The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-17
CANADA'S WANTS.
Yankee Markets for Fish in Return
for Opening Her Ports.
DOMINION REPORT OF THE RE-
CENT CONFERENCE.

American Fishermen viii Still Enjoy the
Home Market without Bluenose Conn
petition-The Agreement Reached Re-
specting Wrecking Privileges, the Alas
ka Boundary and the Border at East
port-This Will Settle Several vexed
Questions.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 16.-The Gov
ernor General today transmitted to Par
lament copies Of documents relating to
recent negotiations at Washington be-
tween the Canadian delegates and Secre-
tary Blaine respecting the extension of
trade relations between Canada and the
United States. No basis on the trade
question was reached. Secretary Blaine
intimated to the British minister that
the discussion should be private and
purely informal, but he was disposed to
put no limit on the questions discussed.
The following proposals were submitted
by the Canadian minister:
A reference to some impartial authority by
Great Britain and the United States for the pur-
pose of deciding finally the true boundary be-
tween Alaska and Canada, also that commits
sion of experts be. appointed to report to the
the United States the best and most convenient
mode of delimiting the boundary as established
by the award. This commission may. recon-
yentional boundary if they find it likely to avoid
serious Inconvenience in the delmtation.
The prevention OF purse selnlng in the terrific
rial waters. of the United States and Canada
and also in waters outside those territorial
limits.
The prevention of other destructive modes of
fishing in inland waters contiguous to the Uni
ted States and Canada and the prevention of the
polluting and obstruction OF such contiguous
waters.
waters, the restocking of such waters with fish
and means by which fish life may be preserved
and increased. s
pliances may aid American and other vessels
and property wrecked or in distress in the wa
ters of Canada contiguous to the United States,
similar privileges to be granted to Canada in
That in the United States and Canada, all du-
ties be removed from fish of all kinds, except
er prodses Of sh being f the products rod Of fish
cries carried on by the fishermen of the United
States and Canada, as well as from the casks,
barrels, kegs, cans and other necessary cover
ings containing any Of the products mentioned,
the United States without duty by British sub
an o CANAAN S sha e s
United States fishing vessels. byannual license,
free, for the purpose OF purchasing provisions,
bait. ice, seineS, lines and all other supplies
and outfits, the. transhipment of the catch for
transport and the shipping OF clfws, like privi-
leges to be given the fishing vessels of Canada
on the coasts OF the United States.
It was proposed by Secretary Blaine
and agreed to by the Canadian ministers
that a joint survey be made of the terri
tory adjacent to the boundary line of the
United States and the Dominion between
Alaska and British Columbia and the
Northwest Territory of Canada from lati
rude $40 4O to the point where the boun-
Diary encounters the 141st degree Of west
longitude, with view to secure the data
necessary to a permanent determination
of the boundary The commissioners are
to complete the survey and report within
two years after their first meeting and the
two governments shall then proceed to
permanently establish the boundary in
question. Mr.. Blaine also submitted a
proposal similar to the Canadian one
dealing with fish destruction and the pol
luton of waters, and also in regard to a
wrecking salvage agreement based on
the principle of reciprocity. These pro-
posals were agreed to. 1t was also
agreed that the governments of tho
United States and Canada, as soon as
possible, shall appoint two commission
ers to determine the method of more ac-
curately marking the boundary between
the two countries and the waters of the
Passamaquoddy bay near Eastport, Me.