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Secretary of State Root received word from British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand that no distinction is being made by Newfoundland officers between licensed and registered American vessels and that they may proceed to take any kind of fish. No American ships may employ men from Newfoundland in their crews.
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1905-10-22
British Ambassador Durand received word from the governor of Newfoundland that no distinction is being made between licensed and registered American vessels.
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1905-10-22
Ambassador Reid encloses a friendly editorial in light of the harsh press coverage on the fisheries issue in Newfoundland.
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1905-10-23
Ambassador Reid describes the difficult situation regarding American fishing vessels and the Newfoundland treaty coast. He outlines several key issues that should lead to action.
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1905-10-23
Secretary of State Root is gratified to hear that the Newfoundland government is not preventing American fisherman from fishing and encloses a telegram he sent to Augustus Peabody Gardner.
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1905-10-23
Ambassador Durand received Secretary of State Root’s letter and would like permission to share it with the Newfoundland government.
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1905-10-27
Secretary of State Root requests an interview with British Ambassador Durand in regard to fisheries in Newfoundland.
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1905-10-12
Secretary of State Root updates Ambassador Reid on the Newfoundland fisheries and urges immediate communication to that government and to England.
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1905-10-13
British Ambassador Durand received Secretary of State Root’s letter and has no information regarding the Newfoundland government forbidding fishing along the treaty coast. Durand has telegraphed for more information.
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1905-10-14
The Marquess of Lansdowne relays the Newfoundland government’s report that there has been no attempt to prevent American fisherman catching fish.
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1905-10-16
Ambassador Reid thanks the Marquess of Lansdowne for the good news and will pass along the information to Secretary of Sate Elihu Root.
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1905-10-16
Ambassador Reid sought an interview after reading Secretary of State Root’s cable, spoke with Sir Henry Sanderson, and wrote to Lord Lansdowne with regard to the Newfoundland fisheries.
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1905-10-16
Ambassador Reid discusses the situation regarding the Newfoundland fisheries and the treaty of 1818.
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1905-10-16
The Marquess of Lansdowne received Ambassador Reid’s letter and reports that the Newfoundland government has not attempted to prevent American fisherman from catching fish.
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1905-10-19
British Ambassador Durand received word from the Minister of Marine of the Newfoundland government that any reports of him forbidding American vessels to fish are false.
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1905-10-19
Secretary of State Root reports that some American vessels have been forbidden to fish off the treaty coast and details the expectations of the treaty between Newfoundland and the United States. Root also discusses a Newfoundland act that may be the source of the confusion: “An Act respecting foreign fishing vessels,” which makes it a crime for American vessels to have Canadian bait fish and other items necessary to fishing on them, but which also says that if these things are on the ship then they must be assumed to have come from Newfoundland, and the ship can be seized, thus abrogating the 1818 Treaty.
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1905-10-19
Ambassador Reid encloses several dispatches relating to the fisheries off the Newfoundland coast and describes his attempts to get in touch with the Newfoundland government.
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1905-10-20
British Ambassador Durand received Secretary of State Root’s letter and forwarded it to England and Newfoundland. Durand states the English wish to obey all parts of the treaty and hopes that nothing will be complicated by precipitate action on anyone’s part.
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1905-10-20
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of May 15 and apologizes for making Roosevelt read so much of his poor handwriting. Lodge praises Roosevelt’s speech that he gave in Chicago. He suggests that labor unions are more dangerous than capitalists because the labor unions control more votes. Lodge mentions several political issues, including the continuing unrest over laborers from Japan, possible charges against Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis, the appointment of Charles J. Bonaparte as Attorney General, as well as international relations. Lodge also gives some details of his trip to Italy.
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1905-06-03
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about the Bowen-Loomis-Bowen affair and other political activities. Lodge also updates Roosevelt on what’s happening in Newfoundland, Canada, and Baffin Bay, possibly related to an expedition to the area that occurred later in the year. Lodge sends his best to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and forwards well wishes from his wife Nannie.
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1905-05-12