Arizona republican., 1899-07-31
CANADA'SDIPLOMACY
Boundary Negotiation Taken
From Sir WiIfrid'S Hands.
Secretary Hay and The British
Charge d. Affairs Now ERdeaV-
Oring TO Adjust The Difficulty.
why Arbitration was Rejected.

Washington. JGly 30.-The Canadian
high joints are out of Il job BY rea-
son of their cocky attitude on the
Alaskan Boundary question. the BriT-
ish govern meut has again taken the
matter into It's own hands. and has re
sumed direct regC5iationS with Wash
ilrgton. This action. however. was not
taken 1T the inS .ance of this govern
ment as the officials here were in no
Wise alarmed at the rtten, develop
'.A-njS at Ottawa. feeling confident
that Sir W:lfrid I.auri,-r's utteransc.
in which he mentioned the word
''war" rs IN alternative 10 arbitration.
wIs given nearing not i1Eended by
The Canadian premier. The Strcng
language attributed to Sir Charles
Upper is rot credited to the Canadian
government. and it is realized thar
great latitude may properly be allowed
in viewing the u,tsIances of members
Of an opposition PARTY.
direct negoiia ions are now in pro.
2reSs between Secretary Hay and Mr.
Tower. the British charge here. The
negotiations are directed toward an
adjus tment of tne issue by amicable
arraugen} ents between the parties,
though on somewhat different lines
from those pursued during the spring
ard sImmer. The principals are no.
without hope that success may attend
their efforts, and then there is ar
bitIa-i0n yet in reserve in case of fail
ure on the present lines
Senator Fairbanks. chairman OF the
American division of the high joint
Canadian commission, yesterday be.
fore starting for his home i'll Indiana.
declined TO discuss the speech of Sir
Wilfrid I.aurier or to remark upon The
situation with reference to rhe boun-
dairy dispute. He confirmed ahe report
already given out fiat there would be
10 meeting Of the joint commission on
August ,, saying that he and Sir VII
frid LauTier had agreed last Friday
upoa a postponemen5 for an indefinite
period The senator would not hazard
Il surmise as 20 when another meeting
might be held
Inaslnuch as the Canadian officials
have laid stress upon the refusal of
the United States to accept fair ar
bitration of the pending QUESTION, it
may be proper to explain the reason
for refusal. as pointed out today by a
I, oJ In, Cd 1-I1 II,
government it is contended, is absO
lutoly certain of the sOundnes5 of its
claims in the matter of the boundary
That would seem TO be Il good reason
for submitting the matter to arbitra
zion. for it might be expected THAT a
good cause mad nothing TO fear from
fair arbitratOrs. But, unfortunately
for such Claims as our government
holds arbitratCrs are almost all sub
ject to the faItal weakness of com
promising. In our case any coupro-
mise would amount to the loss of our
whole contention, for once Canada is
admitted to the Lynn canal, We. would |
be deprived of the only weapon which |
we now possess for the protection of
our miners going ,into the Klohdyl1e !
from eNtOrtiOn and perhaps expulsion. |
1t was for this reason that Secretary |
Hay rejected the Canadian proposal |
to arbitrate, attended by ghe condi-
ton that in any case Pryamid Horbar /
should be bestowed upon Canada.
Then, tCO, it is realized shat an agree
ment ito a1biuate might be extremely |
in the wes;. so that the Off
cials will be glad to adjust the matter
without resort to arbitration if posi-
bic. This has caused Il revival of the
project to allow Canada free port priv
iieges at some specified ports on the
Lynn canal, Dyea. Skagway or Pyra-
mid HarbOr, perhaps, while allowing
sovereignty over Them to remain in
the United States. and this is one of
the propositions that is now engaging
attention. Ut is realized that this pla1.
too, would meet with s;rong Opposi-
ton from that element which favOrS
10 concession whatever to Canada
But, ii is thought that the advantage
Of such an arrangements would not be
entirely on one side, for certainly
American miners might reasonably eH-
pect to benefit a coed dead from the
of th2 proposed railroad
cumming from free Canadian port
3n the Lynn canal straight through ia
Dawson in the heart of the HlOndyke.
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FIRE IN san JOSE.