The times., 1901-05-14
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN TREATY.
Negotiations Pending to Revive the
Joint High Commission.

Negotiations are being made by the
Canadian Government with the state De
partment with a view to reopenlng the
sessions of the Anglo-American JOINT
High Commission. This body held two
sessions in 1898, one in Quebec and the
other in this city, but failed to present
any convention for ratification Sir WI
frid Laurier, Premier of Canada, mas hao
several conferences with Premier Bono,
of New Brunswick. on the matter anu
il is probable that the Commission Will
meet in this city on July /, in the sum
ner annex of the Arlington Hotel.
The Commission was created in 1875 ior
the purpose of adjusting differences pc
tween the United States and Great britain
with respect to the Dominion OF Canaua'
The agreement reached on the part OF the
negotiators for both sides was to be set
forth in a convention, which was 10 De
ratified by both Governments.
| The work of the Commission during lts
! session here came to naught as result
/ of agreements on various questions.
| The convention has always been Kept
! secret as the untimely death of Baron
/ Herschell in this city prevented the treaty
| from being submitted to the Senate.
| Baron Herschel was Chairman OF Com
mission on the part of Great Britain, the
| other members being Sir Wilfrid Laurier
| Premier of Canada Sir Richard cart
wright, Minister of Finance of Canada
| Sir Louis G. Davies. Minister of Marine
and Fisheries of Canada; Hon. John
Charlton, Member of the Canadian Par
| lament; Sir James Winter, Premier ci
Newfoundland and Henri Bourassi, Mem
Der of Parliament.
| The Commission on the part of the
! United States was composed of Senator
! Fairbanks, Chairman; ex-senator Faux
ner, Hon John w. Foster, Representa-
tive Serene L. Payne, of New York; Hon
John a. Kasson, of Iowa; Hon. T. JET
ferson Coolidge, ex-Minister to France
and Chandlee 7. Anderson, OF New YORK
1t is believed that Sir Wiifrid Laur1el
will be named Chairman of the British
Commission to succeed Baron HerScheil
The Joint High Commission will have
TO consider number of extremely I'M
portant questions affecting long-standint
differences between this Government ant
that of Great Britain regarding Canada
One of these questions affects the Alas
kan boundary. In ALL there are twelv'
clauses to the treaty to be prepared %!
the Commission and presented to the Sen
ate for ratification The clauses are a.
follows:
l. Fur sealing in Behring Sea and th'
waters of the North Pacific Ocean.
3 Atlantic and Pacific coast fisheries
I ana the waters OIL If1e- common ITOillltT
3 The delimitation and establishment o
the Alaskan Canadian boundary
f. Alien labor laws applicable to tn
subjects or citizens of the United State
and Canada.
) The mining rights of the citizens o
subjects of each country within the ter
ritory of the other.
g. Readjustment OF customs duties ap
plicabIe to each country to the product
OF the soil or industry of the other, upol
the basis of reciprocal equivalents.
I. Revision of the treaty of 1911. respect
! ing naval vessels on the Great Lakes.
S. Final and complete definition an
| marking of the frontier line. by land an
water. to prevent all future dispute
s. Conveyance for trial and punishment
| of persons in the lawful custody OF TN
| officers of one country through the terri
| tory of the other.
10 Reciprocity in wreckage and salVag
rights
. IL Transportation across intermediat
territory: intermediate transit by sea an
natural or artificial waterways
! y Transit of merchandise from on
country to be delivered at points IN III
other beyond the frontier -.
= 1t is probable that the seal dispute IN
Alaskan boundary question, and the ne
treaty for the Great Lakes Will keep u
. Commission in session for at least
month Concessions will be made on BOT
I sides il is said in the frontier boundar!
; the alien mining laws, and the fishln
question The other articles are likely !
be agreed upon with little debate