The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-08
international Court of Arbitra-
ton Makes Award in Cen
tury-0ld Fisheries Case.
UNITED STATES WINS ON
FIVE OF SEVEN POINTS
Great Britain Successful in Up.
holding Her Most Vital
Contentious.

THE HAGUE. Sept. THE century
old fisheries dispute, the source OF cor
slant diplomatic friction between the
United States Great Britain. Canada
and Newfoundland. was closed today
with the award OF the international
court OF arbitration largely in favor OF
the United States.
The American government Is sustained
pcn points .. 3. 4. and Z out Of the
total OF seven points in which the issue
was framed. Great Britain wins on
questions i and 5.
While the United States trumphs on
five of the seven points. point 5. decided
In favor Of Great Britain, has been held
by Englishmen the most important
OF those submitted This was stated In
the form OF this question:
From where must be measured three
creeks or herbors referred 10 in article
isls!a Gs sHe American British treaty OF
United States fishermen claimed the
right TO take the measure from any
part Of tho British North American
shore. and therefore the liberty to fish
In the middle OF any Canadian bay or
estuary having a radius OF more than
three miles.
The British contention was that the
limit should be measured from an imag-
The peace court sustained the British
contention,
One Dissenting View.
On point No. l. the United States has
raised certain questions OF equity which
Will be submitted TO q special commission
that the court was unanimous on all
questions except the nth. and from the
decision Of this Louis Drago. the member
from the Argentine republic. gave dis
senting opinion largely supporting the
American contentious.
On all others of the seven main ques-
tions the tribunal sustains the principal
contentious of America.
The court finds that the claims OF
Great Britain TO n right to prohibit
American vessels from employing foreign
ers and TO Impose light harbor customs
and other duties are unauthorized by the
treaty of 1878.
Of ihe manner, time and implements of
fishing which Great Britain or New
foundlan6 enforced must be reasonable
and appropriate, but Great Britain cannot
be the sole judge of their reasonabeness.
In case OF disagreement, the question
must be determined by an impartial
tribunal.
On question six. which presented the
claim of Great Britain TO exclude fisher
men from the bays and harbors on the
treaty coasts OF Newfoundland and the
MaSdalen islands. the tribunal declares
without qualifications in favor OF Amer
ica
POINT for America
Americans consider that winning the |
right 10 an impartial commission 10 Judge |
the present and future Newfoundland |
regulations was OF high Importance
Regarding point one, the tribunal holds
tlat the right OF Great Britain to make !
hshing regulations without the consent |
OF America is Inherent in the former
sovereignty. but in the exercise OF tho |
right to make limited regula tions the
latter must not violate the treaty of !
1913 or be so framed as to give the local |
nshermen an advantage over the Amer
leans.
The provisions OF the award apply not
only TO future legislation by the Imperial
government and the colonies, but REQUIRE
mat The existing statutes and regulations
20 which the Americans have objected
be submitted to commission which shall
Judge OF their reasona beness necessity
and fairness In the light OF the principies
laid down by the tribunal
Lengthy Decision.
Boron Michiels Van Yerduynen. secre-
tary-general of the permanent court of
arbitration. read the award which oc