Ben Harrison: “If this article of the treaty is in force, the obligations assumed by the United States should be fully and honorably…”

Prompt action upon this treaty is very desirable.

We have not stipulated in the treaty that we will permit merchandise to be moved through Canadian territory from one point of the United States to another at the will of the shipper

Such a possession would not consist with our safety and with the peace of the world.

An examination of the records of the Attorney-General's office as to the amount of business in the courts in these districts leads me to believe that two districts would provide amply for the disposition of all public and private cases.