The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-30

yeas "a, nays Z. The bill enaets that the
grade of lieutenant general Of the army be
discontinued and merged In the grade OF
general, which shall continue during the life
time Of the present lieutenant general, after
which such grade shall cease. The Presi-
dent is authorized to appoint with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate a general
his argument The first eight articles Of the
treaty, he said related entirely TO delimita-
tion. Nobody had asked for delimtatiOn
Great Britain, about 1918, In pursuit Of her
aggressiveness towards the United States
held that all her bays were to be measured
headland 10 headland, but had instructed
colonial officers not TO enforce Ii, and for the
whole 20 years IL had never been enforced
except in two instances; those OF the Argus
and Washing, seized In 1s43 in the Bay Of
Funday. The arbitration committee deter
mined that neither the Argus nor Wash
ington were within British waters and that
THE CLAIM OF GREAT BRITAIN
was not sustained by law or treaties. Sena-
tor Frye quoted from the speech Of Sir
Charles Upper in the Canadian Parliament
on the 10th Of April, to the effect that II he
were to explain the advantages Canada
would derive from the treaty, his statements
might be used In the United States against
the treaty. The ninth article declares that
nothing In the treaty should interrupt the
Tree navigation Of the Gut of Canso by Unit.
ed States fishing vessels. But the Gut OF
Canso has never been closed In the history
OF the world and no nation ever dared 10
close II, or ever dreamed Of closing 1t, yet the
PRESIDENT congratulated Congress that, at
last, the Straits OF Canso were free. Sena-
tqr Frye declared his belief that II Seer etary
Manning had lived. the treaty would never
have seen the light Of today, because Man
ming had wisdom and courage.
:. Secretary Bayard wrote a letter Of instruc-
uons TO minister Phelps in 1887. in which,
was bold and brave declaration that
the United States were entitled then 10 COM
mercial rights and commercial privileges in
all the ports and harbors Of Canada. Yet in
less tnan SIX months, he came to the Senate
with a treaty which declares that we may
nave these privileges on the payment Of a
TO be remitted on Canadian fish. This was
complete surrender Of the position the coun-
Try mad occupied for forty years. IL had in
sisted on these privileges, and they had been
enjoyed until about two years ago. The
them, had been right and
THE UNITED STATES WRONG.
1t admitted, that If the United States de-
sired to enjoy those privileges, it had to buy
them from Canada. instead of claiming them
under the laws Of Great Britain and the
United States. If the United States accept
ed this. 1t could never 90 back to the position
~ occupied before the plenipOtentlarleS met.
III trouble should arise now Canada could
say that the President and Secretary of
State had declared in the treaty that the
United States had no right to demand such
privileges. A year ago, the Senate and
House were all for the rights Of American
citizens. Nobody talked as party men.
Now the President and Secretary and the
Democratic party take particularly the Cam
adian side OF the controversy. A most grie-
vous wrong has been wrought by this treaty
making. The steps taken can never be re
traced In the long future, we shall never
be permitted to stand where we stood only a
year ago, when we claimed, here in the SEN
ate, that we would defend the rights OF
American fisherman against Great Britain,
or any other power on earth. We have sur
rendered that right. We have said through
the President, in solemn language, that the
treaty Is Just and fair, and all that could be
demanded by us: hereafter, forever our
mouths are closed. Again declare this
Treaty Is a dishonorable, humiliating and
cowardly surrender.
At the close Of Senator Frye's speech, Sen
ator Gray obtained the floor to make speech
upon the treaty, but its further consideration
was postponed till Monday June IL. The
motion to postpone until December next,
entered by Senator Morgan, is now pending.
Motions 10 publish the proceedings In exec
utive session past and future) in the Con-
gressional Record were agreed to.
The Senate. at 6 p. m, proceeded to exec
utiye business and adjourned till Thursday.