Evening star., 1936-07-31
ROOSEVELT URGES
FRANK DEALING IN
'CANAD|ANADDRESS
Reciprocal Trade Pact Is
Cited as Example of
Good Will.
president GIVES TALK
| IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH
Confers Later With Governing
Heads of Dominion on Two
Nations Mutual Problems.

BACKGROUND
Leaping Washington three Oeeks
ago, President Roosevelt Went
aboard his yacht, the SeUGnnG, of
the coast OF Maine and sailed up
the coast to his Summer home at
Campobello Island, NesD Brunswick.
Thence he is going to Quebec TOR q
conference with Canadian officials
on hydroelectric poiDer Development,
pisitino the PassamGquoddy project
en- route.
Ey the Associated Press.
QUEBEC, July 81 President
Roosevelt, responding to tremendous
ovation in this historic French Ca
madam city today, asserted frank
dealing, cooperation and a spirit Of
give-and-take between nations is more
important than ever before" in solv-
ing grave world problems.
Pointing to the long years of peace
ana friendship between Canada and
the United States as an example" for
other nations, Mr.. Roosevelt also re-
ferred to the Canadian American re-
ciprocal trade agreement as tangible
evidence of the desire Of the people of
the two countries to practice what
they preach when they speak Of the
good neighbor."
The first American President to pay
an official visit to Canada's Governor
General. Mr.. Roosevelt arrived this
forenoon for Compromised good will
call and was taken to Dufferin Ter
race, overlooking the st. Lawrence
River, for addresses Of welcome and
his own response.
Appreciates Reception.
Mr.. Roosevelt stood on q flag
decked platform on Dufferin Terrace
as he expressed warm appreciation
for the rousing reception accorded
him at the depot and on the way to
the speaking stand with his son James
and the latter's wife.
Previously he had been welcomed
in addresses by Lord Tweedsmuir,
Canada;s Governor General; Macken-
zie King, the prime minister: Adelard
Godbout, prime minister of Quebec,
and J. E. Gregoire, Quebec's mayor,
all Of whom cited Canadian
friendship as an example for all ma
tions.
"It Is my prayer" said Lord Tweeds-
muir, that, not by any alliance but
through thinking the same thoughts
and pursuing the same purpose, the
republic of the United States and the
British Commonwealth may help to
restore the shaken liberties of man
kind"
A luncheon at the nearby Citadel
Summer residence of the Governor
General, near where Arnold and
Montgomery, American revolutionists,
stormed the city on New Year eve,
1776, followed the speech-making.
Speaks in English and French.
1t was here Mr.. Roosevelt and
Canada's governing heads talked over
in private mutual problems affecting
the two English-speaking nations.
Speaking in English and French
on the terrace, the American Chief
Executive objected to accounts of his
recent vacation cruise in Canadian
waters which said he was to be ac-
corded in Canada all the honors Gus
tomarily rendered to a foreign ruler" I"
Your excellency," he said, turn
ing to Lord Tweedsmuir, 'T am CRATE
full for the honors: but something
within me rebelled at that word
foreign
II say this because when I have
been In Canada I have never heard
a Canadian refer to an American as
foreigner He is just an .Ameri-
can And, in the same way, in the
United States, Canadians are not
foreigners they are Canadians
"That simple little distinction" he
added, Illustrated to me better than
anything else the relationship be-
tween our two countries"
Near the end of his speech, the
President gave demonstration of his
(see ROOSEVELT, Page A-s.)