The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
CANADA IS IN EARNEST.
Will Appoiut : Commission to Ar
rage All Disputes.
The ADMINISTRATION IS WILLING
very Dennite Prcpcsttions Were
Givcn tho Dclcsatcs 70 Take
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ottawa, ont.' november is,--St "i''S'
Laurier anu :" houss Dasies nav ~
eurnea from washington. w''nih coup'e
OF hours at'cr 'ne'r arr'Sai "ccune "
the cabinet was mold, al wnicn the premier
explained the reosn Negotiations VITA
President Mckinley and his minister's
As q RESULT OF this meeting II IL stated
thai the cabinet mas decided 70 ssnd
commission TO washington. composed &
men familiar with the various questions
involved. 10 meet with similar poiy OF
men appointed on behalf OF the united
States with Secretary Foster at lite head
and endesvor 10 reach settlement on all
boundary and other issues.
At the conclusion OF the cabinet meeting
Premier Laurier In an interview said; 1T
is plain to us that the scaling question
can MT he sctt,ea nv ,tsc,f +, can on,v
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w 'eu :" son"ee''o" Wv"
ing complications. There Us no intention
uhafever Of negotiating any reciprocity
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Carada's existing britisn preteren"as
tariff"
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Washington, November II. The dis
natcbes from Ottawa announcing that the
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eanaalah capiuet mas ueei'eu " sS"N
commission 10 Washington 10 neSotia'o
with a similar commission to he appointed
-, a., ,rn,,.., s,ateu government to,.chinr
y, ',o ~, ,.,,n,a, ma
all the Questions AZ sssVe o.'"s.a w
United States aud Canada has Rad the m
| rortant effect Of drawing forth here for the
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i,s' "'"o 49,. C..ai,n
sittons that were iuu before 'he Sa'"''"''
contingent whom they were In Washington
/ few aavs ago II can he said now that
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United states government "ni.n 'n'
Canadian delegates taok home Win 'ne'h
| IN submit 10 their council was;
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to suspension OF all Niiiiag OF se'''s uu'
ing the next season IN me iaeu's oseai
and Bering sea me nloans 10 " INV WV"
tion on the nrst OF neht h'osish' -, ,.
second, that fePrc'e'i.asafes VI '.e 80, o.
ernments OF the onitel Ststss anu VIZ"
Britain, including caiiaut, De aeAsna i,',
10 enter with as ii'tle aeiay rs possip.s
upon the consncrauoa OIL an uhs..sivu
questions petneen Canada anu ,he pn''eu
states with view 10 se,tichnen. v,
treaty and to include ths sea'hs aues''ui
and any other matters 'nit 'he soNe'"'nen
may choose TO brins forward
so far the state department. mas nv o..
advised that the CANADIAN vouheii mas nN.e'
upon the propositions, oui an ea'i5 answ nav
IL expected, es Is eNldeneci py we iaVe W"
the dates Sc. Tor the beginning VI my ny
dus, stopping the killing OF ine sea,s'
, no later than the first or next nontn'
, One important tact mat Us not oea,i
disclosed In the Canadiah uiSpa,un Is va
the modus must be agreei upon pelor
our government, consents 10 the eonilnis
sion. In other WORKS, there aust oe
more killing OF seais WINE ohV oon,.,ss'e
is at work. The coilith,ss'on i'sh' w
cupy long time IN us aeioer',siu,'', ~, a.,
y II pelagic sealing IS 10 70 On ni.,il" u ~ |,
! II Is believed by our experts .nat 'he,e W
! be no seals left to serve as pasls iul ..
!, gotiations The proposition oi o"i s9 go,
ment. having been SO eNphci.iy sla.eu'
may be understood that me annohi'cel, nv,
OF the purpose or the Sinaiinns 10 hppv,'
! a comm!esicn Implies that they nave VI.
cided to accept the proppsai' nMneiy' W
agreement upon a, modns. Nolhlns ha
yet been done towards arranging we u.
= tails OF the commission wora ehou,u VI
: be agreed upon. Prooanly Messrs. ros''
1 and kasson, ana possibly Hli, na ,a,,, ,