Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-15
IN BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP.
Regarding the boundary The United
states Hss Agreed 10 Coneede Some
night. st skarway.

| Chicago, Feb. ia Hpccinl 10 the
Times Herald from Washington says;
Great Britain and the United States
are TO have closer bond Of friendship.
The Joint high commission which came
perlioualy near breaking up In a rup-
turc Monday will probably conclude a
treaty after Ill.
The United States commissioners In
stead Of presenting nm uitlmatum ne
the Canadians expected submitted a
memorandum conciliatory Ia tone. Of
fcring certain rights Mt skasway and
suggesting further negotiation. The
possibility Of cncctlng an agreement
was also advanced by a cnbiegrnm re-
oeived by Baron Hcrschei from jos.
Chamberlain. England's minister for
the colonies. directing tho Canadian
commission TO exhaust every effort to
reach an amlcable agreement. keeping
In mind the Importance Of promoting
the present cordial relations between
the United States and rGcnt Britain.
After a brief session the joint high
commission adjourned until noon today
and the Canadian commissioners NJ
tired to consider the memorandum OF
the Canadians who was yesterday
packing his trunk preparatory TO going
home. said that he might stay In wash
inHton another week ana that only
nnron IIerrchcll could tell when the
Canadians would 10.
Mr.. knnaOn OF the United States
commiA on and hir. Hay. secretary OF
state. both say that the meeting this
afternoon Will be u the greatest Inn
portancc. II II believed that a nnai
agreement Will be reached and that
the only work left undonc viii be the
drafting OF the treaty.
Though all the points at Issue viii
not be settled the agreement viii be
beneficial and satisfy the United States
ana the Dominion. II can be stated
on good authority that the United
states has agreed 10 conccdc some
rights to Canada at Hkagway.
The original demand for a strip OF
land along one side ~ the chilkat river
from It's mouth TO Canadian territory.
a distance Of thirty miles. n dismissed
na unreasonable.
The next demand for ccssion of
Skagwny or u substantial part Of Its
water front for Canadian dicks and
custom houses IL alss rejected without
consideration.
The United States agrees, however.
TO give Great britain certain rights at
Skngwny not Involving the cearion 20
territory or the surrender OF sovereign
~ % one foot of United States soil.
These the Canadians AZ a last resort
ana IN the Interest OF nmlty and friend
ship. have agreed 60 accept.
II IL diiiicult to learn owing TO the
diplomatic character Of tho negotiations
Just what these right are. hut II " be-
licycd that they include the rights on
the part of Canada to establish and
maintain at skagway for n period Of
slaa.s lt..I
States agrees 20 extend 20 British ships
the right 20 carry from Other than
] United States ports goods destined TO
the Canadian Klondikc. for entry
through the Port Of Skagway and that
such Eooia and such ships are to dock
and discharge their cargocn without
| Interference from United states cuu-
toms authorities at HkaEway and the
goods are 10 DO exempt from the pay
mcnt of duty to the United States. In
other words. Great Britain II to enjoy
at Skagway, thirty miles from her from
ties the privileges she now enjoys only
| at her own boundary.
Under tho bonding privilege accorded
nations by international law Great
| britain can now pass goods through
| the port OF Skngwuy to the klondlkc In
bond without payment OF duty TO the
United States. Her commissioners
complain. however. that the petty an.
I
skagway are unbcarable and that II II
10 avoid them that these special rights
Arc desired.
The Pncinc coast navigation interests.
which. led by senator Perkins Of call
ifornin, have all along fought the Skag
way concessions are plaeaied by the
provision that the British ships can
take ships to Skngway under this
scheme from foreign ports only, They
cannot enter tho trade from San Fran
cisco. Portland. Tacoma. seattle. Port
Townsend. or other United States ports
unless they carry goods under the old
Arrangement aud are practically limit
cd In this privilege 60 goods embarked
at Vancouver or Victoria.
The Canadians claim this VIII not
seriously Interfere with pacinc coast
navigation Interests.
A. u result OF negotiations the United
States has scored great victory on
the Alaskan boundary dispute. So com.
plcte n II that the Canadians viii
scarcely admit now that there was ever
a boundary dispute. The United atatei
won this by a nrmnern nj the outset
which was absolutely appalling TO tho
Canadians In the brief OF the United
state. written a. Quebec and put Ia
type there, the United States commits
rionern declared that The boundary
question was one FOR surveyors and mol
for diplomats"
Thoy declared that under the treaty
0f iNiN the United States and British
Territory was Divided by u line from
the summit OF Mount ST. Ellar 20 the
head of Portland cannl, following IN,
Ainuoaitlics of the coast line at dis
lance OF thirty miles and that TO deter,
mine this boundary u was necessary 1,
survey such "A line. This position has
been maintained by the United Statci
ana conceded In toto by the British
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