The chronicle=news., 1914-06-12
TOLLS BILL ON LAST
ROUND IN CONGRESS
lcssssss~A sr.. pas. L.,


:3. isl:. Incorporated in the act
providing for III. establishment of
civil government in the canal zone. Il
provision authorizing the President
canal. with pro,iso eSemptins
American e0astWiss vessels from
such charges. President TAFT. in u
message to Congress had urged ih.
exemption. The bill had been re-
ported 10 the iious. providing tolls
for aii vessels but the exempt ion pro-
vision was adopted as an amendment,
This amendment Mas in tn. bill ~ !,
went to the Senate.
Before the bill passed the Senate.
Great BFiisin. OH Iuiy IL. 1919. filed
formal protest against the pro-
posed exemption. The note trans
mii,-d to the stat. Department con
tended:
''Th1 british Government thinks
thai To allow American vessels io
pass throaRh sh- canal sish.ui the
y. meat of tolls ~oaii be- ,o violate
tho uay-I'Auns -nioi- treaty whether
the tails are not collected. or ~h-th-
~ II collected they are refunded. A.
Tn roast y is- trade. the iisiti.i, Gov
-famrnt shinks IL soaid b~ difficult
To frame . psos i.ioa ~hi.h would
No, do isjastis- To their ini-r-s'.
The Hay y-PaunS-fo,- tr-sts super
.~si-i the Clayton i,ui.-r treaty an
der which Gs-at Hri,sin sha the
raii-d States we're. join'is. To hui'a
the rsssi. Th- i,ss-i'anns-noi-
sss--msss. after PRO, ,idihs rules f"r
sh~ s~sutaiioa OF The canal. tas--.
.n the rule. governing sa-s .ansi
traffic. srs forth:
The rsssl shall be free and open
io tho vessel. "f .an,inrfs- AMI at
~af at all sai inns observing ,h-s-
rule. as tesms uf ~aiif- -siusiily.
So that tb-r. shall b- as ai.ssissi...
iios sxaiasl arr such nation Of IL.
si,isrh. ut subject. in respect .s the
.osaitiaas OF charges of traffic at
ashesuiseo Such ssaaisioss nr
ehss.-s af traffic shall be jus, ana
rauisahiss e
The tifilisA ass- Of protest start
I'd = irasshs diplomats. correspond
Il ease OF The sabSs.ls Great tsNAin
shsuaxkoas siaia-i that the rais-s
States could h.s. uad.r tho terms of
che treaty. haakr toll exemption Of
snr vessels. -h~sh-s iss usn. .s az
other sasiaass kr.triasF kanx. ~ho
roaiu.s-ss s.Ar euss-s r1ai-ns- s.s sh-
fhIl-d States. in several lengthy
as,es ,an'.aa.d ths, the .s-n,rsioa
o. Amesi,sn ensssuis. shippiae ~ss
In ho usr a disrsInninsssne against
other traffic ..isa the canal Tic as.
serted that the esompsiun vas 10
the Mature os . suhsiiy. paii. not by
i'm ;u.ins The soiis sns certain Amesi.
can .-li..s ppaa other ships ps..ias
through the .sasi. bu, By The A.-ri.
.an taxpayers ihsn..i,.. in paying
for The maintenance af N. canal
The avoidsas. Of pns.ibir ni..
,sas.'' said ih. aoss. has been on-
Of The main ahjeess af those methods
At arbitration of which ,h . tni'-sl
States has ire-s faf - inas foremost
asd consistent advocate
Throughout the first year Of rr.si.
den, Wilson's standardization there
~as = constant agitation for the r--
peal os the .semptioa clause. The
psesii.ns I., II b. known that he
favored III. s.r-sI. and on March 5.
1914. he delivered sn address to
Csus.rss in joias session. earnestly
urains the repeal. The .scmp,.er.
he said. -as a mistaken economic
policy" AMI vas ''ia plain con'tas-n.
,ioe Of the Treaty.
The large ,hias To d. said the
President. lis the eaiy thing wr .an
afford to do: a voluntary Withdraw
al from a 1ositioa everywhere 1ues-
toned and misunders,ood.
"w. oash, to- reverse ouT action
~i,hou, raising the question ~hs,h-
or uc were right or wrong. aui so
once more deserve our reputation for
generosity aud the cmpiion Of ev-
cry obligation without quibbIc or
hesitation.
y ask this ot yoss in support Of the
foreign rcii,y of the Administration
I shall not know how to deal with
other matters Of even greater deli
cacy and nearer consequence / { you
do no, giant u to me In unerudsing
measure
Speaker Clark. Majority Leader
Underwood. and other Democratic
leaders In the ttousc opposed the
Presidents demand for the repeal.
hut after vigorous legislative