March 21, 1924 (14th Parliament, 3rd Session)

LIB

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Liberal

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

I assume that the British government would reconsider the present wording of the treaty if any of the parliaments of the British Empire should refuse to approve it, possibly exempting the particular country concerned from the provisions of the treaty; but I should expect that in this case a question of that kind would not be apt to aiise.

Topic:   PROHIBITION IN UNITED STATES
Subtopic:   CONVENTION BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY AND THE PRESIDENT
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