Speech #830212647

Now. with our Congress changing its mind after 30 years of blockade. the condition is laid down that the 36mile canal through the International Rapids must be on our side of the river. But that would ruin a $14 million investment Canada has made on her own canals--and she demands compensation for which the act passed by our Congress makes no provision. There are other differences. One Is Canadian Insistence that our immigration law exempt from screening Canadian seamen using the proposed canal on the United States side. Another concerns dredging costs. Behind them all looms the recognized fact that Canada is prepared to build the seaway herself. unless compromises can be found.