The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-19
Will Probably Refuse to Act on
the Sealing Question
Separately,
Because There Are Other Differ
ences Quite as Important !.
to Settle e :, IS Il. .9ssi

mission % arrange general settlement
not only Of the Behring sea question,
but Of reciprocity. border immigration,
North Atlantic fisheries and II pend
ing questions between tho United States
and Canada. It Was stated anthogita-,
lively that that proposition would b
submitted whom the diplomatic phases
Of the subject were taken up. Whether
It viii tend toward an adjustment 10
doubtful. Tho contention Of the Amer.
lean representation 10 that the Beting
sea question IL the Arst thing 70 10 dis.
'poaed Of. and that the suspension Of
pelagic sealing cannot be put OF until
action = matured ON reciprocity, immi-
grafton and the other subjects. The
,Canadians 40 equally insistent that
they viii not surrender on the sealinR
question without ut thssam time secur.
ing action on all the other subisots,
which, tothem. arc d q .i.
Quite ~ Much Impert.ues
- the Behring sea question. Their sue.
gestion Of Q commission therefore will
contemplate the assembling Of duly
authorised commissioners to be appoint-
ed By thepreddsnt and BY Canada to
consider Ill pending questions and, if
possible, negotiate treaty covering
settlement Of all Of them. This plan
necessarily implies the suspension OF
action on the Boring sea question for
the present.
It 10 understood that while the United
States representatives have no objection
to . commission, they will insist that
the first preliminary to IL 10 . suspen.
sion, BY modus vivend or other expedi.
ent, temporary II need be, Of pelagic
sealing.
Sherman Wrote Letter. !.
Il has developed that Secretary sher.
man has written q letter to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier which may have IN important
bearing ON the Canadian. negotiations
The letter 10 not made public and all
persons oognizant Of it are very reticent
concerning 1t. It 10 said this letter 70.
suited from the divided responsibility
Of officials here. General Foster having
charge Of the Bering aea, Secretary
Gage Of immigration, Mr.. Kasson Of
xedprocity, etc. u III .ss5 4
Il While each Of these o6icdals WA
desirous Of making friendly arrange.
ments with the Canadians, there was
no one person to consider the subjects
homegenously. granting concession
OF one subject for an equal concession
Of another subject. This being reoog.
nized a. an embarrassment Of the nego.
tistions, Il IL understood that Mr. Sher.
mans letter TO- Sir Wilfrid suggested
means for . broader discussion Of rela-
lions between the two countries.
The Boring sea meeting began ct II
o'clock under the usual circumstances
% to secrecy. The commercial organi.
zations Of the country are becoming in.
terested In the question Of reciprocity,
as is evidenced by q communication
from tho Boston Merchants Associa-
ton which has reached the department
Of state and been placed in the hands
Of Mr.. Kasson, specially charged with
reciprocity negotiations. It made .
STRONG plea for Canadian reciprocity.
Experts Agree ON Report.
AT tho morning session exports con.
cluded their work On the technical feat.
ures Of the seal question, reaching an
agreement ON al points Of difference.
The signing Of their report was de.
ferred until ESQ o'clock. TWAS agreed
that the nature Of the report should not
be made public, at least until It had
been re.submitted to their respective
governments With the expert labors
concluded, Genefal Foster, Sir Wilfrid
1auxier and Sir Louis Davies expect to
confer on the larger diplomatic features
At osclonk