jan 17, 1903 - 1903
Description:
The Alaska Boundary
Dispute is settled.
Canada wanted an all-Canadian
route from the Klondike gold fields
to the Pacific through the Alaska
Panhandle, over which the US
claimed sovereignty. A six-man
tribunal — Canada had two votes,
the US had three, and Britain
had one — rules for the US with
the support of the British tribunal
member, Lord Alverstone, who
wanted to avert military conflict.
Laurier regrets that Canada
lacks the power to make its own
international decisions.
Added to timeline:
1903-1914
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