The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-13
SECRETARY Hay RESTING.
Entirely Recovered From His Indis-
position of Week Ago.

Entirely Recovered From His Indis-
position of a Week Ago.
SUNAPEE LAKE. n. H, Aug t3.-Sec-
rotary Hay has entirely recovered from
his slight indisposi;ion of week ago and
is now getting what enticed him 10 Suna-
pee Lake-complete rest. He is looking
forward as a possibility to call to Wash
ington in the near future, but he would
prefer to spend the entire month of Au
gust here
Secretary Hay has a beautiful estate a.
the north srore OF the lake. 1t is known
as The Falls He purchased arge
tract of wooded slope and cleared up the
land about some years ago, and here ne
| spends his vacation He has built an OK
teusive and comfortable frame house n
large windows and a wide pc. CHI /
stands almost enbowered in tae forest
and only from the upper portion OF tn ,
house can full view of the lake be had
The sight is charming and the Surround
ings restfuI. The altitude is about 1900
feet above tidewater, and the nights ar
co-I
Here, surrounded by his family and a
party OF young peTsoEs who are visiting
| his son and daughters. Secretary Hay is
spending his hard-eaTned vacation. lie las
! his books and his p c -uTss in ,oors and when
! he cares 10 go out ne has his no S anf
a wealth OF splendid roads or swift
! launch and g lake that is twelve miles in
! length, with shore lire that presents .
! constantly changing panorama Of scene.
! Secretary Hay, when seen By a repo. ter,
| had no opinion to express as to the p ssh
/ bic outcome Of the present Chinese d fl
! culties- He seemed TO be gFGtified at tn
! fact that the United Stats las mads de-
mands on China. These demands have
! since since been made almost in the a re
{
! official dispatches from P5ksn iHdicat
/ that the ministers there have a similar
! concert of action.
! AS to Bryan's speech of acceptance. Sec
! Teary Hay evidently does not think it will
result in making Imperialism the issue al
though the teim CT Mr. Bryan is to over
shadow the other things the Democratic
party stands for. To make the issue I'M
perialism. he says, it will be necessary for
! the Democratic party TO do more than as
! sert that the Republican party stands for
/ Imperialism, since the Republican party
| holds it stands for no such thing. The is
! sues, in Secretary Hays opinion, remain
! just as they we're before the Democratic
/ Convention was held and Mr.. Bryan :
! speech was delivered.
There has recently been criticism Of Sec
! reaTy Hay because Of the provisional
boundary which has been run through the
! disputed territory Of Alaska under the
I joint authority of the United States and
( Canada IS result of the modus yivendi
/ entered into between Secretary Hay and
Sir Julian Pauncefote on October 20. 1899.
/ Fault is found with the American Secreta-
| ~ OF State for having yielded to Great
Britain" ard for having "ceGed to Cana
/ da'' territory which belonged 10 the United
! States and which Canada until the discov-
cry of gold in the K!ondike admitted in ali
its maps belonged 20 the United States and
| which was conveyed with undisputed right
to this country by Russia.
/ Secretary Hays attention was called 70
this. and~he was asked to make a state
/ ment in his own language, making clear
/ the attitude OF this Government, and the
exact effect OF the provisional boundary.
/ This he emphdticaliy declined 10 do, Mr..
! Hay disikes controversy He has made a
rule never to be quoted on public matters
| connected with his department. but he
discussed the entire question with free
dem.
Mr.. Hay contends that there has been
| no ceSsion OF territory TO Canada under the
provisional boundary just completed in &c
coTdance with the terms Of the modus Vi
| vsndi, and there can be none Nor he
| says, has anything been said, done, or
agreed to by the representatives of the
United States before, during or since the
| location OF the provisional boundary 10
| weaken the claims Of the United States.
| It is according to his statement. mere
! temporary lire devised for the practical
/ working of the two Governments in their
administration-po policing, collection o. tar
if duties, etc--of the territory until the
. boundary is finally determined. The modus
| vivendi was entered into because of the
I refusal of the Canadian Commissioners tc
/ accept any settlement or REIMBURSEMENT eX-
cept one that this Government felt would
deprive it of territory TO which 1t had q
| perfectly sound title.
To remove the danger Of conflict the mo-
dus viyendi was entered into. II provided
for line. to be fixed by an officer of the
( United States Coast Survey and Cana
dian astronomer. at each OF the points al
which the disputed country could be enter
ed In the drawing Of this liIie Canada
was showed a hundred miles seward and
I the United States was brought that much
nearer the coast
The contention of Canada is that the
rightful boundary follows the continental
coast line ten marine leagues inland, jump
ing from headland to headland. This
would give them control of all water ac-
cess 70 the gold fields by the Dalton trail
! White Path and SEhflh6ot Pass control OF
! all the Linn canal and of Dyea and Skag-
/ way.
The United States contends for the land,
and all the recent maps which follow the
| winding CT sinuoSitieS OF the coast put the
Linn Canal in American territory and give
to the United States Dyea, Skagway, and
Porcupine Creek. The United States feels
! Mr.. Hay says. that it has substantial
case and can hold its claim.
Canada at first wanted to compromise
| The United States held that compromise
| was out of the question. as its boundary
line was the correct one
Canada, in its desire to get a port of en-
| try, then offered TO arbitrate- Arbitration
would have meant in the first place an ad-
| mission Of the United States that there
was a flaw in its contention, and in the
| second place would have led to compro-
mise.
To this Secretary Hay would not con-
sent, believing that the claim of the Uni
ted States admitted Of no question. Then
came the modus vivendi
Such in brief is the situation, as the Sec
| rotary of State represents it,
WELL-KNOWN EDUCATOR DEAD