PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2002, 9 March 1914, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

THE BILL AND THE WORLD'S FAIR B'r relelrrapli-P.re?s AcsociatlaiiHEJpDyrteli.t WaDhingtorij March 6, 3lr. Sims's Bill rojcalinir tho I'aitait.ia toWs was- reported on favourably to tho House--by tho Coniiftsirco Cowmit'tso, tile voting b'eing 17 votes to 4.' Tfio measure is likely to eomo beforo tho Houso oil TifiH'sday, The ntofe moderato section of; tho American Press supports President Wils&n's attitude, .Sonic Newspapers Ijope. that Gfeat Britai-ji will no\V partjeipato k the San Fra-fieisco Worlds fair.

Washlngtjpnj March' 7,: Esttaivtes show tli-at there is « JiW liliood ol majorities of MO in tiro BotiSo and 50 in ilm Senate in fnvour el an immediate repeal of the tolls exc-m-.p----tion claoteß. '

London, March 6, Tito newspapers of the various parties are supporting the Panama Exhibition moiwWial put in by members Of tljp Ho-Mq <if Comniflns. Several 'urge thai it is Britain's olilfention to'respond to the stiirit slwvn by President Wilsaii ■Kgawling the Vimiam Gaiiiil toilsj tm& cansider that the present momeufc is opiportlitto. to reftousidor tho dttkioii. , The '.'Daily .felograpli'ij , -' Kew York correspondent sttys that exj'resident Roosevelt, iii all his 'kmg-Wiudctl moss-iig-qs to 00-HgresAj somstj ; incs of. %tii)Q words,' nc-v-or iicliievepl su'eli' ii WHi-nipli as did Pi-es-ideivt Wilsoii's inessij.fto of 4i)o words.

Apart from- tile .Hearst Pires.B-, tlie Aiiiericaii newspapers iteclaim I,'restdoait Wilson's Ronosty., Cbnrage, aud s-l'ates'ma-iwb'i.jj'. . .■■ ■ ■ (l\m. Slareli 8,-.5,5 p.m.) London, M-teh 7. The- "M'omiftg Post" s'iiys that l»reSiileiit Wilsoji*B nolite appeal 1q Oqi)gres.B will live ill history. _ Tho "Daily Olu'ameb'* says, that President Wilson put hiinseif In the saiiio class as Samilftn ®u\ Lineoln* "Tlieir , difflctilties Wore, gr.eute*,.lijitth<Jy foujsl.it v m.6ra. gppu-la.r battles. , Neither yyor said or did a'U-yU.Hitg requiring; 'n- -greater exercise- of mofa-l Cflttra-ge thatt Presidout Wilson's message to Ooiiftress/' (R-og. March 8, 5,8. D-.in-.) ,• . Acloial.de, jla.rch 7, South AustraMai has decided to nii:r----t-icipatc in t;hc- Australian display at "the Panama- Exhibition.