Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-23
AVERY HARD BLOW
Canadians Feel Sore Over the
Boundary Decision.
American Title TO the ChIIkooe aud
White Passes is Confirmed We
Get Two Islands that Come
mand the Entrance TO
the Portland Canal,

London, Oct. 2l.-The engrosseo
copy of the Alaskan award was signed
yesterday. The Canadians declined to
sign the award.
Messrs. Aylesworth and Jette will,
submit the contrary opinions to the
tribunal. so as to go officially on rec.
the award they signed the maps
agreed on by the majority.
The award relating to the Portland
canal gives the United States two
islands, Kannaghunut and Sitklan,
commanding the entrance of the Port
land channel and the ocean passage
to Port Simpson and destroying the
strategic value of Wales and Pearse
islands, which are given to Canada.
The mountain line adopted as the
boundary lies so far from the coast
as to give the United States substan.
tally all the territory in dispute. The
line completely clears all the bays and
inlets and means of access to the sea,
giving the United States a complete
land barrier between Canada and the
sea, from the Portland canal to Mount
st. Elias. Around the head of the
Lynn canal the line follows the water
the present provisional boundary.
The Canadians feel very sore over
the outcome. They almost openly ac.
cuse Lord Alverstone of partisanship.
When the latter presented them to
King Edward at buckingham palace
the king endeavored vainly to induce
Messrs. Jette and Aylesworth to say
they were satisfied, or that they ac.
cepted the situation, but the two Can
adams declined to in any way express
acquiescence with this view.
One of the Canadian commissioners
afterwards said: This award affects
much more the relations between the
Dominion and the mother country
than people here seem to realize and
almost marks the parting of the
ways, at least so far as leaving any
such question for England to decide
for u.s."
A Canadian who has been most in
timately and prominently associated
with the Alaskan case said:
This is the hardest blow the i'm
perial tie has ever received. The
place Lord Alverstone filed was clear.
ly that of agent for the British gov
ernment. 1t will be a shock to the
Canadian people to know that, not
withstanding all the professions of
friendship and sympathy, with solemn
formalitieS. the international court
has simply been used for the purpose
of handing over Canadian territory
to the United States. Canada has been
not only spontaneous but Jealous in
defense of British territory and has
not hesitated to sacrifice blood and
treasure in defense of the mother.
land. She must now face the fact that
when imperial interest or friendships
require it her territory may be hand
ed over without the slightest hesita.
ton. This marks most serious epoch
In the relations between Canada and
the mother country"
The diversions from the American
claim as set out in the Hay-Paunce-
fote modus vivendi are even more ia
vorable to the American case than the
limitations set out in that document.
One of the most important acquisi-
tions is the confirmation of the Amer
lean title to the White Pass and Chill
koot Pass, the only practical available
entrances to the Klondike country
from the head of the inland water
way, in the former of which stands
the Canadian custom house, which
must now give way to American con-
troll. The northern boundary stands
exactly as it was claimed by the
Americans 80 years ago and as set
out in the modus.
On the western side there els a
slight diversion of the boundary line
to the east as made by the commits.
sioners as compared with the modus,
SO as to make the southern terminus
at Cape Fairweather. This involves
1t is believed, loss of few miles
of territory from the extreme Ameri.
can claim, but it is said that this land
is worthless for mining purposes and
on the other hand the American pros.
pectors have now confirmed beyond
question their right to locate claims
upon the supposed rich gold fields al
the Klehini river.