Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-06
OUR FISHERIES.
Further Announcements
Regarding the Treaty.
BAYARD's CORRESPONDENCE.
A Settlement Assured Of tho
Troubles Existing Since the
Contract of 1918.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HE.AID.f (

contract OF 1913.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches to the Hrs AID.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Presi-.
dent has transmitted to Congress the
remaining documents and protocols
relating to the fisheries treaty, to-
gether with letter from Secretary
Bayard. In his letter Secretary Bay
ard says: "An inspection of this do
cumentary history will serve to dem-
onstrate the practical and important
results accomplished by the
treaty now pending before the Senate.
which question Of the Interpretation
and administration Of the treaty Of 1918
between the United States and Great
Britain is transformed and elevated
from the obscurity into which it had
been suffered to lapse since the date
of that convention, and it's restoration
from the practical control of minor
and local officials of the Canadian
maritime provinces, until the treaty
pending was concluded. No available
remedy seems to have been supplied
for the Inconsistencies, incongruities
and unjustifiable construction Of
the treaty OF 1918 to which
our fishermen for year after
year have been subjected and
which by the pr gress of gradual en-
croachments of Canadian legislation
and local port Iegul itions Ia | almost
canyerted their privilege expressly re-
served by treaty into sources of in
convenience and expenses. The pre-
text or causes alleged for arrests, fines,
detention and other embarrassmenta
of American fishing vessels during the
years 1886 and 1887 were based upon
the alleged infractions of the treaty of
1918 or of the Canadian laws passed
in professed execution of that treaty.
All such vexations actions as are re-
corded in lists OF seizures, etc. are met
and rendered impossible of occurrence
in the future by the provisions of the
treaty now before the Senate and
THE AMPLEsT ENJOYMENT
By Unitee States fishermen of treaty
rights and customary hospitality duo
under International law, and comfy
is secured in the ports and harbors Of
eastern Canada and New Foundland.
The correspondence will serve also to
establish the fact that prior to the
treaty of reciprocity of 1854, and SUBJ
sequent to its abrogation, and in the
years 1870 aud 1871, vexatious and
harrassing administration by Cana
dian authorities was practiced un-
ohooLoI Ao v,oskho~ tIn k.~~k-, -
1854 nor that of 1871, contained any
allusion to the wrongs thus inflicted
upon United States fishermen, and -
neither convention contrived any
remedy or provision against their re-
newal, it became necessary that
a remedy should be provided. II Is
believed that such remedy is practic-
ably and fully supplied by the treaty
now pending and that by it's terms
now and for the first time since 1878.
just and joint Interpretation Is
agreed to by both Governments and
placed upon the treaty of 1878, which
will secure just and hospitable treat
ment to United States fishermen and
secure tothem unmolested full meas
ure of their rights, and that under the
proposed arrangement every Ameri-
can fisherman pushing his vocation
in waters adjacent to British North
America can acquire
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
Of his rights and duties whilst within
jurisdiction of all waters of Canada, or
to such ports and harbors as casualty,
necessity or convenience may suggest
without fear of encountering any such
harsh and unfriendly treatment as he
was heretofore subjected to under the
uncertain, unwarranted and varied in
depreciation Of his treaty rights"
The accompanying papers are made
up of extracts from diplomatic corres-
pondence of 1887; Secretary Bay
ards letter to Minister Phelps,
of July IL, 1887, and protocols
of conferences of the negotiators.
There is also the text Of letter from
Secretary Bayard to Sir Charles Tup-
per under date OF May 3lst, 1887, in
which Bayard briefly reviews the
points at issue; deprecates the circum-
locution necessary in dealing with
Canada through Great Britain, and
proposes that in a joint commission,
which is to be arranged, Canada's
colonies be represented. He
speaks at length Of the interests in
volved and of the necessity for
prompt action, to avoid disagreeable
friction between the two countries, at
the same time expressing the most
earnest desire for an amicable adjust
ment of the differences.
TUPPER's REPLY.
Sir Charles Tupper's letter in re-
ply thanks Secretary Bayard for the
suggestion made, and says that they
have been referred to the proper
authority; and comedies completely
with the views of Mr.. Bayard in the
earnest hope for an early settlement