The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-27
HER LOVE- MY NANE
When Rule Britannia Finds
Out She Can't Have
THAT SLICE OFF ALASKA
Which Her Soul Craves--Tar-
riff War Cloud Rising,
THAT SLICE OFF ALASKA

London, May 26.-The foreign Office Of
fcials confirm the statements made by the
New York correspondent of the London
Times, to the effect that the negotiations
it'll the Canada ngovernment On the sub
ject Of Alaska have reached an almost
hopeless stage owing to the insistence of
the Canadians that they receive a slice
of Alaska which apparently precludes any
agreement being reached On the subject
between the American and Canadian
high commissioners. The evening news
papers have reproduced the New York
dispatch, with comment, generally regret
ting the situation but Directing to the
conclusions that Canada is blameable.
The Globe says: The Canadians would
be far less patriotic than they are if they
yielded to what they consider to be an
unjust and indefensible demand for the
sake of the establishment of more friendly
relations it'll their big neighbor." Contin-
uing, the Globe remarks that the Times,
''by publishing its correspondents unju-
dicial summing up, has adopted the surest
way to influence public opinion on both
sides of the Atlantic"
The Westminster Gazette says: I'VE
certainly hope a better face can be put
on things, so far as we are concerned, but
the deadlock seems very serious
The St. James Gazette thinks American
politics are playing an important part in
the situation land says: The Republic
ans are disposed to a friendly arrange
ment with England, but it must be on
terms so favorable to America that the
Democrats will have no excuse to say they
yielded their interests to Great Britain
London, May 27.-The morning papers
prominently discuss the future of the An
glo-American commission, with an appar-
ent desire to pacify both Canada and the
United States. though strongly disin-
clined to give the colony any lack Of moral
support.
The Daily Chronicle says: THE whole
boundary dispute is small; but there Is
much reason to fear that the lumber quar-
rel, the other cause of frictior, has IT,
duced needlessly hostile temper between
Canada and Washington. Both sides Gp-
pear to be thinking of perpetual retalia-
tons ard reprisals. Such state &c things
Is full of evil. As the commit ae affords
an opportunity to give and take, it is urged
that a settlement should be achieved.
Should this fail and should the Nicaraguan
also fail, very unpleasant
reaction might ensue. A return to any
temper by the two branches of
The Anglo-Arhercan race would be a dis
aster to evtry one, and above all to Can
ada herself
The Daily Mail says: "Jt is obviously
unfair for the United States to expect
the British empire to do all the giving and
America to do all the taking. That is a
form of diplomacy to which we are pain
fully accustomed in our dealings with
certain power in the far east. What
America seeks is an annulment Of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and Canada press |
es for a decision regarding the Alaskan |
frontier, which is of vital interest to her. |
II arbitration can anywhere be employed, |
here is the place; and no opposition to it
would come from Great Britain or Cana |
da, for we are confident of the justice Of |
our claims
The Washington correspondent of the |
Morning Post says: 81 am informed that |
the statements representing that state de- |
partment officials have reported the |
Alaska boundary dispute as hopeless are |
absolutely untrue. The administration |
has been exceedingly annoyed by the at |
rempts made to obstruct an agreement |
and hopes that no credence will be given |
10 newspaper articles circulating such |
runors. Both President Mckinley and |