New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-13
u. S., Canada to
Extend Border
Peace Compact
Secretary Hughes and Prime
Minister King Agree TO
Make Rush-Bagoi Treaty
a Permanent Covenant
= Confer in Washington
Dominion Chief, in State
ment, Points to Efficacy
of Cent Iry-Old Document

Prom The TribuAes W6shirgioa BareGv
WASHINGTON. July l2. - Negotia-
tions Of . treaty FOR the permanent
Limitation Of armament on the Great
Lakes and the 81. Lawrence River will
be started Immediately between this
government end Canada as q result of
a result Of a conference held to-day b.
". L. Mackenzie King. Prime Minister
Of Canada, md Secretary Of STATE
Hughes. Accompanying Premier King
we're George p. Graham, Minister Of Ma
t.oral Defense. and Henry Getty Chill
ton, Charge d'Afaires Of the British
Embassy.
The new treaty will replace the pres
ent agreement between the .wo govern
rnents, known az the Rgsh-Bagot agree
ment, which has beer IN effect for more
than a century and By which each gov
eminent is limited 20 four vessels OF
not more than 100 tons, armed with not
more thar one eighteen pound gun.
Inatmuch as the present agreement
is subject to cancellation BY six months
notice on the part Of either govern
ment. the Canadian P-ime Minister and
the American Secretary Of State mt
tually agreed that greater permane1ey
can be given the essential principles
uadorlyi this historic agreement.
which has resulted IN an unf1rtihed
frontier Of from 1900 20 1000 miles.
By the negotiation Of a treaty perpe,-
uati-g the ideals which the ffamers o.
the Ruch-Dagot agreement had ia mind.
At to-6ay's ccnfcrc nee The Canadian
Prime Minister and the American Sec
retary Of State briefly discussed meas
uies for the protection md eonscrvg-
tion Of hiheries in the international
waters, and minor matters affect ns
he Joint Interests OF the two nations.
Though not the ,ubieet Of formal
discussion. the proposed Grca' Lake.
St. Lawrence waterway project was
mcfticnc1 o.. the coLterencs IRE
C-aaCi4n position that ere present
time Is not an opporturo one for this
subject 10 engage the at'ent. IN n u.
~ La,ions VIA Explained - the
Prime Minister.
Both Premier King and Secretary
Hughes declared that no mention was
made % the con- reno on TIC ques-
tioas o. reciprocity, tar!d, prohibition
or Canadian diplomatic representation
here.
Hughes had the Canadian oaicials AID
Cha.se d'Afaires Chiffon az lu1cheon'
where they met Secretary OF War
Weeks, Secretary ol tAe IreasuEeF
Mellon. SC-retar, OF Cor Llercc hoovti
and gecre.-ry OF A rr culture Wallace.
ssna.o- Lodge, ani ether Adr..nistr4-
tfon leaders. with WI they discussed
informally matters affecting tne Two
governments.
In the afternoon the Canadian party
WIS received h the Pres 1ent, ana
.atcr Senators Lerroot, OF Wiscon4.n,
end Kellogg, Of NinAeaot>' conii.eeIree
with thcm 1t heir suite IN the Shorc-
bsr, over the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
water project. Tonight Mr. Chiffon
entertained the Canadian officials az
dinner NJ the British Er. bassy, where
a DISTINGUISHED company Of govern
uent oficii's were invited TO meet the
guests.
ton to-mo -r0w and a portion OF rslaly'
They plan 70 attend the session o. the
Senate and 20 hold informal confer
ences with members o. the upper
House sld Cabinet
Negotiation Of the proposed treaty
Premier King said. would oe "another
Landmark in the neighborly relations
between the two countries.' He said
that the present agreement amounted
70 no armament on the Great Lakes
and the St. Lawrence, but added that
should the question o. competitive
nav Building come up In the future
both countries may be confronted with
the problem Of determining whether
the boundary waters should be exempt
f-o,,, fortfn cations