The Portland daily press., 1888-02-22
THE TREATY.
Full Text Of the Result Of the Com
missiOnerS' IabOrS.
A Document which Maine congressman
Condemn.
Its Provisions Very Much the Same as
Reported.
President Cleveland Regards the
Treaty as Eminenty Satisfactory.
And Recommends it to the Senate for
Ratification
British PlempOtentiaries Propose a
Temporary Arrangement.
Pending Necessary Action Upon The
New Treaty.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The following
is the full text of the fisheries treaty.
Whereas, differences have arisen concern
ing the Interpretation of article one of the
convention of October 20. 1918. the United
States of America and Her Majesty, the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, mutually desirous of re-
moving all causes of misunderstanding in re-
lation thereto, and of promoting friendly in
tercourse and good neighborhood between
the United States and the possessions of Her
Majesty in North America have resolved to
| conclude treaty to that end, and have nam
ed as their plenipotentiaries, that is to say
| the President of the United States, Thomas
| f. Bayard, Secretary of State, William L..
Putnam, of Maine. and James b. Angel, of
Michigan, and her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, the Rt Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, NJ
p, the Hon. Sir Lionel Sackville West, K. G.
| NJ G., Her Britannia Majesty's envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenpOtentiary to the
| United States of America; and Sir Charles
| Tupper, G. c. NJ, Minister of Finance of
| the Dominion of Canada, who having COM
municated to each other their respective full
powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE oNE-The high contracting par
ties agree to appoint mixed commission to
delimit, in the manner provided 10 this
| treaty, the British waters bays, creeks and
H.. &c t1,o oF
| foundland, as to which the United States, by
article one of the convention of October 20,
1918. between the United States and Great
Britain, renounced forever any liberty to
take, dry or cure fish,
ARTICLE Two-The commission shall con-
sist of two commissioners to be named by
Her Britannia Majesty, and of two COM
missioners to be named by the President of
the United States without delay after the
exchange of ratifcations of this treaty. The
commission shall meet and complete the de-
Limitation as soon as possible thereafter. In
case of the death, absence or incapacity of
any commissioner, or in the event of any
commissioner omitting or ceasing to act as
such, the President OF the United States or
Her Britannia Majesty, respectively, shall
forthwith name another person to act as the
commissioner originally named
ARTICLE THREE-The delimitation re-
ferred to in Article One of this treaty shall
be marked upon British admiralty charts by
a series of lines regularly numbered and du-
ly described Charts, so marked, shall, on
termination Of the work of the commission
be signed by commission in quadruplicate,
one copy whereof shall be delivered to the
Secretary of State of the United States and
three copies to Her Maiesty's government.
The delimitation shall be made in the follow
ing manner and shall be accepted by both
the high contracting parties as applicable
for all purposes under Article one of the
Convention of October 20, 1918, between the
United States and Great Britain.
The three marine miles mentioned in ar
tiele one of the convention OF October 20,
1918, shall be measured seaward from low
water mark but at every bay, creek, or har-
bor, not otherwise provided for in this trea-
ty, such three marine miles shall be meas
ured seaward from straight line drawn
across the bay, creek or harbor, on the part
nearest the entrance at the first point where
the width does not exceed 10 marine miles.
ARTICLE FoUR-At, or near the following
bays, the limits of exclusion under article
one of the Convention of October 20, 1878,
at points more than three marine miles from
low water mark, shall be established by the
following lines namely: At the Bale DE
Chaleurs the line from the light at Blrch
Point on Miscou Island to Macquereau
point light; at the bay of Miramichi, the line
from the light at Point Escuminac to light
on the eastern point OF Tabisclnatac Gully;
at Egmont bay, in Prince Edwards Island,
the line from the light at Point Egmont
to the light at West Point; off Stannes
:bay in The province of Nova Scotia,
the line from Cape Smoke to the light at
Point Aconi; at Fortune Bay, in Newfound
land, the line from Cornaigre Head TO the
light on the southeastern end OF Brine Island,
thence to Fortune Head; at Sir Charles
Hamilton sound, the line from the southeast
point of Cape Fog to White island, thence to
the north end of Peckford island and from
the south end of PeckfOrd island TO the east
headland of Ragged harbor.
at, or near, the following bays, the limits
of exclusion shall be three marine miles sea-
ward from the following lines, namely: At
or near harrington Bay, in Nova Scotia, the
line from the light on Stoddarg island E in 70 the
thence to the light at Baccarro point; at
Chedebucto and St. Peters bays, the linee
from Chranberry island light to Green Island
light, thence to Point Rouge; at Mira pay,
the line from the light ON the east poiht "
of Scatari island to the northwesterly polnI
of Cape Morien and at Placenteau pay N
Newfoundland, the line from Latino point
on the eastern mainland shore 10 tne nloss
southerly point of Red island, thence Dy tne
most so utterly point of Merasdeen lsland 10
the mainland. Long island and Bryer Is
land at st, Mary's bay ia Nova Scotia shall,
for the purpose of delimitation, be taken as
the coasts of such bays.
ARTICLE FIVE. Nothing in this treaty
shall be construed to include, Wlthln the
common waters, any such interior portions
of such bays, creeks or harb0rs as cannOI W
reached from the sea without passing WITHIN
the three marine miles mentioned IN aTtcle
one of the Convention of October 20, 1878.
ARTICLE SIX.-The Commissioners shall.
| from time to time, report to the hlgh con-
| tracing parties such lines as they may nave
agreed upon, numbered described and mark
ed, as herein provided, with quadruplcate
charts thereof, which lines SO reported shall
forthwith, from time to time, be simulta-
neously proclaimed by the high contracting
parties ana be binding after two months
| rom such proclamation
ARTICLE SEvEN.-Any disagreement of
the Commissioners shall forthwith be refer
red to an umpire selected by the Secretary Of
State OF the United States and Her Britannia
| Majesty minister at Washington: and his
decision shall be final.
ARTICLE ElGHT-Each of the high con-
tracing parties shall pay its own commits
sion and officers, and all other expenses
jointly incurred in connection with the per
formance Of work, including compensation
to the umpire, shall be paid by the high con-
tracing parties in equal moeties.
ARTICLE NINE-Nothing in this treaty
shall interrupt or effect the free navigation
Of the Strait OF Canso by fishing vessels OF
the United States.
American Vessels in Canadian Forts