Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-30
Queer Conduct Over the Boundary
Controversy.
TREATMENT OF AMERICANS.


Warrington. May s's-frellnE " W
be necessary at this stage In the OK
changes between the United States and
Great Britain respecting the Canadian
boundary controversy. that the exact
attitude Of the American commission
era should BE- defined and that the pco-
pie. not only Of the United states. but
Of Great britain. might have an op-
portunlty 10 judge Tor themselves Of
the comparative ructitudc Of the ac-
tons OF tho United States and Canada
respectively. the following statement
has been obtained from prominent
pcraoni
Canada continues 10 be- q land OF
surprises. The friendly protocol Of
Washington was signed on May 30. 1925.
between the United States and Canada
In a most nmicabie spirit. The ink "
that protocol was only well dry w.en
the province u Ontario discovered u
chance TO exhibit her idea Of interna-
tional equity American iumbyrmen
had been Invited 10 take timber limits
IN that province with the privilege 81
cutting logs ana exporting them To the
United States. The provincial govern
mcnt. after living them their leases
and taking their money Into the treas.
ury. passed a decree prohibiting the
export " such logs. with the result of
causing some bankruptcies In Michl-
Kan.
"DurlnT the sessions ~ the commits.
sion the same peculiar idea u internal
tionai justice was exhibited in another
province of British Columbia.
This time II was the mimi Interests
that were Involved Tho authorities Of
that province took the money of the
American mining engineers, Wa made
the discoveries ~ roid. allowed ihom to
spend thousands ~ dollars In con-
rtructlnE roadway TO the scene u
their interests, and then proceeded TO
change their laws Co confin- MI such
privileges 10 British subjects and Brit
iHh corporations,
Another such instance ~ this Kind
o. practices was worked out TO Amnfi-
can nurrcrymon. They had taken
contracts 10 supply certain stocks To-
the Canadians. when, under the pre-
tense ~ fear ~ the San Jose scalc. the
Canadian authorities prohibited any
further importatlona Of nursery stock.
AZ the same time the Canadian courts
held the Americans liable for violation
OF the contracts which their own laws
had caused 20 be vacated"
The Dominion government also
seems to share these peculiar prlnci-
pies OF International intercourse In re-
Hpcct 20 the boundary OF Alaska Thuy
prutcHctd against any conditions save
the existing rights % American coun-
try 10 be- nfbitratcd Years before the
commission met. United states citizens.
without any question or protest against
their right 60 do 10, had occupied the
hcndwhteru % the Lynn canal and cs-
tnbliHhsd towns and settlements there
Canada had never asserted u claim
10 that region. The Americans had
built paths over the passes from the
Lynn canal beyond the mountains and
established communication with the
Yukon By intervening lakes and
streams. This. too. was done without
protest or question OF their right to
pass over the mountain aummita.
Under these circumstances the Unit
cd States commissioners thought II
right 60 withhold such tldewntrr set
Elements from the arbitrator lurlHdlc-
tlon, and II was against this Limitation
that the Canadian commissioners 30
Nchemcntly protested. Now II seems
that Canada II protesting with equal
Nehemcncc against arbitration unless
the United States shall agree 10 give
them In any case the Pyramid hnrhor
region, To which they never before tho
meeting of the commission asserted
any rights, and which they had never
occupied with fing or constable, or "a
Canadian subject, or even "a canoe.
How they reconcile this with their DO.
rition In the commission with respect
10 rcfcrring tho boundary question 60
arbitration remains 10 BE- explained 20
the british government.
Three seems little prospect Of adj
JuHtmcnt OF the boundary question II
II IL left 10 the control Of the Cana.
dams. II they are To control tho ac.
tl0n Of the Imperial government Il ~
important 60 that government that
Canada should bring her Ideas 10 CON
forinlty with those which have hitherto
guided Great Britain and tho United
States In the path of peace and friend.
ship.
''rhe officials familiar with what n
been done W far In the Canadian me-
Eoltntionh dispose very quietly OF the
published statements that the present
hitch grew out 0f the failure OF the two
countries 10 agree upon the nationality
OF an umpire for the proposed nrbitrn-
tion, with the simple remark that this
referred TO phase of the negotiations
oNritlnF many months back when the
commission was In session. and does
not cut any nguro now"