Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-09-07 | Page 7 | Old Dispute is Settled

United Slates Wins Five Points Out of Seven in Fisheries Dispute The Hague. Sept. T. The century-old century-old fisheries dispute, tho course of con stant diplomatic fiietie.ii between the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Newfoundland, was closed today with the award of the International court of arbitration largely in favor of the United States. The American government is sustained sus-tained on points 2, 3, fi and 7 out of the total cr seven points in which the Issue was framed. Great Britain wins on questions 1 and 5. While the United States triumphs on five cr the seven points, point 5. decided lu favor of Great Britain, has been held by Englishmen as the most Important of those submitted. This was stated in the form of thfe question ques-tion : From where must be measured three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays creeks, or harbors, referred to In article 1 of the American-British treaty of ISIS? United States fishermen claimed the right to fake the measure from any part f the British North American shore, and therefore the liberty to fish In the middle of uny Canadian bay or esluary having a radius of more than three miles. The British contention was that the limit shoulbe measured from uti imaginary line connecting the headlands The peace court sustained sus-tained the British contention.