New-York tribune., 1890-01-01
THAT FISHERIES WRANGLE.
TELLING OF CANADA's HARSH METHODS.
rxr SENATE COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS SESSION
IN THIS CITY AND ADJOURNS TO


Fxu SENATE COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS SESSION
IN THIS CITY AND ADJoURNs TO
WASHINGTON.
The senase Committee on Relations with Canada re-
sumed and ended its sessions In this tlty at tne
Hoffman House yesterday. senator Butler, OF oou'ii
Carolina member Of the committee who arilvou
Monday night took part III the proceedings ihc
first witness was Assistant United states treasurer
Ellis H. Roberts. who spoke IN part follows;
r, seems to me it would not be Yankee sagacity to
cbanre the markets of % 100000 of people LOT those
of 100000 while present CONDITIONS pnG The Ini,ed
states includes substantially the same Va I'M
ReePrSeGy h with oe Mesgo S While Canada produces
the same articles that we 90; hnc, sometbine we do
not produce in return for our own rrou%TGS % i
would remain s@py @ tse Tned states is about SO
600 600 a wear more than with Great Britain. our
commercial relations are wei ihuseId,eu ~ oc Eh
ssspmpton always is tha. Canada furnishes large
share Of the lumber uSeq N one ne M 1neC anad mpod
az 10 per cent of her lumber from the United states
nbv While 'fS Prom Canada The Canadian export duty
amounts tC practical pohlOton against the uhle"
states getting lumber from Canada
MIR. Hoar-What was the probable motive of raising
the export duty
Prohibition. with view o. creating sentiment
in favor of reciprocity was tine answer
Mr.. Roberts then continued
Speaking more particularly for northern and central
New-York. with which sections OF the country am
is very strong against reciprocity 1t has been sug
gested at times that our railioadS mght be 6eneh'ed
by O liberal policy OF relations, but the more
the subject is studied, the clearer does appear uial
it would be better ior the railroads TO encourage oe'
velopment along thell hncs on tis s1c tIe DoV%ol, %
There several articles which would come IN 1ree
under reciprocity in tie prd%ST0m 81 ,yS %S" great ri
interest Among these are tnim2ls butter ana Sheee,
and potatoes The potato crop OF tie region large
and Important and the announcement tid' the MiIlN
bill put potatoes the free list created CONSERVATION
The question of duties ought not to be considered
alone The importance of our markets Is the oretl
influence In securing justice in the matter OF tne M
fisheries. BY reciprocity we should be giving up all
that makes our position strong.
THE GLOUCESTER FISHERIES.
Captain Syivanus smith, of Gloucester. ass, was
the next witness He said
I am an owner and outfiIter of fishing vessels ana
have been in the fishing business since E w"T % d & p@S
NY experience goes back to the time Wneh We o ~ w
able to h Wherever ,e we Ms never amy Question
raised of our having Unrestricted commercial rights
in Canadian ports. We bought Oalt, WOOL OF 4iN
merchandise We required. Now, no matter WHAT
napers an American vessel has the Canadian an
ihorties exercise the authority OF Gelcfmih'nE & uic
tb"f fine vessel has been engaged. or Is likely !"
engage, in fishing the papers ana nFty c bcrccn
commercial and fishing vessels. ana We cram S unScc
privileges, not under me treaty oi i7i'' U"' "''''
There is no disposition the part Of American
nracteaI)y no advantage to the American in passing
inside he threcmil limit 50 far the fishing Is
nnncerned and vet the Canadian officials insist upon
our exclusion from all commercial privileges. Ihcy
have shown disposition and avOw their purpose 10
The last two wears there has been comparatively little
trouble because the Americans have simply Kept awlN
from Canadian ports AL this opposition comes from
the Official class. The people of the maritime PROV
inces have no such unrendy feeling The gloucester
EneaEd and the canadian provncc~ Thev settle
among and become part ot our peinHnrm, W M o
population on my own vessels eight one "i tne men men
are residents of Gloucester and its vicintN ana
eleven claim Nova scotia as their home. dh6 INA & HoS"
Scotans thoroughly American In feeling ana naHc axe
the very best OF American citizens. =" iaf - Inr
privee 10 buy bait is concerned It amounts to very
little ard few Americans avail themselves ol H.
Mr. Hale asked if there anN thing III the S'"N
lhat OF late years the tendency oi inc "h''',r'
was to run inshOre. making the hshnE cSPc''diN
profitable within the three mile Emit. captain 0""'"
denied that this was 80.
Mr. wIMAN MAKES 4 COEl:EVrloN.
Al this point Erastus Wiman, who appeared before
the committee on Monday, was again called upon
In reply 10 = question by Chairman lIoaT' nc 'did
that he was a Canadian subject OF Her British
Maiesty's Government, and that he remained su'h III
order to hold his influence upon his Canadian irehu'
Mr. Wjman further wished to say, in reply 10 an
implication by Mr. Glenn that lie was personally
interested in Canadian mines and lumber that lie had
no direct interest in any such enterprise.
TIE inquiry into the fishery matter was then re-
snmed and Charles H. Pew, Of Gloucester, was s"orI
lie testified that he was an owner and outht'er oil
vessels and gave the following testimony
Gloucester is the headquartcr, Of The American
deen Sea fishery the statement made before inc
committee IN Boston, that . large prop'i'4'n 81"
The fishermen come from the Canadian provinces ana
return there when the fishing season D. over l' WIN
out any foundation an lact Canit l' AN ~ lNe '"N
retfnr against u~. has tA" advantage 81 ,h'1i"4
iahor and cheaper vessels and can cat'h nan cheaper
The skilled mechanic cmpioyed ihci' i'''N" 'I
third les than ours and tac taxation u IH"lF Nr''
j. much lower. Furthermore tie Fc--"lpN h'r- ,1''
the advantage Of the Government tnHh.4"-. "Ia.
we object 10 the veNaiuu- "aN iu Nhrh lhc Jana
dian laws interpreted anu 'il''''' -''
Tor a purpose and that paFpo-e i- 10 force Ah',i'
into giving Canada open market i'I hcr h-H. i,'
,tatemept made in Boston ;Idt ~ per cent 'i N'
FISH received there Is stolen inside inc tic' iit
limit j. absurd NOt oue-tenth Of one per cent H
taken there.
CAPTAIN smith being recalled supported Mr. Pew
statement.
OK THE LUMBER QUESTION
RD Ioveland. Of saginaw, Mich. 2 lumber man,
,bo owns lumber limits i'm Csrada, was the ncNt
witness lie testified that it would Ac an ADVANTAGE
10 MIN If he could bring lumber into this country
free Of duty. ,......
Taking up Tie fishery matter again, sylvester
cunningham another Gloucester vessel owner, "a'
cared He corrobora;cd Nr. Pew's tesumony ny
every particular Ou'ef "".e.''' W. ,,'1
socc of Gloucester p:c-iden, o. the American Fish
orv r,i,n and Judge Charles Levi Woodbury., "i
Ios,nn Their testimony va largely -iau'ucn II"
pson,er e,tpportiug and trcI, ,tIcn!nc the 7iac
lent and pGsition Of the Othci gloucester me" VINO
rte e,,umittec adjourned A. late hour, Chairman
Hoar announcing that further testimony would DC
taken In Washington.