New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
APPROVES PANAMA BILL
British Journal Calls EngIand'S
Protest a BIunder.
TEST or U. S. YET TO COME
No Developments of Present
Situation Expected in Wash
ington for Some Weeks.

London. Aug. 81. - The only English
journal thus far 10 approve OF the Pan
anna Canal toll act as recently passed BY
the United States Congress is The Ma
ton" Radical weekly. which. in lead
ing article to-day, argues that the exemp-
ton by the act of American coastwIsc
ships from the payment of canal tolls
hes not violated the Hay-Paunccfote
treaty.
Fair minded people" says The Ma
tlon. must recognize that the eXemptine
clause is not new grievance upon the
trade OF this or any other country" II
characterizes as "a serious blunder'
Great Britain's protest against the clause
and adds that mo American government
could concede point involving incidental
" so grave a disturbance of a deep-rooted
policy, and we do not for moment be-
lieve that any international tribunal
would decide the matter In our favor
The Spectator" says: "Ine real test
of the good faith OF the United States Is
j
ton whether the United States govern
rnent will consent 70 submit the dispute
between Great Britain and themselves 10
arbitration at The Hague We refuse 20
believe that the United States Will not
come out Of that test with honor. y. 3.
If they should refuse, the cause OF arbi-
tration will be set back half century
ana we shall have to add the United
States TO the list OF countries In whose
puryieyy treaties have not their face value.
If ever the nations OF the world thought
In this way about their relations with
the United States IT would be sIc United
States herself that would suffer most
| The editorials in the daily newsnapers
! to-day deal with the report that~the
| United States will decline arbitration.
They are mostly repetition OF the arsI-
r1ents already advanced. The Morn!'e
Post" SAYS that II the United States IN
sists upon tearing up the treaty Great
Britain must and will find way of call
ing her 10 account for the breach or
faith
/ The Daily Mail" says there Is only one
ground on which the United States can
refuse TO arbitrate, and having broken
one treaty the President and the Senate
may insist upon their rights to break an
other IF the theory is maintained that
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is null and
void" continues THE Daily Mall. IT
follows that the Clayton Buiwer treaty
remains In force Under this Great Brit
ain shares with the United States the
right 10 administer the control OF the
canal. How does President Taft propose
/ TO escape from this greater dilemma
| Washington. ABg. 3o.-Further develop
nents IN the Panama Canal controversy
between Great Britain and this govern
ment are not expected by the state De
partment for some time. \. Mitchell
Innes, the British charge d'affaires' I'M
mediately after fling note OF protest
| against the bill day before. yesterday, left
for Maine. with the announcement that ne
did not expect to return TO washington
until late in the fall. His departure was
| taken as evidence that no further repre-
sentations would be made, possibly lot
several months. :.
on both sides careful study, II was
said would be given 10 the question De-
fore deciding on the next step TO DC
| taken