The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-31

DISPUTES
And Other Issues With
Great Britain May
Be Taken Up.
THE DESIRE OF
Mr.. PAUNCEF0TE
Desires to Have All Questions Between
Great Britain and the United States
t., Settled Before His Term as Ambas
sador Gomez to Close.

Washington. Dec. 30.-It is exected
that efforts will be renewed before
long for the settlement OF the numer-
Gus controversies which have long ex-
listed between the United States and
Great Britain, growing out OF rela-
tions along the Canadian border, the
Atlantic fisheries, warships on the
great lakes, the Alaskan boundary and
other questions.
The British authorities have ex.
pected for some time that when the
Isthmian canal treaty was once dis
posed of there would be a renewal OF
efforts to adjust the Alaskan boun-
Diary and other pending questions,
the canal treaty being regarded as one
of many pending issues. Now the
British government has yielded the
Clayton Bulwer treaty and other
points in the Isthmian negotiation 1t
desires to take UP some of the other
questions in which they have impor-
tant interests involved. Lord Paunce-
fote desires to clear up all pending
differences and have "a clean slate
before his present term as ambassador
comes to a close. When ne came to
Washington there were four great is
sues between the two Governments.
The first Of these was the Bering sea
controversy, which had reached an
acute state. Diplomacy disposed of this
issue. The second issue was over
Venezuela, which, like the seal ques-
tion at one time threatened war. But
the efforts Of diplomacy were again
successful in averting trouble and
bringing about a settlement. The
third important issue was on the
Isthmian canal, which has been salts
factorily disposed Of by the recent
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. This leaves
only one issue remaining In order to
brig about "clean slate" namely,
the border controversy. both as to
Canada and Alaska. The British Off
cials usually link these various boun-
| dairy controversies together, as they
are more or less connected. At pres
ent modus vivendi exists as to the
Alaskan boundary, chiefly for the pur-
pose Of avoiding clash along the
border and holding each side in check
until final boundary is determined
upon. 1t seems to be conceded on
both sides that the modus can not
be carried on indefinitely, and that
| sooner or later the main question of
establishing permanent boundary
must be settled. Lord Lansdowne's
desires to take up the question was
expressed clearly in his note to Sec
retary Hay last spring, when the
| British government declined to ac-
cept the Senate amendment to the
hrst Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Recently
Lord Lansdowne again has expressed
in speeches the need OF taking up
the Alaskan boundary question. These
declarations by the head of the Brit
ish foreign service, together with the
well-known wish of Lord Pauncefote
| to clear away all pending differences
between the two Governments, doubt
less will lead to the formal exchanges
necessary to an adjustment Just
| what steps will be adopted are not dis
closed, but 1t seems likely that direct
negotiations and the subsequent as.
sembling OF commission will COM
mend itself to the parties concerned
as the most feasible procedure.
| Disputes Long Have Existed.
The border issues outside of that re-
lating to Alaska are those which long
have existed, and have created more
Dr less friction. The joint commission
which assembled somo time ago prac.
tically disposed of these lesser issues,
but the deadlock on Alaska prevented
treaty covering these and other
points Of agreement. With the dis
posal OF the Alaskan boundary, there
fore, 1t Is felt that the way would be
clear to dispose Of the other contro-
Eersies. The reciprocity question,
which Is among those formerly consid-
cred. is not likely to be taken up in
this connection, as Canada desires to
make 1t the subject OF separate negoti
alton. The Atlantic fisheries Ques-
tton also may be the subject OF scpar.
ate negotiations.