The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
CANADA VERY SORE
I'm ADVERSE AWARD OF THE
BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
COMMISSION DID NOT MEET
.rcAVsE OF THE ATTITUDE OF
THE CANADIANS.

king Edward Could Not In
,a the Canadian Commits
80 Acouiesce in the Finding of
.ha Board-They Thought Aver
Inc Partisan of the United
considerations With the Mother
couutry Seem a Bit Strained.
ondon. Oct. 20.-In consequence of
..o attitude maintained by the Cana
i Alan commissioners, Lord Chief Justice
,lvarstone decided this morning not
- hold the proposed meeting of the
Alaskan Boundary Commission, but to
hord its decision to Messrs. Foster
and sifton, respective agents of the
American and Canadian governments.
Tho Canadian commissioners not only
dacIned to sign the award, but said
thew would publicly withdraw from
tho commission. They, as we'll as all
the Canadians connected with the
1 case. are very bitter. kilograms
4 from Premier Laurie and other promi-
nent persons in Canada show that
this sentiment is shared generally
4 throughout the dominion.
The Alaska award relating to the
8 Portland canal gives the United States
q two islands, Kannaghunut and Sitlan,
commanding the entrance of the Port
8 land channel and the ocean passage
10 Port Simpson and destroying the
4 strategic value of Wales and Pearse
& islands, which are given to Canada.
Crowd Had Gathered.
The change in the Alaskan procedure
N (due to Lord Alverstone's decision not
to hold the proposed meeting and to
hand the tribunals decision to the
a American and Canadian government
hgents) caused much establishment
among the people who crowded the
a corridors adjoining the waiting
8 rooms. Ambassador Choate, as we'll
as the Canadians and others immedi-
3 atey connected with the case, We're
q admitted to the room where the tribu-
s nal had been holding the open ses-
y sons, but the commissioners remained
4 coseted in their cabinet room. The
secretary of the commission, Reginald T.
( Tower, finally emerged and informed
q the waiting crowd that no public ses-
4 sion would be held, and that the award
3 would be made public through the
Il agents. No explanation was offered,
and but few persons knew that the
attitude of the Canadian commissioners
8 was responsible for the awkward
s change.
The Canadians feel very sore over
the outcome. They almost openly ac-
cuse Lord Alverstone of partisanship.
When the latter presented them to
King Edward at Buckingham Palace
yesterday the King endeavored vainly
10 induce Messrs. Jett and Aylesworth
I'D
they accepted the situation, but the
two Canadians declined to in any way
express acquiescence with this view.
They simply shook hands formally and
bowed.
Not DutifuI Children.
One of the Canadian commissioners
afterwards said to a representative of
the Associated Press:
This award effects much more Sc
nously the relations between the Do
a minion and the mother country than
Inc people here seem to realize. 1t al
most marks the parting of the ways,
al least, so far as leaving any such
q question for England to decide for us"
Messrs. Jett and Aylesworth, the Ca
madam commissioners, in a statement
OF their reasons for refusing to sign
Inc award say they consider the find
q ing OF the tribunal regarding the is
lands, at the entrance of Portland
enamel, and the mountain line is not
judicial one. They add:
We urged our views as strongly as
we were able. but we have been COM
PEELED to witness the sacrifice of the
q interests of Canada. We were power
less to prevent it, though satisfied that
the course which the ma jority was de-
termined to pursue in respect to the
matters above specially referred to
iEaored the just rights of Canada"
hessrs. Aylesworth and Jet will
submit their contrary opinions to the
tribunal, SO as to go officially on rec
ora and while they declined to sign
the award, they signed the maps
agreed on by the majority.