Word: fishermen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...late fisheries treaty should not have been ratified by the senate because: (a) the treaty grants us nothing which does not already rightfully belong to the Unites States:- Lodge, North American Review. February 1888; Wharton's Digest, and 304-306; (b) the fishermen themselves were strongly opposed to the treaty:- Speech of Senator Hale, June 13, 1888; (c) Canada has always pursued an unfair, grasping. and aggressive policy towards the United States:- Speech of Sneator Hale, June 13, 1888; (d) the outrages against American fishermen were prompted by a desire to drive the United States into the treaty:- Speech...
...diplomacy, because: (a) the "three-mile limit" in the case of bays is made to be five miles; (b) we are forbidden to enter eleven bays each more than ten miles in width; (c) the municipal dominion of Canada over these great bays is thus increased; (d) our fishermen are prevented from entering bays where the channel is less than three miles from shore...
...opposition of the fishermen is selfish and unreasonable: Boston Herald, Feb. 25, '88, p. 4. The opposition of Republican senators is factious and partisan: N. Y. Evening Post, (semi-weekly...
...treaty will not prove a permanent settlement of the disputes because-(a) It does not go far enough in the direction of freedom of intercourse.- (b) It fails to satisfy the fishermen.- (c) Its interpretation and execution will cause friction between the two countries and renew the quarrel: Boston Journal, Feb. 22, 23, 24; Advertiser...
...Canada's treatment of American fishermen has been unfriendly, inhospitable and often barbarous.- Foreign Relations, 1886, pp., 334-527, passim (affidavits, consular reports...