PANAMA CANAL
MR KNOX’S REPLY “A SHARP LAWYER’S PLEA.”
“FAILS TO CONVINCE AMERICAN NATION.”
VANCOUVER, January 25. The “New York World” criticises Mr Knox’s reply, and states that it is merely a sharp lawyer’s plea in avoidance.
Tho “Tribune” declares that the reply fails to convince the American nation. There is much reason for further discussion and thought upon the whole question.
Mr P. C. Knox, United States JSecretary of State, declared that the reply of Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary. that the British objections relate exclusively to the Canal Act, which does not fix tolls (tho tolls being fixed by proclamation), disposes of the suppositions of possible injustice and inequality. Mr Knox stated that the mere possibility that there is no ground for arbitration suggests that Great Britain may require to examine the computations whereon the tolls are based, with a view to determining whether there is any unfairness. He added that differences regarding such questions of fact may ho referred to the Joint High Commission provided in the unratified Anglo-Ameri-can Arbitration Treaty of 1911, which America is prepared to ratify.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 8
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183PANAMA CANAL New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 8
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