGyehaiiess and English manufacturers 10
trike down the wages Of American work
neu and the caIasogts ei the American
soFkuian's h0ssc. | do pot like your re
lsal - maintain the American navy and
Gritty aud defend the American caasi
md like ne better the pressni treaty. ft
caves the AnlaFicaa sailor u hf hriiicd
lad snxgifcd without redress, aud a3aan
Ions tbs Amerieaa right 10 fisheries elder
haa the ratisn isaeif. which the rsloS of
sur fathers uaa fas Us, and the wisdom of
,ef fathers preserved for VI.
The conference report on the District ot
,oiumb.z appropriation biz a. presented
.Gd agreed "a. aud the seaaie adjourned.