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I agreed with the President in his arraignment of the Canadian authorities for denying to our fishing vessels the benefit of the enlightened measures adopted in later years by commercial nations, especially by the United States and Great Britain.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman agrees with the President's criticism of Canadian authorities for denying fishing rights to Americans.

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