New-York tribune., 1903-04-05
THE ALASKA-YUk0N BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
DISCUSSED FROM THE BRITISH POINT OF JIE"-
URGENT NEED OF 4 SETTLEMENT

bav. taken the places ~ the clusters of hufs cc
four years ago -.
In six wears the country has produced ssess"f''
~ gold and seooooe worth of railways. roads.
r,,b1,c buildings and permanent improvements Ins
climate has proved suitable TO agriculture Nesetf-
b;es 10 the value OF Sloooo" were grown around
Dawson City last year ard next year IN
tory viii be if-slpportine IN this resp@ct hfF-
lev oats and timothy are easily produced finaiiF.
farms are being sold 10 the settler the families =
miners and aerfeulturists are rapidly toAoNinS
them 70 their homes. and schools ehnrrnes
and all the institutions Of permanent ciFiilal4o
are everywhere 20 be seen
In trade although Skagway. Dyea ard haines
Mission according to the Canadian contention ars
clearly well within Canadian territory. they h&Ns
been erected into United States ports or entry ara
ne are prevented from entering our territory.
except BY complying with United states customs
regulations Canadian goods shipped from. say.
Vancouver 70 Dawson require 90 be accompani-d
by a certified invoice and copy = the bill %
IadinE consigned 70 the Pacific and Arctic Railway
and Navigation Company 20 euabis u o. execute =
bond for twice the value - the goods. required BY
the United States Government before the goods can
be loaded on cars. The cost of the bond and ths
charge for preparing the necessary papers is paid
bv the Canadian shipper. Should the required copy
Of invoice and bill OF IadinE re not forthcoming.
the goods held by the Juited states customs
pending their arrival Should am portion ~
shipment be left over IN Vancouver and come for
ward a following steamer. the goods are held
over at Skagway until another copy - the certi-
fed invoice and bill of ladiEg is received should
a shipper I'm taking stock consigned from Nancou-
Yer 10 Dawson have ten bales of hay and ten bags
of feed on his arrival az SkaEway. which had uor
been used the trip. he viii not be allowed tn
bond it into Canadian territory the ground that
II does not appear upon the vessels inward report
He is made 70 pay duty on the contrary should
he ten bales Of hay and Ten bags of feed on
the trip he must pay duty the ground that it
was used In United States waters. should thers
be shortage in goods cousisued-they may havs
Canadian shipper must pay the duty. n stock eies
IN transit fun duty must be paid and Do aGl-d To
the loss OF the shipper
Let give a few specific Instances OF the United
States customs law II has been recently enforced
in Skasway. Potatoes consigned % EetobISsn vsrs
slowed for SkaEway by mistake It would hav-
been much cheaper % carry them % Sksgvay and
return them TO Ketchikan on the down trip than
TO disturb the cargo. Permission % DO this
refused and the boat was Threatened with sfR fue.
In shipment Of oats from Victoria tn Dawson
thore was an excess of SIX sacks which the snip
proposed 20 sell account Of charge The slc
sacks had q be landed and pay duty \ carrier in
any part Of the world allowed % oreu -nti- a-f
survey the extent of damage before allowing them
20 go forward. This privilege has been refused AZ
Skagway. Even should a COW caIve while en relts
the shipper must pay excess.
In the administration Of the criminal law other
instances are afforded OF the practical side % tls
Alaska Yukon boundary dispute. Sometimes fr
happens that after committing e crime iu one z
the provinces the Offender seeks refuge iu ths
Yukon territory He Is arrested there bat has -
be brought out for trial and there are no LEGAL
means Of accomplishing this. The same thing %
course. would be true. although practically nay
not happen often. in the case - a crime conn
mitted in the Yukon where the offender e arrested
In another part OF the Dominion. Sometimes in ths
case Of an ofeu-c committed in the Yukon terri
tory IL is necessary upon the trial witnesses
residing TN one of the provinces The Criminal t1fa
provides complete procedure for e1f1rcirE the ar
Tendance or a witness in such cases. and rhers
would Dc no difficulty Were 10 NOT for This inter-
Nenlng foreign territory. which affords the only
way of going The Canadian process would -
course hold there and consequently there fq prar-
ucaily no way OF enforcing attendance OF such a
witness
Although the Canadian Government 20 cost =.
5000. with the assistance Of the mounted polfrs
pursued English criminal for nearly two vears
for the murder Of three United States citizens -
the Yukon trail the spresdeagie element a. skaE-
way has been persistent IN cNacrous directed
against the force. Men hers compelled
move their uniforms when passing the dir-
puted strip For the purpose ~ expeiitiuE ths
transshtpment and forwarding ~ supplies and
give general Information for tho henaff - fns
police and other passing 70 and from the Yukon
territory member Of the force used sta
TONED at SkaGway- Objection was taken. 30
first place. to this wearing police gntforrl
Then objection raised TO a sign ''N ~ -
being placed over the door of th0 Office used ar
Skagway for police purposes. and This had Nv -
officer or any member Of the force there az Ell