The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
DISPUTES WITH CANADA
SEVERAL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
AWAITING CONSIDERATION.
Steps Taken for Resumption of DIM
cult Work of the Anglo
American Commission.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-Steps have
been taken for resuming the important
work of the Anglo-American commission.
made up of representatives of the United
States. Great Britain and Canada, and
consideration of the subject now In prog
ress probably will determine within few
days what course will be pursued. Core
spondence has passed recently between OF
tawa and Washington relative to resuming
the work. and now that the elections on
both sides of the border are over there is
felt to be more time and opportunity to de-
vote to the serious questions involved be-
fore this commission 1t is understood
that the American commissioners desire to
remove the possibility of such Intellectual
results as 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 boun-
dairy question from those to be considered
thus removing the chief obstacle to prog
ress. On the Alaska question the commits
sion was practically deadlocked and it
made no report on the progress on other
questions because of inability to include
this question. Since then, however, a
modus vivendi on Alaska has been agreed
upon, and, while this lacks permanency, it
is felt that the question can be best left TO
direct negotiation between the two govern
ments, thus permitting the commission to
proceed with the many other important
questions involved. What arrangement
can be made in this particular will depend
upon the conferences now going on. The
purpose of the commission is to frame a
new treaty between the United States and
Great Britain covering the various ques-
tions arising along the Canadian border
and thus disposing of wide range of
country.
The questions before the commission are
OF long standing, and include the estab-
lishment of the boundary between Alaska
and British Columbia; the issues over Ber-
ing sea and the catch of fur seals; the UNI
marked boundary between Canada and tn,
United States near Pasamaquoddy bay in
Maine and at points between Wisconsin
and Minnesota and Canada; the Northeast
fisheries question, involving the right of
fishing in the North Atlantic off New
foundland and other points; the regulation
of the fishing rights on the great lakes;
alien labor immigration across the Cana
dian-American border; commercial reel
procity between the two countries; the reg
ulation of the bonding system by which
goods are carried I'm bond across the from
tier and also the regulation of traffic by in
ternational railways and canals for the two
countries; reciprocal mining provisions in
the Klondike, British North America and
other points; wrecking and salvage on the
ocean and great lakes in coasting watels
and the modification of the treaty arrange
ment under which only one war vessel
can be maintained the great lakes,
with a view to allowing warships to b.
built on the lakes and then fioated out to
the ocean. Progress has been made on
some of these questions, and a practical
agreement reached several of them.
But In each case the settlement was de
pendent on a disposal of all of them With
the prospects of emitting Alaska from the
points involved. the chances of reaching
treaty agreement on the other points
will be materially improved
The personnel of the commission is an
unusually notable one. The British gov
Herschel, former chancellor of the ex-
chequer. But his death shortly after the
last adjournment leaves a vacancy and
although no appointment has been made
the name of Lord Alverstone, better known
as Sir Richard Webster. is being mem
toned. Sir Wiifrid Laurier. premier of
Canada, heads the Canadian representa-
ton, 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 representa-
ton, with ex-Secretary John W. Foster.
Reciprocity Commissioner John a. Kasson
ex-senator Charles j. Faulkner, of West
Virginia, L. Jefferson Coolidge, of Boston.
and Serene T.. Payne. chairman of the
ways and means committee, as associates