New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-25
WORK OF THE ARBITRATORS.
-, ,vS OF PROCEDURE OF THE BRITISH
AMERICAN COMMISSION-NO GEN
ERAI HEARINGS.

n, Aug 24-No meeting OF the Joint
|,,ration commissions was held to-day. Both
american and Canadian Commissioners are
ort on plans for procedure. and will com
Notes and decide upon plan al the joint
,,rs tomorrow. one point. however has
ae,ernined Nothing in detail Of the Com
TOMS work will be given to the press until
- the work is finished This has been agreed
49, nv both sides The reason for this is to
sra,ept as far possible the demands FOR
saornes before the Commission.
cir Wilfrid Laurier and Senator Fairbanks
,oro both stated that it would be impossible
ror the Commission TO grant general hearings
rsa, sov the work of the Commission would
ever be finished if this were done. Both the
,,,ercans and Canadians have a great amount
=. aata. and official information upon all ques-
,,s n be considered, and whatever additional
,so~,nation is desired will be obtained from
or,uable sources. For these reasons II Is
,,ousbt that q general discussion Of the work
- Tho nress would tend TO bring TO Quebec daily
ALLEGATIONS Of persons anxious 10 be heard
This would result in great annoyance ana oelaE
on the most important questions expert tesu-
nonv will he heard and where local interests
are 10 be seriously affected a single represents
five Of the interests may be heard Beyond th's
the Commissioners say they will be unapie 10
grant any requests for hearings briels anu
documents on all questions will be received ana
given attention
Tonight Sir Wilfrid Laurier gave dinner 10
the Commissioners at the Garrison Club' anu III
all the speeches was expressed the sentiment
that the work Of the Commission would De car
ried out IN a most amicabe way. and that the
results would be of lasting benefit 20 the TWO
great nations.
Yesterday rumor was in circulation mere
thai the conference would at the joint meeting
tomorrow adjourn for an indefinite perlod ~
meet at Washington. There appears to be no
good foundation for the rumor. 1t is possible
that the Commission may take recess after
two or three weeks. but the Commissioners on
both sides stated tonight that no adjournment
would be taken until after the work had been
carefully looked over and both sides had be-
come satisfied as 70 what could be accomplished
in the way Of a general adjustment OF all ques-
tions to be decided
The state election in Maine, in which Con-
gresham Dingley is interested, will take place
about September 10 but Mr. Dingley says that
he will be able to attend TO all his duties in con-
nection with the Commission. Senator FAIR
banks and Senator Gray are also interested In
the elections in their respective states hut DO
not intimate that II will become necessary Tor
them 70 postpone the WORK OF the COMMISSION
because Of the elections. If an adjournment be
taken early in September. it will be with the
mutual consent Of the Commissioners on both
sides
Don NJ. Dickinson. who has been before the
American Commissioners in the interests Of the
Michigan lumbermen. left to-day for Omaha
Before leaving Mr. Dickinson brought TO the at
tention Of the American Commissioners the ad-
visa blity Of changing the old treaty OF lSli
under which neither Canada nor the United
States is permitted TO build and maintain"
war vessels on the Great Lakes. In behalf OF
the shipbuilders in Buffalo. Cleveland and De-
troit and other lake cities he asked that the
word build be stricken out Of the old treaty.
and that the shipbuilders be permitted to com
pete with other parts Of the country. He did
not ask that the provision prohibiting the main
tenance Of more than cruiser by either Gov
eminent upon the lakes be changed