The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04
TREATY ON THE
ALASKAN BOUNDARY
Senate Won't Make It Public
Yet, but Here
It Is.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. g.
There was some discussion today in
the executive session of the senate with
reference to making public the treaty
recently negotiated by Secretary Hay
and Sir Michael Herbert for a settle
ment of the Alaskan boundary dispute.
Owing to the fact that number of
articles are in French it was decided
TO await a translation before making
the treaty public. The secretary Of the
senate was directed to prepare a trans
latiOn.
Article 1 of the new treaty provides
that the boundary commission shall
be Immediately appointed and shall
consist of six impartial jurists three
to be appointed by the president of the
United States and three by his Britain
mic majesty. All questions shall re-
ceive majority of the tribunal. Pro-
vision is made for the appointment of
other jurists to fill vacancies and for
officers of the tribunal
Article II. provides that a written or
printed case of the two parties and
other documents and evidence shall be
submitted to the two parties within
two months of the exchange of the
notifications of this treaty. Two
months afterward the counter case
may be submitted, but the tribunal
may extend the time if it so desires
Provision is also made for the presen-
tation Of copies of evidence and argu-
ments.
Article III. provides that the tribunal
shall consider in the settlement the
treaty between Great Britain and Rus
STA of 1925 and the treaty between the
Tr3f
1867. and particularly the Articles III.
". and V. of the first mentioned
treaty.
In the treaty between the United
States and Russia, Articles III. and ".
of the Anglo Russian treaty are quoted
as describing the line of demarcation
between Russia and the British pos
sessions.
Another clause of the new treaty
says: The tribunal shall also take
into consideration any action OF the
several governments or of their re-
spective representatives preliminary or
subsequent to the conclusion of said
treaties So far as the same tends to
show the original and effective under
standing OF the parties in respect to
the limits Of their several territorial
jurisdictions under and by virtue of the
provisions Of said treaty" The treaty
goes on in great detail to enumerate
points to be settled by the arbiters.
1t is provided that the first meeting
of the tribunal shall be in London. The
decision is tc be made as soon as pos
sible after the arguments are con-
Guided, and within three months IN
less the president or the British king.
by common accord, extends the time.
Provision y made as to how the de-
clSion shall be prepared and handed to
the agents Of the respective govern
ments. AS soon as decision has been
sent to the contracting parties each
shall send enc or more scientific ex-
perts to lay down the boundary line In
accordance with the decision. Should
there be a failure of the majority to
agree on any of the points submitted
the respective governments are to be
notified through the agents.
While there was no discussion of
the treaty on the floor of the senate in
today's executive session, some confer
ences among senators were held with
reference to it and the fact became
generally known that the agreement
could not be accepted without opposi-
ton. The Northwestern senator's man
lfest special opposition, taking the
ground that there is nothing to arbi-
uate, that the terms of the treaty of
1875 are clear and that If there should
chance to be g decision against the
United States this country would NOT
accept the result