ARGUMENT OF MR. ROOT 361 



The President: May I interrupt you a moment, Mr. Senator 

 Root ? Of course this map, as being in the British Blue Book, is 

 familiar to the British counsel ? 



The Attorney- General: I cannot say that we are familiar 

 with the whole of the proceedings in the Hahfax Commission. I 

 was just consulting my friend Sir Robert Finlay about it. It comes 

 upon us as somewhat of a surprise, but I do not want to interrupt 

 my learned friend Senator Root. We will look at this map, and 

 we will see whether we have any observations to make upon it. 

 I am sure each side only desires to act fairly by the other, and if 

 any observations occur to us, I am sure Senator Root would not 

 mind our sending a memorandum — ■ 



Senator Root: I certainly should. 



The Attorney-General: You say you would mind ? 



Senator Root: Yes; certainly. I think any observations to 

 be made must be made now. 



The Attorney- General: Then I am sure I must object to 

 the evidence. How can I make observations now, in the middle 

 of a speech ? 



Senator Root: I do not think my learned friend will insist 

 upon his objection, in view of the fact that this is the very volume 

 from which Mr. Ewart read. 



The Attorney- General: Certainly I have no objection what- 

 ever to the admission of any evidence which has been already put 

 before the Tribtmal, and which both sides have had an opportunity 

 of considering. Of course, my friend Mr. Root is putting in various 

 documents which we have not had an opportimity of considering. 

 Some of these documents I can deal with in a few minutes at the 

 end of his speech, in accordance with the understanding that when 

 any new points are raised in the last speech there shall be permission 

 to the other party to deal with them. But a matter of this kind, 

 which involves the examination of the maps and of a very lengthy 

 record, is not a matter with which I can deal immediately upon the 

 termination of Mr. Root's speech. We have not seen it, and I do 

 not even know to what he is referring. 



