26o FISHERIES ARBITRATION AT THE HAGUE 



American ships, against each other, but Newfoundland fishermen have suffered 

 from this. 



"Potomac did good service for Newfoundland fishermen during the ice 

 blockade about the middle of this month in releasing fishing nets and fishing 

 smacks when blocked by ice; Potomac broke the ice for fishermen without dis- 

 tinction (of) nationality." 



Captain Anstruther, in his report of the 4th December, 1906 

 (p. 366), says: 



"The ice was from four to six inches thick and the fishermen were power- 

 less to recover their property. The Potomac spent all Saturday and Sunday 

 ice-breaking, which enabled many of the nets to be recovered, but I fear a 

 large number will be lost. This wotk, though of course beneficial to Ameri- 

 can fishermen, was also of material assistance to Newfoundland, so I took 

 upon myself to thank Lieutenant Hinds on behalf of the Newfoundland fisher- 

 men for his co-operation." 



The "Potomac" was an American vessel, and I should ob- 

 serve that she was not a man-of-war. There was no man-of- 

 war there. She was there as a white-winged messenger of 

 peace. She was a revenue vessel of the United States sent 

 up to help make the modus work, and apparently she did. If 

 you will give us a clear line to work on, Great Britain and the 

 United States will get on all right, and the fishermen of New- 

 foundland and of the United States will get on all right; but 

 so long as the, traders of Newfoundland really believe that 

 the American right is under the uncontrolled control of Great 

 Britain, they will, by the necessity of human nature, insist that 

 Great Britain shall exercise that control to the farthest limit. 

 That brings me to the close of what I have to say regarding 

 Question i. Is it the wish of the Tribunal that I shall take up 

 another question? 



The President: Do you desire to continue? 



Senator Root: It is hardly worth while unless you are going 

 to sit after 4 o'clock. 



The Preshjent: Then the Court will adjourn until Thursday 

 at 10 o'clock. 1 



'Thereupon, at 3.50 o'clock p.m., the Tribunal adjourned until Thursday, the 

 nth August, 1910, at 10 o'clock a.m. 



