Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-31
CANADA RESPONSIBLE.
Alone to Blame for Failure Of Agree
ment on Boundary Question.
VIOLATED HER WORD
That Country Would Agree 10 Certain
Concessions or Treaty and Then
Pass Laws Exactly 10
the Contrary.

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be necessary at this stage in thes1ls-J
changes between the United States VI
Great Britain respecting the Canayan
boundary controversy that the exsct at
titude Of the American commissioners
should be 4 fined and that tho people
not only OF the United States. but Of
Great Britain. might have opportunity
10 Judge for themselves Of the compare
tive rectitude Of the action Of the United
States and Canada respectively. the fol
lowing statement has been made;
,ai.ada continues 10 be land Of sur
prises The friendly protocol u Wash
ington was signed ON May 80. 1898 foi
the adjustment Of all differences b.
tween the United States and Canada IN
most amicable spirit The ink OF that
protocol was only well dried when the
province Of Ontario discovered a chance
to exhibit her idea Of international
equity. American lumbermen had
been invited % take the timber limits
in that province with the privilege Of
cutting logs and exporting them 10 the
United States The provincial govern
ment after giving them their lease aud
taking their money into the treasury
passed decree prohibiting the export
Of such logs, with the result Of causing
some bankruptcies IN Michigan.
During the sessions Of tho c9mmis-
sion the same peculiar idea Of intorna-
tional justice was exhibited in another
province. that Of British Columbia
This timo IL was the mining interests
that were involved Tho authorities Of
that province took the money Of the
American miners who had made the dis.
covery Of gold. allowed them TO spend
thousands OF dollars in constructing q
roadway 10 the scene Of their interests
and then proceeded 20 change their laws
TO confne all such mining privileges to
british subjects and British operations
Another such instance OF this kind Of
practice worked ont to American nurse.
rymen. They had taken contracts 70
supply certain stocks 10 the Canadians
when under the pretense or fear Of San
Jose scale the Canadian authorities pro-
hibited any further importation Of
nursey stock. At the same time the
Canadian courts held the Americans H.
able for violationof the contracts which
their own laws had caused 10 be vacat.
ed
The dominion government also seems
to share these peculiar principles Of in.
ternational intercourse ia respect 10
boundary Of Alaska They protested
Indignantly against any conditions saw.
ing the existence rights Of Americans to
the country to be arbitrated. Years be-
fore the commission met United States
citizens without any question or protest
against their right TO do 10, had occu.
pied the headwaters Of the Linn canal.
and established towns and settlements
there Canada had never asserted claim
10 the region. The Americans had
built paths over the passes from the
Linn canal beyond the mountains, and
established communication with the
Yukon by intervening lakes and streams
This. too. was done without protest OF
question Of their right to pass over the
mountain submits
Under these circumstances the Unit.
ed States commissioners thought IL right
10 withhold such tidewater settlements
from the arbitrator's jurisdiction and IL
was against this limitation that the
Canadian commissioners 40 yehemently
protested Now IL seems that Canada Ia
protesting with equal vehemence against
arbitration unless the United States
shall agree 10 give them in any case the
Pyramid harbor region 10 which they
never before the meeting Of the commits.
sion asserted any rights, which they
had never occupied with flag or oonsta-
bic, or Canadian subject or even a
canoe
How they reconcile this claim with |
their position in the commissions with |
respect 20 referring the boundary ques-
ton to arbitration remains 70 Do ex.
planned 10 the British government |
There seems little prospect Of tho ad.
justment Of he boundary question II Il
is left TO the control Of the Canadians. |
II they are 10 control the action Of the /
imperial government IL Is important 70 |
that government that Canada should /
bring her ideas 20 conformity 10 those |
which have hitherto guided Great Brit |
ain and the United States In the paths |
Of peace and friendship.
The officials familiar with what has
been done so far in the Canadian nego- |
tiations dismiss very quietly the pub |
lished statements that the present hitch |
grew out Of the failure Of the two coun.
tries 10 agree upon the nationality OF
an umpire for the proposed arbitration
with the simple remark that this re-
ferred 70 a phase Of the negotiations
existing many months back when the
commission was In session and does not
cut any figure now.
Was Fatally Hurt.