Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-21
COMPLETE VICTORY
For United States in the Alas
kan Boundary Decision.
Canadian Commissioners Very Bitter
and Hint at Foul Play.
Everyone Else, However, Admit Juetics
Of Our Claims.

London, Oct. 20.-The Alaska award
relating to the Portland canal gives
the United States two islands, KAN
naghunut and Sitklan. commanding
the entrance of the Portland channel
and the ocean passage to Port Simp-
son and destroying the strategic values
of Wales and Pearse islands which are
given to Canada.
The mountain line adopted az the
boundary lies so far from the coast as
to give the United States substantially
all the territory In dispute. The fine
completely clears all the bays and in
lets and means of access to the sea,
giving the United States complete
land barrier between Canada and sea.
from the Portland canal to Mount St.
Elias.
the line follows the water shed. some
what in accordance with the present
provincial boundary.
The engrossed copy of the Alaskan
award was signed at 2.l0 P. NJ. The
! Canadians refused to sign the award
IS previously cabled to The Associated
| Press. l.s sst 5-5, .ls,.s;sy 3.
The change In the Alaskan proceed
Ire (due to Lord Alverstone's decision
not to hold the proposed public meeting
and to hand the tribunals decision to
| the American and Canadian govern
| ments agents> caused much astontsf-
ment among the people who crowded
the corridors adjoining the waiting
rooms. The secretary of the commits
sion, Reginald T. Tower, finally emery
ed and informed the waiting crowd that
rot public session would be held and
that the award would be made public
through the agents. No explanation
twas offered and hut few persons knew
that the attitude of the Canadian conf
missioners WAS responsible; for the
awkward change. Canadians here feel
very sore over the outcome. They al
most openly accuse Lord Alverstone OF
craftsmanship. When the latter present.
ed them to King Edward at Bucklng-
hun Palace, yesterday. His Majesty
.eadeavored vainly to induce Messrs.
Jette and Aylesworth to say they were
| satisfied. or that they accepted the sit
uation. But the two Canadians declin-
ed to in any way express acquiescence
with this view. They simply shook
hands formally and bowed
One of the Canadian commissioners
afterwards said to representative OF
Tine Associated Press
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 de-
eide for u.s." .4nl t
Messrs. Aylesworth and Jette, the
Canadian commissioners, In state
| ment of their reasons for refusing to
sign the award say they consider the
| finding of the tribunal regarding the
Islands at the entrance of Portland
channel and the mountain line. is not
judicial one. They add:
I'VE urged our views as strongly as
we were able, but we have been COM
PEELED to witness the sacrifice of the
| interests Of Canada. We were power
less to prevent 1t. though satisfied that
the course which the majority was de-
| termined to pursue in respect to the
matters above specially referred to ig-
nored the just rights of Canada"
'"The decision Of the Alaskan bound
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