Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-03
CANADA'S CONDUCT.
Boundary Controversy No.
Likely TO Be Settled.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT NUST EXPLAIN
our Friends kere-. the Northern
Dorfcr siEn ceutract. Win Amer
seems and Then Pas. DEGREES
MRkisR same TnoperatIve.

WASN'T NGTON, MAY 3O-Fcelinx 81
60 D. necessary 60 this sta-c in the ex
cssi sea between the United States and
Great Britain respecting the Canadian
boundary contruvrrSy tAat the exact az
cfude ~ the American conn1issiouers
should bs, defined aoa that the people not
ufly 81 the United States. but of Great
britain. might have an opportunity o.
ludgc Ter themselves % the comparative
rcrutuce ~ the actions ~ the UHlted
states aud Canada respectively. the foi
lowing statement has l-.ru obtained from
prominent person
Canada continues o. be a land ~ sur
prises. The friendly protocoi of Wash
ington was signed on May 30. INo1. Tor
che adjustment of an Difference hetveen
ihc nitcsl - efcs and Canada iu most
anicahic spirit. The Ink of that pf1to-
roi was emily well dry when the province
or Ontario discovered "a chance % exhihit
hcr Idea 90 international equity Amcri
run ipmhcrnirn hll been inyif,.,l o. take
timber limits In that province with the
privilege - cutting logs and cxportinE
ttciu to the United States. The Drorin
cinl government after giving them their
leases and taking their moncy into thc
treasurl PASSED decree prohibiting the
export of such dogs. with the result 81
cauqfug some bankruptcies in Nfchiran.
During the sessions or the commission
the same peculiar idea OF international
justice was exhibited Ina anorhcr province
that 81 British Coiumhla- This time ir
was the mining interests hat Were iu-
+ volf ed. The authstitics ~ thnt pr.yince
took the money 90 the American miu.eS
who had made The discoveries ~ gold.
allowed them to spend thousands % dot
lars in constructing "a roadway % the
scene Of their interest. and then pro-
cc,,icd 20 change their laws to condne Eii
such mining privileges 20 British subjects
9nd Brush corporations.
Another such Instance 81 this kind
Of practice worked out % American
! nurserymru. They had taken contracts
q supply certain rtocks te thc Casa
<n~r wren. fr.'tf t'tt 1fts ifrI.t.'.sf fc.s
/ ~ San Jose scale. the Canadian natbnri-
tics prohibited any further importation
. % nursery stock. At thc Same time the
Z Canadian courts held the America ns
liable Tor violation ~ the contracts which
their own laws bad caused % be vacated
-Ihc Dominion government also Severn,
90 share these peculiar principles 20 in.
I ternutional Intercourse in respect tu the
[ boundary of Alaska. They protested in-
dignantly against any conditions saving
the existing right Of Americans to tbs
Z country to BE- arbitrated Years hefor,
I 1ens. without any question OF protest
+ against their right so 70 DO. had occupied
the head waters ~ the Lynn canal AN,
l established towns and settlements there
Under these circumstances the Unite,
States commissioners thought it right Q,
withhold such tide water settlements frou
the arbirrators jurisdiction. and it wa
against This limitation that the Canadian
commissioners so vchcmcntly protested
Now 10 seems that Canada Is pr0testin,
with equal vehemeuce against arbitration
unless the United States shall agree Z
give them In any ease the Pyramid har
hor region, o. which they never befor
the meeting of the commission asserte.
any right. which they had never occu
pied with dag or constable or a Cana
dian subject or even canoe.
{. How they reconcile this claim wit
their position in the commission in r.
spcct 20 referring the boundary que-
tion 20 arbitration remains 70 be explain
I'd 70 the British government Their
seems little prospect OF adjustment OF Ia
boundary question II il is left 60 the cor
troll OF the CANADIANS"