New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17

England has never recognized this claim and France
has never withdrawn f. The Tsen 1 % f iSs souas,
Il Is fertile and contains valuable mineral deposits and
barred by the French claim, no settlemsnt OF tns
country was attempted for mining, AGRICULTURAL %
farming purposes by tho English. Lord Canaryo99
in 1866 formally declined to sanction land gran,s issued
formal protests against tho failure Of the British Gov
ernment to protect the colony In asserting us Fgnts.
land, proceeded to London TO have an understanding
the matter and the result was that the imperial edes
Settlement In tho case submitted to tho Colonial
ONCE in behalf Of the Colonial Legislature. IT wa.
10 1910 a9T Te.s q to the that
the mshpS Of EARRING ay on the f hns shS0 dsDSd
p Fseeh p aS 70 Exclusive rights
IS sustained by Canals to-day. and u prevails ID
Do. nfuen. By reason Of tho increasing scarcity Of
bait The chief seats Of tho herring fishery are on
that portion OF tho coast claimed BY the French as
amin IN those waters, tho driving away OF British
fishermen nom the bait grounds. and The PROCLAMATION
Threats OF armed resstance to French Interference
IN aS spTs to +. eon
e The he to Sr yScs m ANY qe Francs
hot h accepted the esslatnre when en- tho
sRsstaS s'o Of Newtonnaand the nkh Secretary
q wos ,n to , sS Would Si IN for thai
fal 10 tho ground, and tho Governor was authortea
"a 70 such assurance you may tnlnk pTptT
the consent Of the community OF Newfonnhlahn y
regarded by her Maesty's Government As the essa1'a
preluinary TO any modification OF their terroria Or
maritime rights In the statement OF the case SUD
mitted 20 tho Imperial Government on whcn ny
recognition Of colonial rights was sous', dspaIsn
rum Lori Paine ron, IN 1888, was relied on laTgeY
nv tho Ncwfoun flanders sustaining th'it con-
tentIon aeainst the French claim OF exclusive rshs.
Ills Ioriship wrote: II the right conceded 20 ihe
French BIZ the declaration Of 1888 had been nenoeo
10 be exclusive within the prescribed dsrict, mo
terrs used for defining such right wonld assnfrdIy
have boon moro ample and specific than they are lonha
10 be in that document; for In no other slmlih
m strlnent which has come under the Kno"Pog'
~ the British Government IL 50 important con-
COS sion as an exclusive privilege OF this dcscrp.ion
scconicd in terms SO loose and ndehne.' The British
exclusive Jurisdiction was Intended a, -. Iu
| The eight Commissions that have SGT the last hsn
century have hrou ght the dispute no nearer 70 M
mani Than II first was when the Treaty OF Ctrerhs
| 1.Jini IN bring peace. BlOodshed uShcred IN eacn
rcnty and hioodshed Is threatened now. In the mean
| n A. A large influential and growing party IN the
Island dis cristed with the manner IN when ths connI
Is rrled from Downing shr" ami IL, rgh,s Dnea En-
awav or disreearied, they contend. FOR me sahe
~ IMPERIAL interests Is openly advocating ann"kauon
m The United States. To balance THIS moyenent
oarty OF confederation with Canada has BEEN stsrnn
but every effort 20 carry its theories intn pscn.sH
have 1s'd a 2PS sss winter Ss
s6epation marty in the Newfoundland Legslanro 70
.opS Janaion 10 Ottawa with Instructions to no
sota.s Tor confederation defeated In tne mssn
Sy.c What with the Annexationiss, the Coniedeeagn,
Tsh,,nr tbe French anyhow, whether they rnlorYn
England and France IA war, or not the isiana ~
| pretty bad state.