Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-12
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY
Uncontirmed Report Of Belligerent
Move by Canada.
TO POLICE THE PORCUPINE
stated to DiScredit the Ru7,Or That
England Has Ordered Her Col
Ony to End the Strained
situation There.

Washington. July l2.-In the absence
of official information confirming the re-
port that Canadian mounted police are to
be sent into the Porcupine country which
is now claimed by both the United States
and Canada. the state department at
taches no credit to the report. 1t is point
ed out that our government withheld n
garrison from Pyramid harbor in that
section at the simple suggestion from the
British authorities, and it is not conceiv-
able to the authorities here that a per-
manent force is to be maintained in the
Porcupinc district.
The dispute over the Alaskan bound
airy has not attracted the attention that
would have been given to it had the
negotiations been carried on in less inter-
esting times. The differences between
the twa governments seem to be as
marked as any differences between Eng
land and the United States on any sim.
liar question.
Thus far it has seemed impossible to
harmonize th"rl, and in spite of all the
earnest attempts that hlve been made
and Il al!a:i:!t prolni. -" held out the
prospects Of an adjustment ,.ie as Inv re-
moved as ever. All that is lacking ~
make this controversy as acl'r ms others
that have preceded i and n illi of seri
Gus possible * is the nppar. ut lack Of
interest thls far Shrwn by the people VI
the United n as.
The DANCE, of course. lies in the trou-
bic which may arise on the borders Of
the disputed boundaries between Cana
dian police on one side and American
miners and settlers on the other.
No Rigid Agreement.
Up to this time there has been an nm
derstanding between the United States
and Great Britain that the Canadian
officials should not attempt to enforce
Canadian regulations or TO collect GUS
toms in the territory under dispute. But
this understanding has not been rigid
one, and how long it can be maintained
in case Of an indefinite postponement of
an agreement is uncertain.
There is no danger of trouble growing
out of any action OF American officials
The administration has been scrupulous-
ly careful not to increase the military
force in that part of the country or to
do anything else which might even re-
motely lead to irritation and a clash. At
the same time the administration has
grow IL SOllicWudl llGeu me OlplOIuuCy
of the British representatives. While
they have professed the utmost desire to
reach an acceptable adjustment they
have allowed Canadian claims to inter-
pose time and again just as the admins
tration here had supposed a definite I'M
Outstanding had been arrived at.
Great Britain has made the claim that
she was not negotiating in her own be-
half and that she was acting solely as a
trustee for Canada. This created an
anomalous condition. 1t seemed to leave
no responsible government with whom
the United States could carry on nego-
tiations with the certainty of having con-
illusions arrived Mt regarded as binding
on either Great Britain or Canada.
1t is understood now that the British
foreign office has served notice on Can
ada TINT the present situation cannot con-
tnue and that in order to prevent blood
shed the Canadian officials must refrain
from exercising the authority to which
they lay claim. The president has given
the strongest kind of evidence of his de-
sire to maintain peace.