The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-09-15
BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED
Hague Court Decides Fisherie,
Controversy.

The Hague Especially The Intern,
tional Court of Arbitration, after bo,,
ing prolo. ed arguments rendered II, A..
cision in the Ne yfoundland fisheries o,,.
| submitted by the governments Of ~.
United States and Great Britain t,,.
which also involved the local goyernmont'
of Canada and Newfoundland.
Neither country wins clear.cr,
award. but the Americans claim a sub
stantial victory.
The general issue as submitted tbrouoh
the agreement signed in Washington wss
presented in the form of seven Guestinns
On these questions or points the tribunal
supports the United States in five in
stances and Great Britain in the otbo.
two.
The seven points involved were as fol.
lows;
First. must any reasonable regulation.
made by Great Britain. Canada and New
foundland in the form of municipal lave
ordinanc or rules, such regulations bs'
ing appropriate or necessary for the pre.
servation of the fisheries. desirable ON
grounds of public order and morals
equitable and fair as between local 6sb.
ermen and inhabitants of the United
States, be subject to the consent of tAo
United States?
Americas Victory.
"Second, have the inhabitants of tbs
United States, while exercising the liberty
to take fish on the treaty coasts a right
to employ as members of their fishing
crews persons not inhabitants of the
United States?
.rI l.
and cure fish in treaty designated places
be subjected, without the consent Of the
United States. to the requirements Of
entry or report at custom houses or the
payment of dues or any similar condi.
tions?
Fourth, can restrictions be imposed
upon American fishermen making the ex.
ercise of the privileges granted them by
the treaty to enter certain bays or har.
bors for shelter, repairs, food and water
conditional upon the payment of light or
harbor or other dues, on entering or re.
porting at the custom houses or any
similar conditions?
Fifth, what is a bay within the
treaty's meaningY
"SiXth, does the treaty give the nhabi.
tants of the United States the same lib.
tIIN W ldht llSIl Ill lUt DuNS. H1IOOTS
and creeks of Newfoundland as in Lab.
rador?
Seventh. are the inhabitants of the
United States whose vessels resort to ths
treaty coasts to exercise the liberties re.
ferred to in Article ! of the treaty, en-.
titled to have for those vessels when
duly authorized by the United States in
that behalf, the commercial privileges on
the treaty coasts accorded by agreement
or otherwise to United States trading YES
sells generality"
Where England Won.
The British consider the two points
decided in their favor Nos. and s. as
of the highest Importance. and it is un
derstood that the Colonial Office is salts
fled with the outcome. On No. /, how.
ever, the United States has raised Ger.
tain questions of equity which will be
submitted to special commission for de-
termination. 1t is also significant that
the court was unanimous on all questions
except the fifth, and from the decision Of
this Luis Drago, the member from the
Argentine Republic, gave IL dissenting
opinion largely supporting the American
contentious.
On all others of the seven main ques
tions the tribunal sustains the principal
contentious of America.