The Alaskan Boundary.
The Alaskan Boundary Commisriw have reached an agreement. The Commission sustain -all that the Americans contended for except with reference to the Portland Canal, in which the Oanadian content tioti was confirmed. For five years the British Government have been confronted with » fear of Canadian indignation at any decision in the boundary controversy that did not recognise the Canadian' claims. Neither the British Cabinet nor the British members of the Joint High Commission of 1898 were permitted to consider the boundary question on its merits. The Alaskan Tribunal was created to permit Great Britain to preserve her self-respect, to get away from the Canadian (question, and to consider the boundary dispute in a manner becoming the dignity of the British Empire. It ■was, in fact, a tribunal under cover of which Great Britain could retire from an untenable position, into which she had''been forced by Canadian importunity. With' the Treaty of 1825 before them the Commission could not give weight to the Canadian contention that what Canada wanted she ought to have. This Treaty clearly denned what was Russian, and what was British territory, and the boundary line was accepted by Great Britain. The American Commissioners yielded to Canada the Portland Canal, to let lier down easy ; but Canada is very angry, and refuses to be comforted. Her Commissioners refused to sign tlie decision, and left the Chamber in high dudgeon. The Canadian Press are saying some ugly things now. One paper nsserts it is the hardest blow that Imperialism has yet received Another : This marks the most serious epoch hi the relations 'between Canada and the Mother Country " And another that "England has bartered Canadian interests for American friendship." Some of her leading men are sayiag that Canada lias gained nothing in the last few years from Imperial connection but is liable to lose in case of a war K- ween Great Britain and some other great Power. Canada would then lie open to attack from Eng-i land s enemies. But in a contingency of that sort the American Monroe doctrine would operate to Canada 1 * advantage. The United States would nevr allow Canada to be overrun *K any other E.ropea* nation. Can•tower (Kngiand's enemies) without confronting the United StateT ~n A ! v «; ,ston « «»ay as well make er P £ .n? n ° W that «** will ££ er ou Id any monuments to perpetuate hj,., m L . mor y in Canada ,WrpetU Strips on**? n V!l!f S the **»** be useless and **** Jt wi » in tIJ her to repeat her feat in the map industry V
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 259, 1 December 1903, Page 4
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427The Alaskan Boundary. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 259, 1 December 1903, Page 4
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