Evening star., 1935-11-10
CANADIAN TRADE.
PACT PROGRESSES
King Leaves Today After.
Talks With Roosevelt on
Rapprochement.
BY the Associated Press.

Gaping a series Of trade talks ex.
Roosevelt and Prime Minister w. l..
Mackenzie King late yesterday re-
ported substantial progress" toward
Canadian American rapprochement.
Their joint statement, issued after
a night and day of conferences en-
comprising the President, the visiting
Dominion statesman and members Of
the Roosevelt cabinet, said:
THE President Of the United States
and the prime minister Of Canada
have considered the question of in.
creased trade which has been discussed
for some time between representatives
of the two nations. There is complete
agreement on the objective Of a great.
ly increased flow Of trade for the
benefit Of both countries and SUBJ
stantial progress has been made to-
ward this end.
Details Unannounced.
1T is recognized that such an in
crease would be benef1cially felt in all
activity, because trade is but another
word for increased employment, trans
portation and consumption"
No further indication was given as
to the results Of the prolonged discus
sions Whether they had arrived at
basis for agreement for the long
sought reciprocal trade treaty between
the two neighbor countries was nl
revealed
Both Canadian and American on
cials, preserving the same rigid Sc
crecy which has surrounded the visit
of King. refused to make any further
comment.
With his personal discussions con-
cluded with President Roosevelt, the
Canadian prime minister planned to
leave for Ottawa in the early morn
ing. The Canadian Legation an.
nounced that he would meet with his
government Monday at Ottawa and
the following day would return to the
United States for a vacation trip.
Guest Overnight.
The prime minister was an OVER
night guest at the White House FRI
day night. The talk was renewed at
breakfast yesterday and continued
until almost noon. when the prime
minister left the Executive Mansion
to be host to Secretary of State Hull
and other American officials at lunch
con in the Canadian Legation.
Immediately after his own luncheon
the President ro1Iad Iri,lI
and Undersecretary of State Phillips
for conference on the subject. Sec
! retary Of Agriculture Wallace later
joined them.
This led to the belief among some
observers that the question of grant,
ing Canada's demand for lowered
tariffs on some Of her agricultural
commodities had been given con-
sideration. But there was nothing
more than the Agriculture Secretary's
presence at the conference to sub.
stantiate that opinion.
Farmers Had Objected.
Objections by American producers
to tariff concessions on Canadian
agricultural and dairy products, par
ticularly potatoes, milk and cream,
have been an obstacle to the negotia.
tons, which were initiated last jan
uary. as well as Canadian objections
to tariff reductions there on some
American-manufactured goods.
Before he left Washington, the
prime minister was the guest of honor
last night at dinner given by Under.
secretary and Mrs. Phillips. The guests
included Supreme Court Justice and
Mrs. Owen J. Roberts. Secretary Of
Labor Perkins. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
DR.. o. D. Shelton. undersecretary for
external affairs of Canada. and Nor.
man Davis, American Ambassador at
! Large.