THE PANAMA CANAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 74, 18 March 1914, Page 6

THE PANAMA CANAL.

[By Eleotbio Tei/eobaph—Coptbight] [United Peess Association.]

(Received 1.40 p.m.) Washington, March 17

Representative' Kahn warned the House dining consideration of Mr Sim’s bill that-Britain -would not yield if she found herself in a similar position to that confronting the United States. The greatest of the world’s republics had become in one year of democratic rule a pariah amongst nations. No people on earth were willing to sell their birthright for a mess of such unpalatable pottage. Sir E. Grey was entirely mistaken when he stated ' that' the system of rebates granted to Canadian shippers in violation of the Washington treaty had j been abandoned owing to the United j States’ protest. If they granted the present demands, Britain’s next demand would be for the abandonment) of the fortification provisions of the (canal.