PANAMA CANAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 86, 28 August 1912, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL.

A VIGOROUS PROTEST. CANADIAN INTERESTS. By C»kle—Prew Association—Copyri|kt. Reieived 27, 8.30 p.m. Ottawa, August 26. Cabinet is preparing to register a vigorous protest against the Panama Canal. Hill. Mr. Borden says that the Government will co-operate with the British Government in pointing out that the United States is able to use Canadian waterways and canals connecting the Great Lakes, without paving tolls. British Columbia will be vitally affected by the new legislation, because American ships sailing from Mow York to San passing through the Canal tree of toils', can-continue to Vancouver and get \eargo there, and return free of tolls to the. Atlantic seaboard.. The consequent damage to Canadian interests is obvious. The Canadian Government is reported ,to be planning retaliatory measures, THE BRITISH EMBASSY. Received 28, 12.10 a.m. t Washington, August 27. Mr. Injie.s,, British' Charge d'Afl'aires, han not made any move in Mr. Bryce's absence in connection, with the Panama legislation. The. Embassy officials remark that.eighteen months-must elapse before the question of tolls was practical, and u'-'.'-ncy was not necessary. President Taft is still willing to allow foreigners to test the legality of their right to use. the canal on even terms with America's ships. The opponents of the. Bill sue fairly confident of fflijh' elimination of. its objectionable features by amendments during the interval. GERMANY'S OPINION. .Received 28, 12.10 a.m. Berlin, August 27. Newspaper comments on the Panama Bill largely coincide with those of the English papers. They refer to the serious injury to German shipping. The. Taglisehe Rundsehau says that if America does not reconsider her decision it will he Germany's duty, in eoniuiu'tion with others, to consider retaliation.