The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-06-02
Will DECIDE THE
FISHERIES CASE
Great Peace Tribunal Called Upon To
Settle Dispute Between United
States And England.
dHy Union Associated Press.)

GBy Union Associated Press.)
The Hague, June Am array of
counsel, greater in number and NOR
illustrious in reputation than ever be-
fore assembled at The Hague to en-
gage in the trial of special case, to-
day gathered here to represent Amer
lea and Great Britain in the determi-
nation of what is undoubtedly the
most important issue ever presented
to the great peace tribunal. Tech
nically this is the determination of
differences which have arisen between
intent of the provisions of article l,
of the Treaty of 1918, defining the
fishing rights of Americans and Ca
nadians in their respective waters.
! The issue of greatest import is the de-
| termination of the right of colony
or province, such as Canada or New
foundland by local legislation to de-
prive persons of rights conferred by
treaty between the principals. Today
the arbitration tribunal met at The
Hague to hear the oral arguments.
The Arbitration Court consists of
DR.. Heinrich Lammasch of Austria,
umpire, who will act as president;
Luis M. Drago, Argentine Republic;
Jonkheer A. F. de Savornin Lehman
of the Netherlands, Judge George
Gray of Delaware and Sir Charles
Fitzpatrick, chief justice of the Su-
preme Court of Canada.
The agent of Great Britain in this
arbitration is the Hon. A. B. Ayles-
worth, Minister of Justice of Canada.
The counsel on the part of Great Bri-
tain are the Rt. Hon. Sir William Rob-
son, K c., attorney general Of Eng
land; the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Finlay,
K. c.: former attorney general of
England Sir H. Erie Richards, K. c.;
and on the part of Canada John s.
Ewart, X c.; George Chepley x. c.;
w. N. Tilley; and on the part of New
foundland, the Hon. Sir Edward Nor
ris, K. c., premier of Newfoundland !;
D. Morrison, K c., attorney general
of Newfoundland, and the solicitors
are Messrs. Blake and Redden.
The agent of the United States is
Chandler p. Anderson. The United
States counsel are Senator Elihu
Root. George Turner and Samuel ]
Elder and the associate counsel are
James Brown Scott, solicitor for the
Department of States; Charles B
Warren and Robert Lansing.
The case has resolved itself into {
simple form of seven questions which
: the tribunal will be called upon tt
answer according to international law
These are briefly:
3 Can Great Britain, Canada or New
Il foundland regulate the fisheries il
5 question by means of municipal rules
:. ordinances, etc, without the consen
S of the United States, the inhabitant
|. of which are given the same libertie
: to fish as the subjects of His Britar
4 mic Majesty?
e Have the inhabitants of the Unite
s States enjoying this liberty the RICH
= to employ as members of their fishin
Z crews persons not inhabitants?
Can the inhabitants of the Unite
States be subjected to the payment c
light, harbor or other dues?
Shall the privilege of the inhab
:. tants to enter certain bays or harbor
p fir shelter, wood or water by restric
ed by light, harbor or other dues?
From where must be measured tn
three-mile limit?
Have the inhabitants of the Unite
States the right to take fish on tn
southern coast of Newfoundland froI
d Cape Bay to Rameau Islands or o
the west and northern coasts froI
Cape Ray to Quirpon Islands?
Are the fishing vessels from tn
United States to have the commercis
IT privileges accorded by agreement
United States trading vessels gene
ally?
1t is probable that the oral argl
S. ment concerning these seven que
q, 4;o,, will loot ron weeks