Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-20
ALASKAN AWARD
IS EXPLAINED
Foster, Counsel For United
States Cables Secretary Hay,
Giving Full Details
CANADA ON POINT OF REVOLT
Dominion Commissioners Openly Avow
That the Decision of Lord AIverstone
Has Very Materially Affected the Re-
lations Of the Mother Country and
s Her Canadian Subjects.

Washington. Oct 20.--Secretary Hay
today received cablegram from John
w. Foster, American counsel before the
Alaskan boundary commission, giving
the details of the award of that COM
mission The cablegram shows the
contentious of the United States have
been granted in almost every case. 1t
stated the Canadian commissioners re-
fused to sign the award Secretary Hay
Will lay the cablegram before the cabi-
net at today's meeting. Diversions
from the American claim as set out n
the Hay-Pauncefote modus vivendi are
even more favorable to the American
document. One of the most important
acquisitions is confirmation of the Ans
erican title to White Pass and Chill
koot Pass, the only practicable avail
sable entrances TO Klondike country
from the head of the inland waterway,
In the former of which stands the Cam
adian custom house which must give
away to American control. The north
ern boundary stands exactly as IL WAS
claimed by the Americans thirty years
ago and as set out in the modus. On
the western side there was slight
diversion of the boundary line to the
east as made by the commissioners as
compared with the modus SO as to
make the southern terminus at Cape
Fairweather.
This involves 1t is believed, the loss
of few miles of territory from the ex-
IRENE Of the American claim but IL is
said this land is worthless for mining
purposes and on the other hand Amer
Jean prospectors have confirmed be-
yond question their right to exploit and
terate claims upon supposedly rich
gold fields at klehina river.
The attitude of the Canadian COM
misioners in refusing to sign the COM
missions report is scarcely a matter OF
surprise to the department officials, for
they realize that in the present heated
mind Of the Canadians, the commits
sioner's lot would be unpleasant II he
made any sort of concession to the
United States. The fact is, when the
commission was created Secretary
Hay felt that 1t was too much 20 ex-
pect of human nature to look to Can
adian members of the commission II
take any but an extreme view of the
case, regardless of the proof presented
by Americans. and he relied almost en-
stirely upon sound judicial instincts of
the great English jurist who presided
over the commission. to properly ap-
preciate the weight of the American
case. which the secretary regards as
tnvulnerable, IL it could ever have a
fair hearing.
What Foster has to say to that por-
tion of the decision touching the Port
land canal. gees to diminish the inn
portance of even that slight Canadian
victory, for he confirms the. London
re port to the effect that free navigation
OF that waterway on the western side
with full control of the western shore
IS retained by the United States.
While the loss of Pearse and Wales
Islands from the extreme American
claim Is partially met by confirmation
Of the title of two other ISLANDS at
the mouth of the canal which, from a
military standpoint dominate the pro-
posed terminus Of Port Simpson rail-
road and adjacent British forts
Aylesworth and Jette will submit
their counter opinion to the tribunal,
70 go officially on record. While they
declined to sign the AWARD they signed
the maps agreed on by the majority