The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-09
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
A CHAPTER OF VEXATIoUs COM
PLICATIONS.
Sir William Laurier, the Premier of
Canada, Arrives in Washington
to Untangle Them, if Possible.

Washington, Nov. S.-The authorities
here have been advised of the ar
rival tomorrow of Sir Wilfred Laurier,
premier of Canada; Sir Louis Davies,
minister of marine IN the Laurier cab
met, and other officials of the domin-
ion, is to have an important bearing not
only on the Boring sea settlement but
on all the pending questions which have
been sources of international compli-
cation between the United States and
Canada, namely the passage of alien
labor laws to and from Canada; the
north Atlantic fisheries question; the
presence of many Americans in the
Klondike territory belonging to Can
ada. and in the mining regions of Brit
ish Columbia: the fisheries trouble
along the great lakes; the bonding
privilege granted Canadian railroads;
the controversy over the rights in the
Fraser river, British Columbia, and IN
Puget Sound, and also the question OF
a reciprocity arrangement between the
United States and Canada.
There is direct and definite inforna-
ton that Sir Wilfred comes prepared
to take up all these questions, and if
possible, include them in one general
settlement, whereby the constant fric-
ton they have engenedered may be
overcome. On some of these subjects
he will confer with President Mckinley
and on at least one of them, that re-
lating to alien laborers crossing the
border, he will suggest such mutual
modification Of present restrictions as,
in his opinion, will be Of material adj
vantage to the thousands of Amer
leans now in the Klondike and British
Columbia mining country and at the
same time will be of advantage to can
ada along the eastern border. The es-
santial features of Sir Wired mas
sion We're communicated to the ofhclals
and are given out by persons fully adj
vise.7 Of the premier's plans, and it can
be said that the suggestion that the
decks be cleared of existing disputes
be- ween Canada and the United States
met with the favor of the administra-
ton.
SEALING.
While the Bering sea settlement &C.
casiOned the visit of the Canadian pre-
mier. the Canadian authorities at
tach much less Importance to it than
they do to the other questions men
toned. They say that the Canadian
sealing is confined almost entirely to
the far west territory, where the seal
ers fit out, and that even there con-
siderable percentage Of the so-called
Canadian sealers sail from Seattle, San
Fra cisco and other ports and fit out in
canadian ports under the British flag.
What basis of settlement can be
reached is not disclosed, but little
doubt, it is said, is felt by the cana
dams that an amicable adjustment can
be made.
Among the plans suggested is that of
an indemnity large enough to permit
Canada to buy out the sealers and re
tire them from business. With this
done. the United States, Russia, ia
pan, Great Britain and Canada would
be together in a suppression OF pelagic
sealing. There is no determination,
however. to advance this plan in pref
erence to others and the scope of the
settlement will remain in doubt until
the negotiations open
LABOR IMMIGRATION.
Sir W;Ifred Laurier and his asso-
ciates will urge strongly that the labor
immigration question be settled, and on
this point will confer with the presi-
dent Under the premier's direction the
! Canadian parliament passed an alien
immigration law last spring, by which
contractors and American labor will be
barred from competing in the work of
the Crows Nest Pass railway, gov
eminent undertaking in western Can
ada On the other hand, it is claimed
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| Americans are in the Klondike territory
belonging to Canada and that 10000
American contract laborers are work
ing in the mines of British Columbia
Sir Wilfred Will suggest that the causes
of irritation be removed on both sides,
and it is understood that he is prepared
to offer a repeal of Canadian restric-
| tons in the Klondike and other regions
if the administration of the American
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KLONDIKE ROUTE.
In this connection also the co-opera-
ton Of the United States is desired in
plans of the, Canadian authorities to
make an easy route to the Klondike
The proposed route is by boat from
Fort Wra2gle to the Stickeen river
which is in territory belonging to the
United States and up the Stickeen via
Tasken lake to the Yukon river. and
thence to the gold fields. As the Stick
cen river is on American soil, it is de-
sired to overcome any possible con-
troyersy. although the treaty of Wash
ington is said to make the navigation
of the river free to the Canadians and
Americans alike. The need of this short
route, under the patronage of the Do
minion, is felt by the Canadian pre-
lnier to be Imperative. in view of the
information reaching him that 5000
Australians viii come to the Klondilze
in the spring. A total of $1,000 colonists
are expected to head that Wy
In the matter of reciprocity, the gen
eral purpose of the negotiations will
be to give the United States the bene-
fit Of The mining clause Of the pres