The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-28
RUSSIA MINING IN.
viii Try to Prevent settlement of
Alaskan boundary Dispute.

copyrighted 1899 Associated Press;
London, August 27.-Upon authority of
undoubted reliability. a reporter of the
Associated Press has ascertained that In
the Alaska dispute there has crept the
craftlness of Russian diplomacy
Russia, 1t can be stated, will do every
thing, with every possible energy. to pre-
vent the practical cohesion of the two
great English speaking nations. In all
her embassies, instructions have been re-
ceved to thwart the Anglo American I'M
derstanding A prominent diplomat who
is Intimately acquainted with the details
OF the negotiations of the past few years.
said to reporter OF the Associated Press
In any agreement looking to work
ing agreement between England and the
United States Russia sees the defeat of
her dearest projects. believe her in
tense activity in China is to no small ey-
tent due to her fear that England and
America. once centralized will sween
everything before them in the Far East
Regarding the rapid realization of this
nightmare, she Is making hay while
the sun shines, in the meanwhile in
triguing to the utmost to tie the hands
of those who are working 10 materlalize
Anglo American sentiment. The latest
evidence is in the Alaska affair. Though.
strictly speaking, 1t Is matter of inter-
national policy, and would have been
settled long ago If left to Great Britain
and the United States. Russia has man
aged to suggest more than was ever
dreamed Of by distorting facts
The report that Sir willard Lauren
premier Of Canada and Mr. l.. II. Davies,
minister OF marine and fisheries, are 20
come here in regard to Alaska is thougnt
at the Canadian high commission to he
quite probable but nothing is known deli
nitely OF the matter B5tS there and Al
the United States embassy it was said
lnat .he state OF the negotiations had
not changed, and is spoken of rather
YEARLY. The caustic remarks of Sir
Charles Topper. formerly Canadian high
commissioner, in an interview. a renre
sentative OF the Associated Press had With
him August Is Wien he said the United
states was purposely delaying the settle
ment OF the Alaska dispute on account of
me pecuhlary benefit accruing to miners
ana coast cities through the delav and |
had refused to have the boundary de-.
minated, as was being done in yene- |
zueia, created considerable dissatisfaction |
az the United States embassy II was |
claimed there that SIR tharles Tunne,
quite misrepresented the facts, sad that |
the dilatoriness was entirely due TO the |
canadians. II was also said that his de-
elarations that the commission proposed
oy the United States provided Tor no UNI
pre- was deliberate evasion, as the facts
are the United States proposal Included
an umpire to be chosen by both sides
rom North America. Though this Was
not committed to writing, it was thorough
y understood The hitch came throneh
the absolute refusal of the Canadians 10
aceede, they insisting upon an European
umpire, 1t may be said that the impresl
sion exists that Canadian politics are
chiefly responsible for the klaskan i'm
passe, This is not only the American idea
put II obtains among some of the british
ofheials. though most OF the latter ana
inclined to believe the United s,o ere
mould make vast concessions in order ~
i Sa,r The British Of the sincerity Of
services. In other words. The nr,,in. mar
now rather expecting quid pro quo. an
expression not uncommon in these la. az