The age-herald., 1899-06-08
TOO MUCH ASSURANCE
Should Not be Taken from the London
 Report

Washington, June Hate in the day the officials learned the details of the latest negotiations in London referred to in a cable dispatch between Secretary Hay and the British charge, MT. Tower, who con- ferred on the subject. The details of the proposition were not made public. It is known the arrangement of modus vivendi to govern the relations of the United States and Canada on the Alaskan boundary is receiving a great deal of Am- bassador Choate's attention. The basis for the temporary adjustment of the boundary in the neighborhood of the passes leading into the Klondyke from the Lynn canal, will, if the present efforts succeeds, be on White pass on the east and on Chilkoot pass in the middle, at points where the Canadian custom houses were established about eighteen months ago.
 On the Dalton trail the point has not yet been selected and as the pressure toward the sea on this westernmost trail by the Canadians has been more severe than at any other point very naturally great difti- culty is experienced in reconciling even temporarily, the conflicting claims to juris- diction. While Pyramid harbor is not in-
 
 dans as part of the temporary arrange ment, they are desirous of getting as near to tidewater as possible and their claim in this quarter includes the important In- dian village of Klukwan, a town that has long been uldr protection of the United States and which our government is in disposed to surrender even temporarily, in to Canadian control. If this difficulty can be solved and divisional point located on the Dalton trail, there is no doubt that a modus- vivendi will be the outcome, and will stop the chance of hostile collisions, and bring the permanent settlement in view. With this Alaskan boundary con- troversy removed from the subjects of con- sderation by the joint high commission there Is every reason to believe that a treaty can be framed satisfactory to both parties in time for submission to the sen- ate at its next session.
 Not So Certain
 It is said, however, that too much assur- ance should not be taken that a complete accord Is certain. The officials agree with the London view that the outlook is rather brighter, because negotiations are on again, but they qualify this by saying that the agreement is not yet concluded and that WHSH COuCluuSu u Will SUI ledNe mucn to be settled by future negotiations. In view of the fact that the protocol recording the proceedings of the joint high commission In Washington February l last has been made public in the Canadian legislature, while an abstract or its contents has been also published in London, as well as in this country. The state department has deemed 1t proper to give out for publication the entire protocol.
 The particular protocol is regarded by the department as one of great importance, for 1t marked the failure of the commission under peculiar conditions. The record shows that the joint commission met at 10 o'clock that morning. That the British side proposed arbitration, and that the Americans accepted the proposition in gen. eral, using Is as basis for a treaty. as offered by the British. However it is shown that when the Americans offered an amendment the British side promptly refused to accept it, and without affordlng further opportunity for the erection of an arbitration treaty stopped the negotiations and referred the matter to their own gov ernment. notwithstanding the urging of the American side that the commission at