PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.
.UNITED. STATES 'AND FOREIGN'v : .;.;;;■; \;->vv.' : s' ;: shiki.^;/J..•:■;.■ By TelMrapn—Press Wociation-OonyrlfM ••'■-. •' ■;'■'(■ ■.Now.' Ybrkj February 7., .Senator: Francis Newlands'has : Intro-; duced a.Bill into tho Senate denning, the ..United/States attitude ;towards 'foreign ;ihipping.'-■'.■',•;; , :: ;-/ ■'.:■,.. •Tho Bill establishes theprlnciple that tolls remitted on; American vessels should hot be charged against -foreign ships,- in order' to pay the ;'cost -of the operation of the Canal..'; ;.;,,.-., -' ; .,:-v,'.'. .-The/attitude of Dr. Woodrow Wilson towards Senator Elihu,Root's amendment is : likely to: affect the ; Senator's action "'con-'' i''...■'-,".'■' /'-, ■>'. ."■ ■"'
. • Senator;F,lihu Root (formerly Stat* Secretary for War) recently denounced in strong terms any discrimination in favour of American 6hips in the matter of Canal tolls, arid opened a campaign' of trio United States in\- order to propagate ■■Ms views.; L The;• country,', he declares, Btiould. either, withdraw from its present stand or submit tha question to arbitra-' tion; the United States is not free to discriminate in its' own favour; it must have a decent regard for the opinions of mankind. • ■■~-.•■
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 5
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162PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 5
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