The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-30
Contracts with Americans Violated
liable Territory for Nothing.
BELGIAN DECREE RESCINDED
AMERICAN CATTLE. HOGS AND SHEEP
TO BE ADMITTED AGAIN.
Volunteers Returning from the Phil
fppines to BE Invited To Meet the
President I'm Minnesota.

WASHINGTON. May 29.-Feeling IL to be
necessary, at this stage in the exchanges
/ between the United States and Great Brit
| ain respecting the Canadian boundary con-
troversy, that the exact attitude OF the
| American commissioners should be defined.
| and that the people. lot only of the United
States, but Of Great Britain, might have an
opportunity to judge for themselves of the
comparative rectitude OF the actions Of the
United States and Canada respectively, the
| Following statement has been obtained from
prominent person:
Canada continues TO be a land OF sur
| prises. The friendly protocol of Washing
ton was signed on May 30. 1895. for the
| adjustment OF all differences between the
United States and Canada in a most ami
| cable spirit. The ink of that protocol was
only well dry when the province of On
| tario discovered a chance to exhibit her
idea OF International equity. American ium-
bermen had been invited to take timber linn
/ its in that province with the privilege OF
cutting logs AND exporting them TO the
| United States. The provincial government,
| after giving them their leases and taking
their money into the treasury. parsed 4
decree prohibiting the export of such logs.
with the result of causing some bankrupt-
| aies in Michigan. During the sessions OF
4 the committee the same peculiarities OF in
| ternational justice was exhibited In an
| other province-that of British Columbia
| This time IL was the mining interests that
| were involved. The authorities Of that Prov
| ince took the money of the American min
ers who had made the discoveries of gold,
| allowed them to spend thousands Of dollars
| in constructing a roadway TO the scene OF
L nj md hen cha
their laws to confine all such mining priv
ileges 10 British subjects and British corr
porations. Another such instance OF this
| kind of practice was in the case of Amer
| lean nurserymen, who had taken contracts
| TO supply certain stocks TO the Canadians.
| Under the pretense of fear of the San Jose
| scale. the Canadian authorities prohibited
| any further importation of nursery stock
| At the same time the Canadian courts held
| the Americans liable for violation of the
| contracts which their own laws had caused
| to be vacated
| The Dominion government also seems
| to share these peculiar principles OF inter-
| national intercourse in respect to the bound
| ary OF Alaska. They protested indignantly
| against any conditions saying the existing
| right of Americans to the country be
arbitrated. Years before the commission
met United States citizens. without any
| question or protest against their right TO do
| so, had occupied the headwaters of the
| Lynn canal and established towns and set
| Elements there. Canada had never asserted
| a claim 10 the region. The Americans had
| built paths over the passes from the Lynn
| canal beyond the mountains and established
! communication with the Yukon by interven-
ing lakes and streams This. too. was done
| without protest or question of their right
| 10 pass over the mountain submits. Under
| these circumstances the United States com
| missioners thought 1t right 10 withhold
| such tidewater settlements from the arbi-
| traitors jurisdiction and IL was against this
limitation that the Canadian commissioners
| so vehemently protested. Now IL seems the
| Canadians are protesting With eqlia. vtke-
| mence against arbitration unless the United
| States shall agree TO give them in any case
the Pyramid harbor region. &c wh'th they
| never before the meeting of the COMMITTEES
asserted any rights, which they had never
| occupied with flag constable. or a Cana
! dian subject or even a canoe.
"How they reconcile this claim with their
| position in the commission I'm respect TO re-
ferring the boundary question 10 arbitra->
| ton remains to be explained 10 the British
government. There seems little prospect OF
adjustment Of the boundary question IL II IL
left to the control of the Canadians. IL they
are 10 control the action of the imperial
government II is important 10 that govern
ment that Canada should bring her ideas
| TO conform with those which have hitherto
| guided Great Britain and the United States
| in the paths Of peace and friendship."
The officials familiar with what has Leen
done so far in the Canadian negotiations
dismiss very quietly the published state
ments that the present hitch grew out OF
| the failure OF the two countries to acre~
| upon the nationality OF umpire fer the
proposed arbitration, with the simple re-
mark that this referred a phase cs the
negotiations existing many months hatk.
when the committee was In ssssioa. and
does not cut any figure now.
The London Standard. in an editorial on
| the Alaskan boundary dispute. says: Lord
| Salisbury would be justified in refusing 10
assent TO the American demand that the
| umpire IN an arbitration OF the dispute
should be chosen from among the citizens
| Of an American State. IL Is TO be hoped
| that the conference at The Hague will es-
tabsh permanent arbitration tribunal be-
| fore which the United States could hardly
refuse to plead it's cause"
The United States embassy al Brussels
has reported TO the State Department. thar
the Belgian government has. by decree is-
| sued on the 18th inst. resclnded the inter-
| dction on the Importation OF American cat
tie The decree takes effect Oct. 81.
The State Department is very proud OF III
| achievement In securing the reopening e
the Belgian markets 10 American cattle.
they having been closed since lssl o. Tie