New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
COOPERATION WITH
 CANADA IS URGED
WilliamstOWn Speaker Says Do- minion Links Us With England

the ground that the Dominion is the "best possible interpreter" of the United States to Great Britain, ana that Canadian-American interchange of trade, investment and population has created need of better interna- tional understanding, was made by Dean P. F. Corbett of McGill Uni versity before members of the inter- state of politics today.
 Pointing out that, while there has been no war between Canada and the United States in 115 years, there has been a number of disputes for the peaceful settlement of which treaties have been erected, Dean Corbett stated that he believed there should be now "a simple all-in-an treaty providing for arbitration of every dispute in order to fortify our existing cordial relati
 Discussing Canada's role as an in Great Britain, he said the four pow CT treaty which replaced that of the Anglo-Japanese alliance might With justice be regarded as the fruit or such interpretation.
 Britain Much Interested
 "Great Britain can scarcely be cx- pected to view without concern shch small imbroglios as we have with our neighbor," he said On the other hand, Canada has to face the consequence of any maladroitness in Great Britain's conduct of the great affairs which still bring her into di- rect contact with the United States"
 Stating that the three billion American dollars invested in Cana dian industry and the interchange Of trade and population were alone suf- ficient reasons for giving attention to Canadian American relations, Dean Corbett said:
 Tn dealing with Canada the United States may safely proceed on the assumption that the Dominion has the competence to transact the business under discussion. Cana ja is, for most ordinary and practical purposes an autonomous political entity, although it is also part of the British commonwealth of nations.
 Annexation Not Wanted
 "In both it's aspects our dual character expresses the wish or the vast majority of Canadians. Almost no one in Canada would wish to re- turn to the colonial states;, few Canadians desire separation and complete independence; fewer still I believe, long for union with the United States.
 While the annexation bogCy crops up from time to time, there is no serious belief in Canada that the United States intends to absorb it. With respect to the view of foreign CTS that the two peoples are so much alike and so nearly identical in thelr aims that fusion is only a matter Of tme, I say that I do not believe any amount of radio, Journalistic, or other influences would ever break down the feeling of national pride or the pride of independent owner ship.
 u "Oulu I)t ulIllCull lOT odlliud to live. either as an autonom ous community, or as part of the British Empire if our commercial, economic. territorial or social policy were such as to involve us in serious and continual conflict with the United States.
 we take your attitude to be that described by one of your presidents. Our protection is our fraternity, cur armour is our faith, and the tie that binds more firmly each year. is ever increasing acquaintance ard comradeship'."
 Concessions to Egypt
 George Young. labor member of the British parliament, discussing the concessions which he stated had been made by Great Britain to Egypt in the recent draft treaty submitted to the Egyptians people, said:
 "The new treaty in the first place had a clause requiring ratification by the Egyptian parliament-that is to say, the government used the treaty insofar as it properly could to compel the Egyptian crown to re- store the constitution and parlia- ment.
 'The high commissionership was replaced by diplomatic ambassa- dor and a professional diplomatist was appointed. The Egyptian gar rison at Cairo-a symbol of British suzerainty offensive to Egyptian sentiment was withdrawn to the canal zone"
 There was no concession to the Egytian claim for the sudan, but that was an imperialist claim The Egyptians had no more practical claim to the Sudan than the British and much less economic capacity for developing it."
 Defends |. S. Action
 Professor Herbert I. Priestley, of the University of California, char acterizing United States interven- ton in the Caribbean as designed flor the purpose of maintaining stable conditions of government ~ which are held to be basic for the promotion of sound business rela- tions and social and political evolu- tion," asserted that still wider American political control is in pros pect if ex-President Coolidge's policy remains unmodified.
 Discussing Mexico, he said, "The cognate policy of recognition or non- recognition" has played such an inn portant part that due to tho nice balance of existing political factions and the continuous habit of minority rule, it is impossible for the United , States to avoid an attitude of inter venton irrespective of our action in the case"
 No Food Shortage Likely
 Frederick s. Snyder, chairman of