The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-19
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WA1sHllNS!GTo y, d. C.,Nov5 lS,--Meme
bers of the AnglosAmerlean commls~
sion, Canadians and Americans, 3ex-
pressed the hope -das that the 5cou-
mission would complete its labor, before
1.-The Christmas holidays but they nre
not yetwilllng to state that treaty
Will be framed covering the many sub.
iects OF difference between the. United
States and Canada. Greater progress
has beenmade than.is generally under.
stood and the rough draft OF some OF the
articles OF the proposed treaty have
been submitted by subcommittee and
tentatively approved. These, however,
cover the miner, questions and the iru-
portant subjects of the north Atlantic
fisiiecies, reciprocity and Boring sen
remain OPEN. While the commission
treats oil statements regarding s It's
work as unauthorized, yet It Is under
stood by those acquainted with Its
work that the questions OF border i'm
migration, mining rights. lake fisheries
| and the Alaskan-Canadian boundary
have been found less difficult Of solu-
tion than was expected, and that a
basis OF agreement, on these subjects Is
In sight, IL not actually determined up
on. 5 .,S} ttsl5 s Fl ts s. g.
Technically, however, nothing Is done
until the last act OF the commission Is
performed SO that these and all other
subjects remain open until the end. As
to Berlng sea the view prevails on both
sides that a settlement will be. reached
and the presence OF two olllcials-onc a
Canadian and the other an Americans
at Victoria where IN inventory Is max
Ing OF the Canadian sealing fleet, leads
to the belief that the settlement may be
on the basis OF wiplng out the industry
by giving the Canadians some equiva-
lent for the capital Invested. a recent
official document places the Berng sea
feet at thirty, but these are small
sch0oners, none OF them above one hun
dred tons.
Reciprocity and the Atlantic fisheries
continue to be the most stubborn ques-
tious before the commission. On recl-
procity the commissioners do not ex-
press themselves In sangune terms.
The subject Is still before sub-com-
mittee, which, however. reports when
an agreement Is reached and the full
commission approves what has been
done. There are SO many articles on q
tarifschedulethat the discussions have
not yet been productive OF many agree
ments on specific articles or groups OF
articles. Thus far the discussion has
been rather free and open,, articles be-
Ing considered rs they were called UP
by individual members. While the
,aorogation OF the British preferential
tariff is considered By some Of the
American commissioners rs sine qua
non to any reciprocity agreement, It Is
said this view has not been submitted
in the form OF an ultImatum and that
the issue on that point Is yet to come.
AS indicating the liberal view pre-
| paiHagi among the American commits
'tstoners 4one7rof st!icmFi said To-day that
| he wished American merchants could
be brought TO realize. the futility Of
shutting Canadian goods from our. mar
kets, when the main result was to
force these goods Into British markets
where they competed with our goods at
a much greater advantage than they
could get In the New York and other
American markets. In his judgm ent Il
was to our advantage to compete with
Caghdian goods on our own grounds
rather than to so across the ocean and
meet them In competition.
The commission held It's usual session
beginning at II o'clock to-day.