The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-15

w 4AO44 X 4O44XAO4 Au4CS(1AO44 ton, he was er1route for a But hisconversatoins with Roose- welt progressed so favorably that he about-faced to Ottawa on Sun- day.
 On Sunday night the President outlined the main portion of the Armistice day speech which he was to deliver the next morning at il o'clock. But he left one section blank.
 That section referred to his agreement with Mackenzie King. The speech was to be delivered at Il a. m. He had told the Can- adian Premier he would give him until 10:30 to know whether the Canadian cabinet approved the accord.
 To this end, Mackenzie King had called his cabinet together at 9:30-a few minutes after he stepped off the train. Before 10:3O they had approved the full agreement-WHICH INCLUDES 700 items.
 Forget Europe
 Behind this burst of speed was a definite and important new policy of the Roosevelt admins tration.
 As outlined to some of his closest advisers just before his Armistice day speech, Roosevelt believes that with Europe in turmoil, the United States must turn much more to the western hemisphere.
 That was why he was so anxious to be able to announce an agreement with Canada. Even more important, it was why he was willing to risk the resentment of the farm vote.
 For the tentative agreement Roosevelt made with Mackenzie King included tariff reductions on such commodities as milk, cheese, butter, cattle on the hook and certain grades of wheat.
 Argentine Treaty?
 The treaty may be modified before it sees the light of day. But in its original form, it is a sweeping document. Its 700 items go just as far If not further than the famous Reciprocity Treaty proposed by Taft.
 How politically risky it is may be indicated by the Presi- dents reluctance to negotiate tariff treaty with Argentina.
 More than two years ago he gave definite pledge of an Arr genuine commercial treaty. The commodities involved were less than half 8 dozen, all agricul- tural, but none highly competitive with the United States. Because of spasmodic protests from the farm belt, however, the President has given the Argentine treaty a wide berth.
 The day after announcement of the Canadian treaty, the Argen- tine government demanded a definite yes or no answer as to whether Roosevelt meant business.
 What he answers will be a test of the future Roosevelt policy of forgetting Europe and strengthening inter American relations.
 Massacre i'm MindanaO
 High officials congratulating Manuel Quezon as first president of the Philippines to-day are not saying anything about it publicly, but it is no secret that their chef worry regarding the new republic is Japan.
 With Japan now threatening even Shanghai-stronghoId of British power in the Far East -the Philippines are not likely to be exempt from at least economic penetration.
 How that penetration may op- crate was disclosed by an inci- dent which took place recently on the southern island of Mindanao. This island is dominated by the Moros-all Mohammedan-who re- fuse to lease their land to the Japanese.
 Christian Filipinos on Min. danao, however, have leased con- siderable land to the Japanese, much to the resentment of the Mores, who rose against them last summer and rnassacred one cole ony.
 Silence Prevails
 The Japanese government. strangely enough, made no pro- test or claim for this outrage, ale though, under international law, they were entitled to damages.
 Reason for this failure was reported to have been Tokio's ua- willingness to disclose the large number of Japanese on Min- dRnaO.
 Now that the Philippines have become indensndenk however. ft