New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30

1880. ,v time Itself The fisheries are no"
h,,rdar instead Of source OF proht 70 FRANCE
1,nav can r, longer be said 10 train men ioi NV
navy and the tiny French possessions 81 f'e''e
ara M,ouelon. are centres for smuggling "orS'
~ all for smuggling German gin INTO |a"a""
put re,at,ons with the United States are Vital u
Newfoundland The Jealous interference oi INC
Dor,nion has awakened positive hatred III '"e
leland COLONY while the conduct OF the lib
Itch Government is looked upon at the p'es"
d,v as u has been looked on In the past |>''''
all that has been written OF late 'e"''
easily sees how Judge Prowse 10! ai rs ''
To be 10 the English Crown. can soy
treatment by the British Government ""'
SO stupid. cruel and barbarous that I" 'eq"'e'
the actual perusal Of the state paPe'S ~
vince one that such policy was ever '"'''N
The Home Government has sacrinceu o"' NV.
ests in every treaty with France Inc eNP
contemporanea. however. OF the Ola a"i'''' a. o.
,rnors on the French treaties was very u''.e'''',
,ro-, Tho comnIaisant manner in which the iiiesa'
ana arrogant aegressions OF French naval
officers are treat, to-day.
The conduct If England when controversy
arose between Newfoundland and Canada was
even more irritating. In the case Oh 'he ''"'"
pord Reciprocitv Treaty all the proceedings OIL
A., pond renresenting Newfoundland. were
-, ,,h va consent of the English Colonial
Office. Blu. after the arrangement was cum
Melted 1.-The Imperial Government INTERVIEWED d.
,bs instance Of Canada, and refused to ratiy
the treaty. sir John A. Macdonalds oppos''''"
70 the Arrangement, and his imperio IS order 10
the Home Government to put an end 10 IT, ""'
given on the eve Of an election; II was oohe W
SECURE his own Government's return For 'he
Eno,ish Government to act az election agents
tor Canada seems a very extraordinary proceed
inc. orr rights as an independent colony nave
heen made .tirely subservient to the poi'icai
sxigancies # the Dominion" II Canada had
commanding interest n the trade of Newiounh-
land this interference might be tolerated by .ne
islanders But Judge Prowse only sPeaN' w.,
sentiments OF his corntrymen wheh ~ 90; :,
that Newfoundlsnd's market must be iou'u ~
tha United states In the fisheries CANADA IL q
close rival OF Newfoundland. while notNlns ".
the kind can be said Of the united states M ~
are the Newfoundlanders. ike Cana"ians. W
competitors Of IN, Americans i" 'in ,sianS "a
aiioued H. make an arrangement with the S,a,e''
WHY should alone, he asks. De Ioiou'', ,
"a carry on our trade In way WHICH IL "''S'
beneficial to ourselves! - -, ,ocsid
erahle part OF the population which favors urn
ing the island back Into crown c"IonS' az ~
has had constitution for So many years. -
condemn I'd by the author as irratlonai anu u''-
nrac,icaI He discusses federation with 'hna'if'
hut IN SO lukewarm n fashion that II i no """i'r
~ some Of his English critics read between Ms
limos a wish for a closer connection VII" wv
United states The volume is one ~ deep IN.
80, In sni,e Of The fact that much Of IL
sornds n note II acknowledgment rather IMAM
NJ hone II makes certain ono thlng. hdneis
that even Newfoundlanders are not YET iuIIS
aware OF the possibilities Il Their own country