The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-09

IT. n orrivaI tn-mnrrnw Of Sir Wllfrad
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LauFier' premier VI Salaua' OH i1ou's
Davies, minister OF marine In the Lau-
r,sr cabinet. and other officials of the
n.,.,,, 4. "a have an irnrortort
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bearing, not only upon the berlhs sea
settlement, but on all the pending ques-
,rors which have been sourcea of in
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terhal'ohS4 e'n''''el''OH' Oe'"seN NV
United States and Canada, namely the
massage OF alien laborers to and from
Can.5o tho north Atlantic fisheries
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leans in the Rlondlke territory belong
,,o ~ Capada and in the mining re-
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glons OF bfI'fsh e"fff'f0'a' tue fS"st!e'
troubles along the great lakes the
bonding privilege granted Canadian
railways, the controversy over rights
In the Frazer river. British Columbia,
and in the Puget Sound. and also the
question Of reciprocity arrangements
between the United States and Canada.
There is direct and definite information
that Sir Wllfred comes prepared to
take up all these questions. and II pos
sible include them In one general set
tiement whereby the constant friction
they have engendered may be over
come. on some OF these subjects he
will confer with President Mckinley
and on at least one OF them, that re-
latIng 20 allen laborers crossing the
border he will suggest such mutual
Modification Of present restrictions as
vantage 10 the thousands OF Americans
now in the Klondlke and Brltlsh Colum-
hin mining country and at the same
time will be OF advantage to Canada
aInnE the eastern border.
Tho essential features of Sir Will
fred's mission were communicated to
the officials here by persons fully ad-
ylsed OF the premler's plans and It can
he said that the suggestion that the
decks be cleared OF existing disputes
between Canada and the United Stptsai
met with the favor of the admlnistra-
occasloned the visit OF the Canadian
premier, the Canadian authorities at
tach much less Importance to It than
they do to the other questions mention
ed. They say that the Canadian seal
inC interest is confined almost entirely
10 the far western territory, where the
gealers fit out, and that even there q
considerable percentage OF the So
called Canadian senlers hail from Sc
attic, San Francisco and other Amer
lean ports, who 1T out In Canadian
ports under the British flag. What
basis Of settlement can be reached Is
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Is felt by the Canadians that an ami
cable adjustment can be made. Among
the plans suggested Is that OF an In
demnity large enough TO permit Canada
to buy out the sealers and retire them
from the business With this done, the
United States, Russia, japan, Great
Britain and Canada will be together In
a suppression OF pelagic sealing. There
is no determination, however, to ad-
vance this plan in preference TO others,
and the scope OF the settlement viii re-
main in doubt until the negotiations
open.
Sir Wfttred Laurier and his assocf-
ates will urge strongly that the border
immigration question be settled, and
on this point will confer with the Pres
lutlls lUutI lut NhNNblNAlt
the Canadian parliament passed an
allen immigration law last spring, by
which American contractors and Amer
team labor we're barred from competing
in work on the Crows Nest Pass rail-
way-a government undertaklng-ln
western Canada. on the other hand, II
Is claimed by Canadians that about
5000 Americans are in the Klondike
N.f .ssf 10 an
fully 10000 American contract laborers
nre working In the mines Of British Co
lumbla. The United States immlgra-
tlcn laws, It is asserted, are adminls-
tered with harshness along the Cana
dian border and are daily source Of
Irritation. Sir Wilfred, therefore, will
suggest that the causes OF irritation be
rgmovpd nm bOth aidpa and II ia I'm
derstood that he Is prepared TO OFFER a
repeal OF Inc Canadian restrictions In
the Klondlke and other regions IL the
administration OF the American law is
made more lrpIent.
In this connection. also, the co-opera.
tlon OF tho limited states ia desired in
the plar, OF the Canadian authorities
to make nm easy route to the Kfondfke.
The pr1ro7pd route ia by boat from
Fort Wrangel 10 the stIckene river,
which IL in terrltory belonging TO the
United States, and un the Gtickene
via Tagand Lake IN Tho Yukon river.
and thence 10 Tho Aold 0elds Az the
Stlckcnc river IA an American soil II ia
desired 10 overcome aay pegalble con.
troyersy, although Inc treaty of Wash
ington IN gald 10 mako tho navigation
NJ iba rt,,,. d., 40 a., 1ta,aJt,,,, ,,,J
Americans mike. The need of ihlg
abort foutc under the patronage Of the
Dominion in felt by the Canadian pro-