Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-24

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& MAP, OF ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Decision Of Commission Grants Conten-
lions Of America as Here Shown.) II
ysrstone decided Tuesday morning not
TO hold the proposed public meeting Of
the Alaskan boundary commission, but
to hand its decision to Messrs Foster
and Sifton, respective agents of the
American 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 well as the Canadians
connected with the case, are very Bit
ter. kilograms from Premier Laurier
and other prominent persons in Canada
show that. this sentiment is shared gen.
Ierally throughout the dominion.
Reason for Refusal.
Messrs. Jette and Aylesworth, the
ECanadiansc commission In q statement
of their reasons for refusing to sign
the award, say they consider the find
ting Of the tribunal regarding the islands
Ut the entrance of Portland channel and
the mountain line is not : judicial one.
They add: z. Isl. s = 5.<s . "a 5-l5s:,
I've urged our views as strongly a.
we were able, but we have been COM
| PEELED to witness the sacrifice Of the
interests Of Canada. We were powerless
70 prevent 1t. though satisfied that the
course which the majority was deter
mined to pursue in respect to the mat
ter above specially referred to ignored
1 the just rights Of Canada y: -<sH I.]%"*s>&
One OF the Canadian commissioners
said to representative Of the press in
an interview: a5; > Sssls n .5=z@Sls.
This award affects much more the
relations between the dominion and the
mother country than people here seem
to realize, and almost marks the part
/ ing Of the ways, at least 80 far as leav-
ing any such question for England tode-
eide for us. = a i 1s = D
ss Portland Canal Award. s. @5'
The award relating to the Portland
canal gives the United States two is
1. lands, Kannaghunut and Sitklan, com
/ manding the entrance Of the Portland
channel and the ocean passage to Port
\ Simpson and destroying the strategic
[ value Of Wales and Pearse islands, which
are given to Canada. + .f4 5#ss III
The mountain line adopted as the
boundary lies so far from the coast
as to give the United States substantial-
" all tho territory ii dispute. The line
completely clears all the bays and inlets
and means Of access to the sea, giving
the United States : complete land bar
'9rier between Canada and the sea from
the Portland canal to Mount ST elias. 7.
| Around the head Of the Lynn canal
the line follows the watershed, some
4 what IN accordance with the present pro
i visional boundary. IL III MI
The sngrossed copy of the award was
signed at 2::1o d. g. the Canad dams de-
Ginning to sign. 35S :.3s5
a. I. Messrs. ylesW orth and :Jette Will
!. submit their contrary opinions to tho
ribunal So Sas to go of1cia u on record,
B and While they lde clined TO sic tho
award they slgne ca the ma ps agreed on
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= ost iolns Il Issue.
/ The seven uestions submit ga to- the
slrbitrat ion ere as
hat int tended as the pointEo 81
comm OF the line
hat hannel ISL Portland
schannel
80 hat course should the line take
from the pointt sofa eomme cenent TT tho
ssert rance to Port land hanne
point the fifty
nlle the 81 tle
head sc the Il chanIne ana what
course should How betF cen these
exte nndiilnllg tho Lire
int Oh ttl,e
I paral the 1lfty egree 81 north
ffoIoWing TIE crest
sIains situat tluntiil
tsnterseetio All one hundred
md egfee sof ngiitllde west
|anf Ssthe connillli
q lt Il llne shoi nj where s.;