LOBBYING SCANDAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2007, 14 March 1914, Page 5

LOBBYING SCANDAL.

OVER ?BBk CANAL TOLLS. AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH, amm in the senate. By Tdtgtftph— Prsss AreaeiatioiiHJaDyriiJlit Washington, March 12. _ Below the Senate lobbying luyestigij. liou Coifiittit-tce n witness, OlaiWco Knight, admitted roceivajjg a tlvousiWd iloHars from os-Adjnira.l JJefrlcg, li.ead <rf a shiplniikting for lobbying iti favour of tlie esfiißJp-tifljx of Aiww'iqaii pptal tolls, He was prdiuised juidi, ticfjinl stows, but never received them. Admiral Bowles denied the charge, M-ft. PACE'S CANAU SPEECH, ASKED ioliptAM. Washington, Jlarcli la! Tho Senate adopted a reseiatioij dc. maiiding Mr. W. H. I'ago (iViirciioaw [ Araliassador >to ISng-fniid) to tspiain his I'aiiaijw CattiiJ spacph Jwfo*o the Associ- : atod CJianiljisfs of CoraJJiefce in Lopdon. Senator Chaijiberlniii (Orfigau) took eseofJtibn to Sir. Page's defjiiitlcii of tile Moiiroo Doctrine, and .also wished far an explanation of Jtr,. Page's immms when. he saitl that Great Britain would profit inast hy i\m cjansteufctioft of tho Cannl. Tbo resolution WaiS passed without bate. Mi , . CliainterlafH .opposes the re:i)eii of th» wMrptiDi! elajise. ■'■< '-..'■ cbjIMEKT; >; , (Kee. MaroJi 1,3, MS iMii.) washiftgton, Jkrdii ia. i'residoHt )Yil,s.on lifts infornvqcl :-tlfls- - interviewers tliafc the. jfonioe- , iJoctfjuo is ns much a ija'.rt <jf ■#« ¥nittd States' fordgft iwjiey ,, iio-ilay a? it was a liujrdred years ago.. "\Vitiiout cSliressmg α-ti opinion m Jifr.. Page's : spoech, t-Jjo Presicleiit i*fuee3 to bi?lievo that time wits Snythliirf in Hie suggeftieij that tbo Do.ttoine teas obsolete." , ' ihe Softete's resatutipis dcslffrt?d tlitit i Jlf Page's.3-emaAs pdfi-to»-detl tbrt tho ■ WW of the State- Dditorfwe)*- : >|i.t-j Washmgfeij was to .Aandbn upcii ife-.' maiid ffcj Mflii-ioe- iD.oetriiip, 'tbus ittvit* ■! iug Kivfopeaii violfttion of Its tetas.: "J