The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-02-24
THE NEW NORTHWEST: DEL
TIE FISHERY TREATY.

The Senate on Tuesday promulgated th
Fishery Treaty between the United State
and Great Britain-by and with the conser
of Canada, or rather subject to rati6catio
by q "6nnicky" neiehbor of that name
the north, % we'll ~ by Great Britain. Il
accompanied by \ long letter Of explanatio
from the President. It seems to us that th
treaty will be satisfactory. As Henry Cabe
Lodge says: aThere Is no Fisheries Que,
tion." Tie so-called fisheries question b
merely been . pretense, under certain vagu
and ambiguous points in past treatie.
through which the Canadian government
sought to dragoon the United States into
reciprocity treaty. This trouble has bee
going or since 1888. Temporary treatie
have been made and expired, and, at leas
two or three times, M government has ha
to threaten retaliation to stop the outrage
that were committed on American seamen
In 1878 we gave up the right to take fs
within three miles of the Canadian shore
This Wa intended to mean the coast It'd
water line. Then Canada set up the "head
land theory"-that is that the three mil
limit was to be All imaginary line draw
from headland 10 beadland, and we were t,
keep three miles outside of that. Since thel
the Canadians have denied to American
citizens the rights enjoyed under the law o
nations by all people, and recognized as par
of the International comfy of the world
| Actual atrocities, recognized as inhuman By
all people, as we'll as exactions, delays, costs
fees and all manner of a%nEoyances have beer
| visited upon American fishermen driven BY
storm or accident upon Canadian shores
and justified under the specious guise o
"6shery rights" The American government
again got tired Of this q year ago and the
President was authorized by Congress Il
retaliate. This brought q commission from
England to devise . treaty, and the n just
published is the result of its joint labors
with the American representatives. It still
remains to be ratified. Following are the
principal sections of the treaty:
ARTICLE l. The high contracting parties
agree to appoint a mixed commission to
delimit, in the ann provided in this
treaty, the British waters, bays, creeks and
harbors of the coasts of Canada and New.
%foundland As to which the United States by
Article /, Of the convention of October 20,
1918, renowned forever any liberty to take,
dry or cure fish.
Ann 8 Tho Cnuo rrvecior sha11 NoraiOt ~
two commissioners, to be named by her
Britannia majesty, and two commissioners,
to be named by the President OF the United
States, without delay, after the exchange of
the Publications of this treaty.
ART. 5. The delimi:ation referred to in
Article l of this treaty shall be marked upon
the British Admiralty charts by . series of
lines regularly numbered aud duly des
cribed. The charts so marked shall, on the
termination of the work Of the commissioner,
be signed by the commissioners. The de-
limitation shall be made in the following
manner, and shall be accepted by both high
parties as applicable for al pur-
poses under Article l of the convention of
October 20, 1918, between the United States
and Great Britain. The three marine miles
mentioned in Article l of the convention of
October 20, 1918, shall be measured seward
from low water mark, but At every bay,
creek or tsrbor, not otherwise specifically
for in this treaty, such three marine
shall be measured seward from q
line drawn across the bay, creek or
barbor nearest the entrance at the first point
where the width does not exceed ten marine
ART. 10. United States fishing vessels en-
.ering the bays or ha.bors referred to in Ar
ticle l of this treaty shall conform to the
harbor regulations common to them, and to
he fishing vessels of Canada, or of New
They need not report, enter or
when putting into such bays or bar
'ors for shelter or repairing damages, nor
when putting into the same outside of the
limits of established ports of entry for the
purpose of purchasing wood or obtaining
Tater, except that any such vessel remaining
than twenty-four hours, exclusive of
and legal holidays, within any such
'ort, or communicating with the shore there.
n, may be required to report, enter or clear, |
md no vessel shall be excused hereby from
due information to boarding officers.
shall not be liable in any such bays or
'arbors for compulsory pilotage. nor when
herein per force Of shelter, Of repairing
|amages, Of purchasing wood or of obtaining
'ater, shall they be liable for harbor dues,
onnage dues, bay dues, light dues, or other
imilar dues; but this enumeration shall not
ermit other charges inconsistent With the
njoyment of the liberties reserved or Sc
ured by the convention of 1918.
ART. II. United States fishing vessels en-.
ering the ports, bays or harbors of the east
and northeastern coasts of Canada, or of
be coasts of Newfoundland, under stress of
feather OF other casualty, may unload, re-
Dad, tranship or sell, subject to the customs
and regulations, all fish Of board, when
UGH unloading, trsnshipment or sale is
lade necessary as incidental to repairs, and
lay replenish the outfits of provisions and
applies damaged or lost by disaster; and in
Use Of death or sickness shall be allowed all
eedfol facilities, including the shipping Of
Licenses to purchase in established
oris of entry of the aforesaid coasts of Can.
Ia or Newfoundland for a homeward voy-
e, such provisions and supplies IS are or.
Inarily sold to trading vessels, shall be
'anted to United States fishing vessels in
lch ports promptly upon application and
ithout charge; and such vessels having OBJ
ined licenses in the t.snner aforesaid, shall
so be accorded upon all occasions such
cilities for the purchase of casual or need.
! provisions and supplies As are ordinarily
anted to trading vessels; but such provis.
us OF supplies shall not be obtained by !
'rter, nor purchased for resale OF traffic. /,
ART. II. Fishing vessels of Canada and
shall have on the Atlantic
asst Of the United States all the privileges
served and secured by this treaty to United !
ates fishing vessels in the Aforesaid waters
Canada and Newfoundland.
This treaty, if ratified, will settle the {
estion, but 1t is likely Canada will be very =
9th, as she wanted to force a commercial
,aty Oh the United States. Pending the 4
n nlan If 1icanso ~ Amor;r.r !