The Dickinson press., 1897-11-20
ACTION POSTPONED
CONFERENCE OF UNITED STATES AND
CANADIAN OFFICIALS ENDS.
Latter sus4ast IN international Commas
sion and This May Re Agreed To-Bslief
Expressed That an Adjustment Of Dit.
lsrsnces WIN Result,

slon and THIS Nay Re Agreed To-Bslief
Expressed That an Adjustment OF Dif.
fsrsnces WIN Result.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE Bering
sea meeting, in which representatives
Of Great Britain, Canada and the
United States have participated. came
70 close during the afternoon, the
seal experts making an unanimous re.
port concerning the condition Of the
seal herds and the diplomatic represen.
tatives Of the respective governments
reaching an understanding by which
they hope at q later day to effect final
adjustment not only Of the Bering sea
question. but Of other pending border
controversies. For We present, how.
ever, no final action was taken as to the
suspension Of pelagic sealing. The
Canadians urged that other questions
be embraced in any plan Of settlement,
and suggested
An International Commission
to accomplish this end. This proposi.
ton was fully discussed, aud an agree.
ment reached that the Canadian Off.
cials would put their views in writing
after returning to Ottawa and submit
them to the authorities here. AL par.
ties concerned say that the outlook is
favorable to q satisfactory adjustment.
The unanimous agreement Of the ex.
perts brings the governments together
for the first time on all the facts relat.
ing to the seals. This agreement was
reached after painstaking comparison
Of notes and the results were an
nounced in an official statement by
General Foster. Following the agree
ment Of the experts the diplomatic
officials assembled at General Fosters
house to discuss the larger question Of
putting an end to pelagic sealing and Of
Settling Border Difficulties.
General Foster represented the United
States, Sir Wilfred Laurier and Sir
Louis Davies were present on behalf of
Canada, while the first secretary of the
British embassy appeared for Great
Britain. The meeting began at4 o'clock
and lasted until Z. During these three
hours the entire range of border affairs
was discussed. Primarily the purpose
of the meeting was to secure an agree
ment on the Bering sea question. The
Canadians made it clear, however, that
they wished any plan Of settlement to
take broader scope than the one sub
ject Of Bering sea, and to embrace the
many sources of friction along tho bor-
der. In this connection the plan Of an
international commission was
Discussed at Great Length.
The Canadians felt that the commission
offered the best means Of reconciling all
differences and Of opening the way to
reciprocity. The discussion was Of tho
most friendly nature throughout and
no sharp differences were allowed to
crop out. It was felt. however, that
the plan. Of a commission was too large
q question for immediate determine.
ton. A final understanding was
reached, therefore, that the Canadian
proposition should be reduced to writ.
ing "a . basis for further negotiations.
This closed the conference and tho off.
cials said their farewells, expressing
satisfaction in the cordial feeling
which had characterized the meetings
Of the last 10 days.