The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-22
Sweeping Victory For Claim Of th,
United States.
CANADIANS VERY BITTER
Their commissioners Refuse to Con
cur In the Finding and In
Long statement Declare the
verdict to BE Unjust.

The mountain me uuopleu % tAis
boundary lies so far from the coast as
10 give the United states substantially
eli the territory in dispute. The linz
completely clears all the bays and -
lets and means Of access to the sea
giving the United States complete
land barrier between Canada and the
sea from the Portland canal to Noun
st. Elias
Around the head Of the Lynn cana
the line follows the watershed, some
what in accordance with the present
provisional boundary.
The award as It relates to the Port
land canal gives the United States two
islands, Kannaphunut and sitklan
commanding the entrance Of the Port
land channel and the ocean passage tc
Port Simpson and destroying the stra
tegic value of Wales and Pearse Is
lands, which are given to CANADA,
In consequence Of the attitude main
tained by the Canadian commissioner
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone decided
not to hold the proposed public meet
ing Of the Alaskan boundary tribunal
but to hand its decision TO Messrs. Eos
ter and Sifton, respective agents Of thu
American and Canadian governments
Canadian Feeling Very hitter.
The change in the Alaskan procedure
due 10 Lord Alyerstones decision not
TO hold the proposed public meeting
and 70 hand the tribunals decision e
the American and Canadian govern
ment agentb caused much astonish
ment among the people who crowded
the corridors adjoining the waiting
/ rooms. Ambassador Choate as well as
i the Canadians and others Immediately
/ connected with the case We're admitted
ia the room where the tribunal had
been holding the open sessions, but the
commissioners remained closeted IN the
cabinet room. The secretary Of the
commission, Reginald I. Tower, finally
emerged and informed the waiting
crowd that no public session would DC
held and that the award would be
made public through the agents, Ne
exclamation was offered and but few
persons knew that the attitude OF th'
Canadian commissioners was response
BILE for the awkward change.
The Canadians feel very sore oyel
the outcome. They almost openly &C
cnse Lord Alverstone Of partisanship
When the latter presented them +
King Edward at buckingham palace
his majesty endeavored yainly to in
duce Messrs. Jette and Aylesworth +
say they were satisfied or that they &c
cepted the situation, but the two Cana
! dams declined TO in anyway expires
ac0uiescence with this view. The,
simply shook hands formally.
Z one of the Canadian commissioner
t afterward said TO a representative Q
the press:
This award affects much more til
/ relations between the Dominion an
t the mother country than people hel
seem TO realize and almost marks Il
9 parting Of the ways, at least 50 far
e leaving any such question for Englan
: to decide for us
i Canadians Issue Statement.
i Messrs. Petite and Aylesworth, Il
o Canadian commissioners, in a stat
Y ment Of their reason for refusing
n sign the award say that they consid
. the finding Of the tribunal regardil
the islands at the entrance Of PortlaI
channel and the mountain line is n
: a judicial one Their statement IN y
is as follows:
The decision of the Alaska bounda
4 tribunal has been given, and in view
its character the people Of Canada area
our Judgment. entitled to such explain
u tion from us as viii enable them to col
20 | prehend fully the manner in which IN
interests have been dealt with. we "a
:, up the points Of the decision In the orc
in which they are presented by the trea
% under which the tribunal was constitute
IN First. the Portland canal; There q
Il. two channels, parallel with each oth
q with four Islands between them I
:" Canadian contention was that the mort
Ib- ern channel should be adopted :
United States contended for the southe
arN channel On the result OF the declsl
depended the possession OF the Iouf
y -Kannaghunut, SitlSlan Wales q
lal pearse When the tribunal met AFTER
n argument and considered this auesti
~ the view of the three British eomnissiS
ers was that the Canadian contention y
sAl absolutely unanswerable A memors
dunn was prepared and read to the CO
missioners embodying our views 2
showing It to be beyond dispute that
Canadian contention In this branch OF
u.s. case should prevail and that the boui
Ar ary should run to the northward Of
four islands named, thus giving them
Canada.
Notwithstanding these facts, the me
bers Of the tribunal other than ourset
rge have now signed an award giving two
- the islands. Kannaghunut and Sitkian,
ne the United States. These two Islands
the outermost Of the four. They q
nand the entrance of the Portland ch
mel and the ocean passage 70 Port ST
son. Their loss wholly destroys
ion strategic value to Canada OF the WI
ncil and Pearse islands.
ras. Not n Judicial Decision.
IA, There is In our opinion, no process
~ Reasoning whereby the line thus decl
ann upon BY the tribunal can be justified.
In was never suggested by counsel in
, ~ course of argument that such line
"a posslble Either the four islands bel
lsu 10 Canada or belong to the United Bts
SAID Ia the award Lord Alverrtons ag
into with the United States commissie
am. that the islands should be divided, St
49, the two which possess strategic vala
49, the UmAtsd states.
sssaMa the Line northward fTa@