The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-16
IO LEAVE UDI ALASKA
WORK OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN
COMMISSION WILL BE
RESUMED
MANY ISSUES TO BE TAKEN Up
DEADLOCK OF THE PREVIOUS
JOINT SESSIONS WILL BE
AVOIDED
EXPECT TO MAKE PROGRESS
With the KIOndike boundary Post
pOned, Other Matters Can Be Con-
sidered and Settled by High
Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15,-Steps have
been taken for resunning the important
work of the Anglo-American commission
made up of representatives of the United
State, Great Britain and Canada and
consideration Of the subject now in pro-
gress will possibly determine in a few
days what course will be pursued Core
Jespondence has passed recently between
Ottawa and Washington, relative to re.
suming 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 devote to the serious
questions involved before this covnmis-
sion. 1t is understood that the American
commissioners desire to remove the pos
sibility of such Intellectual results as 90
CURED at their last sitting. The indica-
tions are that this can be done through
the cooperation of the state department
by omitting the Alaskan boundary Ques-
ton from those to be considered, thus
removing the chief obstacle to progresss.
On the Alaska question the commission
was practically deadlocked and it made
no report on the progress on other queS-
tions because of inability to include this
question. Since then, however, a modus
vendi on Alaska has been agreed upon
and While this lacks permanency it IS
felt that the question can be best left
8
ernments, thus permitting the commission
to proceed with the many other i'm
portant questions involved What ar
rangement can be made in this particular
will depend upon the conferences nov
going on. The purpose of the commission
IS to frame a new treaty between the
United States and Great Britain covering
the various questions along the Canadian
border and thus disposing of a wide
range Of controversy.
MANY QUESTIONS INVOLVED.
The questions before the commission
are of long standing and include the
establishment Of the boundary between
Alaska and British Columbia the issues
over Bering sea and the catch of fur
seals; the unmarked boundary between
Canada and the United States. near Pas-
amaquoddy Bay in Maine and at points
between Wisconsin and Minnesota and
Canada; the Northeast fisheries question
involving the rights of fishing in the
North Atlantic off Newfoundland and
other points; the regulations of the fish
ing rights on the great lakes; alien labor
immigration across the -Amer1-
can border; commercial reciprocity be-
tween the two countries, the regulation
of the bonding system by which goods
are carried in bond across the frontier
and also the regulation of traffic by in
ternational railways and canals of the
two countries; reciprocal mining privi-
ieges in the .Klondike, British North
America and other points; Wreckng and
salvage on the ocean and great lakes in
cOasting waters; and the modification Of
the treaty arrangement under which only
one war vessel can be maintained on the
great lakes, with view to allowing war
ships to be built on the lakes and then
floated out to the ocean.
CUT OUT ALASKA
Progress has been made on some of
these questions and a programme reached
on several. But in each case the settle
ment was dependent on disposal of ALL
With the prospects of emitting Alaska
from the points involved, the chances IF
reaching a treaty agreement on tine other
points will be materially improved
--Ie personnel of the commission is al
unusually notable one The British gov
ernment was represented by the late Lord
Herschel, former chancellor of the ex
chequer. But his death shortly after the
although no appointment has been made
the name of Lord AIverstone
better known as Sir Richard
Webster, is being mentioned.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Cana
da, heads the Canadian representation,
with Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine
and fisheries, and the premier of New
foundland among his assistants. Senator
Charles w Fairbanks, of Indiana, is
chairman of the American represent
atives, with Commissioner John A Kas-
son, ex-senator Charles ]. Faulkner, Of
w. Va, Mr. T. Jefferson Coolridge, of
Boston and Serene E. Payne, chairman
of the ways and means committee as as
sistants.