Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-26
ON THE BOUNDARY.

| ON IHE BOUNDARY.
The isolation of England famong
the European powers, and : the care
fully cultivated friendly relations be-
tween her people and those of this
country, make quarrel between her
and the United States something
which she would like to avoid. Other
wise, the fact that the newly discov-
cred gold fields Of Alaska are in the
disputed territory over which Canada
and the United States have been
wrangling for the last two years
would afford first class prospect for
an international misunderstanding.
| The divergence of the Hist meridian,
which forms the boundary line, may
be from three to five miles, and upon
the survey by a joint commission,
which treaty now before the senate
foreign relations committee provides
for, depends the location of the Klon
dixie fields, where so many are now
hurrying, in Canada or Alaska. Sell
dom has the determination of boun-
dary between two nations involved
such possibilities of wealth to one,
and it is doubtful if any other time in
the history of the world the owner
ship of territory equally rich which
was claimed by two great powers
could be determined without fight
ing.
At present the order which pre-
walls on the Klondike, to a greater
degree than in the mining camps of
California in '49, is maintained on
their own assumption by the Canadi-
an mounted police. Should the Can
adian government undertake the ex-
clusion of American miners from the
Klondike gold region trouble would
be sure to follow. The passage of the
Alaska boundary treaty, in the in
terests of peace and justice, would
seem to be a necessity, as we'll as the
passage Of the tariff bill in the inter-
ests of business. The questions in
volved in the boundary dispute be-
tween Canada and Alaska press for
settlement more urgently than those
raised over the boundary between
Venezuela and British Guiana, and
dangers multiply with delay. Until
the monuments which will define the
true divisional line between Canada
and Alaska are erected, the Klondike
country will be a source of anxiety to
American and British diplomatists
and g powder magazine of interna-
tional jealousy, which a single spark
OF violence may ignite. e.-Erchange
A correspondent of the Associated
Press atTangier writes:
''The demonstration by the United
States warships San Francisco and
Raleigh has had wonderful effect.
The continual ignoring of the rights
and claims of Americans had embit-
tered the relations between them and
the natives for some time and finally
eliminated in the desperate assault
by the Moors on the servant of Mr..
Burke, who was carrying money to
the bank.
''Mr. Burke promptly demanded
but the Moorish officials
were SO overbearing that Mr.. Burke
felt compelled to appeal to Washing
ton, as had already been cabled, for
help to enforce his demands.
"The San Francisco by her prompt
arrival so stirred the Moorish officials
that the foreign minister Immediate
ly visited Admiral Selfridge, an honor
never before conferred upon any
one. The foreigners here are still
commenting on this unprecedented |
occurrence.
'EThe terms of settlement of the |
trouble will soon be arranged, but |
the incident is being taken advantage |
of to make a display of American
force at the towns along the coast |
which will insure better protection |
and more privileges for the Ameri-
cans and their property hereafter.
possible will be done to
make such display as will impress
the Moors with the notion that in the
future all just claims of Americans
will be backed up if necessary by shot |
and shell'