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National Geographic : 1904 Jan
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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE may say, however, without impropriety that the greatest value of the decision is not in the detailed terms of the award, but in the fact that it brought to a conclusion an irritating controversy, that it removed a serious obstacle to better relations between these two neighboring countries. The chief credit on the American side for this result is due to the President and the Secretary of State, who had the courage, in spite of the prevailing sentiment that it would be a useless pro- ceeding and against many protests, to submit the question to a judicial tribunal. Still greater credit is due the Prime Min isterof Canada,Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who, in the face of stronger opposition, con sented to such a reference. While the outcome is not such as he desired, it must be a relief to him to know that this dangerous subject has been re moved from the arena of controversy, and I feel sure that in time his people will recognize that he acted wisely and for the best interests of his country. DECISION OF THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY TRIBUNAL UNDER THE TREATY OF JANUARY 24, 1903, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN WHEREAS by a Convention signed at Washington on the 24 th day of January 1903, by Plenipotentiaries of and on behalf of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, and of and on behalf of the United States of America, it was agreed that a Tribunal should be appointed to consider and decide the questions hereinafter set forth, such Tribunal to consist of six impartial Jurists of repute, who should consider judicially the questions sub mitted to them each of whom should first subscribe an oath that he would impartially consider the arguments and evidence presented to the said Tribunal, and would decide thereupon according to his true judgment, and that three members of the said Tribunal should be appointed by His Britannic Majesty and three by the President of the United States: And whereas it was further agreed by the said Convention that the said Tribunal should consider in the settle ment of the said questions submitted to its decision the Treaties respect ively concluded between His Britannic Majesty and the Emperor of All the Russias under date of the 28th (i6th) February A D 1825 and between the United States of America and the Emperor of All the Russias, concluded under date of the 18th (3oth) March A D 1867, and particularly the Articles III, IV and V of the first mentioned Treaty, and should also take into con sideration any action of the several Governments or of their respective Representatives, preliminary or subse quent to the conclusion of the said Treaties so far as the same tended to show the original and effective under standing of the parties in respect to the limits of their several territorial juris dictions under and by virtue of the provisions of the said Treaties And whereas it was further agreed by the said Convention, referring to 12
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