Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-24
The Bill 10 be- Laid Aside 10 Give Time
for Communications Between Eng.
land aud Newfoundland.
Or. JORDAN. PRESIDENT or The
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
Great Excitement In Mckcosport over
the Murder OF Detective
.llkinson.
Further Communications neiween the
Imperial aud Colonial Governments.

LONDON, March 23.-William Henry
smith, Flint Lord OF the Treasury, IN
The Commons today. replying 10 quos-
tons asked by Gladstone and other,
said Lord knuuiortl, Secretary Of State
for the colonial department, ON Satur.
day last had cablcj to O'lirIcn, Cow
ernOr of Newfoundland, saying that
the bill giving effect 10 the mOtf,s
tfrcnm would not he proceeded with
until April 18Th, thus giving time for
further communications on the subject
between the imperial and colonial
governments. The proposals OF the
newfoundland delegates for settling
the whole question by territorial con.
ccssion-, or by some other equivalent,
added Nir. Smith, had been submitted
TO the French government.
In the House OF Lords, Salisbury
made n statement similar 10 that made
by Smith In the Commons, adding,
however, that the bill would not
be taken up before April 23rd.
These proposals, however, have been
declined, France declaring TINT she
would be unable 10 negotiate for the
surrender Of her rights until the qucs-
ton Of rights Ind been authorltavivcly
settled.
T1iE coI,RrsIOspEsCE
with Newfoundland on the proposed
fishery convention between New
fsundland aud tho United States Il
Published. The fnt communication
i letter from thc governor OF New
foundland 10 the imperial colonial
secretary giving the minutes OF thc
Newfoundland Council In favor Of
s9Hllls H.. saAl.sl
States on fishery aud commercial
questions, ~ opposed 10 cooperation
with Canada. Lord Knut.loni, April
~, 1890, asscnted TO owfbundland's
direct negotiations with tile govern
ment at Washington, October q, 1880.
Charles upper protested against the
departure from The old policy OF co.
operation, a. did also Sir John Mae.
donald. Lord Knutsford, on Noy,m-
Der 9Th, cablrd that the colonial secrc-
ary Of Newfoundland had no power
10 negotiate aud that tho government
had communicated with Sir Julian
i'auncoiote In regard 10 the DOmln-
Ions desire IN bV Included In any ar
fangcmeni.
ON October 10Th Sir Julian wired that
Mr.. Blaine had received Bond, colonial
secretary Of Newfoundland, unofiici.
ally, aud had long Interview, the re-
suit OF which was the
DRAFTING OF 4 CONVENTION
by Sir julian. 4 copy Of this conven.
ton was srnt L0rd Stanley, Governor.
General Of Canada, elicillng cable
gram from him strongly protesting
against II, while Newfoundland urged
that there must bo no delay, coatend.
ing that Newfoundland could not be
involved In the Canadian dispute. Lord
hnutsfofd, In Response, held that the
convention could not ho made cxclu-
sively In Newfoundland's interest, and
on January Is, 1891, advised New.
foundland that the Imperial govern.
mont was compelled 10 maintain a de.
lay.
February 10th thc Newfoundland
government responded that they could
not comprehend the failure 10 ratify,
declaring that the imperial government
was doing II In observance 10 Canadian
politics, TO ruin the prospects OF the
colony, and demanding an explicit an.
swer.
The governor Of the colony having
sent the recently-adoptcd resolutions
Of the Newfoundland legislature, Lord
knutsiord, In final reply, March 18th,
contended that Bond's Instructions
while In Washington In no wise i'm
piled that the convention could then
be concluded, and the legislature rec
ords are an Inaccurate view OF the
transaction.