The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-14
In THE .. s. CONGRESS.
Dolph Addresses the Senate
on the Fisheries.
He ARGUES IN EVENT OF WAR
The House Takes up the POstoffice
appropriation Bill and Debates
the senate Subsidy"
SENATE


WASHINGTON, July 13.-The S mate
to-day, passed the House bill approx
ing certain acts of the Twenty-seventh
legislative assembly of the Territory of
New Mexico as to funded indebtedness.
George concluded his speech of yes
terday on the fisheries, and Dolph then
addressed the Senate on the same SUBJ
iect. He quoted from the official cor
respondence Of Minister Phelps and
Bayard to show the operations of the
Canadian government against the
American fisherman had been flag
rant violation of the treaty and their
rights, and had been resorted to for
the purpose of driving the United States
into admitting Canadian fish free, and
the speaker asserted 1t was proposed by
the pending treaty to surrender the
American position concerning bays and
har bors, and the American claim to
reciprocal commercial privileges and to
purchase q portion Of le commercial
privileges for American ..Shermen, with
an annual remission of duties 10 the
amount of a million dollars. He
claimed. under tie arrangement with
Great Britain in 1880, that American
fishermen were entitled to full COM
mercial privileges in British colonial
parts, and said that, if this were
not so, the United States should
say to Canada, with what Judgment
Jo1 Judge, you hill be judged, and
with what measure you mete, 1t shall be
measured 10 you" This commercial
relation has been practiced by the
United States ever since the foundation
of this government, and that such rela-
ton has been authorized by Congress
by the act of March 3, 1888. He quoted
at length from a speech of Senator Nor
gan when that act was under Considera-
ton, to show that the Senator then
thought the retaliation was a peaceful
measure. lie alluded to the fact that the
Republican majority in the Senate
had been charged with being governed
by political consideration and asked
how the sudden change in Morgan's
position was to be accounted for. What,
he asked, had put the British argu-
ments as to the construction of the
treaty Of 1873 in the mouths Of the
other side OF the Chamber 1t was
politics. He said the decree had
zone forth that the State De-
,arsmert and administration must
sustained in this matter. The
Republican majority in the Senate
lad been threatened with free Cana
ian fish, if the treaty we're not rati-
ed, but he could inform the Senators
f the other side that that was not the
Yay to secure free Canadian fish, it was
he ratification of the treaty that would
.ay the foundation for free fish. He
Vas mistaken in the temper of the
American people, if he thought they
could be driven into such q concession.
If he were to vote against the
treaty on political grounds, or ii
he voted for it because, as had been
charged, the President would Gift were
-eieC.ed) execute the act OF March,
1887, as to bringing bankruptcy upon
The country, or becau, , as had been in
mated upon tao o.her side of the
Chamber, that an election, or treaty
would be made, for a declaration 0
war by Great Britain, he would be I'M
worthy Of bis position as Senator. |
7 he only American battles with !
Great Britain would be battles
of diplomacy. Great Britain would get
by diplomacy all that the United States
were weak enough to yield. Even if the !
rejection of the pending treaty should |
be made a preteXt for war By Great |
Britain, that argument was not worthy
of consideration by the Senate. Should |
1t come to pass that most Of the i'm
portant acts of the high legislative
body in the country were con-
trolied by foreign powers that
would involve the country IN financial |
distress and ruin their republican insti-
tutions. II would indeed be in danger,
but the danger would be from within
and not from without. He did not fear
war with great Britain. The sentiment |
of the two countries in favor of peace
and of peaceful means for settling diff
ference3 was so graf 70 prevent war
that q reat Britain would not resort to
war with Us, because it was not to her
interest to DO SO. He was free to admit
with the exposed coasts of the United
States and with its unprotected coast
wise commerce, the country did not
want war with Great Britain, and he
was equally sure Great Britain could
not afford war with the United States.
Her fortified naval stations at Halifax,
Burmuda and Esuulmalt were menace
to American commerce, bat no
forts could protect the Canadian
frontier, and the great ironcladS
of England could not protect her
commerce in hundred seas. At call
of the even present pro English admin
Istration in the case of war, armed men
would Sp>ing into the field from every
State and Territory to make conquest
of the Canadian provinces and few
months of hostiIities wouid find every
American privateer on every sea where
British merchant vessel was to be
found. While war was brutal and bar
barous, there was something more to
be dreaded than war. A nation could
emerge from costly and sapgninary
war with its honor uptaTnised, its love
OF liberty Intensified and its founda-
ton OF prosperity streng hened, but
when it yielded to unjust demands it
lost its own self-respect and the respect
of other nations.
Call offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on he Secretary of the
Treasury for evidence in the Treasury
Department relating to the property Of
the United States or to which the United
States has valid claims held in adverse
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