New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30
WILL REMAIN AT QCEBE y.
o,rp.TION COMMISSIONERS WILL NOT
r..vGE THEIR PLACE OF MEETING.
.r,r,xG QUESTION SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER
IT, ,.-,,rr-t.s r4.r,r, At WORK

-.,,, SEALING QUESTION SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER
.r.ssloN-MENHEHs HARD At WORK
Aug 4Q-The Americans Of the Arbi-
Commission began their laAors at .
re, his morning and hy themselves and
&C., see,,or have been at work all day The
II '.a...i,r began at II O'Clock and lasted until
V" The Joint meetings are held IN Inc
n'sl,'l,,,s,, Bundine. hut each Commission
-,e,tina separately. held Us session III
3, me Chateau Frontenac.
rooms IA when The Joint meeting closed this
- ,be Commissioners reported that they
''' ,~,re ,hrouah day Of hard worn and mat
had r,gress had been made. Senate" Fair
s" ,,r the Americans and LORD herSchril.
oann' canadians. have been selected 70 give our
~ .. ..r there may bc for the press. but so far
VIVA has been nothing which The Commission
INV .,s,dered II wise TO reveal Whenever
has uersch,il is urged by the newspaper repre-
Lo'- .,.oe COR a crumb If news. ne praises the
mature and friendly attitude Of the Ameri-
49, o,4 whenever Senator Fairbanks is
l".soa for information he praises the friendh-
rosni;ahty Of the Canadians. But not
~ ,,or5 escapes either as to what takes place
o" ,bs closed doors. The secretaries ana
US vho are connected with the Commits
s,oo are equally close-mouthed.
S'C w. positive statement was made, however, by
r,orscban mis- evening. lie said I had been
lso,1ea that after the recess the conference
,s continue At Quebec. There has been
1000 talk about transferring The conference 10
s..n.,,,,on or Ottawa, but His Lordship SAID
tho work would so on here.
TIE BEHRING SEA QUESTION
ono hing is certain. so far as the commas
s,o, &c concerned. 1t Is doing sohe'tl"s'
D,he, the Joint Commission meets II s's
.,r,,,uouslv from II o'clock until late IN the
orsrnoon and has luncheon served to II
:, tho Parliament Building. During all the SEES
lions secretaries and messengers are kept on
che lump for books and papers concerning 'he
subjects under discussion. 1t is known tha'
..ooks and documents relating t. the behrlhs
Sea sealing question have been much IN evidence
&, ~. ,o,nt meeting to-day and it is inferred by
outsiders that This important question has heen
taken UP.
Same ~ the Canadian authorities believe that
rho Commissioners will never get beyond the
sealing question. They argue that last winter
wbcn Sir Wnfrid Laurier and Sir Louis DAVIS
wen, 10 Washington to have a settlement ol
that question. they failed. and mat conditions
have not changed since then. Il IS asserted
here that Sir Wnrrid Laurier at that lime Would
moi enter into any settlement II me b"h!Ihs
Sea matter unless the authorities at WASHINGTON
,rere willing 10 take UP and settle all other as
putes That the men at Washington were uh-
willing TO do and the Canadians maintain mat
the attitude OF both Americans ana canadians
is unchanged
Lord Hcrschsr was asked tonight II the Com
mission would be able t. indicate what prog
ress IL had made II what the probabilities ~
final settlement Of the questions We're before the
recess He replied that probably nothing would
be given out 10 the public until the work Of the
Commission was completed.
1t is probable, however, hat during the IN
term between September and 20 both delega-
tons will confer with their Governments. and
be able 70 do something or declare that they can
do nothing soon after The body reconvenes.