Treaty Of 1825 Correspondence Respecting The Boundary Between Russian America Alaska And British North America PDF Download

Excerpt from The Alaska-Canada Boundary Dispute, Under the Anglo-Russian Treaty of 1825, the Russian-American Alaska Treaty of 1867, and the Anglo-American Convention of 1892, 1894 and 1897: An Historical and Legal Review One or the other of two national neighbours claims that their boundary line should be defined or rectified. If this is questioned, a season of diplomatic untruthfulness and finesse sometimes inter venes, for the sake of appearances. Developments soon follow, how ever, that expose a grim determination. Behind fine phrases of diplomacy, and in the end the weaker nation frequently awakens to the fact that it must either accede to an ultimatum dictated by its stronger adversary, or look in the face of a despoliation of its terri tory; and, if such a stage is reached. Superior strength and fighting ability, instead of suggesting magnanimity. Are graspingly used to enforce extreme demands. If not to consumate extensive spoliation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.