Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-31
BOUNDARY CONTROVERSY.
Administrator Is ltn Confident Of a Speedy
Settlement.
Canada Never Asked for Pyramid
isarbor- Question OF a rcr, on
Alaskan Coast tteIeetcd.

New York, May ALA special 20 tho
Herald from Washington sayal
Though less confident than Il has
been % the settlement Of the Alaskan
boundary question. the administration
h stili hopeful that the negotiations be-
ms negotiated hy Secretary Hay ana
the British government viii furnirh a
solution OF the controversy.
Sir Wllifli I.aurlcr'a statement that
Canada had never demanded Pyramid
harhor Il confirmed b. officials, who.
however. decline 10 talk Tor publication.
~ matter u fact, Great britain or
Canada has never asked formally Tor a
port On the Pacific. This Wa the con-
cluaion drawn ~ officials from reading
between the lines Of the English com-
munlratlun.
An onciai convcraant with the nogo-
tlntionH says that after considerable
discussion In the Joint hlgh commission
the suggestion was made that the
boundary dispute BE- referred 10 aThl-
tfati0n. IN principle this was nltirfac-
tory 10 the Omitted states. but this Eov-
eminent desired 10 have u determined
specifically what territory should be
subjected % Arbitration. Great britain
consulted Canada and later In a CONF
fnunlcation Indicated that Canada do
sired 60 put into controversy a port on
vac Nlaahhh '"ahts pfnhAop oheaua9s
though none was named.
Secretary Hay officially replied that
the United states could not consent to
adopt the British proposition. Tnin de-
claion was reached after careful con-
Huliatlon with the President and with
full understanding u the Importance
OF such a port 10 tho Great britain
northwest territory. and the Injury
such an outlying port would do 10 tho
IuglNC guuHt.
10 srcat extent the auaembiylng
~ the hlEh Joint commission aud the
ahroEation OF the Clayton iulwcr
treaty depend upon the solution OF tho
boundary question. urrat hrltain in-
nlHta the United states has moro TO gain
BY the abrogation OF the Nicarnsuan
canal convention and tho settlement OF
the numerous questions pendlng with
canada than she has and that as an
onset the government should be Willing
10 make Conversations Ia the boundary
controversy. The administration. how
ever. does not intend 10 JeOpnrdiEe
American Interests By giving Canada q
port In the Pacific ana regrets that
Great britain n cndcay0ring 10 ure
other questions ~ a club with which
10 Ect this country tpacccdo 60 her
Views In the boundary dispute,
In tho matter " the Clayton iulwcr
treaty Secretary Hay ana Sir Julian
I'auncefotc had agreed upon the details
~ the convention for It's abrogailon and
Tint u was ready for thvir signatures
when Great britain brought forward
this proposition ~ determine tho Alas
kan boundary line and directed Sir
Julian 10 stop negotiations with rclcr-
cnce TO tho Clayton liuiwcr trcaty.
Secretary Hay aud Reginald Tower.
charge d'aftairea Of the british cn-
haHAy have held ono confcrcnce this
week regarding the boundary ques-
lions. but Il was stated that there did
not appear any better chance OF agree
mont than thcrc had been for several
weeks.
While the United States has complied
with the british requests that no troops
be sent 10 Pyramid harbor. Alaska. the
administration In determined IA have
n sufficient force Ia the territory and
convenient 10 tho boundary line 90
prevent any fighting betyeen Ameri-
can and Canadian miners.