Show TOOK DEFEAT BADLY Canadians Would Not Sign Boundary Treaty WALKED OUT OF THE ROOM Cammissicners Creatid Painful Pain-ful Impressiin Some Confusion Over Omission to Locate Mountain Range in the Original Russian Treaty Washington Oct lAn apparent con f let In the Information from London and the announcement made by I Stntu department de-partment official Saturday respcctliiff the agreement reached by thrj Alabkan boundary boun-dary commissioners Is explained here by the statement that the London advices I touching the victory of the American case on all points except us to the Ioriianu canal are perfectly correct but that tho commissions decision was not technically techni-cally final because of Its omission to locate lo-cate the mountain range which was referred re-ferred to in tho original Russian treaty of cession as u conditional limit to the American Amer-ican caimIS IS NOT MATERIAL I Is said however at tho State department depart-ment that this Is not after all material In view cf the commissions decision that every inch of the shore lino north of time Portland canal Is American territory for whether the atrip bo only a mile wide or ten miles or forty the Canadians cannot reach the sea without crossing American territory MUST BK SURVEYED I IK stated that In all probability 1 period of one year will be required to complete com-plete time work of dcllmmatlon on the boundary line provided In the t treaty The commissioners could only lay down general principles for tho fixation of the line but they could not In the nature of the case undertake to make a practical survey This work will be done by experts named by both Governments thE United States and Great Britain and steps to this end will be taken na soon as tho two Governments Govern-ments are notified by the commission of the outcome of Its work EXPRESSED DISAPPROVAL The decision grants all the American contentions with the exception of the one relating to the Portland canal The signatories sig-natories were Lord Chief Justice Alvcr stone and Senator Lodge Senator Turner and Secretary Root th American commissioners com-missioners They constituted 1 majority and Insured finality Messrs Ayleswortli and Jett carried their ajtspokcn disapproval disap-proval of the decision to the point of re lushifT to sign oven that section of tho decision giving the Portland canal to Canada Ca-nada und they cmphuslxcd their attitude by i walking out of the Cabinetroom In the Foielcn office before tho signatures slgaturel of the others had hon affixed to the his toric document which has already boon printed and Is ready for the sessions to be held tomorrow MAP TO BE SIGNED The only thing remaining to be done at this session Is that the majority of the tribunal complete and lsn tho map which accompanies the decision and which minutely min-utely determines the course of the bonn dory In accordance with the American contentions In question No 1 An concntons lcston o engrossed en-grossed copy of the decision also will be I signed on Tuesday PAINFUL IMPRESSIONS The refusal of Messrs Ayleswortli and ald Jet to coincide In lord Alvorstones view was only known to a few parsons here tonight but at the Foreign office and In high Government circles It has orco ated n painful Impression There Is no hope expressed that tho Canadian com missioners will reconsider their attitude Itttudo and sign the engrossed copy of the de I cision which will stand as the Interna tional record of the tribunals finding |