Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-21
CANADA REFUSES.
Dominion Members of Alaska
Boundary Commission Will
Not Sign Treaty.
WALK OUT OF THE ROOM.
Award Received in Canada with Flood
of Bitter criticism Against Brit
ish Government.
AGREEMENT is FINALLY SIGNED.

London, Oct 2O.-Messrs. Aylesworth
and Jette, the Canadian members Of the
Alaska boundary tribunal, refuse to sign
the decision. Their refusal, however,
does not affect the decision, as it is signed
by majority of the members OF the trl-
bunal, and is therefore final.
Not only did the Canadian commission
ers refuse to affix their signatures to the
draft of the decision but they walked out
Of the room while Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone, Secretary Root, Senator
Lodge and ex-senator Turner signed the
document at the foreign office last even
ing.
Canada Is Angry.
Montreal, Que, Oct 20.-Canada ac-
cepts the award of the Alaska boundary
commission with a universal Hood OF
criticism Of the British governmental
criticism which never before has been so
pronounced or so bitter.
The press and those government Off
Gals who may speak with any degree of
prOprety are unanimous in the declara-
ton that the interests of Canada have
been sacrificed on the altar Of British
exigency. For l2O years, it is pointed
out the dominion has been robbed by the
mother country to enrich the United
States.
THE time has now GOMEZ said a gov
eminent official at Ottawa, when the
Dominion of Canada will 10 longer in
trust its interests to Downing street as
far as our big neighbor to the south is
concerned. Hereafter we will negotiate
with Washington direct. Perhaps Can
ada would have Jared better had we sent
to London, not jurists, however eminent
they may be, but politicians, as the
Washington government deemed a wiser
choice"
Laurier Is Disappointed.
Sir Wilfred Laurier, it is stated by
those who are in q position to know the
premier's feelings in the matter, is much
disappointed, and intimates that he will
have something to say when the official
announcement Of the award is made.
Perhaps the loudest and most resentful
tone Of the criticism comes from the Pa
cite coast. British Columbia people seem
unable to reconcile themselves to the fact
that they are upheld in their contention
only SO far as the Portland canal is con-
cerned. They do not hesitate to say that
the country has been deprived of what
rightfully belongs to it.
Award Is Complete Victory.
London, Oct. 2O.-The award relating
to the Portland canal gives the United
States two islands, Kannaghunut and
Sltkan, commanding the entrance of the
Portland channel and the ocean passage
to Port Simpson and destroying the stra-
teglc value Of Wales and Pearse islands.
Which are given to Canada The noun
tain line adopted as the boundary lies so
far from the coast as to give the Unit
ed States substantially all the territory
in dispute. The line completely clears all
the bays and inlets and means Of access
to the sea, giving the United States q
complete land barrier between Canada
and the sea from the Portland canal to
Mount st. Elias. Around the head of
the Lynn canal, the line follows the wa
tershed. somewhat in accordance with
the present provisional boundary.
The engrossed copy was signed at 2:10
p. m.
No Public Meeting.
London. Oct. 2O.-In consequence of
the attitude maintained by the Cana
dian commissioners, Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone decided this morning not to
hold the proposed public meeting Of the
Alaskan boundary commission, but to
hand it's decision to Messrs. Foster and
Sifton, respective agents Of the Amer
lean and Canadian governments.
The Canadian commissioners not only
declined to sign the award, but said they
would publicly withdraw from the com
mission. They, as we'll as the Cana
dams connected with the case, are very
bitter. kilograms from Premier Laurier
and other prominent persons in Canada
show that this sentiment is shared gen
orally throughout the Dominion.