The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-31
CANADA AND AMERICA
PRELIMINARY STEPS TOWARD
FRAMING A TREATY.
commissioners VIII Settle the Ber-
ing Sea, Fisheries, boundary and
All other Issues.

Washington. May Gothic Canadian
negotiations which have been in progress
here for the last week were concluded to-
night when an agreement was reached for
the creation of a commission which shall
consider all subjects of controversy be-
tween the United States and Canada and
frame treaty between the colonial gov
eminent and the United States for the COM
plete adjustment OF their controversies.
The agreement is now to be submitted to
the British government for its approval
and when this is given the organization
of the commission will be completed. For
the present the agreement is confined TO
the one point that the commission shall
be created. the time and place for the com
mission to begin its work being left for
future determination.
1t is said the first meeting will BE- held
at Quebec probably during the coming
summer. The membership of the commits
| sion will be determined by the legislative
branches of the two governments. The dis
cussons during the last week have pre-
coded in a manner most satisfactory TO all
parties concerned, it being stated tonight
VIII was marked throughout The purr pose
was not TO arrive at final conclusions, but
rather to pave the way for a commission
| which could affect these conclusions by
complete examination of all the details OF
the several questions involved. These in
clude the Boring sea, North Atlantic and
lake fisheries, border and immigration,
reciprocity mining regulations in the
klondike and British North American
len no dot rrnip .
the Alaskan boundary line. While these
were gone over in the conference Just
Closed 1t was a preliminary discussion and
no final agreement was reached on any of
the subjects.
The expectation is that the commission
VIII now take up this work fitting conces-
sions on one question by equal conces sions
on other subjects involved. These partici-
pating in the conference were Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador. Sir Louis
Davies Canadian minister of marine; Cen
eral John W. Foster special commissioner
III charge OF Canadian affairs, and Recpro.
city Commissioner Kasson The British
ambassador will forward the programme To
the British foreign Office After that the
commissioners will be named and the time
ana place OF meeting definitely determined
on.
London May 31.-'The Daily Chronicle
commenting on the dispatch of its Wash
lhetoh correspondent as to the Canadian
agreement says: The news that the agree
inent has been signed will be received
throughout the country with keen satisrac
'ion' The foundations have been laid AMI
We are convinced that the fabric NJ an An
GO American unity will reach tie annro-
PIRATE crown. With reference 70 tho nrob.
apihty of protected warfare owing IN Ike
weakness OF the Cuban Insurgents. the ar
'iele continues: The United States m,,s,
act as their own Ligh destiny bids t',em
act II g policy OF expansion is forced ~
America II cannot be doubted that a merrill
OF great trial, perhaps of Prolonged warfare
her success. 's' VI
washington, May 30.-Careful inonirv ..
the state department and M tho Rritish
embassy fails to develop any substantial
OASIS Tor the suppositon that the negotia-
tons are looking to a close compact he
| tween the United States and Great Brit
ain covering all possible subjects of ,,.
ture differences, conterrlng special tr,1o
| provisions on both sides.
IN british official circles here much sat
sstacIlol IS ieit at the conspicuous growth
l Il
ing people on both sides of the water h,,,
y Is me view in these circles that it is ~
healthy and desirable growth which % "a
MOI ind immediate expression in formal
| treaties or conventions. Such Iares no
suits are hoped for in the course ~ ~, =
as the result Of public opinion. In the
'han'ime' there is disposition n adont
"a, conservative view as to what should be
attempted a the present moment 'e
me reports that far rearbin, 49,
meh's are under consideration or shou,
10 ne made are looked upon as verv
prei1uuleiai TO the accomplishment of any
rs stated by leading dinlomati, o,e
o o, .ouay' radical criticism OF GreHt MT
am has apparently given away N rs ',,s
l Ism insa, and In both cases this raaical
nestations and false fears. and ssryas eN
eeleat these conservative results which ars
secure, sseured only by patience and mature S Sae