Evening star., 1943-04-30
Canada 'sConiributior
To War Production
Outlined 10 Kiwanis
Club Observes 126th
Anniversary Of Border
Disarmament Pact

Most Of the mechanical transport
used by the British 9th Army in the
pursuit Of Rommel came from Can
ada, George Ross Of Toronto said
yesterday in outlining Canada's con-
tribution on the production front to
the Kiwanis Club at luncheon In
the Hotel Statler. Mr.. Ross Is
former president Of Kiwanis Inter-
national.
The luncheon was In observance
OF the 126th anniversary Of the sign
ing Of the ush-Bagot disarmament
agreement between the United
States and Canada.
The three scheduled speakers
were unable to attend. Leighton
Mccarthy, Canadian Minister to the
United States, was called out of the
city suddenly. Adolf Berle, jr., As
sistant Secretary Of State, was taken
Ill with grippe, and Frederick Nc
Allister, president Of Kiwanis Inter-
national, was stricken with pneu-
monia.
Partner In Arsenal.
Mr.. Ross said that Canada had
never participated In lease lend,
that instead it had been our partner
from the start In developing the
arsenal Of democracy on this con-
tinent. He said that Canada retains
less than 80 per cent Of its num-
t1ons production for. its own use.
we sent $50,000,000. worth of
tanks to Russia and another $50
600, 900 worth Of supplies" he said
Set against the great production
records OF the United States, our
achievements may not appear to be
imposing, but they mark the trans.
formation OF our hitherto purely
agricultural country, long on ter
r1tory but short on population"
AS for present Canadian-Am
can relations, Mr.. Ross said, "You
have our undying gratitude for your
neutrality before your entry into
the war, which was to say the least
benevolent"
The Rush-Bagot agreement. he
said, was briefly penned and sim
ply stated-just a gentlemen's agree
ment, but it has endured for more
than q century"
First Successful Agreement.
Inc agreement was called "the
nrst and most conspicuously success
1ul naval disarmament agreement in
history" by John D. Hickerson. In
cnarge OF Canadian affairs in the
United States State Department.
one OF the speakers.
Inc agreement, an exchange of
notes between British Minister
Charles Bagot and Acting Secretary
OF State Richard Rush in the ad-
m1n1stration Of President Monroe
limited naval power on the Great
Lakes and began the policy Of no
fortlf1cations on the 3,000-mile from
tier.
I'VE are sure our relationship is
going to grow more intimate after
The war; said L. B. Pearson, Minis
ter counselor or the Canadian Leea-
ton, another Of the speakers.
I'VE know q lot more about YOU
than you know about u.s." he con-
tinued. From the Canadian view
point we want two things: First.
that you accept us as a nation in
our own right, not as a Northern
appendage of the United States or
as Western extension Of Great
Britain.
Both Yankee and British.
Sometimes 1t is little discourage
ing for us to find that in Washing
ton we are considered to be British
and in London to find that we are
considered Yankees.
Second, that you accept our as
sociation in the British Common
wealth Of Nations"
The agreement, which was signed
by Mr.. Rush on April 20, 1917, limit
ed the respective naval forces on the
lakes to one vessel each of not more
than 100 tons with one 18-pound
cannon on Lake Ontario and two
similar ships on each of the upper
lakes. Lake Champlain, between
New York and Vermont at the Ca
madam border, was also allowed q
ship for each side. AS such ships
have long since become obsolete, the
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