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Canadian Government, on the other hand, were 

 ready to afford all possible convenience and assist- 

 ance which the claims of humanity or the courtesy 

 of nations would justify, provided that these con- 

 cessions were not abused or construed into the 

 surrender of privileges essential, or, at the least, 

 important, to the successful prosecution of the 

 fishing industry. 



" The Treaty now submitted gives expression to 

 these views. It provides for the full concession of 

 all commercial facilities to fishing vessels of the 

 United States, whenever and so long as the pro- 

 ducts of Canadian fisheries are admitted free into 

 the United States. 



" In the absence of such an arrangement, the 

 Treaty establishes the future position of the re- 

 spective parties and defines their rights. It pro- 

 vides for the delimitation of the exclusive fishing 

 waters of the British Colonies, substantially on the 

 basis of the North Sea Fishery Convention. It 

 establishes a prompt and economical procedure for 

 dealing with breaches of the Treaty or of any laws 

 and regulations affecting the fisheries ; and while 

 expressly excluding American fishermen from ob- 

 taining fishing supplies, it pledges the Govern- 

 ments of Canada and Newfoundland to afford to 

 them every assistance and convenience that can be 

 fairly asked for on grounds of humanity or inter- 

 national courtesy. 



" It also enlarges the conditions under which 

 American fishermen have hitherto enjoyed the 

 rights secured to them by the Convention of 1818. 



