Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-16
WANTS A COMMISSION.
Canada Proposes It, for the Settlement Of
Questions With the U, S.,
INCLUDING SEALS AND OTHER ISSUES.


Warrington. Nov. 1G-The CanadI-
ans determined today TO meet the
propositions for the Immediate sus-
pension Of pclngio scaling with a coun-
ter-proposition FOR the establishment
OF committee to arrange n general
settlement not only Of the Bering sea
question, but Of the reciprocity, border
/ immigration, North Atlantic fisheries
and all pending questions between the
United States and Canada.
It is stated authoritauvely that this
proposition would be submitted when
the diplomatic phases OF the subject
We're taken up today. Whether 1t will
tend toward an adjustment is doubtful
The contention of the American repre-
sentativcs is that the Beriug sea Is
the first question to be disposed of and
the question of pelagic scaling cannot
be put Off until action is mutured on
reciprocity. immigration and the other
questions.
The Canadians are ecyally insistent
that they will not suIcnC,r ON the
scaling question, without at the same
time securing action on all the other
subjects which to them are Of quite as
MUM lhlINl Ntll'e as lHt lbtIluB sea
question. THEN suggestion of "a COM
mission, therefore, will contemplate the
assembling OF duly authorized COM
missloncrs to be appointed by the Pres
idcnt and 10y Canada TO consider all
pending questions and II possible nego-
tate treaty covering a settlement Of
all OF them. This plan necessarily inn
plies suspension of action on the
Boring sea question for the present
1t is understood that while the Unit
ed States representatives have no OBJ
lection to commission they will insist
that the first preliminary to 1t is a sus-
pension by mudus yiVendi or other
pelagic sealing. 1t developed today
that Secretary sherman had written Il
letter to Sir Wilford Laurier, which
may have an important bearing on the
Canadian negotiations. The letter is
not made public and all persons cog
INFANT OF 1t are very reticent con-
corning 1t. il is said this letter re-
suited from the divided responsibility
OF officials here, General Foster having
charge of the Boring sea- Secretary
Gage of immigration. Mr.. Kasson OF
reciprocity, etc. While each of these
officials was DESTROYS Of making n
friendly arrangement with the Canadi-
ans, there was no one person who could
consider the subjects homogeneuusly
granting a concession of one subject
for an equal concession of another sub
1ect' This being recognized as an EN-
bnrrnssment To the negotiations. It is
understood that Mr.. Shermans letter
to Sir Wilfnrd suggested means for n
broader discussion Of relations between
the two countries.
The Boring sea meeting began at II
O'Clock today under the usual circum-
stances of secrecy. The commercial
organs Of the country are becoming In
terestcd In the question of reciprocity
ms Is evidenced by communication
from the Boston Merchants associn-
tion, which has reached the depart
ment Of stnte and been placed in the
hands of Mr. Kasson, specially charged
with reciprocity negotiations. II made
strong plea for Canadian reciprocity.
AZ the morning session experts con.
cluded their work on the technical
features of the seal question reaching
an agreement on all points Of differ
ence. The signing Of their report was
deferred until $3.50 o'clock II was
agreed that the nature Of the report
should not he made public until 1t had
been submitted to their respective gov
ernmcnts with the EXPERTS labor
concluded, General Foster. Sir Wiford
Laurier and Sir Louis Davis. expect
to confer on the larger diplomatic
features at o'clock