New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
Nh. CHANDLER ON THE TREATY
suRRENpER OF RIGHTS AMERICANS HAD.

use sucb stroue adeet yes whom hav convicttons
did not write article he audss to- IL was "ri4'"
By Allen j. Hackett of the editorial stan OF Tue h'h
ifor wn In Of the best informed and ATTEST ~fi'''
In New ENGLAND. but have read the article ana ''
&c fully late ,er 70 az be thought OF IL sdfeofireA
.H.ys you auy earctous " stating your reasons for
opposing the treaty."
SO far as I understand the subject am Wiling W
sneak H Il comparatively new 10 ae and s"me"A A'
complicated. but Of the objections lie almost on '
surracs Personally think treaty ss all should nav
sesu made but that President should have stoou
upsn our dunsnd full nnerczl rtxnts 10 al our
vrsseis trading aud usaias. aud sasss e'icTe e"u
snortly have been secured nnIenco Oh our
rcfxItatory lag, authorizes the suspenson' IL
necessary. OF commercial intercourse Del ~ooa Os"".
anI the Unitel But looking 70 tue treaty sSe
10 seems cogent objection 10 its rd'inoa
IA that it Its PROVISIONS anI tndt oo"'
Britain makes no stipulation T give our vessels
whether trading fishing. aie uitc rights In CaaAiA"
ports Briefly tho Of the last three years arc as
follows: After the denunciaon by the United STATES III
pursaauce OF uuani IvIs OF tue two Houses vi
Cougr ,ss, Of the fishery articles OF the Treaty u
the Canadian authorities began serics Oh "u'
RACES upoh ApericLu nsaere. enfOreei ny oppressive
ssaruhcs and seizures Of their vessels unaet 'no
authority of vindrave Canadian statute OF Novem
Der 2G 1880 approved by Queen In Council ~hion
10 wa chained been .cieI consisteuiy Win the
Treaty OF l3io. The Unts states thoroupo asssrted
tlat rynIs OF ali American vessels IN ports
mad 1880 tue result OF reciprocal cgl"atioh
Mutual concession. enlarged so rs 10 give copr'o
commercial rights. aud that dshins vessels were
entitled 70 the bened5 Of that arran cement THIS &c
Can dian denied and tuey c1ntnuei ther
asgressions Congress passed. reta.iatory act which
WAS not enforced by President CieseisnI The senate
then passed another which. tho Administration sAa'
IA mol broad ea n therefore tlouss passed.
broIicr act which was accepted by t"e senate snd 70
came law. Tue Adj administration nal early coniniitIeu
itself to the Munster to nnend onuis''"n
aud make new treaty The vetd that t desired
no negotiation for new treaty Nevertheless tho Al
,nipisrutJn REFUSED tie rs;aliaor y ao out Az
pointed pienipotentiaries wituOut ont'ins tneir
names to tAe aud these pien potentire' siIIn
for three months In Washington during tue session Oh
Co lgrsss esaI sppoht acni rave ssrosi " ne
treaty which - ua-ls public AMI wAioh Is TO 10
sctel up0n Dy tue SENATE.
WHAT MIGHT AAvE BEN EXPECTED OF THE Sk-
GOtIAToHs.
Naturally under these circumstances. IN justify The
Administrations TIE American nesvti stors should nave
secured iul. substantial And yaiuaote rishis Tor our
nsning vessels "a part OF Erraiy wlcn shOiiu a'o
h,v. liked AMI defined nnuis.sk bie terms the CON
nercal Canadian p-rts VI ali oar sHips whether
tu,r of tr-iie.s Inse I'd " tIis IA y
blre.y OhtaiI our nsaiEg vesses PRIVILEGES ri"uH1
Ia relieve tAhaua 'r"n 80 on1s v. otn'al.,J M
her by oeorrtir} atAhhhS ana "a'e Tue G IA
OF all oth-r vrss-s IN Cinad IN iHrss
undetermined Dy tguitS NuttSVtr dud "rpeif
ouiy British legsia''n, wnc" Eng Land may re
Deal am Evidently 10 seems 10 INC tie Adj
innisrAiion. 1t had cvmrrtr teal te gravity OF Tue
situation aud what was uie 10 Anetcdh lh.oreHts aid
nuuu, should stood upon Udr lie 'aud Tor
commercial rights uuer thu arrangement vi 1880. buck
ing THIS ieuili 10y IA ehfurcrnvht OF TUE ret"dtory
lava p.Lased Congress upon Its request OF esc ~
the whoi1 er,IaI Of commercial rTsuls Tor Trading
veal nsEing ves-~is ANY til NJ else was
me and poteht n not degrading "ouriusion. the
refusal histn 10 give our Trading Vessels tau rShts
los treaty Can dian pur has ,eea cOn'i aire ~
.g.I II frk
whirh would tolerate cOuuuicI Ion IN vessels oi
tie Uned states e Rugllsh cuiunes on TINS eon-
fineuL AT The dciiHtiys az peace Ia lI52 III
1918 commercial co"ventt"n' Establishing
tne largest rrrirsucil liberty OF comu,erge IN si DO
Majesty Europe bul II WAS nos untii ls2o dnd Only
by concerted legislation IN London ana m',s.',n;on ''a
Nm. and wouL ~ vessels "a triie Win any ~
uer Anr lean coi1ue-. and then the cncrssion was ex
,uiv 10 those MES to Tue south OF Canada
stiu ran,iued excluded President JacSSnn. however
by his proclamation W October D. 1884, "pehr'i our
nor, 10 Brtrsn vessel. FROM the islam provinces an
r-lnnes OF Great Britain the north OF tue United
states Tnis eInrace' Canaia. qua 10 result NaiuS
on-ue her ports tu our trailing yessrS whose rights "a
trie therei. to- ~, however. depend only Oh British
legislation of sixty $40. whrh EhGlihd can rep NJ
at w anu lhcse ri ,s fishing vss'! Is nave always
been and are to-day oen>ycy than ever pei 'i+t
emily excluded al hcush law oil M 1893 permits
port. The situation is all the more unsatisfactory
bccaise nave reciprocal agreements Via frLAre
and nearly AL other foreign 1OFerhineh rAor "
Fngl md. wing Our YES cs' Including unhrrnel &c
sccrss al their ports an unrestricted right 10 trae
When China refuse open her p rte ~ England 'he
tier by armed force ami Kept certain Chinese
ports open En- Elisa commerce even 20 traIs Ia opium
WHAT THE NEGOrIAIOEs ACTUALLY ACCOM-
PLISHED.
@1But now when the American fishermen most oppor-
timely raise the question full al rights for
all our ships inoluIng s in vessels and request their
Government those rishts un Ter the arrange
,nent OF 1890. the Administration Offers them only
chile realty barely saves Great Britain from the
charge OF absolute inlumanIv TO American nshernrh
while IL abasi"ns our broad an rcas"nshe r-'lrst lor
COMMERCIAL gnts IN touch ana trade sucn
recognised by ail Government. as tie iry
tlhle result of eru Intercourse hous the cav
OF earth. Even the fte"nth article OF the
ne which intended 10 ~ the al
mission ot Cana saed nsh free or duty fresh fs Is
40 dNs un il snbrit 10 he 20 coerces give s
in return Intercourse for all our v~-seis
only certain spccldel rights 10 hs.IlnS vessels 10
enjoy which t'er owners must bow the knso ard ase
ont Special licenses every ear. senator Eye an Mr.
Llse pointed out SOME ~ The special sacriees
Ar~rlcan inlere, IN the tres we aHe ~ a tS
Treaty of sshingiou Our claims for Indemnify for un
jst seizures of fishing yess-is very onaDe AL
tse@e rights and claims are sarren I-rvsi.
Tie fourteenth lruclc or The treaty certainly u is
family It expresses AMI recognizes tue rignt Of can
aIiaa courts Z. forfeit slils. c,rgoes AMI supplies
without adequately d"nnng ihe otrncc or uDh"Luiiy
limiting penalties wnica may ne.InPosed CanA4a 70
left free declare any art Unlawful INST c1press,J
alinxe by the treaty In addition TO fori,ilures she
HAY ice and impr-un the officers and They an
not appeal TO London 10 ne PriTy t.uncii nor 20 .o
Prrs .n inlat Interfere by ploustic representation
Tue treaty fails stipaltte that nten N or kai.y
tnovlcIgr must exist 10 constitute offence and
sherman NAV be punished II he is The tenth OF mile or
ono foot, aud that unwlliinglv: olt OF Ills lhoSrI
c,ur,e Our own revenue AMI fishing laws. careIuIJ
nrovlde for rrrissiuns 0f pcnatrs when there n III
lennon o. do wrong and guilty knowledge rms
treaty should have expressly provided that the Iov
ernor enera sould have power remit ali penll les
and TO parIon all often lrr satisfied that the Onhc
were committed without gnitY knO slsdse on the par
NJ thosr found sng IN forbidden waters There II %
p,ovsion that :hosr .seizing vessel shall be puhs.1
hy damages n n shall appear tiet there was III Prvo
able eau - for the seizure There Ia not even Al pula
ton thar the accused Americans shall he tried only IN
OF recora. rhs article while inrenisusy tra "e
To appear 10 grant exemptions our nsherineh r.
prrssy deli rers Them and h~r property into the hahu'
of a cruel code and .rnting ereinv. -
rHE VALUE OF BUSINESS NOT THE rEsI OF fT"i@S
TON
"No Sew-Eng!andcr will be willing to impose '"'
crimr-crrating article dpon the New-England hsherl "
II is SAID here and there by those not OF or III ~"
England that the fishing Interest Is very little ihtso
Daniel Webster when he argued the Dartmouth | o'-o
met by the taunt that Darin puth Coeee "A
little coeGs- His reply ia ate tn the near =
of Now -uannshirc 1, true tnere nre ~