New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10
THE FISHERIES DEBATE.
MR.. EvARTs FINISHES HIS SPEECH.
OPPOSED TO THE BRITISH HrApfASb THEORY

OPPOSED TO THE BRITISH HEApLASD Ihhohi-
Mr. MORGAN AND Mr.. BLAIR TALK.
washing ton, Aug. 9.-Tne Senatc at III 40 to-day
tho consideration Of the Fisheries Treaty In
open executive session and Mr. Evars continued his
speech (bcgun yesterday against its ratification MI
Evarts devoted a good deal of his argument TO the
question Of bays and headlands coBtcndlng that the
waters over which Canada claims exclusive jurisdic-
ton arc really tho high seasas much so az Bafn's
Bay Hudson bay the Bay Of Fundy-and that what
Is known as the three-mie line is merely line Of
Difference Inca de respectful ribbon, as It were
drawn around the shores with all their snuos.ties
No nation, he argued, had right to exclude other
nations from the enjoyment Of the high seas, except
by the concession OF Difference.
The position which should be taken by the United
States was he said to insist that the United States
had always rejected the headand theory and did not
tolerate the claim of right the part of Great
Britain to make bay by calling 1t bay and to shut
out OF 1t American fishermen and then there might,
or there might not, be an opportunity to find out
what Great Britain meant That would not mean
war, or fear OF war. No nation had ever declared
war against the United States War had very wide
area 1t had losses; It had Interruptions of COM
merce 1t had securing OF the seas 1t had the inter
ceptng Of food for machinery and food for the people
who tended machinery. What attack could be made
| the United States and what booty was TO be ex-
| pected from with the United States y and what
would be the " bell' The only one would be
/
Of 1918.
As to the complaint made on the Democratic side
| that publicity was given to the discussion Of the
treaty Mr.. Evarts said that the initiation of such
publicity due TO tho Executive, In recommending
the treaty and all communications connected with It
to be gwen to the public. AS to the complaint made
by the Senator from Alabama mt Morgan) against tho
majority Of the Committee on Foreign Relations for
stating in its report that the time for negotiations had
passed, Mr. Evarts read the extract IN question:
| which reads:
-, "on the 10th Of January 1887, Congress came to
| the conclusion that the period OF ncgaton and
! unavallng remonstrance had passed.
So that It Congress itself, he said, and not the
committee which had como to that conclusion AS
TO the Senator's charge Of servility against the
committee Mr. Evarts failed to find anything offensive
servlc in the paragraph referred TO- In conclusion
he said that he would prepare q comment upon tho
terms of the treaty itself land he hoped not IN
fair onc) but he would forbcar to proceed with II
at present. Tho pending question was the resolution
for postpOnencnt TIN December next: and critical
exam nation OF the articles OF the treaty would more
properly find its place when that resolution was dis
posed Of and when the treaty itself before the
Senate for action.
Mr.. Frye represented the manner IN which the pay
mcnt Of duties on preserved fish is evadcd; that is
by having the fish frozen solid and introduced, duty
free, " fresh fish for immediate consumption
while, in fact, such frozen fish could be kept fol
months
Mr.. Morgan said that the object Of destroying tbs
treaty once nothing less than polti
cal, and connected with the Presidential election
one Of the Senators from Massachusetts had pro
nounced him OR. Morgan) silly man. because h,
had alluded the fact that might grow out Of The
question He might be silly, but he had seen enough
Of 10 be afraid Of It, Perhaps the Senator from
Massachusetts had not. He had enough Of blood
she'd between brethren TO understand that whom boo'
I was sned between Engishmcn and Americans (wh
belonged to the same stock there going to be
great many people killed.
. Mr.. Hoar disclamed having spoken Of the Senate
from Alabama as silly.
, Nr RlAlr Whose resolution had been alluded TO b.
Mr. Morgan) declared sarcascay, that, II there wa
10 be no war with England Canada until the DIS
cusson on tho treaty ended, war would be postpone
4 until the destruction Of the world By fire or by
{ dcluge came again. He defended his resolution an
declared that, without such union as it proposed
was impossible for the nations 10 go o IN peace
5 HIS resolution means that bass~for action might b
found under which the northern boundary OF In
@ United States would be cotermnous with the Mort
Pole
Z Mr. Hale criticised Mr. Morgans position and Una
OF the Democratic party the treaty as being In IN
interest OF free trade.