Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-12
No Temporary Line Has Been
Agreed Upon Yet.
DENIAL BY SECRETARY BAY
Hope at the State Department That
England Will Ignore the Canad.
Ian Demand for Part OF Lynn
, CanaI-NO Concessions Have
Been nade by the United
SfsfeS.

Washington, Sept. 11.-"Great Brit
ain and the United States have not
agreed upon the temporary boundary
line between Alaska and Canada" said
Secretary Hay, when the numerous re-
ports which recently have been pub
lished to that effect were laid before
him. He declined to discuss the ques-
ton further.
The state department has been IN
correspondence with Mr.. Tower, the
British charge d'affairs in this city IN
the absence of Ambassador Pauncefots
since July. That correspondence was
begun by Mr.. Tower after the Cana
dians had brought forward their de-
mand that the temporary line should
be drawn in way to give them pos
session of part of the Lynn canal
The United States and Great Britain
had before that practically agreed on a
temporary line, but the objections of
the Canadians blocked the procFsd-
ings. The state department CAV, q
peremptory refusal to continue Il %
tiations if the Canadian proposition
was to be considered part of the
British demand 1t was after that re-
fusal that Mr.. Tower, acting on IN
structions from London, resumed the
correspondence, going back to the
original negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States, andsig-
noring the Canadian proposition.
For two months the state depart
ment has been in correspondence with
Mr.. Tower, and there is some prospect
of an agreement along the old lines
laid down by this government for a
modus viyendi. At the state depart
ment it is denied that any important
concessions have been made or that
there has been any promise of a grant
case the permanent boundary ex-
cludes Canada from that waterway.
The only means by which the Cana
dians can hope to obtain an outlet in
that region is by a recognition of
United States authority, ownership
included within a distance of thirty
miles from tide water.
The correspondence between Mr..
Tower and the secretary Of state has
been outside the Canadian proposals,
and in that respect the correspondence
is encouraging as showing that Great
Britain is willing to proceed with ne
gotiations and ignore the demands of
Canada. But there is no prospect of
an immediate agreement, and even
should Mr.. Tower and the secretary of
state agree on a temporary line the
British charge d'affaires would have to
report ito London and have the gov
ernment there approve his work.
The state department hopes the
present laborS may be successful in
reaching an agreement with Great
Britain regarding the vexed question.
but it is said there have been no de-
in the past few days which
the sweeping statements that :
have been sent out for publication.
Londicn, Sept 1.-THE officials of
the foreign Office s1y they have not
acquiesced in any modus
vivendi in the matter of the Alaska
boundary dispute. and that no recent
negotiations have been under consid-
Grafton here. 1t is added that Regt-
1ald Tower, the British charge
1affaires at Washington, has carried
IN a discussion with Col John Hay,
he United States secretary of state.
with a view TO fuller consideration of
he Canadian and British views, but.
t is asserted, nothing binding on
,ither side could result from those
.egotfatiCns. No negotiations on the
subject of Alaska have passed through
he United States embassy here re-
'ently, but the result of the Tower
Iay conference is daily expected from
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