The Portland daily press., 1890-05-29
NEWFOUNDLAND IS GREATLY AGITATED
She Would Like TO Add a Star 10 the
United States Flag.
unwelconne Visitors to Her Shores
from the French Republic.
Montreal Reports tho Mysterious
Death OF a Young EngIIshman.

LONDON. May 28.-The delegates from
Newfoundland at present In London to lay
the grievances Of their countrymen before
the British government, agree that the pres
ent condition Of Newfoundland affairs Is In
tolerable,and agree in refusing assent to any
arbitratlon.on the lobster question. affirming
that such an arbitration would only continue
the radically unjust state of things. They
also agree in attrlDutlng much Of the trouble
now existing to the enormous bounties given
by France upon fish exported by French
fishermen to- foreign markets, and all as
sert, though in different ways, that the set
tlement OF the difficulties between Great
Britain and France, which does not In
clude the question OF bountles, Is out Of the
question.
The delegates say that so long as France
possesses any right upon any part Of the
coast Of Newfoundland the difficulties will
continue, and they therefore ask that an at
tempt should be made to procure the surren-
der Of those rights upon reasonable terms
They admit the improbability that France
would surrender these rights upon the coast
Of Newfoundland until she had In some man.
ner procured from Newfoundland the right
to purchase bait on the coasts Of the colony,
and they say, on the other hand, that New
foundland would never concede this right
until and unless the French bounties upon
fish were either wholly abrogated or so ma
terially reduced as to permit OF fair competi-
tion between the fishermen Of France and
Newfoundland.
OTTAWA, May pa gentleman who has
arrived here from Newfoundland In connec-
tion with business with the Dominion gov
ernment says that the people Of that colony
are in thoroughly demoraliZed condition,
almost on the verge Of a rebellion against
the British government for the manner In
which they have been treated by the lmperl-
al authorities In surrendering to France one
Of the most valuable sections Of the island,
while France continues to discriminate
against them. From this distance. he says,
1t Is impossible to picture the excitement
that prevails throughout the colony. No ae-
tion OF the British or colonial government
has ever done more 10 create a desire on the
part OF the colony for annexation with the
United States than the apathy now shown
by the British government.
SHOULD we not succeed in securing our
rights" he said, "there will be an insurrec-
tion. and the United States will be appealed
to by nine-tenths OF the people Of New
foundland to admit US into the Union. All
Idea Of entering the Dominion has been
abandoned, as not only has Sir John Mac
Donald and his government expressed them
selves unwilling to assume the responsibility
such a step would involve in the present un.
settled state OF affairs, but the people see
that their position would not be In the least
improved by such an alliance, the only RENE
dy. being to enter the American republic,
which would insure the protection Of the
United States against French aggression"
HALIFAX, N. s., May GA good deal Of
excitement prevails at Bay st. George, N. f..
owing to French war ship ordering British
subjects there TO remove their fishing gear,
nets, etc, from the water with the alterna-
tive Of the commander Of the vessel ordering
his men to remove them. Fearing their ar
ticles would be destroyed, the fishermen
promptly. removed them.