The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Statement Settling Forth the Attitude Of
American Commissioners.
'OplNlON ACCUSED OF DOUBLE DEALING
distances Pointed Out wherein I'm
fairness Has been Used Toward
AmcrAcans-Thc Latest Case.

Washington. May 29.--Feeling 1t to b,
necessary at this stage in he exchanges be.
tween the United States and Great Britain
respecting the Canadian boundary contro-
versy that the exact attitude of the Ameri-
can commissioners Should be defined and
that the people. not only Of the United
States, but OF Great Britain, might have
an opportunity to Judge for themselves OF
the comparative rectituae OF the actions
OF the United States ana Canada respect
lively, the following statement has been
obtained from prominent person:
Canada continues to- be land of ssir.,
prises The friendly protocol of Washing
ton was signed on May 20, 1898, for the
adjustment of all differences between the
United States and Canada in a most annie
able spirit The ink on that protocol was
only well dry when the province of on
tario discovered chance to exhibit her
idea OF International equity. American
lumbermen had been invited to take Tim
Der limits In that province with the privi-
lese OF cutting logs and exporting them
TO the United States. The provincial gov
eminent, after giving their lease and talk
ms theiT money into the treasury, passed
a decree prohibiting the export of such
logs, with the result OF causing some
bankruptcies In Michigan During the
sessions Of the commission the same ne
GUITAR idea OF International Justice was
exhibited In another province that of
British Columbia. This time IL was the
mining interests that were involved The
authorities OF that province took the
money Of the American miners who had
mace the discoveries OF gold. allowed them
10 cnend thousands Of dollars in Construct
ing roadway to the scene Of their inter-
ests and then proceeded to change their
laws to conine all such mining privileges
TO British subjects aud British operations
Another such instance of this <,ind of
practice worked out to American nursery
men. They had taken contracts to supply
certain stocks to the Canadians when |
Under the pretense of fear OF the San Jose
scale, the Canadian authorities prohibited
any further Importation OF nursery stock. |
At the same time the Canadian courts held |
the Americans liable for violation of the |
contracts which their own laws had !
caused to be vacated
Inc dominion government also seems "a |
snare these peculiar principles Of inter- |
national intercourse In respect to boundary |
OF Alaska. They protested Indignantly |
against any conditions saving the existing |
right OF Americans to the country to be
arbltrated. Years before the commission
met United States citizens, without any
question or protest against their right 10
do so, had occupied the headwaters OF
Lynn canal and established towns and
settlements there Canada had never as
serted claim to the region, The Amefl ans
nad puilt paths over the passes from the
Lynn canal beyond The mountains and
established communication with tho Yu-
kon by intervening lakes and streams.
This, too, was done without protest or
question OF their right to pass over the
mountain submits. n
Under these circHmstanees tho United
states commissioners thought 1t right TO
withhold such tidewater settlements from
the arbitrators' Jurisdiction, and 1t was
against this limitation that the Canadian
commissioners so vehemenly protested,
Now. 1t seems That Canada Is protesting
with equal vehemence against arbitration
unless the United States shall agree to
give them, in any case, the Pyramid har
Dor region to which they never before had
claimed any right. which they have never
occupied with flag or constable or a Ca
madam subject or even a canoe.
How they reconcile this claim with
their position IN the commission in re-
spect to referring the boundary 90 arhi-
tration remains to be seen. There seems
littlo prospect OF adjustment of the bound
airy question II 1t Is LEFT TO tho control OF
the Canadians II thoy are to control the
action OF the imperial sr"nrnment it is
importan. TO that governing that Cupada
should bring har ideas to conformity 10
those which have hitherto guided Great
Britain and the United States in the paths
OF peace and friendship"
The officials slmiar with what has been
done SO far In the Canadian negotiations.
dismiss very quietly The published ttate-
ments that the present hitch grew out of
the failure Of the two countries to agree
upon the nationality OF an umpire for The
proposed arbitration with the simple re-
mark that this referred 10 phaaa Of the
negotiations existing many months back
when the commission was in session. aud
does not cut any igur6 now.