Show FISHING RIGHTS IN BRITISH WATERS IS CAUSING A FRICTION WASHINGTON July 17 The The approach approach ap ap- of the first of August marking the beginning of ot of the new herring fishing season upon the tho coast of New Ney Found Found- land Jand is ie a matter of great concern to the State department for it finds the finds the fisheries fish fish- eries cries controversy between America ane and Great Britain in a most confused and unsatisfactory shape The he modus vi vi- vendi entered Catered into last year rear by by- bythe the tho terms of which and greatly a against the wish of the New American Ameri Amen can fishermen were permitted to ply their vocation unmolested d off ott the tho shores of that island expired with the tho close of the fishing season Beason v It was as the expectation of both the time American and British Governments that before the opening of the tho next season some permanent arrangements could be reached that would prevent future f fri hid fric tion on this score New however were insistent upon their their- right to legislate loyally for the time fisheries fisher fisher- ice ies so to lon long as they did not in terms discriminate discriminate cis dis dis- criminate a against Americans Americus claiming that in in so doin doing they were not interfering ing with the the- treaty ri of the Am Amer Amer- r- r means The British Government has apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap far been driven rive finally t to concede the tho ho soundness of this contention or at least ith as been negotiating through Emb Reid on that basis Indications today are that it will be difficult to reach any any- kind of permanent permanent perma perma- nent neat settlement of the trouble and the whole effort of the tho ne negotiators is is apparently ap ap- ap patently concentrated for the moment upon the Grafting of some ome form of modus mo mu- dus due to guard against the development development de de- de- de of friction upon the fishing shores that might in the end have serious seri sent ous results |