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■ prppnrinp to Innd ' was nlao prohibited. All customs onil revcniin rp^nilntintis aw fmiiiod upon tlii* 

 tlu'on'. Till" piKvisidiis i>{ tlin Iiiipcriiil and ('iiiiiidiim Sliiluti's iimkiii;; it :i ]>vun\ utrciicf for 

 Aiiifiirnu vi'ssi'Io ' lo .tivpiiic to lisli ' wliili- lyiii;; iii torritoriid watiTu scciii-^, tliiri'lini', to bi! ii 

 ' ivsirictiou iit'ccssnry U> pnvcui' tluir taking fisji tlicruin.aiid fur that n-uson to lie lnwlid mid ptDjaT." 



Tlic claim of riijlit to sell jjoodg anil Imy supplies, tin; traflic in uliifli the Novu 

 Scotia Act was intciiilcd to prevent, is tlnn commented on : — 



"This piutii'iiliir el;!;!!! liiH lint yi't I'ccii iiiiidi' till' siiliji'ct of ili|il«iiiiiitic' nnin'-pomlcnci' Intwooii 



till- tWi) (IdMiiiim lilH, lillt ii1iinii._;sr llir ddCUlllcllt.H lllid liolnll' t'(iU;.'liss lit !l-. Jilcscllt .-r.-isioll, is a 



consular li'ltcr, fnun which we rjuote:— 



" li llif Tiiiii y iif l,s|s iii;iilc' III) rpfiTciicc d' :ind did ii"t nttcniiif I'l n^'iilnt.' the dcpjj soa 

 IIsIk lii -1 whirli wi'Vi' (i]iin to ;ill llic wmld. • • • • It is ip)i\ii>ii>! ili.i! llii' words ' I'cii- 



no otii, !■ )nirpiisi' wh.tti'Vi'V,' must In' coiriiuird lo ni'I'ly Buli'ly to suih iPtiipoo'-: us arc in I'lntravctition 

 lo till' 'I'lviity, iianu'ly : to ]iiii|mim s niniui It'd willi tlic tiikiii'-'. cliyiii:;, or iiiiiii;; lish witiiin ;! marine 

 milis nl rr'.tain mnas, and not in ;iny niannir to sui'idics inliiidcd Inr lliu O'liu ti^lnri ■-. witli which 

 the Treaty had no coinicctioii. 



" All this is cliaily a mistake, and il' tin' claims ol' Anusrican (ishcrmcn, ]iarti;dly sanctioned \>y the 

 rnit'il States' cxeiiitive. rest upon no letter lotindation, lliey nm-t he aliandone.l. In I'aet, the 

 Itipniati' 11 of the Tnaty in wliii h the eliOl>e oi'iurs, has releielK c nioiie to Ve-'-'i Is t Inl'loyecl in decp- 

 le.i li>hin:_' It ilid lilt iei|iiire any ^'laiit to I'liahie our ( iti/ens to eii;,'a?.'e in liieii im iipalioii oiitsidu 

 the tenitorial limits, th.it is upon the open sea ; Iml they were loiliiilden lo take, dry, or cure fish in the 

 hays and harl'ours. 'I'jiej- were peiniitted, however, to come into those in-lmie waters lor shelter, 

 repairs, w nod. and watir, 'and lor no other ]iiiiiio.se whatever.' To what .\iiierican vessels is lhi,s 

 privile^'c j,'iven ? Plainly to iho.se that hsli in the open sea. To say tiiat tin' clause ' lor no other 

 purpoM' whatever' applies only to acts connected with lakiii'^, drying', or ciirin;,' ti^h within the 3 

 miles' limit, whn h acts are in terms e\pres-ly jiiohihited, is simply ahsnid. It umil I Ih' much moro 

 reasonalile to say that, applyiiii,' the maxim luisrdnr ii si'Ciis, llie wkmIs, "Inr nodiher purpose whiitevcr' 

 are to he ron.striied as liavini; icreieiice solely to matters connected with rej.Mil ir li-iiiii'.; voyiifjes, 

 necessary, conseiiienl. or customary in the husinesH of tishing, and iiro not lo )<■.■ e\tendcd to other acts 

 of uii enlii' ly dillerent and I'liiely commercial nature, 



" I'icsideiit (iraiil dec). lies tlial so far as the Canadian claim is foiniiled upon analle^-ed constniction 

 of the Coinention ol l.SPS, il ealillot he luiiuieseed ill hy the I'niled States, lie Mates that illlliliothe 

 Coiifeii nee which pi eceded tlu' sioniic,' ol tills Treaty, the llrilish ( 'iinimi'<>ioiier- propoM'cl a chiiise 

 exjiressly ]irohiliitinj,' American lishernien from carryiiif; on any trade with I'liilish sulijecti, ami 

 troni haviiifj on lioanl ;,'o.m1s except siii h as mi;.dit he necessary for the [iiosecution ■f their \o\.i^'e.s. llo 

 adds : — 



" This pro]Kisii;on whii h is ideiitie.il with the cniistriietion now ]iut ti|'on the laiiu'iMje of the 



( oiivelitioli, was emph.ilieidly lejected hy the American ( omiilissioliii-;, and thereupon Was aliaildolicd 

 hy tiie r.riti-h I'll iiipnteiitiarie-1, and Aiticle I as it stands in the ( 'onvcntion was >ulistituteil," 



'■ The I'le-ideiii has leiii nii.-iiil'oiiiied 'J'he pid|iiisilion alliulcd to had no i onneciimi w ith tim 

 privile;.'e ;;i\eii ill I lie latter part .if Article f, to enter hays and harl'oiirs for shelter aiul oilier similar 

 jiiirposes ; hut leferii d ex]'re-sly and exclusively lo the enint contained in the former p.irt of the 

 Article of a ri',.'ht to take, dry and cure lish on the coasts and in the |pa\s of Lihr.idor iimI Newfound- 

 land This is apparent from a lefeiei to the nc.'otiat ions themselves On .Seplcmln r ITlli, 1S18, 



the .Vtnellcail Commissiniiels sulililitted their lilst y<iV;/.V of a treaty. The )i|o].esid .\rlii le lelalill'^' to 

 the ti-heiies WHS nearly the same as tiie one linallv adojited, including: a reiiillici.ilion of the lilielty lit 

 llsli wiiiiin threi' miles of other coasts am! hays. The j.roviso was as follows; — 



''iiivided. howeM'i, iliiit .\iiieric.in tisln rmeii sIkiII 1>e jiermiited to Ciller Mi< h hay.'i and harlxiurs 

 for the piirpo>c ifiilii of ohlainiii'_' shelter, w I, water and hdit. 



"The liriiish counter /■/v;/W ;.'ianled a lilnrly to lake, dry, mid cure lish "ii tin asts of New- 

 foundland and Lihiador \.itliiii iiiin.h narrower limits tiian tliose demanded hv the Aueiian I'leiii- 

 poteiitiaries. Il iidmiitid the ti^iiiii',' vessels of the I nitcd Stales into oilier hays .mil h.ii hours, ' for 

 the purpose of shelier, of repairing' daiuaois therein, of juirchiusiiio wood and ohtainiii;..; u.iler, and for 

 no otiier pnrpo.se.' It aNo i..nliiine.| the tojlowiii;,' clause: — 



" It is fuilher iilldelslood th.it tile liheily of takili'.'. divill;.'. tilid Clirilii: lish {.'IMIlted ill tliii 

 Jirei'cdino part of this .Vrticle shall liol he i oust rued to extend the pli\ileoeiil cai r\ ill;; on ti.ide w itll 

 any of llw I'ritalinic M.iji'-ty's sulpjeils residing irilliin tht tiiiiili lifi-etnl'i/ffc 'iKii^iiinl (■> the nnf, of 

 fiahfrmi II if till I'lulul SlaliK. .\nd in order the nioii! I'n'eetually to Liuanl a;:aiii-t smu^';;liii;,', it .shall 

 not he law fill for the vessels of the I'nited Slates iiii/di/iil in till- siiiil Jisliii'!/ to have on hmiid any yoods, 

 wares, and merchandise, except siii li as may he necessary for the |irosceution of the tidieiy.' 



" Mi'-<i-. tlalialin and l;u.->h ntplied. in.-istin;,' ii]ion u ]irivileL'e to lake, dry and i nre (i.di on tho 

 coa.'^ts ol Nc wfoiiiKJiand and I.,ilirador within the limits tiisl deiiiaiided hy them, and added as the lust 

 sentence nf their leltci : The elall.scs making vessels liahle to eonliseation in case any articles not 

 wanted for calT\itlg on the lishery slioiild he found on hoaid, would expi le thu ishenuell to eudlcsB 

 vexations (111 the liitli lletoln'r, the I'.ritisli ('oiiiinissioners proposed Articlu I as it now stands, which 

 was aec cpi'd at oiiee Tlieie Was no disi iission of an alh'^'cd ri'.dil of .Vnierican tishiriucn to engagu 

 in tlade. iiliil no fuitlli'l allusion mi Ihesiihjeel. Indeed, throiiojioiil all these eoiifeiiuies the .\nieriiali 

 ' ''iiiimissioiieis Were lalioiiriii'.' lool.tuin uh extensive a district of teriiioiy as possihle on Ni uliiiiidland, 

 hililiiilor, all'! the M,l'jdahli I dalids Ini insliolv tisllllie, and Jiaid little alleiitioli |.. the |,ri\ d.gi — liien 

 ippai'iilly of small \alui', hut iio-.v iiiiporlanl -of iisiic,' other h,iys and haii'Oiirs lor sjiejier and 

 Mndred jpc. -poses, Th'' liiili^h ie;eii|s, ipii the .ptiip-r haml. piiileavourcd to eoiiliii" llii' Ippiiiar p/raiit 

 within iiiUTipw IpoiiiipU, aiipl to lo.ul i' with restrictions. The lejipled cliiiisi' ep'ii'p liiiiP'.; iraile and 

 I iirrvjm.' '.-mpds wa'j eii" of tlie.se reslii'lions, and in il.s very terms lefcrrud alomt to ilie vci-els taking. 



