New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-04
THE FIRST MEETING.
Com misaoncrs Settle Details Of Pro-
ceedings Before Them.

--,5o- Sent 2-The Alasha1 Boundary COM
y,iescus-s held their 0ret meeting hts morning IN
,ne conference room ~ the Foreign once.
Prior 10 the formal assembling the commissioners
,.- f- .psi- rrivsfe conference room and selected
Rerrsd r Tower 81 the British Diplomatic ser
,,-e formerly attached the legation AZ Wash
,reton and recently Minister TO Slam. 10 he score
-a-, 81 tho commission :. r. Carter. second sec
-stary n the United States EmbassH ano NJ
pore q representative of tho Canadian Govern
,-s-- were appointed assistant sscretaT1es Lord
chief Justice Alverstone was subsequently CHOSEN
chairman ~ tfe commission.
4, vas announced that oral arguments would
nsrtr on september Is. and Lord Alverstone eN-
pressed tho hope that they would he hnisned OF
October
Tho conference room ~ TIE Foreign once. where
che rornrni-soners met. rs the choicest apartment
.- tho British public buildings. II is rnaenln-
cont salon with Gothic ceiling and paneled walls
and has been tho scene OF MANY notable gamer
.Hee. m vas generally used nv Lady Salisbury 70
ra~ei,-e tho guests after Lord Salsbury's dinners
DO tbe Diplomatic corps. At The end of the room
81 platform he'd been constructed. and on II was a
long desk with a blue covering Behind THE desk
acre six comfortable chairs. which were occupied
~ The commissioners whose international repu-
s..to-s er7phaszed The importance ~ the OCCASION
Secretary Root and Lord Alverstoue SAT- n the
rs-t-e sararste tables were provided Tor counsel.
The canadisn counsel were the FIRST n arrive IN
-. ..,s,,tc- They we're followed by John ".
e-te who we're accompanied by Ambassado
,-l,oste Tho comm ssioners came IN a few mo-
rrents later ana Immediately began private con-
ference which resulted in the selection q the on
Gers and st which they exchanged credentials ana
took rho oath required ny the treats.
A few minutes after u o'clock the commissioners
.o,k their seats Senator Turner on the extreme
-izht then Professor Sir Louis Jette. formerly OF
rho suDerior court 81 Quebec Lieutenant Gov
ernor o. Tire Province Of Quebec and professor or
civil Law: Nj Root. LORD Alverstone. = nator
Lodge A p Aylesvorth who succeeded the late
r,,e,tcc Armour % canada on the commission;
- Foster and clifford Seton. Canadian Minister
~ The Interior The agents Of the respective gov
errraents sat ~ desks on the extreme right ana
,eft q tho commission while counsel and the
rtenograrhers occupied desks facing the conmis-
sioners.
lord Alverstone after formally announcing that
she commission was IN session. stating that he had
haen selected AZ president an honor which he high
1v appreciated. and saying that Mr.. Tower had
been selected secretary and Mr.. Carter and
Ioserb Pope as assistant secretaries, asked coun-
So when they desired 10 begin the oral arguments.
S. Robert r. Firloy. the Attorney General. in he
haf ~ the British counsel suggested that At least
'vro weeks would 10 required for preparation, 70
which Judge John NJ Dickinson. representing the
American counsel. assente5. though he said. the
American counsel would 10 ready IN a week
Lord Alyerstone asked when the oral arguments
would be finished and Attorney General F1nlsy
suggested October Is. but his lordship remarked
that he thought shorter period vas advisable. and
October was fixed upon.
The commission decided 70 sit FIVE days a week.
beginning on September rs and excluding satur-
6svF and 20 be in session from l. 2 N. 10 { p N.
daily and granted permission for a limited number
~ representatives. O. the press 10 attend the sit
ruEs
ln order that The presentation - the cases may
- exhaustive % has been arranged that three OF
Tho counsel Tor each government shall make srgu-
inenfs. tho British opening and being followed
alternately by American and British. ths former
securing tho advantage n delivering the closing
argument.
Inc QrrTnission then removed the Injunction Of
secrecy ~ an documents hitherto exchanged and
me sitting was adjourned. the commissioners,
agents and counsel proceeding 10 the Quadrangle.
" ere they were photographed.
lr Root and Senator Lodge left London tonight
tor LORD Rohe~fs's country home. in Surrey
senator Lodge goes from here tomorrow 70
farls where BE- viii 50n his wife. He will re-
main there untl September IL
AFTER week end visit 10 Lord Alverstone. Mr..
isnd
Senator Turner remains in London.
Aessrs. Root and Lodge hope 10 sail for home
~ October q In time prepare for the meeting
- congress November g