The New York herald., 1922-04-19
CALDER ATTACKS
| IST.LAWRENCEPLAN
Declares 1t Would Be Means Of
Dumping Foreign Products
in West.
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HURTFUL TO FARMERS
New York Senator Asserts
Barge Canal Would Give as
Many Benefits.
Special Dispatch to THE NEw YosK HERALnJ
New York Herald Bureau,

CpecioI Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD,
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. April ls-
Senator Calder On. W. speaking In
the Senate to-day. pledged the support
of New York to a comprehensive pro-
gram for the development of the riy-
ers and harbors of the United States.
but said he could not approve the ex-
penditure of vast sums upon a water
way located in foreign country such
AS the st. Lawrence waterways project.
especially at this time when the home
waterways need more money than the
Government feels it can afford to ap-
propriatc.
Referring to Roosevelts refusal to let
any foreign nation participate in the
construction, ownership or management
OF the Panama Canal, Senator Calder
said:
Whoever controls the mouth Of a
river, controls the river. and for that
reason essential transportation routes.
rail or waterway, should lie wholly
within our own territory because if that
become basis Of any sort of interna.
tional discussion.
mo American investment should be
made in any proposition that is not
absolutely under the control and own
ership OF the United States. Our trans
portation problems cannot be solved
except on the basis Of an all-Ameri-
can transportation system that will
link the railroad, the motor truck. the
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great transportation unit. We must
evolve a comprehensive American trans
portation plan and then adhere to It's
provisions.
The ports OF New Orleans. Galveston.
San Francisco. Seattle. Portland (Ore.),
Savannah, Charleston. Boston. Port
land (Me.), and many others, he said
must all be improved II they are to
render q maximum service as gateways
for United States commerce.
I'm order In any way to give credcnce
TO the figures proclaimed by the st.
Lawrence waterway enthusiasts" the
Senator continued. 'it is necessary to
conclude that their expectations are
on the tonnage coming in. Proponents
OF the plan may have visioned the st
Lawrence canal as the answer to the
riddle OF how Europe intends paying its
debt with exports. Regarding this as
pect can only venture the sheercst
surmise.
what will the st. Lawrence deliver
at the door OF the middle West? Car
goes of crockery. perhaps at cut prices
to sustain the crockery interests of Ohio.
Steel bars and plates delivered at the
nearest lake port---a contribution to
Pittsburgh. Ship loads of furniture for
Grand Rapids.
And for the farmer. what: viii
tell you. Tf the canal works AS we'll as
the enthusiasts say II Will. IT win de-
liver for the use OF the middle western
farmer shiploads OF wheat ?nd shiploads
OF beef from the Argentine Yes. and
mutton from Australia These arc the
possibilities IL this proposed waterway
works out one-l,alf as we'll az it's pro-
poneiits would have us believe"
Senator calder declared the st. Law
renee scheme would not render any es-
sential benefit that could not be rem
dcred equally we'll by the New York
State barge canal.
"Given equal facilities in either di-
rcction. would the middle West prefer
TO route its commerce through Canada
or thorough American ports.