PANAMA CANAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1496, 19 July 1912, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL.

FLOUTING A TREATY-

AMERICAN ATTEMPTS TO EVADE A BARGAIN.

PROTECTION OF BRITISH RIGHTS.

By Tclcsraph— Press Association—Copyright (Ecc. July 18, 11.10 p.m.) Washington, July 18. A conference of the Senate and Rouse of Representatives' Committees ha? practically decided to shelve tho Panama Canal Bill until next session, thus relieving Congress from an embarrassing situation. Mr. Moore, a Pennsylvania member, has introduced in the House of Representatives a Bill authorising the Secretary of Stato to negotiate witli Great Britain and other Powers for the neutralising tf the Panama Canal, and the division of constructional and maintenance expenses among them. ■ Mr. Mooro proposes to establish a Canal Trade Commission, consisting entirely of Americans, to study trade i/ossibilities witli a view to developing trade with South America. Iu the Senate, Senator Lodge stated that ho had been a member of the Foreign Eolations Committee that reported on the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. His opinion then was that tho Treaty left the United States freo to Tegulate her own commerce through the canal. A resort to The Hague Tribunal would be avoidable if the Government paid the tolls on American ships. He believed America would lose if she appealed to The. Hague. He did not bolievo that tho United States was included among the nations receiving equal rights under tho Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. Senator Morgan argued tha.t the remission of tho tolls to American 6hips would violate neither the letter nor the spirit of tho Treaty.

WHAT THE TREATY PROV'IDES. STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD GREY. (Roc. July 18, 11.10 p.m.) London, July 18. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foregin Affairs, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that tho Panama Canal Treaty of 1901 stipulated that the Canal should bo open on equal terms to all nations, and that the Suez Canal rules should bo observed. The Government had called the attention of the United' States to soiuo of tho provisions of the Canal Bill, which were inconsistent with that treaty.

COLOSSAL BRITISH IMPUDENCE. HEAEST "JOURNAL'S" VIEWS. (Eec. JuJy 18, 11.10 p.m.) New York, July IS. Mr. Hearst's newspaper, the New York "Journal," advocates the tearing up of the Hay-Pauncofote Treaty. It states that if anything; on earth is more colossal than the canal it is British impudence. ' , The "New York Times" publishes the equal treatment clauses of the Canadian Waterways Treaty of 1909 and shows that the United States demanded and obtained the same treatment as the Canadians under that treaty. Tho "Times" also points out that discrimiilation with regard to l'anama may produce discrimination against the United States as regards tho Suez Canal equally with the Canadian routes. ■ • ' ■

AUSTRALIA INTERESTED. JOINT ACTION WITH NEW ZEALAND (Eec. July 19, 0.30 a.m.) Melbourne, July 18. The Federal House has resolved that representations should be made to tli9 Imperial Government witji a view to safeguarding Australian interests in the Panama Canal. It was also resolved to make overtures to New Zealand with a view to joint action in the matter.