Show CANADIAN COMMISSIONERS DID NOT NOr SIGN THE OFFICIAL REPORT 4 j t I Londott Londo Oct IS A draft daft of the de decision deChico Chico reached by W the Alaska boundary y as announced by the Johp Associated Press was signed aped by a ma majority majority of the commissioners this even evening lair bag Mosses X Aylesworth worth and Jette the tb Canadian commissioners refused to Vt t sign aten The decision de grants all ci the American contentions with the exception of the th theone thODe theone one ODe relative to the Portland canal The TIle signatories were Lord Chief Justice Al Alverstone and Senator Lodge Senator Turner and ad Secretary Root the Amer American Amerlean lean iran commissioners They constituted con a 9 majority and aad ensured finality Aylesworth rth and Jett Iett carried their out outspoken spoken disapproval of the decision to the point of refusing to sign taPa even that section decision giving the Port Portland Portland land Jand canal to t Canada and Dd they em emphasised emI emphasised their attitude by walking out of the cabinet room in the foreign office odice before the U signatures of the others had been beeD affixed to the historic document t which has a already been printed and is ready dy for the theat session n to be held tomor to or orrow row Tile The only thing remaining to be bedone bedone done session is 18 that the ma maI of the tribunal complete and sign the map which accompanies the de do decision and Dd which minutely determines the tile course of the fhe boundary in 10 accord accordance ance anee ft with the American contentions in question No 5 I An engrossed PO eed copy oPY of the decision also I will Ill be signed on Tuesday The Tb refusal of Aylesworth worth sad and Jett to coincide in Lord Alver I Ines stones nes view was only known to a few I persons parsons P here tonight but at the foreign i oace and auti m In high government circles J JU it U has created a painful impression 1 There Tn re is no hop hope expressed that th Canadian commissioners will reconsider r c c I their attitude and aad sign atan the engrossed copy of the decision which will stand tand as the international record of the trib tribunals tribunals unal finding Washington Oct 18 An apparent conflict C in I the information from Lou Lon London Loudon don and the announcement made by a state department official Saturday re respecting re respecting the agreement reached by the Alaskan boundary commissioners is explained here by the statement that the London advices touching the vie vic victory tory of ot the American case c on ott all point pointy except as to the Portland canal are ace are perfectly p correct but that the commis l j I slona sion decision was not technically final because of ot its omission lon to locate the mountain range which was wan re referred referred referred to in the original Russian treaty of cession as a conditional limit Umit to the American claim It is l said however at the state department that th t this t is not after all material ma in view of the c ions decision df that every inch I I I of the tb shore line north of the Portland j i canal is American territory for whether ler er the strip be only a mile wide or orten orten orten ten miles or forty the Canadians I not reach the sea pea without crossing American territory It is i stated that in uil il probability a 0 period of one year will be required to o complete the th work of or on OD the boundary line provided In the f treaty The commissioners could only ly lay down general principles for tor the I fixation of the line but they could not ii lt 11 th the nature of or the case calli undertake to make a practical survey This his work f wit be done one by experts named by both boUt governments ov the United States and ancl andI I t Britain and steps to this end en enI I is Jb taken tak n as soon as U th two gov gor go got gorp p t is are notified by bv the t commis ft e of 0 th outcome me of its work nork F c c |