The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-29

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and report IN order that the question
might be rakcn up and satied.
"Whsa Joseph chamberlain. Lord Sack
vile and myself were appointed in 1851
30 .negotiee with the United states Tor
the settlement ot matters affecting Can
ada we were charged with the settlement
OF the ALASKA boundary llne IN conjpnc-
ticn with a commission consisting Of
Senator Bagurd. Judge Ptanam and
Professor Angelo. Mr.. Basard sook shs
ground that We had not suAicient infor-
nation and must get more as 70 the TO-
geography Of the country before we could
submit q to settlement. % ne question
was postponed and the discussion went
on.
This subject has acquired addstioDal
importance owing 70 me discovery OF
gold in the caEadLan Yukon serritory.
IAN thaE cana.1a asIcs-ali thak ssse has
ever asked-4s thar 4 the United STATES
and Great Britain are not agreed upon
the meaning Of the trsasy prOvtdsng Cor
the deiIminasion Of me boundary. the
matter should be deait wtth a. all mat
tiers o. a similar character are deats
with. BY the appointments Of an inter-
national conmission 10 settle the question
Just as the boundary between venez-
uuesa and British GUIANA Is being se tied
today In Paris
"ca1ada proposed in the commission
shat in refersnce to such board of
experts. me reference should be in such
express terms as the Venezuelan mattsr
ives presented and accepted by Great
Britain
The United States refused the terms
proposed by Canada and Great Britain
and de5sisd unaE it would agree TO q
commission Of three on each side. without
any umpire at all the Unired states
stipulated that it would NOT have arbl-
iation at all unless il was previously
agreed that in case the arbitrators found
tex the existing setaemene at sHagway
ami Dyea were in British or Canadian
territory. i should be agreed that the
United Stats should retain them
81 have arrived ar the conclusion that
as under existing regulations these ave-
nues to the Canadian Yukon are In the
possession Of the United States. and that
as from the lass stsp, n Is evident the
Unfed states has no coincidence in the
r. SUR Of an aroitrament, that country
has deter mined than there shall be no
settlement Of the question and tina; It
shall enjoy the position that the absence
o. the demarka.ion OF rhe boundary gives
to monoaoiize communication with the
Yukon. where at leazs O. per cent Of the
miners are Anerscans, and which 1t Is IN
position to secure for coast cities.
whsle the United States has deter
mined rhar there shall be no settlement
Of the question until it ceases to be i'm
Eortant By ths exhaustion Of the gold
fields of the Canadian Yukon and recog-
nizing the ditticasties thar lay in the way
OF an ultimasam on the part of Great
Britain such as would Undoubtedly be
rtsorted 10 in dealing with any other
country thln the United States. and the
consequent difiicnNy of Obtaining a So
l1tion by the deuIarkation Of the boun-
dairy line, have proposed new remedy.
IT is not thar there shall not be a
resort to war or any collision between
the United States and Great Britain,
but that Canada shall protect her un-
doubted rRsqts and interes;s BY con-
strlpcting a railroad from Kitimat.
in British Columbia, TO Dawsyn city. In
the same direction recommend that
smother act shah be passed adopting
de mining laws o. the United States 70
such an extent as win prevent any but
British subjects procuring mining leases
or being able to carry on mining in the
Canadian Yukon These laws should
contain a clause whereby they would
only come into operation by British
proclamation by the governor general in
council, OF course all existing claims
of Americans would be respected and the
laws woul4 only take effect in reference
to matters arising after the proclama-
tion."
"You design those as coerclve measures
to drive uhe United States to arbltra-
tionP" the correspondent asked?'
mo. The United STATES could stan do
as 1t pleased" replied Sir Charles. ''but
the effect of these TWO laws would be
TO show your country that. no advantage
could arise to them from refusing to have
this boundary line ascertaIned and
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