31.   Not only would Quebec have to try to renegotiate trade treaties with what remains of the country.

32.   Next month, Chile and Ecuador are to sign a trade treaty.

33.   Progress on an overall trade treaty, meanwhile, has been slow.

34.   Pryor said Friday through a spokesman that he was looking for another legislative vehicle to amend the trade treaty.

35.   President Clinton asked U.S. labor leaders Wednesday not to retaliate politically against congressional Democrats who support his request for power to negotiate streamlined trade treaties.

36.   That would violate trade treaties and could devastate U.S. trade, especially with Mexico and Canada.

37.   The administration has wisely signaled a willingness to incorporate basic labor and environmental standards into any trade treaty.

38.   The chief obstacle to greater American investment is the lack of a formal trade treaty between the two nations.

39.   The five involve a new world trade treaty, workplace protection for congressional employees, hazardous waste cleanup, protection of the California desert and renewal of school aid.

40.   The measure would give the president the authority to negotiate trade treaties that cannot be amended by Congress.