The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-22
FOREIGN SHIPPERS
NEED FEAR NOTHING
British Steamship Line Official Thinks
That Decision in Favor Of Coastwise
Trade Through Panama Canal Was
Dictated By Desire to Break Up
Large Railroad Monopoly.

/, London, July 22.-one of the officials
Of a British steamship line which eA-
poets to take leading part in develop
ing the new commerce which will fol-
low the opening OF the Panama canal,
| declares that foreign shippers have moth
| ing to fear from the favoring OF Amer
lean vessels engaged in coastwise trade.
/ He believes that the decision to favor
the coastwise trade Of the United States
was dictated by desire to break up
the railway monopoly. At any rate, he
contends that foreign shipping interests
are not at all alarmed over the de-
cision OF the United States government
to exempt eoasting vessels from payment
OF tolls. Foreign vessels are not now
allowed TO engage in that traffic, so
they will not be affected by the discrim-
ination. more especially as American
owned boats making use of the water
way will have to pay dues if they load
or discharge at any port outside OF
the United States.
Water tourists are turning the River
Thames into messy mass" according
to complaint made at the last meet.
ing of the Thames conversaney. Lord
Desborough. the chairman, said that the
condition of the river was becoming de-
plorable in many places. Many of the
tourists had the bad habit of throwing
from their boats newspapers, strawbor-
ries and other refuse from their lunch
baskets. Some even threw the baskets
overheard Efforts will be made to pun
ish these people under law which pro-
hibits the throwing of refuse into the
river.
The fashion in sightseeing in London
is changing, and the American and for
eigner is no longer content to follow
the guide book which puts the empha-
sis upon historic places, but insists upon
seeing what the Londoner does as well
as what he has. Until short time
ago the visitors list was definite, sl-
most stereotyped, and included st.
Pauls, the Abbey. the Tower of London
and other places known the world over.
On fine day recently thirty minutes
at some of these points produced the fol-
lowing numbers of American ond foreign
visitors: st. Psuls, 25 the Abbey, 10;
Tower of London, s national gallery,
A; Albert memorial, |. This is the
height of the season when the tourist |
is here in the greatest numbers, but the /,
interests of the visitor, especially the !
American, is spreading. He is paving
superficial visits to the usual sights |
and giving himself more time for tie
modern life of the metropolis. The re-
suit is beneficial to the shops and places
of amusement
At the first ladies' international ay-
ing meet Just held here, the course was
guarded by girl guides, instead of the
usual boy scouts, ladies' orchestra
played instead of the convention mill /
tary band, and the woman's sick and
wounded convoy corps was on duty in
stead of the ordinary ambulance serv.
ice. Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, wife of the
novelist and the only mother who ever
taught her son to fly, was the leading
English representative. Mrs. de Beau
voir Stocks, the second English woman 1
to secure a pilots certificate, was also
a member OF the English team. Ger
many was represented by Baroness
Schenk and France by Mile. Dutrieu.
who won the Femina cup in 1910 and
1911.
The first international conference OF
the Association for international In
exchange of Students which has Just
'losed was attended by number of
delegates from American universities
md technical schools.
Among the American speakers were