New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-26
five years after the adoption Of the code, unless by
special permission Of the police authorities.
CANADA WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.
TALK WITH MINISTER FOSTER ON THE FISH

A TALK WITH MINISTER ON THE FISH.
ERIES AND BEHRING SEA QUESTIONS.
ottawa, March 25 (spcciaD.-Mr. Foster, Minister
Of Finance asked to-day about the reported de-
csion Of the Government TO licenses TO Ameri
can fishermen under the modus vivcndi. lie said
The Government has conc TO the conclusion to keep
the modus vvend for another year. Last year closed
with President Ceveland's threat of retaliation and
we had no ntmation as to what would be the course
of the incoming President The mOdus vivendi was
kept in force last year with the cooperation OF tbs
Newfoundland Government. All licenses granted
under 1t expired at the end Of Pie year The fishing
season will not begin until the latter part OF March,
and there Is necessity for action regarding Tho
policy Of the current year until the fishing season
commences. Negotiations In progress with tho
Newfoundland Government, and both were desirous
of ascertaning the tone OF President Harrsons mes
sage before final conclusion was arrived al. That
message contained nothing unfrtendly and dd NOT In
innate any removal Of the threatened retaliation Inc
Government therefore, came to the confusion acting
in concert with the Newfoundland Government, TO
continue the modus vivend for the present year with
a view OF leaving q way opcn for tho resumption OIL
negotiations If any desire Is found the part OF tho
United States"
"what about the closing of Behring Sea to foreign
fishing vesselsi"
1T seems TO be required by law that the President
of the United States shall Issue each year procamar
1on stating the conditions of the law which regulates
fishing in that portion Of the Bchring Sea under~fhe
United States control and warning all persons not
to violate the law This done In preceding years
and President Harrison followed the course this
year. The shows that 1t covers whatever iuris-
diction the United States have there and leaves
untouched the contention Of Canada and Great Britain
Is to the extent Of that jurisdiction; whatsmay 30
the position of the United States, we can't tell.
They may claim the whole sea 70 the extreme westerly
boundary, formerly claimed by Russia but i so
II Is claim which the great maritime powers OF the
world are not likely to acouiosce in.'
CHILL AND THE DONOUGHMORE CONTRACT
Panama, March I6-1he Peruvian Congress closed
its February without having approved the
DOnOughmore contract This was due TO Gillian in'
fuences as from the inception Of the contract Chilan
hostility to 1t was violent and marked AT first Con-
gresS returned tho contract to the Government ac
count of Objectionable protocol which 1t was al
legged compromised the Natioral dignity. The pro-
tocol withdrawn ard Congress called to second
extra session. Then suppostous memorandum,
alleged TO be an arrangement between the English
bondholdeIs and the Government Of Chill, ap-
pealcd TO- but. when the falsity OF this document
proved beyond reply, the only weapon left for tho op
position to absent itself from the sessions
and thereby prevent quorum. This was successfully
put into practice and The small majority present was
insufficient to prevent tho scheme. According TO tho
reports the Donoughmorc contract Will have to await
the assembling OF the session OF Congress- which
will be on July %.
FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE ON THE BANKS.
Paris, March GA deputation has urged Premier
Tirard and NJ spuller Minister of Foreign Affairs 10
deal with the Question of the naturalization OF the
Banks Of Newfoundland during the lsbing season.
The deputation suggested that the matter be considered
Jointly with tho regulations for the prevention of
collisions az sea, in regard to whir Inc American
Government in lSoS proposed to cnirr an iutir
national conference Vi. Spullrr promised that he