Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-01

London. May 81 - The foreign Of
flee officials confirm the statements
made by the New York correspondent
of the London Times TO the effect that
the negotiations with the Canadian
govcl nment on the subject OF Alaska
have reached an almost hopeless stage,
owing to the insistence of the Cana
dams that they receive slice of Alas
ka. which apparently precludes any
agreement being reached on the sub
iect between the American and Cana
dian high commissioners. The even
ing newspapers here reproduce the
New York dispatch With comment gem
orally regretting the situation, but OBJ
iccting to the conclusion that Canada
is hlamable.
The Globe says: THE Canadians
would be far less patriotic than they
are if they yielded to what they con-
slider to be an unjust and indefensible
demand for the sake of the establish
ment of Il more friendly relation with
their big neighhor.'
Continuing. the Globe remarks that
the Times. by "publisFrlg it's CORE
spOndent'S injudicial ,nsminy up, has
lie opinion on both sides of tbs Allan
tic
The Westminster Gazette says: Eve
sincerely hope better face can be put
OH things. so far as we are concerned,
but the deadlock seems very serious"
The st. James Gazette thinks that
American politics is playing an i'm
portant part i'll the situation. and says:
THE Republicans are disposed to a
friendly arrangement with England,
but it must be Oh terms so favorable
to America that the Democrats will
have no excuse to say they yielded
their interests to Great Britain"
Retaliation Against Canada.
Washington, May 2S.-There is little
doubt that our government is inclined
to retaliatory considerations against
Canada by the discouraging results of
til negotiations in London, looking to
the clearing of the field for the reas-
sembling of the joint high commission.
l tbs gathered that the British foreign
office, which had seemed DESTROYS to
meet Mr.. Choate's advances in the
spirit of a compromise which promised
WE'LL has been again influenced by
Canada's refusal to agree to anything
/
mands, which has stopped all prog
reSS.
The department of state has referred
to the treasury department. arrange
ment of a plan to protect the interests
Of the United States and decision
from Secretary Gage is expected very
soon. The treasury department has
now two courses, Soth being retalia-
tory. The first is the preparation Of
an amendment to the tariff act largely
increasing duties OH lumber and forest
products imported into the United
States from Canada.
There is possibly another course. \
section Of the Dingley act authorizes
the United States government. in cases
where countries impose an export duty,
to add the equivalent of such duty to
the import Oh such goods coming into
the United States. The Canadian gov
eminent is not imposing in SO many
words an export duty on logs, but it
has prohibited their expectation. The
question before Secretary Gage is
whether this prohibition may not be
regarded as in principle the same thing
as an excessive therefore prOhibitive,
export tax.
If this view is found, the treasury
has already at hand measures of retail
alton it seeks in the shape of an order
prohibiting the importation of Cana
dian logs into the United States, which
would bear very heavily on the other
provinces in Canada outside of On
tario.