The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-08

she'd divides Of the White and Chilkoot pass
IS and To the north OF klukwan. on the
| jus;men,s could not. in the very nature OK
thinss be .ai.sfaetory or lasting. a perI ma
| perat!,e'
After unavailing attempts to reach an under
standing through Joint High Commission. fol-
lowed by prolonged negotiations. conducted IN
IN anicabie Split. convention between the
January "a. 1890. providing for an examination
y the subject by mixed tribunal Of six mem ,,i
disposition. Ratiirations We're exchanged on
March last whereupqn the two Go'a,rinents
appointed their respective members. Those on
behalf Of the United states were Eiihu Root.
Secretary of War: Henry Cabot Lodge. n Sen
an ex- senator Of the United States: While Great
sn NAMED ins hs ETh. Honorable Lord Al Al
Louis AInablc Jette. X. g N. G.. retired Judge
e the Supreme c0u, e Snsbee and
met in London on September 3. under the
presidency Of Lord Alyerstone. The proceedings
and conscientious spirit. The respective eases.
counter cases. and arguments pre-. en,ed the Is
1 majority Of the tribunal reached and signed
an agreement on all the questions submitted
by this award the right OF the United States
70 the control OF a continuous strip or border of
inlets and sinuosites Of the coast is confirmed:
the entrance TO Portland Canal concerning which
b Tonsass inie, and 70 the northwesfw S Of
Wales and Pearse Islands: a line Is drawn from
degree OF north latitude; and the interior border
line OF the strip is fixed by lines connecting GER
Canal and Mount ST. Elias and running along tho
crest OF the divide separating the coast slope
.he frontier Where the drainage Ridge approaehes
the coast within the distance Of ten marine
width Of the strip around the heads OF Lynn
Canal and It's branches.
While the line so traced follows the provisional
River. and that OF 1889 at the submits Of the
White and Cf,ilkoSt passes it runs ~, much far
airy line Of the later modus vivendi and leaves
the entire mining district Of the Porcupine River
United States.
The result is satisfactory in every way. II
Is Of, Sf great to our 9, neo ,S
field of discussion and possible danger a ques;;
n,shed signal proof q the fairness and good
pl h
Sovereignty and by their nature incapable OF
a 1Sr a s te Vital
points make II, e ,a ,s ,u as eSsSs ss
20 sppo each ito @
scientific experts who shall. with all CONVEX
boundary line IN aceSftanee with the decision
of the majority Of the tribunal. I recommend
that the and '0 81
tho members to- serve on this Joint boundary
% 81 e as Gf ia, nss
session Of the last Congress Great Britain.
Germany and italy formed an alliance for the
purpose OF blockading the ports Of Venezuela
and using such other
IT AuMG AGATysT means of pressure as
VENEZUELA. tsbp,shroen1 70 Claims
due, as they alleged.
Of seree for the Collection of these Claims
terminated by an agreement brought about
through the offices OF the diplomatic repre-.
sentatives OF the United States at Caracas and
the Government at Washington. thereby ending
a situation which was bound to cause increas.
Ing friction. and which Jeoparded the peace Of
the continent. Under this agreement venezuela
agreed to set apart certain percentage OF
the custom receipts Of two OF her ports to be
applied to the payment Of whatever obligations
might be ascerta!ned by mixed commissions
appointed for that purpose to be due from her.
not only to the three Powers already mentioned.
whose proceedings against her bad resulted
France. Spain: Bele UNI, the Nsthsrlsnds,
employed force for the collection OF the claims
alleged to be due to certain Of their citizens.
A demand was then made by the so-called
biockading Powers that the sums ascertained
to be due to their citizens by such mixed com.
missions should be accorded payment in full
before anything was pad upon the claims OF
any OF the so-called peace Powers.