The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
JOHN BULL QUICK TO ACT
WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
KINDLY AMERICAN FEELING.
Representatives for Canada and
United States Meet This Week and
Settle Old Disputes.


WASHINGTON, May 2.-Negotiations
will begin next week between the officials
of the State Department, the British am
bassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, and the
Canadian minister of marine, Sir Louis
Davies, which are in the nature OF a pre-
liminary step toward a convention or treaty
between the United States and Great Brit
ain, clearing up numerous long-pending
controversies between this country and Can
ada. Efforts along that line have been made
in the past, but have failed of a satisfac
tory conclusion. The work is now taken up
again under more favorable circumstances
and the various parties interested are hope
full that common ground of understanding
will be reached. The meeting next week
will be rather generaIin character and more
of discussion of what can be submitted
to both governments as well to the Ca
madam Ministery and thereafter the govern
ments will appoint commissioners who will
frame settlement in accordance with this
understanding. Sir Louis Davies will ar
rive on May "a, and will be the guest of the
British ambassador Being a diplomatic
negotiation the ambassador will speak in
behalf of Great Britain and Canada, but
the intimate acquaintance which Sir Louis
Davies has with the needs OF Canada will
be of material assistance to the ambassador
In this negotiation. Sir Louis's first duty,
however, will be to take part in the revision
of the regulations concerning pelagic seal
ing, which in accordance with the Paris
tribunal of 1898, have to be revised every five
years. t4e
1t is expected this step toward a friend
ly settlement of all the questions at issue
between the United States and Canada will
be regarded in foreign quarters as quite
significant, and as an outgrowth of the re-
cent friendly sentiments exhibited between
Great Britain and America. At the same
IIine the onclals here, those Of the State
department as well as those of the British
embassy, 90 not give to the coming meet
ing ing, a significance beyond what it bears
Pldldliy on It's race, namely, a desire to reach
friendly adjustment of long-pending
Dorder controversies between the United
states and Canada. I-f
The border controversies which have Ions,
peen at issue and which will be included
IN taot tne coming negotiations are: The pro-
tectlon or nsh in the lakes and the long
standing North Atlantic fishery Question
which dates from 17SS, including the
troubles created by the alien labor laws
of the two countries border Immigration
mining regulations in the Klondike and
elsewhere and the Bering sea seal question.
me question of reciprocity will be con-
sloered, but 1t is tolerably certain that any
measure which may be mutually agreed on
Will not be wide enough to unduly disturb
existing industries on either side of the
boundary When Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
Canadian premier, and Sir Louis Davies
visited Washington some months ago they
DESIRED to have the reciprocity question con-
sidered with the others, and the President
is understood to be extremely DESTROYS of
meeting Sir Wilfrd's views as regards that
and all other matters,
Sir Julian Pauncefote conferred with Sec
rotary Day to-day and arranged the pre-
Iminaries of the coming meeting. Later
Judge Day had long talk with Gen. John
W. Foster, who has heretofore had charge
of the Canadian negotiations, and who may
though the personnel of the American Side
has not been definitely settled. The COM
mission may meet at Ottawa, the capital of
Canada.