St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-24
Permitting the Transit Of Ca
muck Goods Across Amer
lean Territory.
Legislation Amending Regu-
laticns Relating to Water
ways Also Urged.
fhe Course Outlined will Up
hold the Dignity of
the Country.
A Subject Which Partisanship
Should Not Disturb or
Confuse.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The presi-
dent sent to congress to-day message
in reference to the rejection of the
fisheries treaty by the senate. He rec
OmmendS immediate legislation confer
ring upon the executive power to sus-
pend by proclamation the operation of
all laws and regulations permit
ting the transit of goods, wares
and merchandise in bond across
or over the territory of the United
States to or from Canada. Legislation
is also recommended that will give
Canadian vessels navigating our canals,
precisely the same advantage granted
American vessels in Canadian canals
and that both be measured by the same
rule of discrimination.
The communication in its full text is
as follows:
To the Congress-: The rejection by
the senate of the treaty lately nego-
tiated for the settlement and adjustment
of the differences existing between the
United States and Great Britain con-
cerning the rights and privi-
legeS of American fishermen in
the ports and waters of British
North America seems to justify sur
vey of the condition to which the pend
ing question Is thus remitted The
treaty upon this subject concluded in
1878, through disagreements as to the
meaning of its terms, has been
FRUITFUL SOURCE OF IRRITATION
and trouble. Our citizens engaged in
fishing enterprises in waters adjacent
to Canada have been subjected to nu-
merous veXations, interferences and an
noyances, their vessels have been
seized upon preteXts which appeared to
be entirely inadmisSible, and they have
been otherwise treated by the Canadian
authorities and officials in manner mex
cusably harsh and oppressive. This
conduct has been justified by Great
Britain and Canada by the claim that
the treaty of 1918 permitted it, and upon
the ground that it was necessary to the
proper protection of Canadian in
terests. We deny that treaty agree
ments justify these acts, and we
further maintain that aside from
any treaty restraints of disputed
Interpretation, the relative positions of
the United States and Canada as near
neighbors, the growth of our joint COM
merce, the development and prosperity
of both countries, which amicable rela-
tiOnS surely guarantee, and above all,
the liberality always extended by the
United States to the people of Canada,
furnished motives for kindness and con-
sideration higher and better than treaty
covenants.
While keenly sensitive to all that was
eXasperating in the condition, and by
no means indisposed ia support the just
complaints of our injured citizens, ]
still deemed it my duty for the preserv-
alton of important American interests
which were directly involved. and in
view of all the details of the situation,
to attempt by negotiation to remedy
existing wrong and to finally terminate
by
A FAIR AND JUST TREATY
these ever recurring causes of difficulty
l fully believe that the treaty just re.
jected by the senate was well suited to
the exigency, and that its provisions
were adequate for our security in the
future from vexatiouS incidents, and fol-
the promotion of friendly neighborhood
and intimacy, without sacrificing in the
least our national pride or dignity.
am quite conscious that neither my
opinion of the value of the rejected
treaty nor the motives which prompted
its negotiation are of Importance in the
light of the Judgment of the sen
ate thereupon. But it is of i'm
portance to note that this treaty ha
been rejected without any apparen
disposition Oh the part of the senate t,
alter or amend its provisions, and witt
the evident intention, not wanting ex
preston, that no negotiation should a
present be CONCLUDED touching the u.l
ter 3; iSst5