Panama Canal

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 223, 20 March 1914, Page 5

Panama Canal

AMERICA'S EXEMPTION FROM TOLLS.

SOME SIDELIGHTS OX THE SITUATION.

By Cable-Press Association-Copyright Washington, March 18. Senator -loi.es, speaking in the Senate, said tiie President was determined *o secure the repeal of the tolls exemption because recently, he conferred with Sir Lionel Carden, British Minister in Central America, when an agreement was reached .that Britain should assist the United States to maintain the Monroe Doctrine, "which the Mexican ptuation threatened. The repeal of the tolls exemption was the price paid for the non-interference of other nattiong in Mexico. Such a foreign policy Wag. cowardly and craven to the last degree.

Senator Jones asserted that the whole agitation was due to the CanaBian Pacific Railway interest.

A FIERY SPEECH.

PRESIDENT WILSON ATTACKED.

Received 19, 11;30 p.m. Washington, March 19.

Senator Jones, in the Senate, attacked President Wilson's advocacy of the ' repeal the exemption, and insinuated that it was the price paid to foreign Powers for non-interference in Mexico, blbo that one of the conditions is that Britain seeks reparation for losses sustained over the Confederate bonds by a i plan sanctioned by the Government, the burden of reparation falls on tne Southern' Stated.

Mr. Jones moved for the production of correspondence with foreign Powers relative to the exemption, with a view •f obtaining a division to test President Wilson's strength.