Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-12
RATIFIED BY SENATE
FAVORABLE ACTION TAKEN ON
THE ALASKAN TREATY,
No Delay and Very Little Opposition
to It Was Mani
tested.

Ii an executive session, which lasted
only an hour and half yesterday. the Sem
ate, in addition to confirming a large num-
Der of nominations. ratified the Alaskan
boundary treaty and came near taking
similar action on the commercial treaty
with Greece. which was reported by Sen
ator Cullom from the committee on foreign
relations.
The Greek treaty was read through by
the clerk and then Senator Cullom asked
that the resolution Of ratification be acted
ON, but Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts, OBJ
jected. He said that he desired an oppor-
tunity to examine the provision in the
treaty concerning consular trials. He ex-
planned that he had no objection to ths
general purport of the treaty, but said
that as the provision was read it seemed
to him to be loosely drawn, and he wanted
an opportunity to read it carefully before
giving his assent to it. The principal pur-
pose of the Greek treaty is the regulation
of commerce between Greece and the
United States. 1t contains full provision
for the control of the consular service
along the lines laid down in the recently
negotiated Spanish treaty.
There was no delay in obtaining action
on the Alaskan treaty. and very little OPP
position to it was manifested. Senator
Teller said that he considered the Alaskan
boundary SO well determined as to make it
not a matter of dispute. Therefore, while
he WOulu not Qelay II, ne WOulQ not VOre
for it. Senator Mason made few similar
remarks, adding that he considered the
procedure proposed by the treaty non
American.
The ayes and noes were not called, but
there were several voices heard in the
negative when an informal expression was
called for. The ayes were so much more
numerous however, that the decision OF
the chair to the effect that ratification had
prevailed was not challenged.
All the provisions Of the Alaskan boun-
dairy treaty, except one paragraph from
the French portion Of the treaty, have
been published heretofore by The Star. An
official translation of this paragraph, which
was an extract from the Russian-Anglo
treaty of 1925 Incorporated into the new
Alaskan treaty, has been made, and Is as
follows:
1T is moreover agreed that no establish
ment shall be formed by either Of the two
parties within the limits which the two
preceding articles assign to the possessions
Of the other Consequently, British sub
jects shall not form any establishment
either upon the coast or upon the main
land strip comprised within the limits Of
mated in the two preceding articles. and. In
likewise, no establishment shall be form ed
by Russian subjects beyond the said
limits"
Senator Cullom asked the Senate to give
up today, after the conclusion of routine
morning business, to executive work, and
no objection was made. Senator Quay
who has charge of the statehood bill, gave
his assent with others. 1t is Senator Gull
Ioms intention first to take up the Panama
canal treaty and to follow that with the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. The understand
ing still is that Senator Morgan will dis
euss the canal treaty at some length.