The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-14
INTEREST IN COMMITTEE
It Is Hoped BY Opposition That
Adverse Report Can Be Sc
cured, It Not Fight Will Be
Carried Into The Senate
Exemption of Colombian
WarshipS a Question
by the Assoc, ated Press. !

Washington, d. c., April 1.-THE
heaviest artillery which of
repeal or Panama toll exemption for
american ships car bring to bear will
be trained against the administrations
nat repeal policy before the senate
Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals
next week. Every possible argument
that can be raised is to be brought
forward. in the hope of prevailing on
the committee to make an adverse
report on the bill as it passed the
u and failing, in that, to lay a
foundation for continuing the fight
in the Senate itself.
In addition to the general opposi-
ton to absolute repeal there will be
arguments by Democratic Senators
who agree that exemption for Ameri-
can ships is in violation of the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty and that the gov
eminent hould reverse it's policy. but
hope the Of bringing this re-
suit about can be tempered with an
eingnty of the United States over the
Panama canal.
Will Try to Amend Sims Bill.
Whatever may be the report Of the
canals committeeman there is a
possibility that several proposed
measures may be reported without
omendation-administration and
| OPPOo1t1Ol 1CducIS COICSuS IIdL the
first fight will be over an effort to
amend the Sims bill which passed the
House. Champions of the Presidents
position insist that there will be nc
compromise. They adhere to their
confident predictions that toll exemp-
ton for American coastWise ships
will be repealed.
Colombian Treaty viii Enter.
Senator O'GOrman, chairman Of the
| InTpT-()Co9nir Canals Cnnrittoo onC
leader Of Democratic opposition tt
the repeal, plans to make a forcefu.
argument before the committee mex
week against the Administrations
position on grounds that this gov
eminent now is negotiating in its
proposed treaty with Colombia {
clause whereby Colombia's vessels O.
war may have access to the cana
free of tolls.
The clause is identical with one il
a previously negotiated but never en-
forced treaty with Colombia which
Great Britain approved. The argu
ment will be made that if Great Bri
tain conceded the right of the Unitet
States to exempt Colombia war yes
sells, it is inconsistent for Great Brit
ain to maintain now that the Unite'
States may not kemp America
CoastWise shipping.
Prominent Men Summoned.
among men summoned before IN
Canals Committee mex week to dis
cuss the tolls controversy are JOSEPH
H.. Choate, former ambassador t
Great Britain; Henry Waite, forme
charge Of the American embassy i
London and later ambassador t
France; DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler
president Of the University of Cali
fornia: Fred w. Lehman, OF st. Louis
former solicitor general OF the Unite
States; Oscar S. StrauS, once ambas
, sadOr to Turkey and former secretar
OF m and labor; Geo. L. Rec
ord, of New Jersey. who was a mem
Der Of the platform committee of tn
Progressive party at the Chicago con
q vention in 1912, and many other:
! On the list to be heard, besides sew
eral senator's, are representatives c
many Pacific coast, New Orleans an
inland commercial organizations.