The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
ANGLO AMERICAN DISPUTES
RENEWA OF EFFORTS FOR THEIR
 SE7TL EM ENT EXPECTED SOON.
Lord Pauncef0te Wishes to Have a Clean Slate Before He Retlres-Threc of the Four Most Important Matters Settled During His Term-Bordcr Contro- versy Now Only Remains of the Big Questions.

Washington, Dec. 29.--It Is expected that efforts will be renewed before long for the settlement Of the numerous controversies which have long existed between the United States and Great Britain, growing out of relations along the Canadian border the Atlantic fish Alaskan boundary and other questions Heretofore the negotiations designed to secure 9. settlement of the matters re- cited have not proved effective, largely because of the cumbersome machinery of negotiation, and this has led to a be- lief that much more could be accom- plished by direct negotiations between Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote on the main points and the subsequent as- senhling of a commission representing the United States, Great Britain and Canada to give form to the basis of agreement rendered. The British au
 thorities have expected for some time that when the isthmian canal treaty was once disposed of there would be a renewal of efforts to adjust the Alaskan boundary and other pending questions, the canal treaty being regarded as one of many pending issues
 Now that the British government has yielded the Clayton Bulwer treaty and other points in the isthmian negotiations it desires to take up some of the other questions in which they have import ant interests involved Lord Paunce- rota tn o1a oil
 ferences and have "a clean slate" be- fore his present term as ambassador comes to a close. When he came to Washington there were four great is- sues between the two governments The first of these was the Boring sea controversy, which had reached an acute stage Diplomacy disposed of this issue. The second issue was over Venezuela, which, like the seal ques- ton at one time threatened war. But the efforts of diplomacy were again successful in averting trouble and bringing about settlement The third important issue was on the isthmian canal, which has been satisfactorily disposed of by the recent Hay-Paunce- fote treaty. This leaves only one issue remaining in order to bring about "a clean slate" namely the border contro- versy, both as to Canada and Alaska. The British officials usually link these boundary controversies together as they are more or less connected. At present a modus vivendi exists as to the Alaskan boundary, chiefly for the purpose of avoiding a clash along the border and holding each side in check until a final boundary is determined upon. It seems to be conceded on both sides that the modus vivendi can not be carried on indefinitely, and that sooner or later the main question of esta blishing a permapent boundary must be settled. Lord Lansdowne's de- sire to take up the question was ex- pressed clearly in his note to Secretary Hay last spring, when the British gov ernment declined to accept the senate amendment to the first Hay-Paunce- fote treaty. Recently Lord Lans
 downe again has expressed in speeches the need of taking up the Alaskan boundary question: Just what steps will be adopted are not disclosed, but it seems likely that direct negotiations and the subsequent assembling of a commission will commend itself to the parties concerned as the most feasible procedure. -.
 The border issues outside of that re- lating to Alaska are those which long have existed and have created more or less friction.
 The reciprocity question: which is among those formerly considered is not likely to be taken up in this con- nection, as Canada desires to make it the subject of separate negotiation. The Atlantic fisheries question also may be the subject of separate negotiations.
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