PANAMA CANAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 89, 31 August 1912, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL.

| THE FOREIGN VIEWPOINT. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright New York, August 29 Mr. John Barrett, Director-General of the Pan-American Union, interviewed, said that while European counties were unanimous that the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty had been broken, still they would not relax their efforts to make use of the Panama Canal. He attributes foreign feeling against the Canal Bill to the Tack of popular knowledge and appreciation of the fact that the coastwise shipping of the United States is limited to vessels flying the American flag, and also to their ignorance that a foreign vessel, no matter what the toll, might not engage in coast-to-coast business. AMERICA'S FIRM ATTITUDE. Received 30, 10.30 p.m. Washington, August 30. It is unofficially announced that the United States will not permit arbitration regarding the right to relieve its own shipping from tolls. It is pointed out that the British demand for arbitration rests on a broad basis of two general treaties, the Hay-Pauncefote and a general treaty arranging for a Hague convention. On the face of it, the British demand is based oil both treaties, and is unimpugnable. but the American viewpoint contends that the admission of United States shipping with free tolls constitutes no discrimination against Britain. Owing to the United States' acquisition of sovereign rights over the Canal zone, the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty no longer applies.