Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-08
Of the Vexatious Alaskan
Boundary Expected Soon
by English Officials.
AMERICANS LESS SANGUINE.
Not Sure That Complete Accord Is Ger
tsin-The Prospective Agreement
Leaves Much For Future Negotia-
tions-A merica's Attitude Ex-
plained By Re eading ProtocsI.

London, June IA high authority n tho
colonial Office informed a representative
OF the Associated Press that negotiations
with reference to the Alaskan question
are in the rosiest possible condition. Al
ter the Interview of United States AM
bAssador Joseph II. Cho4te mad
yesterday an interview with tho
Marqis Of sallsbur, at the tor
eign office. The lines Of prospective set
tlement and for carrying op the discuss
sion in the hign commission were formally
submitted by Secretary Of State for the
colonies Joseph Chamberlain. who
throughout has had a most potent innu-
ence with the Canadian side. Every ar
rangement in the negotiations here be-
tween Mr.. Choate. Lord Salisbury and
Sic Julian paunccfote have been through
hun, and thu prospective settlement in =.
great degree may be considered a triumph
for Mr.. Chlmberain's tact and perseve-
rance.
Washington June Late in the day the
officials learned the details of the latest
negotiations in London, referred to in "a
bic despatc and Secretary Hay and the
British charge d'afaires, Mr. Tower, con-
ferred on the subject. The details of the
the proposition were not made public.
The basis for the temporary delimitation
o. the boundary in the neighborhood OF The
passes leading into the klondIe from the
Lynn canal, Will, If the present effort sue
Chilkoot Pass in the middle at the points
where the Canadian customs houses were
established IS months ago
1t Is said, however, that too much as
surance should not he taken that a COM
plete accord Is certain. The officials agre.,
with the London view that the outlook is
rather brighter, because negotiations arc
on again but they qualify this by sa wing
that the agreement is not yet concluded,
and that when concluded IT will still leave
much to be settled by future negotiations.
In view of the fact that the protocol re-
tcording the proceedings of the JOINT high
commission in Washington on FEB. lS last,
has been made public in the Canadian
legislature while an abstract of its con-
tents has been also published in London
as well as IN this country the state de-
'partment has deemed IL proper 10 give out
for publication the entire protocol
/ This particular protocol is regarded by
the department as OF great Importance,
fer it marked the failure Of the comris-
sion under peculiar conditions. The rec
ord shows that tha joint commission met
at 10 o'clock that morning; that the Brit
lsh side proposed aroitration and that the
Americans accepted the proposition in
general using It basis for a treaty, az
offered by the British. However, It is
shown that when the Americans offered
an amendment the British side promptly
refused 10 accept il, and without Afford
ing further opportunity for the erection
OF an arbitration treaty stopped the nego-
Itiations and referred tho matter TO their
own government notwithstanding the urg-
ing Of the American side that the cCnmis-
sion At least conclude their II gotiations
uron the remaining subjects
These facts We're tho basis Of the Amer
lean contention that the Canadians h ID
moi afforded real opportunity fo~ arbi-
tration AMI were responsible for the dis
ruption of the JOINT commission. The