Show THE RETALIATION BilLS I Muiiiiing Gives His Views on the Subject 1o the CoiiiniH lee on Foreign Affairs He lletlgimti the Canadian lan lilt n ItiUuil of tliu Ancient itrlllsli Hincrlnt Act Points of thu Kutullatlon Kill Snli mltteil tu the Secretary ror Ills Conslilcrntlon niiiillllnc un thr Itctitltitllnii Hills WAfliimoTON IVb 7 Secrotnry SInnnlnR I hM Rout to 1orry llolmont ohnirrann of tlio House Committee on Foreign Affnlrfl n long nnd cnroftilly prepared reply to tho request re-quest of that onmmittoo for Ins views with record to tho House nnd Bcnnto retnlintlon t fi tlf J sfl bills nnd for nny BURRestiona thnt ho mny Josiro to mnko with roforenoo thereto Tho Hocrotnry divided the subject to bo considered consid-ered into two pirts First on tho flahinR rights of tho United Btnton nnd second tho commercial rights of all United States vessels In Canadian ports Tho rights of ih ql ln f lsJ 5 8n th tho former olasi ho savs nro delltiod by tho treaties of 18K1 nnd 1818 nnd wo do not nek of Groat Dritain or Cnnada nny other rights or liberties of taking dry ing or curing h OtY Ildlt llali than those stipulated I in sach treaties In roapcot to commercial privileges for OOn HSUINO VIMSKLS IN CANADIAN roniS I Tho fiitunUou is othorwiso up to President JnoksonH proclamation of October I C 18JO 1hls Qovcrnraout had no coinninolnl i privileges priv-ileges for its vessels in Canadian ports Wo liad such privileges ns colonists wo lost Ihom as colonists Wo regained in lTO by eRintiou finally concluded with Great llrit aln which was thorosalt of nn international IfOff ttfl understanding what I wns in I odcct though not ieohuicnlly a treaty Tho Secretary then reviews ut some length hu history of tho relations I between tho governments of tho United States and Great llritainin this respect from 1783 to 1830 I am not nwnro tho Secretary says of my treaty except tho Ushiiig clauses of tho treaty of 1818 nnd the treaty of 1871 or of nny rnlo of international law binding on tlto United States which now constrains 3rcit Drltain to oommorcinl intorcourso with us in Canadian ports nnd from the view of this sLlI P hgteo Dritniu can I if she dooms it for her best interest or nco ossnry for her safety retreat from tho understanding under-standing nnd agreements of IKK Tho Canadian law of 1880 which peremp torily closes Canadian ports to our lishing 1 ltsOI git J 1 vessels Reeking I to trade empowers any of these designated oflloinls to bring to nnd BEAHCU ANY AMERICAN TKSSGI Doing within nny Canadian harbor or hovering in Dritish watois This is n revival re-vival in Canada of tho ancient llritish havering act long ngo repealed in tho nothor country If tbo search proscribed t boI lbs aid authorized bo of fishing vessels loiter ng in prohibited places nnd fairly sns icctod or preparing thoro to fish in 1 violation of tho law auoli search if fairly and reasonably reason-ably made may bo tolerated Our own customs cus-toms laws proscribe and authorize similar Hoaroh of foreign vessels even four loaRUOS from our const but tho Canadian act thus invnig roynl npprovnl wns intended ns has oan Hen flshing openly vessel nvowed which I to is i forfeit found nny having Amori cu ered Cnundinn wntcrs or port of Hnllfax to to buy ice bait or other articles or for nny purpose other than shelter repairs wood or I water Tho plea U that tho treaty of 1818 lormits I and stipulates for suoh legislation I flint 01 deny nnd reply thnt I G1 legislation legisla-tion is n repeal nnd amendment by Kn gland of Till AUlUNdlMIINl MUH IN 180 And to that repeal I wo are entitled to respond t Il or so > y n Himilar repeal of our own law and by refusal hereafter nnd while debate or negotiation ROCS on to dofer hospitality or any priviliges whatever in our ports to Canadian vessels or boats of any kind Tho suspension of ooniity mny bo looked upon ns nn unfriendly not but not causo for just war EuRland may judgo for herself of tho nature nnd extent of tho comity and courtesy oho will show to us In the present case wo do not propose ictalintlon I wo simply respond re-spond Wo too suspend comity nnd hospitality hospi-tality and now comes tho question what hl nt1ol 3flti ort 1 shall bo tho chnrnctor nnd limitation of this response Shall wo only oxoludo Canadian fish or such fish nud nil Canadian vessels or both of them and nil merchandise coming com-ing from Canada by any sort of vehicle Under what conditions can negotiations goon go-on with tho least Injury to ourselves our dignity and sclfrespoot I cannot boll eve that the government nt London will TEIISIST IN ITH V1IKHPMT IJOunq Unless Inspired for Bomo oooult reason by n nrglr I dfu r fu purpose to break friendly lolations with ourselves or unless under and nt tho mercy of its colonies Tho Secretary then consldum tho question 810 tt y w rO tll f sl1 I I All1hlllllll trel1ty mo left BtOI1 < 1iU hy tho 110t of 00llRrus8 of Juno 18 IH83 nmllhe IroHI dl > lItR proolnllllltlon thereullller If Iholl 11O OOIIU1UUUM lliu nbil > uiuiiuiin ui this tii tlole 1110 now binding on Great Drilnin then it is indisputable that our vessels arc en tltlo by tronty to olllor lsh lIS 1II0rehlllldiRO nt lIuy Iropor CUS OIll housu of nuy 0111111 dlllll port for couuYllueo iu homl to tho unueu nuuvH wi uuuwBdity M VQsqel uui talnlng < lsh is entitled to enter port in order to enter merchandise nl nnv pvopor cusloin t house I IN CONHIDUilNU Till 1IIIIK Hul > llllltollo him Huoretl1ry Mllllulu 811S I t m 7ttIIJ I J w I oduplll lu 1110 Hellilto b 11 ulo IIhl10st UIIIIIIIIIIUUS I1UlI thl1t 110 dots 80 outy fmlll tho pulllL of vluw of Iho 1I00d or IhoIrulIsl1ry UOlartmout wliloh will be oom mlttuLllo tlto 01uoutloll of tho PflJOlllllllltlOU sfliiod by the lrushl < lIt under tho propowd 1IInHI1W if It HhlllllIOCOIIIOllhlv HUBI1YS If lho SUlllliu bill ahllll boolIIo I1II1W I1I1lI Ihe IroHident HhlIlsSl1o hlH pfUolulUl1Uon tlwrl1ll < or IHiths Intlllll IIU lId 10 I lrullnlt hllmos ItM ellut will bo to oxoll11lo rrom imlortutiou JullnlIl1u tlCUllJlJlIB snoh n eOI tlliu Idl1 < lR of IIqh Il1l11hor lIuhllol 11010 th 11111011111 of nlJllllt r XIXXlllu UUllllylIUll nlHo or wdlloillUlho WYI1I111 11 Irlvuthll Iho Irllll lorll1tiuu of ANAIOIAN lOurUIIIJo lI1UII1IH 811ch M 11111111Or luolulshllTs lHb clu lu Iltl I r i ril1 n J th ltllllllH uull < otl1hln Oil HIIOh UIJOlli I1l1rillllh I IIJ II IW I I r I I ho nn iiiiiiMiimnnry I nmbigiiitv in thul ilium fi hu lim I nnil 1 if ul locomotives railway lolling I Htoolt iiiul cars are to bo excluded under I mi ciroiiiiiHtnnirH xplieil I terms and Conijicss allUbieliH Hhiuld contain Hay wo u in ii niirrvlnu 1 inoruliniH Khould lin I dirttinoth oxolmUHl if that be tho will of Comuws U w i In uonoliwloii Ml Jlimnlnu Hiijrt miioli li > bo ifgictted that medieval till in IIIWH Ilko that oruol Ugaoy 1 of wnrwhlo jtll of thu Iliiled encuiiboiHtheHtatuto I books I StatoH or n medieval iiuiiiiileiomirHO poliin Iko thnt nf tho Dominion nfCJanadi 1111 thu Jueen In I aonnoll on tlm i nurd bv I I I lt I 111 utrlllj lie MnJiHtjB Jiibllo I jinr I Hluiulil bo tlm divided grnw of mr ounmon I tlvllUntlon 1 Till UlrAIIMUIN IIHI lollowliiRnrothomatoilal iwlntH In tlm I PolI < lwlug IIr1 i iraa of tlio bill Hiibniltted lio Sooretnry I lob Ills entitled An net mmbliiiR lio Iresldent f o dpfuml I nnd 111 1 Ilt tho light I and privileges of vensels ol tho United I States Tho profitable nets forth tho cause for complaint and tho necessity for tho proposed pro-posed nnd tho bill Roes on to provide thnt whenever tho President shall bo satisfied that vessels of Iho Unltod Stntes I are by Itritlsh I or Cruadlan authority denied any right or privileges I to which J they aro en I titled he shall in his discretion lawfully close I 1 by proclamation nil ports of the United States ngainst Her Ihlttannio Majesty except ex-cept such as aro in dUtross Vessels violat ing tho provision shall l bo sclred I mid forfeited fieo lr t1 feited Persons violating any proclamation mndo in pursuance of this not shnll bo I doomed guilty of misdemeanor nnd on con I viction thereof shnll bo lined not exceeding 1000 or imprisonment not exceeding two n tll lS yonrs or both te bill nlso 1 provides for tho appointment of n commissioner whoso duty it is I to take testimony relntivo to losses nnd injuries inflicted since December 31 188r by the British authorities upon citizens of tho Unltod Stntos engnRCd rl in fisheries on tho north coast of British i North America |