THE CANAL BILL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1533, 31 August 1912, Page 5

THE CANAL BILL.

AN EXPLANATION, By TcloEraph—Press Association—Cop.iriirht Boston, August 29. Air. John Barrett, Director-General of tho Pan-American Union, stated in an interview that while European countries were unanimous on tho point that tho Ilay-Pnunccfote Treaty had been broken, still they would not relax their efforts to. make use of tho Panama Canal. Mr. Barrett attributes foreign feeling against the Canal Bill to lack of popular knowledge and appreciation of tho fact that tho coastwise shipping of tho "United States is to bo limited to vessels flying tho American flag; also that foreign vessels, no matter what the tolls, might not engago in tho coast-to-coast business. "YANKEE ARROGANCE." FRENCH-CANADIAN VIEW. Quebec, August 29. Mr. Henri Bourassa, Leader of tho French-Canadian Nationalists, interviewed, said that tho Imperial Government would stand any injustice from the United States rather than risk a conflict. A much too submissive attitudo was generally shown by Britain to Yankee arrogance. However, even if she were victorious, Britain would not be likely to gain anything through war with the United States. The latter knew this, and henco arose their arrogance and disregard for treaties.

I AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW. I TREATY NO LONGER APPLIES. (Rcc. August 30. 10.30 p.m.) Washington, August 30. It is unofficially announced that the United States will not permit arbitration regarding its Tight to relieve its own shipping from the Canal tolls. It is pointed out that tho British demand for arbitration rests on tho broad basis of two general treaties—tho HayPauncefoto Treaty and tho general treaty arranging The Hague Convention. On its face the British demand, based on both treaties, is unimpugnablo, but tho American viewpoint is that the admission of United States shipping free of tolls constitutes no discrimination to Great Britain, as owing to ,tho acquisition by tho United States of sovereign rights over tho Canal Zone, tho HayPauncefote.Treaty no longer applies.