Evening star., 1932-07-18
PLEDGE FULFILLED,
HOOVER DECLARES
President Says Promise Re-
deemed in Signing of Water.
ways Pact.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover, in q statement on
the st. Lawrence treaty today, praised
that agreement but reminded that to
take effect 1t must yet be ratified by
the legislative bodies Of the two gov
ernments."
The Presidents text follows:
1.-The signing Of the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence waterway treaty marks
another step forward in this the great
est internal improvement yet under
taken on the North American conti-
nent. The treaty must yet be ratlfled
by the legislative bodies Of the two
governments and Is not effective un-
less this is done.
Sees Promise Redeemed.
1.-THE treaty represents to me the re-
demption OF promise which mace 70
the people of the Midwest. It provides
for the construction of 27-foot water
way from the sea to all Canadian and
American points on the Great Lakes.
Such a depth will admit practically go
per cent of ocean shipping OF the world
to our lake cities in the States OF New
York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, ILLINOIS,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Its nf1uence
in cheapening transportation OF over
seas goods will stretch widely into the
interior from these points. It's compie-
ton will have profoundly faVorapie
effect upon the development OF agrlcui-
ture and industry throughout the MIC
west. The large by-product OF power
will benefit the Northeast. These bene-
fits are mutual with the great dominion
to the North.
The waterway will probably require
10 years for completion, during Which
time normal growth of traffic In the
Nation will far more than compensate
for any diversions from American rail-
wavs and other American port 1acln-
ties. The economic gains from I'M
proved transportation have always
benefited the whole people.
Approximate Expense.
"Under the estimates the total cost
will be approximately $543, 1000 900, OF
which approximately s272,000,000 Will
need be expended by the United States
some portion of these expenditures has
already been made by both countries,
and the actual total amount OF new
funds to be called on from the United
States is estimated at about $3.50. .000,-
Ooo and from this sum must be de-
Quoted the realization which may be
made from about 100000 horsepower
on the American side OF the lnterna-
tional section. The disposal of this
power is reserved as a purely domestic
question in the United states.
"The question of the effect Of the
treaty provision covering the diversion
Of water from Lake Michigan upon the
nine-foot waterway from Chicago to the
hos
quote the statement I received from
Gen. Macarthur, acting Secretary OF
War. which clarified the question:
Assurance. Given.
Dear Mr.. President.
~ an, in receipt Of your request FOR a
statement from this department in con-
firmation of the verbal assurances given
to you and to the Secretary OF State
by the Corps Of Engineers, that the pro.
visions in respect to the diversion OF
water from Lake Michigan in the pro-
posed Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep
waterway treaty are sufficient to pro-
vide for the maintenance OF the nine
foot waterway from Chicago to the Mis-
sissippi.
II am glad to confirm that the pro-
vision in the treaty does provide the
necessary diversion for this purpose.
Respectfully. -
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR,
Acting Secretary of War"
"The Canadian project Of a two-stage
development in the international Sec
ton has been adopted instead OF the
original American project Of a single
stage development. The cost is slightly
more, but the Canadian officials nave
felt that the two-stage development is
desirable for many reasons, amongst
others for the complete assurance OF
the safety Of the City OF Montreal.
1.-The project is of first Importance 70
the whole continent. The many and
extremely complex engineering. legal,
commercial and international problems
have been worked out by the representa-
tives of both countries in a spirit OF
cooperation of which all North America
can be Justly proud"