San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-08
THE cANUCKS GOT 1T ALL.

That treaty with Joe Chamberlain
and the Canadian fisheries commission
turns out gigantic blunder on the part
OF the state department and will not be
very likely to be accepted by the senate.
A great flourish OF democratic trumpets
has been made over the benefits the
United States will secure under the
new treaty, but the text OF the treaty re-
mains q sealed book to the American
public, who, II we believe the democrat
10 state department as misconducted by
Bsyard, are to reap great advantages
from the new treaty. The Canadians do
not so read the treaty, and they are
much more familiar with Its details than
are our people on this side the line, I'M
less 1t may be the Interested New EGG
land fishermen and their representa-
tives. The Montreal Gazettee comment
ing upon the new treaty and the sdvan-
tsges resped by the Canadians therein
and thereby tells very different story,
and the Gazette can be accepted as good
dominion authority. The treaty has al
ready been discussed In the Canadian
parliament and 1t Is not without reason
that the Montreal Gazette says:
ave secure every right for which we
have contended In the correspondence
Of the last two years. The Americans
are debarred from the ''touch and trade"
and transhipping privileges. We have
obtained everything we ever claimed
exclusive right Of fishing within three
miles of the shore, and within all the
bays on the coasts. with q single excep-
tion where the Americans may approach
within ten miles of the shore; the right
to deny trading privileges to American
fishing vessels, to prohibit the purchase
Of bait, Ice, seines, lines, tackle and other
fishing outfit, the transbipment Of cargo
and the shipping Of seamen. All these
rights claimed bv Canada under the
treaty OF 1918 are formally recognized by
the Washington administration and the
American commissioners, and in return
Canada permits American fishing yes
sells TO purchase provisions for the home
ward voyage, but nothing pertaining TO
a fishing outfit; to land aud sell so much
OF cargo as may be necessary as Incl.
dental to repairs when a vessel has
been damaged; to ship seamen TO re-
place those removed by death or sick
ness, and to enter Canadian waters for
twenty-four hours without reporting at
customs when the object Of such en-
trance Ia shelter; to make repairs. pur-
chase wood or obtain water-prlvileges
granted by the treaty OF 1915"
Such democratic authorities as Ben
iamin F. Butler and w. Ii. TrascOtt,
than whom no two men In America are
more familiar with the subject, declare
that the new treaty leaves Canada free
to perpetrste the old wrongs which were
committed under the previous treaty
which has been the cause of 30 much
complaint and ill-feeling. These gen.
tlemen affirm that no apology was made
for these past injustioes so long and Bit
terly complained OF and no promises Of
good behavior In the future exsoted.
Gen. Butler is too well known as an
able lawyer and constitutional advocate
to be denied hearing in this case be-
fore the bar Of public opinion in
America. He may be disliked as man,
but as an able judge Of this whole ques.
tion his competency cannot be ques-
toned. MIR. Trascott, as counsel In the
Halifax Fisheries treaty Of 1877 is eX-
ceptionally we'll qualified to speak con-
corning this question and he says that
there is not a word. a phrase, an article
in the whole document which recognizes
over construction Of the case. The peo-
pie Of these United States have again
been cheated by the slick Canucks who
In every deal stack the cards and win
the game from Uncle Sans commits.
sioners. The only hope now remaining
is that the Republican Senate will
promptly reject the treaty and 80 COM
pei new consideration Of the whole
question.