New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-27
FRAMING A GREAT TREATY.
SUCCESSFUL WORK OF THE COMMlS-
SION AT QUEBEC.
ATiREEMFNTs REACHED OK NEARLY ALL OF
THE QUESTIONS sUBMTrED-TNDUs-
TRIES OF BOTH COUNTRIES
TO BE BENEFITED.

Ouehe- Sept 26-No toint session Of The In
ternatonal High Commissioners has been held
to-day but the subcommittee have been busy
and great amount IF work has been done. II
now seems to be the general belief that treaty
en1bodying a general adjustment Of all Gues-
tions will he agreed upon. and that the treaty
will be such as 70 meet the approval or poth
the United States and the British Government
In all probability the conference will adjourn
about October 8. TO meet again in Washington In
November. when the work OF the Commission
Will he completed and the treaty presented for
tie approval Of the Serate.
The twelve original questions in the protocol
have all been thoroughly canvassed Ivy the
Commissioners. who have arrived at basis OF
agreement upon nearly all Of them. In the
matter Of the fur seals OF Behring Sea. II IA
probable that the American Government will
purchase the ships and equipment Of the Cana
dian sealcrs. on condition that all Canadian
rights to the seal fisheries In Rehring Sea he
surrendered,
Few. it any. changes will probably he made in
the laws governing the fisheries Of the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts As to the inlari fisheries, it
is likely that both Governments will asree to
adopt uniform laws for the better protection ~
the fish
The question of the deliritation and establish
ment of the Alaska n I Canadian boundary VIII
probably be left to an outside commission.
Little II anv. change will be made in the pres
ent bonding privileges Both countries seem 10
be satisfied with the laws as they are. but the
Canadian railroads may he required to operate
under limitations similar 70 those Of the United
States
faAo ion Ia
likely tha, the Canadian Government will adopt
laws similar 20 those Of the United States with
a view to checking the importation Of ohjec-
tionable European cheap lator. hut relaxing
somewhat the rigorous avs as now applied to
native born citizens Of both countries.
The question of the mining rights of the citi-
gems OF subjects ~ each country within the tor
rtory of the other has not been fully settled but
II concerns the gold fields ~ Alaska, princi-
pally and will no doubt. he settled satisfactorily
70 both Governments
The treaty Of 1917. which prohibited the build
ing and maintenance ~ war vessels on the Great
Lakes beyond one revenue cutter Tor eAch Gov
ernment will probably be mod fed 10 the extent
of permitting the lake shlrbuilders 10 compete
with the Atlantic and Pacific shlphuildcrs In
supplying the Government with navai craft
The other minor questions It is said. hav"
been thoroughly gone over ana VIII he shtis-
fsctoriy settled.
LUMBER QUESTION ARRANGED.
The lumber Industry. onc ~ tho most in1por-
tant In the United States will no doubt secure
practically what n has demanded or m" JOINT
High Commission. tn. 50 rate on Canahian-
sawed lumber will remain. except that The best
grade Of Canadian pine lumber yin be admitted
fee or ~ reduced rate In return for this III"
,afl -
Canadian saw logs into the United states will
he repealed 7, IS understood that this adjust
rnAnt NJ the question IL entirely satisfactory 70
United states unhernnen. as there is n scarcity
~ high grade pine in the United States
Probably little change will be made IN tho
tariff rates on Canadian agricultural products
Wr4cklng or salvage rights Vill "a considered.
and the question - evtradition laws will also
be taken up before the treaty Is complete. II is
no, likely that any radical changes viii h-
made In the Canadian duties now imposed upon
American manufactured goods. II appe q
from the arguments Of the American ard Cana
dian delegations which have appeared fere
tha, tho present schedules IN this line arc sat
isfactory on both sides
The American Commissioners say there IL no
cause whatever for apprehension on the part OF
Americans that the Industrial system or the
United states is 70 be disturbed They d"'laIe
tbs, non. of the great Industries viii be sacri-
feed. and that only such changes VIII be mace
in the tariff rates as viii be mutually benehcial
10 both countries
Cf course II is und rstood that in consider
alton Of the advantages which Canadian pro-
ducers will obtain hv the reduction ot Ue
American duty on their products the present
discrim{nating duty of - per cent against
American products in the Canadian marker
win he removed. giving American producers
and manufacturers equal opportunities In the
canadian mark Z with Great Britain. Unless
this is done. it Is understood. there can be no
reciprocity or trade agreement