Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-08
BRITISHERS HOPEFUL.
Expect a Settlement of Alaskan
Dispute.
CHAMBERLAIN SUBMITTED PLANS.
Known In Washington That Arrange
meets For "A Nodus Viyendi Were Re
ceivirg Choate's Attention-If One is
Arranged 1t Will Improve Situation.

LONDON, June S.-A high authority
Of the colonial Office said that the nego-
tiations with reference TO the Alaskan
boundary were of the rosiest possible
condition.
After the interview which the United
States ambassador, Mr.. Joseph Choate.
held with the Marquis of Salisbury, at
the foreign Office, the lines of prospec-
tive settlement and for carrying on the
discussion i'll the high commission were
formally submitted by the secretary OF
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph CHAM
berlain.
WASHINGTON, June Officials
learned the details of the latest negotla-
tions in London, referred to Ill cable
dispatches, and Secretary Hay and the
British charge d'affaires, Mr.. Tower,
conferred on the subject. The details
of the proposition We're not made pubic.
1t is known that the arrangements for
modus viYendi to govern the relations
of the United States and Canada on the
Alaskan boundary is receiving great
deal of Ambassador Choate's attention.
The basis for the temporary delimlta-
ton of the boundary in the nelghbor-
hood of the passes leading into the
Klondike from the Lynn canal will, Ii
the present effort succeeds, be Oh White
pass on the east and on Chilkoot pass
in the middle, at the points where the
Canadian customs houses were estab-
lished about Is months ago, On the
Dalton trail the point has not yet been
selected and the Canadians want good
deal
While Pyramid harbor is not insisted
upon at this juncture, the Canadians
claim in this quarter includes the I'M
portant Indian village of klukwan,
town that has long been under the pro
tection of the United States, and which
our government is indisposed to surren'
der. even temporarily, into Canadian
control. If this difficulty can be solved
and divisional point located on the
Dalton trail there is no doubt that q
modus will be the outcome. This Woulo
remove the chances of hostile collision:
OIL the border and postpone until calmel
| feelings prevail, the permanent settle
ment. With this Alaskan boundary
controversy removed from the subject:
for consideration by the joint high com
!, mission there is every reason to belev'
that a treaty can be framed salts
factory to both parties i'll time for sub
mission to the senate at its next session
1t is said, however, that too much as
surance should not be taken that a com
plete accord is certain. The of1lclal
agree with the London view that tn
outlook is rather brighter, because ne
gotiations are ON again, but they quallf..
this by saying that the agreement
not vet concluded, and that when con
cluded it will still leave much to b
settled by future negotiations.
In view of the fact that the protocC
recording the proceedings of the join
high commission in Washington OF
Feb. IS last has been made public IN tn
Canadian legislature and an abstrac
was published i'll London as well as Il
this country, the state department. CAV
cut the entire protocol.
The record shows that the joint CON
mission met at about 10 o'clock tina
morning; that the British side propose
arbitration and that the Americans az
cepted the proposition i'll general. usln
it as basis for treaty. as offered b
the British. However, it Is shown thu
when the Americans offered an amend
ment the British side promptly refuse
to accept it, and, without affordlng III
ther opportunity for the erection OF a
arbitration treaty, stopped the negou
tions and referred the matter to the
own government.