St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-09
WHY BLAINE SULKS.
Text Of the Newfoundland
Treaty Which Lacked Rat
ification.
The Suspension Was Oroered
by Great Britain to Please
Canada.
The Board Of Inquiry Roasts
a Lot Of Delinquent
Officials.
Shameful Conduct on the Part
OF Naval Supervisors Of
the Alert.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The progress of the
negotiations between the United States and
Great Britain respecting the improvement of
commercial relations with New foundland is
shown by the following draft of treaty
which was all ready for signature and ratif-
cation when the suspension of negotiations
was ordered from Great Britain, owing to tie
protest of the Canadian government Con-
vention between the United States of
America and Great Britain for the improve
ment of commercial relations between the
United States and her Britannia majesty's
colony OF Newfoundland. The govern
ments Of the United States and Great Britain,
desiring TO improve the commercial relations
between the United States and her Britannia
majesty's colony of newfoundland, have
appointed as their respective pleni-
po:entaries, and given them full powers to
treat Of and conclude such convention, that
is 10 say: The president of the United
States has appointed, on the part of the
United States, James G. Blaine, secretary of
state; her Britannia majesty, on her part has
appointed Sir Julian Pauncefote. And The
said plenipotenuaries, after having ex-
changed their full powers which were found
to be IN due and proper form, have agreed TO
aud concluded the following articles:
United States fishing vessels entering the
waters OF Newfoundland shall have the
n,
squid ana other bait fishes at all times on
the same terms ana conditions, and subject
10 the same penalties in all respects, as New
fOundland vessels. They snail also
trading. selling fish and oil and procuring
supplies in Newfoundland. conforming to
the harbor regulations, but without other
charge than the payment of such light. harbor
and custom dues are or may be levied on
New Foundland fishing vessels.
Treaty Exemptions.
Article . Dry Goldfish. cod oil, seal oil.
seal skins, herrings, salmon, trout aud
salmon trout, Holsters. cod roes, tongues and
sounds. the product of the fisheries of New
foundland, shall be admitted into the
United States free OF duty. Also all hogs
which the articles above named may be
carried shall be admitted free of duty. Is is
understood. however, that green Goldfish
are not included in the provisions of this
article.
Article g. The officers of customs at the
Newfoundland port where the vessel laden
with articles named in article clears shall
give to the master of the vessel a sworn GER
tifcate that the fish shipped were taken in
the waters of Newfoundland. which cerufi-
cate shall be countersigned by the consul or
consular agent of the United States, and de
livered to the proper officer OF customs at
the port of destination in The United States.
Duties to Re Levied.
Article 1. When this convention shall
come into operation, and during the contIn-
uance thereof, the duties to be levied and
collected upon the following enumerated
merchandise imported into the colony of
Newfoundland from the United States shall
not exceed the following amounts:
Flour - cents per barrel; pork 1l2 cents
per pound: bacon and hams, tongues, smoked
beef and sausages. two and one-Guarter cents
per pound, or $3.50 per 1l2 pounds: beef,
pigs heads hooks and feet, salted and cured,
one-half cent per pound; Indian meal, %
cents per barrel; peas. b cents per barrel:
oatmeal, 30 cents per barrel of 200 pounds;
bran, Indian corn and rice, 1912 per cent ad
valorem: salt III bulk, 20 cents per ton OF 2.2i0
pounds; kerosene oil, six cents per gallon.
And the following articles imported into the
colony of Newfoundland from the United
States shah be admitted free of duty:
Agricultural and Other Machinery.
Agricultural implements and machinery
imported by agricultural societies for the pro-
motion of agriculture; crushing mills for
mining purposes: raw cotton; corn for the
manufacture of brOoms; gas engines, when
protected by patent; plows and harrows;
reaping, raking, plowing, potato digging and
seed-sowing machines to be used in the
colony printing presses and printing types.
Article ). 1t is understood that if any re-
duction is made by the colony OF Newfound-
land at any time during the term of this
convention. in the rates of duty upon the
articles named in article of this convention,
the said reduction shall apply to the United
States.
Article n6.-The present convention shall
take effect as soon as the laws required to
carry it into operation shall have been passed
by the congress of the United States on the
one hand and the imperial parliament of
Great Britain and the provincial legislature
of Newfoundland on the other. Such assent
having been given, the convention shall re-
main in full Torce for five years from the
date at which it may come into operation,
and further until the expiration of twelve
months after either of the high contracting
parties shall give notice to the other of its
wish TO terminate the same; each of the high
contracting parties being at liberty to give
such notice to the other at the end of the
said term of five years, Or at any time after
wards.
Ratification of the Convention.
Article The present convention shall
be duly TatiRed by the president of the
United States of America by and with the ad
vice and consent of the senate thereof, and
by her Britannia majesty; and the ratifica-
tions shall be exchanged at Washington on
the first day of February, 1891, or as soon
thereafter as practicable. In faith whereof
we, the representative plenipotentaries have
signed this convention and have hereunto af-
fixed our seals. Done i'll duplicate at Wash
ington this - day of -, in the gear of our
Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and
ninety-one.