Evening star., 1938-08-18

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By the Associated Press.
THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE,
Canadian-Uni States Border, Aug.
18.-President Roosevelt made Wig
orous plea for the long-debated St.
Lawrence waterway treaty today and
said that unless the United States and
Canada take joint governmental &C
ton q group of American interests"
may gain monopoly in developing
the river.
MIR. Roosevelt spoke at dedication
ceremonies for the winding bridge
across the st. Lawrence connecting
Ivy Lea, Ontario, and Collins Landing,
N. Y, a few hours after he had as
cured a Kingston (Ontario) audience
that citizens of the United States
would mot stand idly by If domina-
of Canadian soil is threatened by any
other empire"
The President, in his prepared ad-
dress here, outlined the potentialities
Of navigation and power development
In the boundary line river and then
added:
"The development of natural re-
Sources and the proper handling Of
their fruits is major problem Of gov
srnment. Naturally, solution would
be acceptable to either country which
did not leave its government entirely
master in its own house.
'To put it bluntly, group Of Amer
ican interests is here gradually putting
itself into . position where. unless
caution is exercised, they may in time
be able to determine the economic
fate of large area, both in Canada
and the United States"
Would Dedicate" Water.
The President said he looked for
ward to the day when q Canadian
prime minister and an American Pres
ident can meet to dedicate-not
bridge across this water-but the very
water itself, to the lasting and pro-
ductive use Of their respective peoples"
Mr.. Roosevelt called attention to the
fact that at present there Is 14-foot
channel carrying water trafic from
the Great Lakes through the st. Law
renee to the Atlantic. He continued:
IF this were deepened, which can
easily be done, to ~ or 80 feet, every
city on the Great Lakes, now inland,
would become an ocean port.
THE banks Of the st. Lawrence
Valley would become one of the great
est gateways of the world and would
benefit accordingly.
do we need to delay, and to
deprive our peoples of the immediate
employment and profit, or prevent our
generation from reaping the harvest
which is awaiting us?"
The President told his listeners that
If they would scan records with
which my Government is familiar"
they would learn that all electric
power developments along the st.
Lawrence, except the Ontario Hydro,
are "allied to, If not controlled by, a
single American group"
Subsidiaries Cited.
This control he said, embraces "the
usual surrounding penumbra of allies,
Rffiliates, subsidiaries and satellites. :"
Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion during
mis- talk to answer arguments that de-
velopment of the st. Lawrence water
way would hurt the railroads.
I'VE know now," he said, that the
effect of a waterway is not to take
traffic away from railroad lines. Actu-
ally, it creates new possibilities, new
business, new activities. Such a
waterway generates more railroad
traffic than it takes away"
Cites Bonds Of Friendship.
The President made his frank for
eign policy statement of aid to Canada
in an address in the open-air stadium
of Queens University, where he re-
ceived an honorary degree.
Mr.. Roosevelt repeatedly empha-
sized that a strong bond of friendship
exists between Canada and the United
States.
THE Dominion of Canada, is part
of the sisterhood of the British En-
pire," the American Executive said. II
give to you assurance that the people
Of the United States will not stand
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