Evening star., 1932-07-21

that ten years hence commodities may
be shipped from the Rio Grsnde to the
Great Lakes and the ST Lawrence River
basin without breaking bulk The
indianapolis News explains that cities
bordering on the Great Lakes may send
directly to and receive from Europe
commodities that now must be shifted
from water to land carriers The News
says that equal American Canadian
sharing of electric power resources gets
foremost notice in Eastern territory
Caution Is urged by severa, news
papers, The Chicego Daily News sue-
gests that its own city and the Missis-
siPPi Valley generally await with
anxiety the wording of that part of the
treaty relating to the diversion of water
from Lake Michigan" Pointing TO
opposition in Quebec on account Of cost
and effect on the railrc ads, the New
York Sun AYERS: To these objections
another can be added more important
than sll the others. Nobody has yet
been able to figure out how beneAciaries
will be able u pay the interest on an
investment of more than $500. 600 600,
to say nothing of providing for
amortization and making a profit" The
Baltimore Sun emphasizes the fact that
the money is to be used primarily to
provide oceangoing transportation for
mldcontinent region that already has
abundant rsil, water and motor facili-
ties" The jersey City Journal. conced-
ing that its own area may be adversely
affected IS to volume of transportation,
continues: "A great issue, which will
surrey figure III the national politics Of
the next few years. and may even enter
into the current presidential contest, will
arise from the st. Lawrence-Great Lakes
deep waterway scheme-water power,
It's control, use. sale and distribution.
For the project involves the creation OF
new water-power sites where electricity
can be generated in enormous volume"
The advocates OF the shipway,"
argues the Buffalo Evening News. went
up and down the country giving s252.-
600, 900 as the outside figure Now 1t is
said that the share to be paid by the
United States for the ST Lawrence work
will be 1899 ,397 900. nearly as much as
the Panama Canal cost the United
States. The outlay for the Isthmian
waterway was 1888 900 900, which in
cluded s50,O00,0OO paid to the Frcnch
canal company and the Republic Of
Panama and $40 900, 900 for sanitation.
The expenditure for the intercceanic
Culdl was lcSdlucQ dS eIlOIHlUuS. DUt
since the World War such a sum seems
of minor proportions
Would it not have been good
thing" asks the Portland Oregon jour
nal. for President Hoover and his
negotiators to have had full informa-
ton direct from Gov. Roosevelt con-
cerning New York States stupendous
interest in the negotiations" The
suggestion that the matter might be
made an issue in the campaign is made
by the Providence Journal with the
statement: In view of Mr.. Hoovers
scheme as a Federal enterprise, and in
view also Of Gov Roosevelts ardent
espousal of the rights of New York, the
ST. Lawrence treaty promises to obtrude
itself as an inescapable issue in the
national campaign just now beginning"
A similar position Is taken by the
Wall Street Journal, while the Hartford
Times declares: Processing desire to be
OF assistance. it is difficult to believe
Gov Roosevelt was altogether blind to
possible advantage to his own campaign
by identifying himself With this under
taking. popular in the Middle West
President Hoover, naturally, does not
desire to aid in the latter enterprise
His allusion in his refusal to his 1O-year
advocacy of the plan suggests a purpose
not to have the issue taken away from
him. A position emphasized BY the in
ference that the Governor is welcome
to get aboard a train already moving
If he wishes.