REJECTION OF THE FISHERIES TREATY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1782, 28 August 1888, Page 1

REJECTION OF THE FISHERIES TREATY.

Washington, August 22. The Senate has rejected the Fisheiies Treaty with Canada by a majority of tlirve. The discussion took place on party lino*; twenty-seven Democrats voted in favor of the treaty, and thirty of the Republican p.rty og.inat it. Senator Morgan, in a speech, deliver* i immediately after the result of the division w>B known, said that 'if England acted towards lh« United States in a similar manner, the laMer power would have takm it as a direct challenge of war. A s*ction of the press adopts a warlike ton**. QreU excitement p>evails. Later. Mr Bayard, Secretary for State, professes not to bo disappointed at the reception of the Fisheries T»eaty, and spates that America wi'l now revert to the treaty of 1818 os a inodut v'mndi. ■' Aug»»t 24..-’. President Oevelnnd has sent a messagto Congress in which he states that the action of the Senate in the rejection of the Fisheries treaty will compel tVm to pursue a policy of vigorous retaliation which is calculated to nflict ihs utmost damage. lie asks Congress ,to give, Inn power to suspend ihs privilege of frotransition of Canadian expqrls and impcne which are ouriod across United Slat's territory. Ho advises that tolls be levied on all Caudian shipping whig Amo-icm lakes and c*na : a, and s*ys il is evident that the tWiite intended that th* diplomatic effort* made to prevent vex a-, tinaa intoiference with commerce shou d not succeed at present, and he wow'd not hesitate to »nforco the retaliatory .powers a'roady co*,fencd • n him, A Government on y half performed its duty when ii protected citizens at home, but permitted them to Be imposed upon an t hinnida ed byth* nufair and over-reaching disposition of; otliernations. A Bill his been, introduced into the [House of providing for the' defence of .American dipping in accorda c j with the terms of tlm infs«ng- of President Cleveland.. I he. Bill his 'bn n referred to the. Foreign Comm turn. Lit'r. . In ord r to j delay discussion on President Cleveland’s 'recommend *tion to Congress that th»y should legislate in order to suspend ‘the free transit of Canadian goods across the United Sintes, the senate is eng-iged in taking ovidonen as to tus) working of the Mills Tariff [Bill. Ottawa, August 24. thoexcit>mfntthi oag(ioiit the Dominion at the, r.ej«ction of the Fisheries Treaty and at President Cleveland’s racssigo is subsiding, : apd it is hoped that the proposal to suspend the transit oi goods across United State* territory wi'i benefit the ports., Tt is maintained that Clove-, land has violated the terras of the exisiing treaty,- and that ho should have given notice io the Canadian Govtrurnent. The threats of bonding goods forthwith have been suspended, London, August 24. The Message sent by President Cleveland to the United States Congress has caused gretit sensation throughout England i Canada, and America.. It is feared that grave results may follow.