Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-24
FRIDAY, FEBRUABY "a, 1883.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1888.
Causes Leading up to the Treaty,
! The wires convey the information
that Senator Frye, Of Maine, has at
tackled the Fisheries Treaty in a
sweeping article in the New York
Tribune, declaring that it surrenders
privileges now held by us, that new
exclusions are introduced, and that
the necessities of our fishermen are
juggled with. The Tribune, comment.
ing upon this pronunciamiento of Sen.
ator Frye says that his views upon
the treaty will be considered para
} mount by his Republican colleagues in
the Senate, and will therefore seal the
fate Of the treaty. If we are to take
this decision as correct, then the Re-
publican party may be considered as
arraigned against the ratification of
y the treaty. It is not too much to say
4 that this attitude is the outcome OF
antagonism to the Democratic Ad-
ministration which initiated the nego
fiations, brought them, so far, to a
successful conclusion, and emphatic
ally endorsed the treaty in the mes
sage accompanying its submission to
he Senate by the President. AS this
sty will be thoroughly discussed
the country, and will, beyond
enter conspicuously into the
stial campaign, we shall make
q for considering it, histori-
/. the officially, at length.
At The close Of the Revolution, in
1882, the treaty Of settlement with
Great Britain, specifically recognized
/ the right Of the people of the United
States to all the rights and privileges
a the fisheries enjoyed by them under
ilhe colonial system. The terms of SET
uement on this subject we're explicit
land emphatic, and placed our people
lin the same relation to the fisheries
the Canadian shores as they had
been when they were British subjects.
AT the close of the war with Great
Britain, in 1914, the claim was set up
4 by 1k the British Commissioners at
Hhent that the war had wiped out all
former treaties, and therefore our
rights in the fisheries under the set
Element Of 1852 were abrogated, This
doctrine was repudiated by our Com
nissioners, who insisted that the
Treaty Of 1882 was still in force. The
krolish Commissioners yielded,
1918, Albert Gallatin and
Richard Rush, two experienced dl-
i aomatis.s, were sent to London to
Segotiate a new treaty. To these
gentlemen we are indebted forseventy
! hears Of international trouble on this
!ubject. They deliberately renounced
be article in the treaty Of 1882, defn-
hg our rights to the fisheries,
h " giving their assent to
new article which established
he three marine miles rule and re-
ounced forever the right to take,
nre or dry fish within the interdicted
NIT. So vaguely was this article
rswn that the British Government
a ever since successfully construed
~ three marine miles line to
"a from headland to headland,
intead of meandering with the in
nntations of the coast. This con-
motion shut our fishermen out from
the great bays and CULTS that
3ound on the coast of Canada, New
midland and Labrador. 1t virtually
5t quietus upon inshore mackerel
hing.
80 great was the outcry of the
1rtheastern States against this harsh
kGlusion, that reciprocity treaty
= made in 1854, by which
concessions we're made te
xican fishermen in consider.
b 81 the removal of duty from thu
st bulk Of Canadian products
~ treaty was limited to ten years
until one years notice after the
z1tion OF that time should be giver
Sather Government of its discon-
nnce. As Canada had largely the
81 the bargain, the treaty was
lifted to expire in 1865.
kD 6Gheries question remained in
~ qH0 until 1928, when the joint
Commissioners met in Wash.
-. That commission formulated
~ in which our right to take
~ recognised for ten years but
overnment, by q little bit o1
rEactics not at all creditable tc
oIisbury, who was in the Brit
opeiRn Office ct that time
nade TO pay 5000. 900 in
coin for the concession, q
~ 1 relaxation Of duties on
Canadian articles, which
I ihs whole cost Of the CON
~ about 4l3, ,50o. 900. When