New-York tribune., 1910-09-08
GREAT BRITAIN WINS
MAIN FISHERY POINTS
United States. However. Gets
Five Of It's Seven Contentious
at The Hague.
BARRED FROM ESTUARlES
Or. Drago Hands Down Dissent
ing Opinion on Three-MIe
I,irn;t-Possibility Of An
other Case for Court.

Washington. Se-,-- - substantial VIC
tory .o- Great Britain OF perhaps TWO most
1--no-ra.lt points, a cons0lator7- triumph ioI
the United States in the other FIVE points
With a -rospecL Of another arbitration iaNer
s. +he instance - The United States gov
errraert. i The way the deols,oh o. ne
Hague tribunal n tlIe Newfoundland -lSil-
cries cas- is viewed here
The decision eliminates me night g the
United states GO snare n tie making lllo
enforcing Of ----azonabie regulations gov
er--t}z he fisheries ia tho disputed terri
fo-y and that Qualification 'TeaSofieoie
NAV permit fass government some IlTne %
reopen -lse question q join; acton aas fo
tn. POPULATIONS. The State Department
hae -cf treen officially advised OF the oe-
1iyic- anz -ac-e1orc declines q comment
u2on =.
The treat coasts --voiEed a-e Jre south
err and western coasts Of Newfoundland
from Earesa Island sroGaG by way O.
CEoa Rsv to 1uiT.er Island, 1he whole
o. aaElsIene Island and the Lap-ador
cosst troTl Mount JoI rsortG.aTG indeffn-
tie Jh~ t-ea5v Of ls1S around which the
Whole Io1sE fose-1 controversy ~cvolvcs,
declared the United Sta.es's night To take.
d, agsd cure" ti~a eG :f3ese coasts and 10
-'G-r Brd c,7re' only on any of the unset
;e5 hsNz. haTbors and creeks on the rest
a. -slc So-5a5-n Newfoundland ana Lab
f..Gc- cGas-- Under -he treaty Great
ES-.1st- oorlco3ed h. rights Just mentioned.
H.-G -rr United States rcnounced any claim
- take. cure O. dry FISH within :l4e three
=liie limit rer included in this specified
roT-ite-v. except that American fishermen
Hera e be Permitted 70 enter British
waters IoT Shelter. exc.
Tas defeat or the Washington contentious
au the FRS PoiH-- which includes regula-
lions as Ia tine a1d method - fishing is
specially depIcred here The other lost
ETpUDG concerns 79e headland doctrine
r-herein Ihe ErffiSh cont Hntion was that rhe
t1~e< marine miles within which the United
states agreed not 70 take. dr. or cure fish.
-'ould " measured from an imaginary
l5nN drawn across 1he mouth OF z hay from
headland 70 beadland-
The United States commended thai the
treaty referred oDly To bsvs not exceeding
~ niles in width. and that the coast line
-as 70 bs taken across lha entrance Of
hose nsvS 50 - 10 give Great Britain a
'7ree-Taile belt beyond their entrance line.
hCt iha1 il any larger bays The limit Of
territorial water followed the sinuousf.ies
II he hsvs' coast The WASHINGTON claim
apparently grew out of ne migration OF
uscke-eI n tho Bay q Fundy- where ttev
were followed by United States fishermen.
On virtually al The other contentious Iho
american side seems TO have won. The
British cannot make the United States fish
4-men report 10 custom houses. they can
not impose upon these fishermen light
hz-hor o. other dues. Observation-Disclosures
may De e-nIsoyed on the United States fish
ing vessels, and these vessels. or entering
Al treaty ports, have -l7a right 10 purchase
supplies and other commercial privileges
Hno may fish IN r5e bays OF tho treaty
losstsr except Labrador.
The seven points involved il tie case
wee, n bFief, aS follows
fi-st-Rfgs1 anv reasoua Die rag7lIsrgo,,s
rnade rs Greet Britain. Canada and New
foUnolanG = HE form or municipal laws.
Or1f-H H-ceS or rules fSHcn regulations being
appropriate or nereSsSrg for the Drese-va-
71pQ ~ me fisheries desirable or grounds
y puhlic order ana morals, equitable and
ri - DelNf-en local fishermen and in
Ea-oIra-ts c- the u1ted States ne subject
10 lie consent of tl1e United States
S5rc-u- Have the inhabitants af -Ha
United States while exercising the liberty
I" axe flst OF the treaty coasts. q right TO
employ as members of their fisrfnc- crews
StafeF7
TI.i-c-Ca-s the liberties 70 -zf-o dry md
cure ffsE II treaty designated places le sub
l"0fec. without the consent oI the Tinted
Nla1e@. ~ mo requirements ~ entry or re
rort Pr customs houses or -He payment q
due o~ any similar conditions
toUT-f ca restrictions he imposed ttY0u
hr11Tlean fishermen making The exercise Of
f1e Tr'fi1fct.s Granted t}r~.7 1-- The treaty.
n" enter certain hays ar nas-r0rr for shelter
-rlati-- "ae-l an4 water conditional upon
-rr p---Isft - light or EaTnor or nr7a-
ones "f 4f1f@-fnE o. 7aTa0-Ti iHE ar customs
ny aTF similar conditions
tf.- r Fat = . l1- Vi'l.t. s.+. .,as Tvs
~.~a uf-E-
SE-t.E Eara tro -roa~- give Tie f-ha rf-
--n-s ~ F.. United states The Same liberty
~ NrT--l41iard a. Ili Ia -IadoT
-+Ef+7-t-e sh@ s0ha hE-7-7te NJ rr.
---r ~-rr~r --.---z.-- ~.s-.-r -, -l,o
'-s.l. --hz-'~ -H exercise -tla liberties 20
-7--e-. -0 %. ET7i 7i~ir ~ I've treaty entitled
+r a." ~ -r.=g -o-sri- when 7..i- af-- -a--
tEoe ..- -..e ai5ed ~rafr- iu Thar t,ot7afe
e. ~H-.r... - privilege o1 she rroafv
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