New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
TO OMIT ALASKA QUESTION
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION TO RESUME
ITS WORK.
SHERATON. AGREEMENT ON OTHER
POINTS MAY BE REACHED.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Steps have been taken
for resuning the important work Of the Anglo
American Joint High Commission made up Of
representatives of the United States Great Brit
ain and Canada and consideration of the sub
ject now in progress probably will determine
within few days what course viii be pursued
Correspondence has passed recently between OF
tawa and Washington relative 20 resunaing the
work. and now that the elections on both sides
Of the border are over. there is felt 10 be more
time and opportunity to devote to the serious
questions involved before this Commission
1t is understood that the American Commits
sioners desire TO remove the possibility Of such
Intellectual results occurred at their last
sitting. The indications are that this can be
done through the cooperation of the State De-
partment by emitting the Alaskan boundary
question from those TO be considered thus re-
moving the chief obstacle TO progress
On the Alaska question the Commission was
practically deadlocked, and it made report
on the progress other questions because OF
inability to include this question. Since then.
however. modus vivendi Alaska has been
agreed upon, and. while this lacks permanency.
it is felt that the question can be best left 10
direct negotiation between the two governments.
What arrangement can be made in this particu-
lar will depend upon the conferences going
THE QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED
The purpose of the Commission is TO frame
new treaty between the United States and Great
Britain. covering the various questions arising
along the Canadian border. and thus disposing
of a wide range of controversy. The questions
before the committee are of long standing. and
include the establishment of the boundary be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia the issues
over Behring Sea and the catch Of fur seals:
the unmarked boundary between Canada and
the United States. near. PasSamaquoddy Bay in
between Wisconsin
Minnesota and Canada; the Northeast fisheries
question involving the rights of fishing in the
North Atlantic off Newfoundland and other
points; the regulation of the fishing rights on
the Great Lakes; alien labor immigration across
the Canadian American border; commercial re-
ciprocity between the two countries; the regu-
Iation of the bonding system by which goods
are carried in bond across the frontier and also
the regulation or trafhc by International rail-
ways and canals Of the two countries; reciprocal
mining privileges in the klondike, British North
America and other points; wrecking and salvage
on the ocean and Great Lakes cOasting waters;
the modification of the treaty arrangement un-
der which only one war vessel can be main
tatned on the Great Lakes, with view TO allow
| ing warships TO be built on the lakes and then
| fioated out to the ocean.
PROGRESS MADE ON SOME POINTS
Progress has been made on some of these ques-
| tions, and practical agreement reached on
| several Of them But in each case the settle
ment dependent a disposal of all OF
them. With the prospects of emitting Alaska
from the points involved. the chances of reach
/ ing treaty agreement on the other points Will
| be materially improved.
/ The personnel of the Commission is Ir11s-I'
| ally notable one. The British Government was
| represented by the late Lord HeTschel former
| Chancellor of the Exchequer But his death
shortly after the last adjournment leaves a va
canCy, and although no appointment has been
made the name of Lord AlverstOIe, better
| known as Sir Richard Webster, is being men
| toned. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Cana
| da heads the Canadian representation, with Sir
| Louis Davies. Minister of Marine and Fisheries.
| and the Premier OF Newfoundland, among his
| associates. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, Of
| Indiana is chairman of the American represen-
! tation with eX-Secretary John w Foster. Re-
! ciprocity Commissioner John A kaSSon- eX-
| Senator Charles ]. Faulkner, Of West Virginia;
| T jefferson Coolidge. Of Boston, and Serene E.
Payne chairman Of the Ways and Means Com
| mittee associates