The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-22

land channel: Substantially the Ctnadlat
contention regarding this line was THAI
there are mountains parallel With tins
coast within the meaning of the treat}
Of 1895. and that the tops Of such noun
tains should be declared the boundary
the mountains nearest the sea being tax
en- The United States contention was
that there are no mountains parallel viii
the coast, within the meaning Of tht
treaty. and that the boundary must there.
fore be fixed under thesproVision Of the
original treaty relating TO ten leagues
and so be run distance Of thirty-hve
miles from the shcee. including IN the
term "shore" the heads Of all inlets, bays
etc The tribunal finds that the Canadian
contention is correct as to the existence
of the mountains within the terms OF the
treaty but the fruits Of victory have
been taken from Canada by fixing as o
mountain line a row Of mountains 50 faI
from the coast as 70 give the United
States substantially nearly all the terri.
tory in dispute
Around the head Of the Lynn canal the
line follows the watershed somewhat in
accordance with the present provisional
boundary.
wanted nj Lenst one Harbor.
We are OF the opinion that the noun.
tain line traced by King, the Dominion
astronomer, along the coast should have
been adopted. at least so far as the
shores OF the Lynn canal II effect were
given 70 the contention that Great Brit.
ain had by acquiescence to adverse occu'
patton deprived herself Of her right 70
claim the head Of the Lynn canal, we
would have regarded such conclusion as
perhaps an open and reasonable justifica'
ton. No such position can. however, b
taken regarding the inlets lower dowr
the coast. Kings line, running along th'
coast TO the Lynn canal and the lin'
thence around the head Of the Lynn ca
nal. following the watershed, would have
given Canada the heads Of the lower in
let's, with at least one fine harbor, from
which easy access to the interior Of tn
Atlin and Yukon country could have beel
had 1t would not, so far as we hav
been made aware, have taken any terri
tory ever actually occupied BY Unite
States citizens; it would have given tn
United States the whole Of the Lynn ca
nal. including Skaguay, Dyea and Pyra
mid harbors, and 1t would have been, W
think, reasonably satisfactory to Canada
Instead Of taking the coast line Of noun
tains a line Of mountains has been chose
far back from the coast, clearing CON
pletely all the bays inlets, etc. Ih
mountain lire adopted as the boundar
lies so far from the coast as to give II
United States substantially all the teri
tory in dispute The line completed
clears all the bays and inlets and NEAR
Of access to the sea. giving the Unite
States a complete land barrier betwee
Canada and the sea, from the Portlan
{ canal to Mount ST. Elias.
4 An UnreasonabIe Compromise.
IL 80,
understanding from our colleagues on n
commission as to the principle on whic
they have selected their lire OF moul
tains and our observations Of the di
q cussions which resulted In the settlemei
: Of this line have led us to the conclusio
that instead Of resting on any intelllglb
: principle the choice Of this lines has bee
J q compromise between opposing and eI
a tirelv irreconcilable views Of the trt
4 meaning OF the original treaty. The r
suit Of this compromise has, we thin
4 been a distinct sacrifice Of the interes
& of Canada. When il was shown tn
Z there were mountains parallel with Il
coast, within the meaning Of the treat
, the only logical course, in our judgmer
e was to adopt IS a boundary the mou
Z tains in the Immediate vicinity Of Z
= coast.
Third. REGARDING the general questi
e Of inlets the tribunal finds against I
" contention Of Canada. We are DO
4 strongly Of the opinion that this concl
!, sion Is wrong and we have put upon r.
y ord at length the reasons for our view
this respect.
81 Finally. If the six members of
= tribunal had each given an individt
judicial decision on each Of the questio
y submitted we would have conceived 1t
t be our duty. under the treaty of ls
&c however much we might have differ
= with our colleagues, to have Joined
: signing the document which constitut
IS the official record OF answers.
&c We do not consider the finding of I
"a tribunal as to the islands at the entrar
Of Portland channel or as to the mou
= tain line a judicial one. We have thei
eY fore declined to be parties 70 the award
our position during the conferences
.rs the tribunal has been an unfortunate o.
we have been in entire accord betwe
" ourselves and have severally and join
urged our views as strongly as we We
III able but we have been compelled
witness the sacrifice of the interests
: Canada We were poweriess to preve
~ IT. though satisfied that the course viii
he the majority was determined to pursue
a respect to the matters above specially
5 ferred to ignored the just rights OF Ca
A4ft oil