The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-31
. THE ARBITRATORS
Work Of the Commissioners Evi-
IDENTIFY Increasing.
THE MASSACHUSETTS FISHERMEN

viii Urge the Arbitrators to Make q
a Reciprocity Arrangement With
New Foundland-The Advocates of q
Monument to Montgomery Active.
Quebec, Aug. 31.-The work of the
arbitration commission is evidently In
creasing. Each day more time is de-
voted to the sessions, and last night
the American commissioners Cancelled
all social engagements and held ses-
sion by lamp light. What they are dis
cussing or what was discussed at their
long joint session yesterday Is not
known. Today a number of gentlemen
from various parts Of the United States
are expected here. but the commis-
sioners will not disclose what interest
these gentlemen will represent.
The Gloucester (Mass) fishermen
have applied for hearing before the
American delegation, and a representa-
tive of their interests will probably be
heard today or tomorrow. In fact, 1t
Is known that the fisheries question has
already been taken up and has been
given considerable attention in the dis
Cussions.
The Gloucester fishermen, will, 1t is
said. favor a reciprocity arrangement
with New Foundland, whereby they
will be able to get bait from the New
Foundland waters without paying the
license fee of $1.5O per ton upon all
American fishing vessels entering New
Foundland waters for bait No doubt
the Gloucester fishermen will be IA
vorable to removing the half cent per
pound duty now imposed upon all Can
adian and New Foundland fish entering
American ports for the privilege of
free entry into New Foundland waters
for bait. 1t is impossible for the Ameri-
can fishermen to prosecute successfully
deep water fishing without the bait
from New Foundland. and the New
Foundland fishermen are very anxious
to sell their Goldfish In American mar
kets free of duty.
The New Foundland papers and peo-
pie say that they will probably have
little difficulty in making an equitable
agreement with the United States in
the fishery questions. but they ques-
tion If the United States and Canada
will be so easily to agree. While the
Canadian fishermen are equally
anxious to put their fish into the
American market duty free, they have
little to give in return except the aboli-
ton of the three mile limit inside of
which the American FISHERMEN are not
permitted to go on the Canadian side.
A matter which ayas not mentioned
in the general protocol will probably
soon be brought to the attention of the
American commissioners. They will be
asked to consider the question of q
monument for General Montgomery,
who was killed here while leading a
detachment of American troops in 1775.
A small tablet in the rock by the road
side bearing the words. Here fell
Montgomery" Is all that has ever
marked the SPOT where he met his
death. He was killed just in the out
skirts of the lower town, near the river
bank, and not far from the spot where
General Wolfe's army climbed the
steep bluff on the night before the bat
tie on the Plains of Abraham In 1859.
Several times during the past half
century efforts have been made by diff
ferent American societies to have some-
thing done in the way of erecting a
suitable memorial to the memory of the
American. These efforts have failed.
The Canadians have always contended
that 1t was not exactly the proper thing
to erect on the sacred soil of Quebec"
a monument to the leader of an invad-
ing army. Only a few years since the
Society of the Sons. Of the, Revolution
asked permission to erect the monu-
ment here, but failed. Now a great
Of General Montgomery,
DR.. Liston Montgomery, Of Chicago. has
the patriotic task. and will
appeal to the American commissioners
to improve this opportunity for prop
erly honoring the memory of his illus
trious ancestor. DR.. Montgomery's
letter. 1t Is understood. is now in the
hands of the commission.
A large party composed Of the wives
and daughters Of the commissioners,
left on the steamer Aberdeen yester-
day for trip to Sagueney. They will
return in time for their departure from
Quebec after the adjournment on Fri
day.