New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-04
WILL SETTLE DISPUTES
Tariff Settlement Changes Atti-
tUde of Canada.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UP.
Differences with United States
About Northwestern Streams
Among Them
r--n Thor alor, Bureau

Washington April The r~1ris -
president Taft 90 bring about "a settle
ment - the tariff difference with Canada
have been happily closed with tho ACCEPT
snce hN I'D" Dominion government Of the
tcrus suggested nv Him. Tho results Of
thc Presidents tactful method 81 handling
a. "Xc. edingly delicate situation may be
- farreaci INK Importance in matters not
rsen remotely connected with our COM
mere" with canada.
Aiyicos received from OTTAWA indicate
decided change IN the sentiment 81 the
Dominion officials on ca number % yer--
Important questions which have been the
subject ~ negotiation between Canada
and the United States There is reason TO
helicve that so earlv adjustment OF sew
oral veNine differences relating TO our in-
tcrnafional boundary VIII be effected. In
NoI1ed with these are the regulation and
control % two international streams in
the Northwest
Tor several Years efforts have been
made o. reach an smicabie agreement on
tn equitable usc % The waters OF two
streams in Montans-St Mary's and Mix
rivcrs reclamation work 81 vast i'm
portauce 10 the government and TO The
people o. Montana who reside IN the val
icy OF the latter stream has been retarded.
owing 20 certain physical characteristics
- thesc rivers and 10 tho inability TO Sc
cure joint action on rho part OF The two
governments.
Along ST. msry's River.
Tho situation here is peculiar and i'm
-erestinC. - Mary's River has its sources
among the lofty peaks OF Gle Rocky Noun
tsins near the Canadian border. d Is a
.
charge j flows noIthward into Canada
and 5oirs tho Saskatchewan. which finslly
emDtios into Hudson Bay Along it's course
sre n number OF beautiful lakes, which
may readily bc converted into cspaCious
RESERVOIRS by the construction OF dams.
There is little irrigable land in its drain
age ara ia TITO United states. but there is
p verv large area Of fertile land in Canada
which The Canadians are now developing
by means 81 "a number Of Important irri-
cation works
Nearly thirty miles to the east Of one
vf she best reservoir sites on this stream,
separated bv a low divide, are the head
waters Of a fork ~ AIilk River which
rises on the plains end flows directly
-uorthward into canada. through which It
nows in an eastcriy direction about two
hundred miles IL then turns sharply
southeast into the United States. where
IL 1oius tho Missouri River near Havre,
uont In the NiIk River Valley in can
D.. ada there is more than enough irrigable
and 10 utilize the entire flow.
The demands Of the Canadians upon
snn stream have been steadily increasing
with the enormous influx Of settlers into
tho country. The Increasing use Of the
waters Of NiR River in Canada is now
number Of irrigators in the lower valley
in Montana. whose rights are prior 10
tloso ~ their Canadian brethren. The
situation has been growing acute. Mon
t5na Farmers are fearing = water famine
enc tho utter loss II crops as the result
~ the Canadian irrigation above them.
Plan OF the Engineers.
a thorough irIvestigatlon OF the physical
.ouditious Eas been made by the engineers
~ she R-clanation Service. and a plan
formulated which which was made the
basis ~ q treaty The engineers propose
to construct iu St Mary's lakes d large
daUD 10 store the foods 81 that river. and
bl means Of z canal thirty miles IN length
60 pass Id portion Of Tie stored water
through tHc diyid, into MIX River
The channel ~ MIX River was 10 be
utilized ro carry tEe waters through Can
ada into the lower valley 81 Montana.
Tho rights ~ present users a1c TO D.. adj
usied and au 'cguitabl, division OF tho
balance OF tba waters was 20 be arranged
between th. TWO government. part -
the stored water in 81. Mary's lakes also
psS tn be allotted to Canada This plan
had the hearty approval 81 tie leopl. OF
Tho TWO countries whose Interests were
directly concerned. Tho Canadian govern
mont has moi seen fit up 10 date. 20 take
action on the treaty as "a single PROPOSE
ton. hut has included 30 with others re-
lsfiug 10 boundary streams I'm the East.
The promise OF an early and arnicahlc
adjudication OF the water supply OF this
river VIII Dee most pleasing 10 the hum
drede % families who now occupy tho
lands j viii irFuTa also tho early rec
lanai ion Of several thousands OF acres =
public lands and iheir prompt occupancy
b. homcna kerr.