President Roosevelt in Canada With three men of the calibre
of President Roosevelt, Mr. Mackenzie King and, Lord Tweedsmuir as the 'chief speakers it is not surprising that the ceremonies whiCh marked Mr. Roosevelt's visit to Quebec last Friday were signally successful: - The speeches were in no sense formal. They embodied profound feeling, which the citizens not only of the United States and Canada but of all the British Commonwealth share. Lord Tweeds- muir spoke justly of co-operation between the two great North American States as being based on their differences no less than on their similarities, and the Canadian -Prime Minister referred appositely not only to the un- defended frontier between his country and the United =States; but the single "pillar in -honour of Wolfe and -Montcalm which commemorated both victor and van- quished in an earlier war. But there is more to unite 'the two countries than eloquently voiced sentiment. The reciprocal trade agreement conclUded last year is working well, and there is little doubt that as sequel to Mr. Roosevelt's visit a new and resolute attempt will be made to carry the great St. Lawrence Waterway scheme to fruition. Under any plan adopted some sectional interests are bound to suffer, and their opposition will be tenacious, but there is in the scheme the possibility of lasting benefit to both countries.
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