The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-06
E,rp,ary Of State and Men,
!, ofthe Joint High Cana.
dian Commission
Why Canada's Claims In
,,,ka Boundary Matter Are
Untenable.
I,;,u ownership Of the Strip
Eov Claimed Repeatedly
Acknowledged.

.,s,yoroS. Nov. 6.-Ex.Secretary
- ,ohu W. Foster. . mem ber Of
fry, high commission to settle dit.
...t,,ween the United States ana
h, Ia. prepared a summary Of
,9vernmen,s case on the Alaskan
;.y 1. was read before the
ran Geographical society.
Foster reviewed the history of
[.,a,,a,,ons between Russia and
Britain and showed Great Brit.
,y soush. to prevent the ex,en.
die Russian claims eastward to
prsy mountains. The British gov
IN, was then prepared to accep, a
i,yy l.ro hundred miles from The
n the mainland. Great Britain
rs,ts succeeded in reducing hi.
width 81 ten marine leagues.
k...a permitted a ten year license 10
~! hunt ~ the estuaries but
nslinsd TO Make II Psrmsnsn.
ku the license was terminated at
kri Of the period Mr.. Foster says
MI lnconsis,en, With any interpre.
b 0; the treaty other than the com.
sovereignty Of Rrssis over, not
the strip of mainland. but all the
aud nlets.
Foster showed that in 1889. the
oa Bay company leased from the
Gaa government, the ver7 strip in
ron as shown w the Russian
and IN 1857. o parliamentary
hii,ee examining the head Of the
t.ou.h, ont the fact that Russian
tsl.n,y extended 80 nautical miles
Ei Ei:g.low,ng the indcntations Of the
-, he continued, y provisional
lary was established6y the United
sat The crossing Of the Stickeen
which follows the present Amer.
eoatention. and in 1876. a criminal
tied and convicted, was released
aaailan courts because his offense
Committed lin American terri.
ia this as a basis. Mr.. Foster made
|oAowlns presentation Of the Amer
POSITION regarding the boundary
ae'e IS no claim or pretense that
'a'!sA authorities or subjects ever
laei any Of the territory now in
a'e' except under the lease cited, OF
exercised or attempted to exercise
YES OF sovereignty over the strip
a'egs closed by it.
s->oon after the treaty OF 1925, the
aa Iovernment published q map
-as me strip Of territory and all tho
- waters Of the sea inclosed by II
WI The Russian American com
s''ablshed forts and trading post:
y the strip.
.4-hy virtue Of the lease cited
was a recognized assertion OF II.
sh'y Russia temporarily trans
,"'se lo'ts and posts to the British
AT the termination Of tho ex
vas, It re- entered and took pos
ana remained In possession til
.A'oh oi Alaska to tho United
s, Ll' received the allegiance Of tn,
.a saui"hs inhabiting the strip ant
Supervision over them.
n immediately after the cession II
x,n M 'epartment of state Of tho Unitce
.AeWlsc caused y map to be pub
,s'nng forth the bounds Of nj
~ accordance with the treaty o
the same claim a. to tho stril
is,N Es.h made as by Russia as on 1t
n @'s-on the transfer Of Alaska.
lah @ the United States army wa
Ghm" u 10 occupy tho territory and
n' . was stationed for some tim
nv Of the mainland.
pS e'nce the cession, postoffice
Ihi,' ''utes have been established an
hh NV" :" at various points on the strip
es, Instom houses have likewis
In 'olshed ana duties collects
ho,, government and mission school
sS maintained and notably SO fo
lven,it lars Mt tho head Of Lynn cana
I'd ~, Tho revenue vessels Of tn
Of cs", "eS have continuously since tn
arron'oh patrolled tho interior wa
eyen""aed by the strip, to enforc
\. '' and other laws Of the Unite