New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
NEWFOUNDLAND BITTER
MODUS VIVENDI SIGNED.
Colony Deeply Stirred Over the
agreement ON Fisheries.

st. Johns, N. F., Oct S-Popular anger
against the modus vivendi arranged by the
United States and British governments relating
TO the Newfoundland herring fishery is growing.
There is a general feeling that the compromise
was a backdown on the part of the British Min
istry. Archbishop Howley, the Roman Catholic
prinate. said yesterday at a parochial festival
that the agreement shameful betrayal Of
the colonys interests and advocated agitation
throughout the colony against it. He urged an
immediate calling of the Legislature. spirited
protests to the throne, the dispatch of delegates
to England and to Canada and an appeal to all
autonomous British colonies to join in resisting
what he termed "unbrdled invasion of colo
NAL rights" Attorney General Norris, who also
spoke at the festival, said that the colonial gov
ernment was not aware of the terms of the
modus vvendi, but it had done everything
within its power to protect the colony
The Telegram" the Premiers organ, ascribes
the modus vivendi to the craven policy of timid
Downing Street bureaucrats" and expresses the
hope that the Newfoundland government will
show the resentment and spirit Of determination
and teach the lesson to Little Englanders like
Lord Egin and Winston Churchill which the
colonists of Natal showed and taught when they
tried to ride roughshod over the colony a few
months ago.
The Herald" prints letter of Congressman
Gardner. who represented the Americans fish
ing interests at Washington, published last July,
wherein Mr. Gardner is quoted as admitting that
American vessels have no right to ship New
foundlanders in their crews The newspaper
then says that in view of this letter the British
governments action in granting such a conces-
sion is incomprehensbIe.
Washington, Oct. S-The news that the fish,
cries modus vivendf had been signed was con-
veyed to Secretary Root In cable dispatch
from Ambassador Reid to-day. announcing that
the British government had accepted the terms
relating TO the Newfoundland fisheries No in
formation has been received at the State De-
partment concerning the proposed resignation of
the officials of the Newfoundland government on
account of the new agreement
London Oct S.-Following the lead of the
Newfoundland newspapers whose opinions on
the modus vivendi have been photographed here
some of the evening papers here to-day de-
nounce the agreement as "one-sided bargain"
between the United States and Great Britain
England, however. 1t is pointed out here, made
every effort to get the colonys consent to an
equitable arrangement. Great Britain was
ready a fortnight ago to conclude the agreement
as signed believing 1T to be the farest but
waited until the last moment for Newfoundland
to accept the settlement. which was considered
necessary in order to prevent trouble on the
fishing grounds.
AS TO the threat of the Newfoundland papers
that the colony will carry out the provisions
of the Foreign Fishing act of 1906 1t is pointed
out that the agreement stipulates that the act
shall not be enforced this season. and it is not
believed that the Bait act can interfere with
the fishing.
1Ioy nhia
ing the United States proposed as an alternative
to allow American boats to take on crews within
the three-mie limit, but again Newfoundland
objected and Great Britain, finding it impossi-
BILE to satisfy the demands of Newfoundland,
agreed to the modus vivendi as now signed