Show RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA Will BE ARRANGED Meeting of Representatives of the Two Countries to Take Place Shortly Washington April 3 Within in two months according to the present plans of the administration there will be a gathering in Washington or Ottawa of representatives of the American and Canadian governments for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of negotiating a reciprocity treaty between the two countries The felicitous exchange between Sec Secretary Knox and Minister Fielding of or Canada which concluded the recent tariff agreement contained au an Implied promise that an effort would be made to reach an understanding on broad lines that might settle for nil all time the various Issues regarding land laud and wa water water water ter boundaries the fisheries the pres preservation preservation of the seals and finally the th tariff relations Most of these matters are of concern purely to the two principals but the developments in the negotiations rela relative relative tive tire to the tariff are awaited with the greatest Interest by nearly nearl all aU of ot the European powers which may be de do depended depended upon to make Instant domand demand for tor any concessions of ot special value that may be made by b the United States to Canada or vice versa ersa As the extension of the concessions to all nations would result In making them practically valueless to the two coun countries countries countries tries Involved In the negotiations it t and a 11 I Sir Wilfrid Wiltrid Laurier will wUl ba bo obliged to tit devise some strong arguments on which to base a refusal of the concessions to I third parties The task will be made the more dif for the reason that the German and French tariff arrangements are terminable within periods of or three months and ana are based upon the under understanding standing that no other country shall shaH be accorded tariff rates rate lower than those thoM set out in the agreements Just how a reciprocity treaty can ean be framed with Canada that will avoid the objection that It gives Canada Canad preference Is 1 the I problem that the tariff expert board will have ha e to face tace |