New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
MIR. BAYARD'S TREATY.
PERTINENT VIEWS OF HENRY CABOT LODGE.

PERTINENT VIEWS OF HENRY CABOT LODGE.
THE GREAT DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH" STILL NAT
TER or SEVERE CRIrIcIsM-rTs POLITICAL
AsPEcr-IMPossIBILITY ORA FAIR TREATY
CONCESSIONS WHICH DO NOT con-
CEpE-HUMILIATIoN OF THE PRO-
TocOI-TBE REMEDY.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The incisive analysis
IN which Senator FRYE subjected Mr.. Bayard's
Fisheries Treaty in these dispatches TINS morn
ing has been a subject of comment In every In
terested quarter to-day. There Is no man better
qualified in the Senate to speak on these matters
thnn he For years he has been the recognized
cbampion Of American fishermen. He is thor
ouahly familiar with their needs and their de-
sres. His views, therefore, have the weight Of
authority. There can be but little doubt that
they will be shared by his Republican colleagues,
and 1t would MT be venturing too much, perhaps,
To predict that even Democratic Senators will be
found unwilling to vote for ratification Of this
shameful treaty, however great their desire may
be to shield the Administration.
It is probable that the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations will discuss the treaty at its
next regular meeting. Democratic members OF
the committee may insist upon a protracted dis
cussion in order, to a vulgar phrase, to let
Mr.. Bayard down easy" But Republicans will
insist upon disposing Of this whole wretchcd
emphasize their unqualified condemnation of Mr:
Bayards methods Of defending the rights OF
American citizens.
Among members of the House representing
New-England States none has the interests OF our
fishermen more at heart than Henry Cabot Lodge,
Of Massachusetts. In talking OF the treaty to-
day, he said:
NO rouIvALyYr FOR IMPORTANT LOSSES.
1.-THE more the treaty is considered, the worse
it appears for the United States. For instance,
although IL was apparent OF first glance that the
headland theory, against which the United States
has always contendcd, was not abandoned and
was only slightly modified. 1t was not immedi-
atey obvious how much had lost in the spe-
cGc places named under the delimitation clauses
But as Senator Frye pointed out in THE TRIB-
ry~ this morning n close examination Ivy any
one familiar with the coast reveals the fact: even
without the aid Of map that these spccifc tx.
illusions have been SO ingeniouslv cOntrived that
we are shut ont entirely, or nearly so, from many
important BAYS. without any equivalent being
offered cursorv examination OF these points
would almost lead one TO believe that while the
there were none Of those valuable aids. TO learn
ing within reach of the American 'plenlpoten-
tes The tTs ts F did no Was f
Canada had derived our fishermen OF the ordi-
nary commercial privileges. while we had con
traton had done its duty. and had retaliatcd in
accordance with the wishes Of Congress, both
parties would h'vc started from Nh" same point.
n
cessions while she only partially restored com
mcrcial privileges OF which we had never de-
prived any one.
TuF REAL MOTIVE oP FNGLAND's POLICY.
"Then again, the Treaty OF S1s has been
greatly modified nv tho commercial privileges
and the principles Of maritime reciprocity &C
ceptcd by both nations since that time. Instead
of taking the broad ground Of making entirely
now and equitable arrangement Mr.. Bavard and
the Observation-Disclosures have allowed thcmse'vs 70
he held down to the narrow bounds or trrAfy
made under conditions now comrlntrlv obsolete
The result can be easily stated. They nave CON
coded to US the rights Of humanltv-that is' me
rights accorded nv every nation; civilized or I'M
civiizpd 70 vessels in distress which rho MESSAGE,
with unconscious IRONY describes fnll and In
eral This is all that can he described rs con-
ccssion to rs. while we have abandoned. nv nc,
ever claimed But Tho treaty with .nrcxnect"d
frnnl,ness d'sclosos tho vol motive which undrr-
lies tho whole nolirv of Fnglain. TT we will ad-
NIT fish oil and fish as will as whale oil. which
now suddenly comes the stage. free. then we
are to have the ordinarv comm'r",al nrlv,,"|IT r.,
other words IL we do not alter onr tarh our hsh-
cries arc to he harassed and destroyed
RrT,Ir,TfOS As 4 WrAsrRE OF RELIEF.
"The worst part OF all, however, is the proto-
col containing what IL ca1ro Tire N""uu. VI
vcndi'-a conditional arfan cement which Is to 30
into Immediate effect and last two years or until
tbe treaty is ratified This precious device pro-
vides that our fishermen shall paw tribute 10
Canada Of 81 so per ton for ordinary CONNER
cial privileges included in touching and tad
ing and transshippng fish under bond. ms
fax wonld he wcll-nigh runOus 10 the smaller
fishermen and heavy burden on the larger. ~
is moreover humiliating to the Unlten STATES I.
have IL nronoscd that thev should pnt any mart OF
their citizens IN the position Of paying tribute 10
a foreign mower. -,
The Senate trust and hone. Will reject poth
protocol ard trcatv at once. after gvlne an or
nortunitv for public debate unon II, So mat lne
neorIe Of the whole country NAV be thoronehly
informed rs 10 the nature ~ this great o,nIo-
matte TRIUMPH ms Mr. Bavard is rerorf"d To have
called H. Negotiation has been tried and has
failed dismallv. II seems not unreasonable NAV
yvc should now revert TO tho nlan ~ retaliation
rroposnd nv CONGRESS. When that has been
done and Canada has had the benefit Of its meas
urcS il will bc time to talk of negotiating. When
that occasion recurs we can ofor. them fisheries
for fisheries and commercial privileges I4r com.
,nercial ntivicrcs and not allow our fishermen
to be sacrificed and impoverished as they they now now
are in order to obligr us TO alter orr tarl'r ana
land for that PURPOSE"