New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
4 SUEEPTNG TRIUMPH.
" GshiHgtop Officials Grdtifed by.
the Decision.
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rFEoN rHE TRIBUNE sCEzAcI
Washington. Oct. 17.-Ths stat. D-ps---n--t-
while It has received no official Information rs-
Ear1ins the details % the decision Of the Alas
kan Boundary Tribunal. has been IN possessions
FOR several DAYS % information 70 the effect thss
the American contention had been conceded s-t
a settlement would be reached OF that basis 40
soon ss the details could be worked out II vas
understood that the tribunal with the data IN
IT'S possession found it difficult 70 run the actual
line This. however. is regarded as a mere d.
tail the treaty which created the tribunal
provided that scientific experts rspr-senti--
each country. should proceed together promptly
20 lay down the boundary line IN conformity,
with the decision Of the tribunal that decfsior-
consisting OF answers 20 seven specific questions
! No doubt exists as to the coupIets triumph 81
the United States on its contention that the por-
| ton Of Alaska which has been in dispute Z. y
a, continuous strip Of territory extending back
thirty miles from the heads Of the numerous IN
let's and restricted merely 70 the Islands AMI
/ a few prominent headIands futtiug into ths
/ ocean There Is general qualification that ths
great tribunal has not failed Of Us high pu--
| pose. and has justified American conAdencs ~
! the outcome
| WHAT CANADA GETS
/ Some regret is expressed that the tribunal n
! drawing the line from cape NIuzon should no.
/ have followed The parallel Of "A degrees 81
I minutes. specified in the treaty % 1s25. east
/ ward until it strikes the broad and deep OPEN
/ iEE Of Portland Canal usually uavfgat-d. tn
4
+, ..,srr7 vas-. ~ass 50 .nasip- u srrlve q
! narrow and tort1ous channel known uu the
charts Of the British Admiralty Office as Pearss
! Canal thereby placing Fearse and Wales Isl
! ands and a few insignificant isles. sgsregatinz
j 1Jn square miles. in British territory and d.
Gliding that the lower portion Of Portland Canal.
/ through the centre Of which the International
! BOUNDARY shall pass Is not the wide stretch
! along which large sailing vessels may tack. but
/ is the deep river few miles vest open only
I 10 tho navigation Of small power driven craft.
I outside Of this small concession. which the
/ United states counsel saw several months ego
| might have 70 be made. through an elastic tn
! t4rr,retatiou of VancouvsT's description written
I in III the Uuiteo states has apparently won
I every point in its time honored claim. ana SIX
! Of the seven questions. being all except the sec
/ opd propounded 20 the tribunal have been an
| s--a-sd directly against the Canadian preteu-
=ious-
SETTLED WITHOUT Az UMPIRE
r7a-bsns the CHIEF victory. in the view Of ths.
bi-bas- officials i'm Washington. IS the vtndica-
ZION ~ the American insistence on settling the
controversy without the aid Of umpire The
United States has always held that the dispute
was one which could not he left 20 third party
+ r1rf1tereStad in the matter The experiences o.
/ nations submitting boundary questions 70 an
7 arbitrator no would % likely 70 lay down a
I c,r1oro-1ise line between the extreme claims
has seldom been satisfactory 70 those most -
. -fu1a-elv concerned. and IN this instance ths
/ Tinted States had everytNf7z 20 lose and moth
f,y m gain. while Canads had everything TO
+ gain and nothing 20 lose
i The decision as vas confidently expected.
t,7rr,s out TO be a complete Endorsement or th>
b-oad American claim. which was never on
~i,rrv questioned until FIVE years 20, Wnen t"e
iosnt high commission met ~ quebec ~ angus.
1SgS II was then made known for the hrst TIM
/ - che british Government would claim
. Pee Island 70 ~ the lower end OF the bouu-i
49, and H., the line followed the nearest
mountains 20 the coast. cutting across All tns
ir,ets 20 the ssa I'D 10 Mount ST Elias. giving
me United states strip 81 less than five miles
average width. broken ~ short intervals oy
IouC arms OF he sea
I Tn F2ririsr commissioners At that time pro-
,elor arbitration. The American Commission
--7 -e+o~rad mat thee was no analogy with
.ra veBezueIan dispute Cor the United states
had been IN peaceful and undispUted occupation
4o- seventy years and question had been
-7-=ad respecting this sovereignty until that
-7orae-r -hey challenged their British col
raart1-z 70 cite single instance in history waeTe
q svbiect attended with such circumstances nad
ever been submitted 10 arbitration anc IN c.
clirinz TIE British proposition offered 70 lsa's
che whole question 70 a tribunal OF three Judges
OF the highest standing IN each country. a oino-
ing decision 20 be rendered By a vote OF to1F or
the six Judges the similar project o. secretary
/ c,I-sv and sir Julian Pauneefote IN ls3s having
-.,,,trsd agreement on the part % hNe OF
-,e six t,,rfsts The Canadians. rejecting tnls'
- ro,,t High Commission then adjourned. bur
I =, r,,u,-v 1905. nearly hve years afterwsrc-
I ..~..+ Britain brought Canada 20 agree 70 ne
-os,,io- convinced that the United states
- .,-.- osre- sal-sr terms. and satisfied
/ -. less such a tribunal sustained The
,---,Ais7 nrstension. u would be better for ths
.,a.t,,s between the TAO countries. IN Ire
-, =, The tribunal being evenly divided -
- ,be matter altogether by giving the Unitsd
/ 60 a omit claim deed on the lines OF te-
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