Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 5 | Treaty Looms as First Campaign Issue

SEAWAY TREATY LOOMS AS FIRST CAMPAIGN ISSUE By Associated ted Press ALBANY AAA NY N. N Y July 21 The originating in New York St. St Lawrence y ver er the waterway reaty reat flamed brightly today as liker like like- to be the first major point of ot at at- r 1 ick in Governor Franklin D. D Roose- Roose fIr elt's campaign for the presidency I In lit 1 a lengthy and strongly worded to the governor the appointed appointed power authority t f New New York state last night took the deral eral administration to task on the round that it had been guilty of bad th and had violated New York states dates tes te's rights The power bod body whose chairman man Frank P. P Walsh of New York as as- Bled d Presidents President's Hoovers Hooves telegram i Mr Roosevelt on July 10 as con con- lining linin a statement which it said cannot be reconciled with the rented re re- re declarations of the state de dc- indicating that St Sl Lawence Law Law- ence race treaty negotiations had only neatly begun President Hoover rejecting Mr for confer confer- o suggestion a nee aca cc between the New York gover rover or and himself to clear away New Newark's Nework's arks oik's difficulties before the treaty as entered Into reminded Mr that the St. St Lawrence ne ne- had been been going on for nearly learY three years EES LES DISCREPANCY The power authority told Mr it wished to Uto to point out the between the statement the president and the of of- cia cial record A letter from Acting Secretary of ate late William R. R Castle Jr to M Dir Mr on August 13 1931 and a statement in which Case Gasc Cas Gas c e said it was clear that the govnor gov goy nor nor- h has s been misinformed in his dies eliel that negotiations had been in regress with Canada were cited Of 01 the presidents president's st statement reading re reo ading the duration of negotiations ie authority wrote Thc c apparent purpose of this was to imply that the negations nc- nc with Canada were under ay for a considerable period prior the act of the New York legisla legisla- lie ire Lre dated April 27 1931 creating ie Le power authority as Well eU as prior priori i I your letter of June 11 1931 ad ad- to the president The power board told Mr Roose Roose- elt et last night it believed further with the administration wild be futile The board suggested the on ordered by the United States hate aate ate Into the St S1 Lawrence treaty hick was signed July 18 will wUl pro pro- de an opportunity for the state to cure full and just consideration of s rights and interests New York state is concerned over its ts share of the cost of the project which Includes d development suggested suggest ed as the states state's share New Jew York demurred and offered half hall this his amount