The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-09
The Ns~T"undIind TI,hrTir. he.
,tsissu

The uIgm.rt Nnr.n ms l.-'n pro
hounCv,t by the Htgu" tuhinsu 900 fh"
north Niuut., .'u,f fisheries arb
ration terminate, q controversy be
twesn Great Britain and th" United
Staie- that dates back ~ M" eStLb-
hshment II ,merf,ln IndcI cndrnc.
Prior ,n the Revolutionary war two
TESTS - fishermen had BEEN ~ the habit
- r--nrtlng to the banks 20 \rWfnund-
land ~ catch h-h. Que from IN"
British I-lo-. the ether from the New
England colunI-. 'hletiv Ma--a"hu-
sett~ " the fishermen m both fleets
were equally British subjects there Wis
no Gauss for any friction or dispute ~
O. their respective rights ur privileges.
AMI the only rivalry that existed ~
Lated ~ their relative showcases IN pr,--.'-
cutting th.. perilHI= industry IN which
they were engaged.
After the thrir,n american Culuni.'-
achieved their Independence. however.
end we're 40 longer under the dominion
IT the British crown, a very different
condition - things arose. The New
England feet IT fishermen was now
under a new 'lag The Am' .oau~ nat
urallv wished 70 continue IN the enjoy
ment Of al ~" fishing rights which had
prov in,I-lv belonged ~ 'h"m A. British
subjects. hut Great Britain was not m
Cllncd - agree ~ This ~ first M ! m"
matter wa the subject uf prutrd't'd
negotiations m Which JOHN ADAMS ~
81. I..s
tx a notahl" part f,;rauv an agree
ment wa- r"ucr'd and embedded in III"
treaty. of l7N3 which permitted ~" '"u-
pie 81 W." TINTED Ntat'-> - ouu'lnu" 20
enjoy unmu!c-'"d the right To- take ti-h
on the banks II Newfoundland and u
the Gulf 81 81 Ilwr"u'". and Il-" w."
liberty 10 take iish "a such part II th"
coast n Newfoundland as British fisher
men should us" THIS treaty. gav" the
American fishermen an that they 'uIlii
desire. and "ut.r" am.'v prevailed be-
tween tho Observation-Disclosures and m"
New ENGINEERS 80 far A. 'h" ii~hrr."-
were conccr1lrI from l7S1 until N" nar
GlSl2 when that war cam" 20 a. rIi
Hreat Britain insisted that II had an
Nulled ail American rights und"r %"
treaty oi ia 20 aUv lushor" fisheries
ar 20 IN" u-r ~ ia" strand pa Nrwfnurd-
land for the purpose "f drying ii-h The
InitHl State COu'Cul'i tia' i...-o
treaty provisions wcr.. 81 such per
mansnt character A. not to h" abrnga-
ted even by war Each Government
adhered 50 firmly =" - position that
the treaty - I,eac" made IA 1914 lcft
the controversy wholly undetermined
Further negotiations resulted m the
treaty - ISIS. -" frt articl" o. which
dealt solely with the Nor'h Atlantic
fisherlc-. and IN" questions submitted
To che Hague tribunal and uI~t dctcr-
mined relate To- m" proper constitution
and meaning of that treaty
Thes" questions n formulated hv
the two Governments were seven IN
number. Tho tribunal has answered
two NJ them, Question On" and Qu"s-
ton Five. N favor e Great Britain. and
five Il them. QUESTION:. Two. Three
Four. SIX and seven. n favor II the
nltri ~tltr- Whether ia" decision,
A. a who" = ~ b" regarded A. more
favorahl. - uu' country han the other
depends 'n''I"'F upon 'h" r"la'lv" inn
P'ran'" y m.0 - attached T." each
question Do" "''m.si," oriiI' can hnd
anpI" -a' r''' ~ What h,- country
has won. ND" ''"I'~-l'ui-' \ ~ "v"rlnpk
th"~'' ihr'~ OBJ '0" Judgment and only
hnl oau-" a. dissatisfaction IN 'lr-..
portions 81 ''" 'i''.-..r which ar" aI-