Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-10
THE HAY BOND TREATY.
Improvement Of Commercial Relations
With New FoundIard Considered,

Washington, Feb. o.-The Hay-Bond
treaty. for the Improvement Of CONNER
cial relations with New Foundland, ne
Gotiated by Secretary Hay and Michael
II. Herbert. the late ambassador of
Great Britain, was the subject Of quite
an extended executive session of the
Senate. Wednesday. This treaty had
been anne nded in tn foreign relations
committee to meet Objections raised BY
New England Senators. and the
amendments were submitted to Prem-
er Bond, of NeT Foundland who was
really the original negotiator of the
treaty on the part of Great Britain.
Dun ing the session OF the Senate Wed
nesday. some amendments We're adort-
ca. but the treaty itself was not rati-
fed. and remains pending. it is UNDER
stood on soma formalItieS by the Senate
vet to be taken.
The committee amendments adopted
il is understood. are the result Of CORE
sponGnnce between Senator Lodge ana
Premier Bond On the floor today SEN
ators Lodge and Hale led in support of
ratification of the treaty. The OPPOSE
ion was general and in the extended
NNbei'N ''NtII il'il l.. three HcuES IL
vas difficult 20 predi,, what would be
the outcome. While many more amend
lncnts, however, remain to be acted on,
il is understood that the treaty may
be ratified at the present session. Some
New England senators believe. how
ever. that if furnther amendments in
the interest of the United States are
adopted, the treaty viii not be approved
by Premier Bond.
Wednesday,. debate developed that
the treaty had beer Vcry materially
amended in common.
Article one of the treaty as original
~ negotiated provided that fishing YES
sells entering the waters of New Found
land shall have the privilege of pur-
chasing bait at all times, and the priv
iIege Of touching ana trading i'll sup
plies in New l'oundland or the same
terms as are levied on New Foundland
fishing vessels.
Article two provided for the admis-
sion of certain articles from New
TounGland into the United States frea
cc duty, and in the original treaty pro-
vided for goldfish, Sealoil. whale oil, I'M
manuf lctured whalebone. sealskins,
behring's. salmon. trout. and salmon.
front. Holsters. cod rocs. tongues and
'...''l, , - ,,7t.- rna,,,
H''"''"s' ORES u, 'i'e'a' an" sia'' 'oni
the quarrieS. in common cod oil was
stricken out and there was inserted
whale meat. Giue stock. and by-pro-
a,,te az tho ,.h,Iirc ;ndustrv coal and
- CIV ...7'e,' s,,.,.
coal on. II was expressly Stdteu' nov
ever, that cod oil and cod fish and her
-,, ,o,,,1 ,;,l,,od
ing. SnlokVu' oileu' sdi'eu' p''
frozen or otherwise yrepared for pre-
seryation are no, Included in the pro-
9t' Nd''oii ~ -, ~
visions of the article me senate
amended this article by striking
c,,t ,,,,S of metal. and coal and coal
Wv VI ~ '''''' 1,,,
oil, tn products OF New fouhuia''"
mines and sIatrs from The quarry I'M
trimmed.
Article three relates to the manner in
,,.,,;.,, h;,,.. .t,au IL ra,.oi,.od IN tbe diff
WHICH ShipS Sil'tii " ie'ciN'n -
fcr,n mt ports, and remains unchanged
Article four provided for the admission
into New Foundland from the Cnlted