Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
SENATOR oooRMAN CHARGES
RAILROADS ARE BEHIND
GREAT sR,TA,h's PROTEST.
ENGLISH LETTER IS
mvsrERlousLy DELAYED
Americans Declared to Have Full
Right to Regulate shippins-Forsisn
Ships Would Pay Approximately
100000 Annually in ToIIs-R'vsrs
and Harbors Bill Passes Senate.

Innes, charge of the British embassy,
appeared at the state department to-
day and it was understood that he
bore with him the British protest
against pending Panama canal legis-
lation, which was expected to arrive
in New York by mail steamer yester-
day. 1t appeared, however, that Mr.
lines had called to notify Secretary
Knox that for some reason unknown
to him the document had not yet ar
rived. Consequently the secretary and
the charge agreed TO refrain from any
discussion of the subject pending the
receipt of the papers.
Senator O'Gorman Of New York
charged in the senate Wednesday that
railroad influence was behind Great
Britain's protest against the Panama
canal bill and he joltsE s@ith Senator
Lodge in declaring that the United
states possessed full rights under the
British treaty to give free passage to
ships of American register. These two
speeches marked the debate in the
senate on the Panama canal bill.
Both Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. OGorman
declared this nation was not bound
by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty to give
foreign battleships all the privileges
granted American ships. Mr.. Lodge
favored a bill to rebate the tolls to
American ships. however, while Sena-
tor O.Gorman declared the United
states possessed the full right to give
American vessels free passage. If de-
sired.
Senator Lodge conceded that II the
m, uoC
United States will probably lose. The
support for the provision giving free
passage to American ships agains,
which Great Britain has protested, was
more emphatic than at any time since
the senate began consideration OF the
bill.
Neutral in War Times.
Mr.. O'Gorman, Mr.. Cummins anc
others declared that II the United
States had to construe the treaty lit.
terally in giving the ships OF all ma
tions equal treatment. 1t would by
other terms of the treaty. be prevent
ed from defending the canal in case
of war.
"If a japanese fleet appeared al
the western end OF the canal" sait
Senator Reed OF Missouri. bent or
passing thru 10 attack the city of New
York, the United States would have NJ
right under such a construction of the
treaty to take any steps against 1t.
( Senator Burton Of Ohio, who made
the first speech Monday in support
OF the British theory that the United
States can give no special privileges
to its own vessels. declared war woult
suspend the operation OF the treaty
Senator McCumber, however. In
speech against the free provision con-
ceded that 1t was his belief the cana
would have to remain neutral even II
time of war; and that the United
States would be forbidden by the Hay
Paunceforte treaty from taking imme'
diate measures to block or use the
canal for it's own protection.
When the senate took up the Panama
canal bill today Senator Brandegee pu
in an estimate that foreign ships would
pay approximately $10,000,O0O a year IL
tolls under the provisions agains
which Great Britain has protested.
Senator Stone estimated that II TIL,
Hague should decide against the Unitet
States after the free toll law had beer
enacted about s45.000.0o0 would hav,
to be repaid to foreign vessel owners
Rivers Appropriation Bill Passed.
Washington, July 1S.-The rivers an,
harbors appropriations bill carrying
about $33 100000, including 100000,
for the Mississippi river improvements
was finally passed by the senate toda.
when the conference report was adopt.
ed.
pa.aa.,e camnainn caaH ~ 600 900.