Show WS THE FISHERIES tar united stat states Is at present engaged eny in a very ver y interesting dispute with its northern neighbor canadia on the question of the fisheries sherles fi the seaboard regard tor for political toca divisions or ions exists today to 0 day as it came from ithe hand band of nature many centuries before the american provinces took shape or canada be came a 46 PrOvI province nei of great B britain etain and this contiguity being established by a decree from which there is no 9 appes appeal 61 abee there la ii or should be a community of interest divided by the agreement of the parties thereto tae reto but there seems to be no agreement quite the reverse ro the great powers disagree as widely as though their maritime and coast affairs were vere not apt to x large extent mutual matual and what it will result in or how it wt will I 1 jad end are questions which even those most skilled jq in political economy and national rights will not attempt to answer in u a note ad addressed dresse to Congre congressman sAman Bel others ora on monday secretary manning UA as head of the treasury treav v department department ment states the case in a old and somewhat lawyerlike way S e says among other things that the plea is that the treaty of 1818 kermits permits and stipulates for such cegla jalon ion that we deny and reply that such legis legislation lation is 18 a repeal and and annulment wently by england of the arrangement 1 made in 1830 and to that repeal we are entitled to respond b by a similar repeal opt our own law and ty by a refusal hereafter and while the debate or negotiation goes onta onita offer hospitality or any A ay privileges whatever in our ports to canadian us nadian vessels or boats of any kind this thiis shows the Secretary Secre sis meing meaning to be that whatever whit ever may result ot of an unfriendly undril endly nature natu e it will be En glands lault fault as to past precedent and present provocation he thinks however th that at it is not a caws casus belli but merely a ground for the suspension of comity england may judge fur for herself he be says of lot the tha nature and extent j of its 16 comity and the courtesy she will show top to us in 14 toe the present case we do not propose we simply respond we boob suspend comity and hospitality and now comes the quest question ton what shall be the character aud limitation of 0 tho the response shall we only exclude canadian fth or such ajah and all ali canadian vessels of or b both 0 th of them and all merchandise comilia coaling I 1 fron from canada by any sort of behic vehicle e 4 including cars under what conditions can negotiations go on with the least injury linbury to ourselves our dignity and self respect 1 I cann cannot ot believe that the go ament at london will persist ia in n Us its present course unless dul aas inapt inspired for acme some occult reason by a purpose to break the frile friendly adly relations with ourselves or vuless unless she is under will and at the mercy ot of her col onlea while the que question silon for the tide time be tug ine ass assumes a serious aspect it is hardly probable that the two foremost nations of the barths earth which settled a more troublous and delicate case by arbitration will resort to any other plan to reach a conclusion satisfactory treaca and binding upon both f statesmanship backed by reason and justice ia stice not de demagoguery gery ery hounded on by unthinking mobs 0 as jg is what is wanted |