Evening journal., 1914-06-12
FRIDAY JUNE II. 1914
MILS0N ANn HIs REPEALER.

VA7 HlTE HOUSE influence has prevailed. BY vote
OF 90 to S5 I'm which party lines were shattered,
the United States Senate last night passed President
Wilson's bin providing for the repeal Of that portion
Of the Panama canal act which exempts from the pay
ment of tolls American coastwise ships which pass
through the canal It did ot pass in exactly the form
proposed by the President, but with the simmons
Norris amendment attached to IT, That amendment
may mean anything nothing, according to the
whm Of the Wilson administration II we are to
judge by the past attitude of that admnistra-
ton it's pro-Britsh tendencies will lead it to make
Of the amendment a nullity and Great Brtains dplo-
matte victory the WilsonBryan surrender will be
complete. The amendment is follows:
Provided that the passage Of this act shall not
be construed or held as a waiver. REIMBURSEMENT
OF any right the United states may have under the
treaty with Great ratified the 21st Of February
1912 the treaty with the Republic Of Panama ratified
February 26 1904 otherwise discriminate in favor
its vessels by exempung the vessels Of the United
States its citizens from the payment OF tolls for
passage through said canal or In any way waving,
impairing affecting any right of the United States
under said treaty otherwise with respect to the
sovereignty over the ownership control and man
agement OF said canal and the regulation of the condi
tons or charges of traffic through the same"
That the subseryient House will in that
amendment, which makes absolutely provision, un-
less it be an nferenual one for arbitration of the
questions in dispute between this country md Great
Britain, seems 70 De assured lt rs not 10 De pre-
sumed that legislative body that put the original viii
son reepaler through with such precipitation will
hesitate to adopt amendment which has been tackled
the bill for political rather than for practical
purpose. Nor is it to be presumed that President
Wilson will refuse to accept the amendment in view
the that it is the best he get from the Sen
and leaves him and Secretary Of State Bryan free
to work out their pro-British policies.
u is pleasing TO note that Col. Henry A. DUPONT,
senior Senator from Delaware voted fganst the Will
bill and the amendment it carried with it. In
doing he lived up to the promise he made to the Amer
lean people in the admirable and much recommended
upon speech he delivered in the Senate several days
Senator DUPONT then declared himself in favor the
arbitration of the questions in dispute He resented
the thought of unconditional surrenaer to Great
Brains demands in view of altered conditions created
by the acquisition by the United States Of the Canal
Zone subsequent to the making Of the HayPauncefote
treaty.
Senator Salisbury, the junior Senator from Della
ware, voted for the Wilson bill and the amendment.
That fact surprises no So far the White House
demands affected, Senator Salisbury is regarded
merely "mc too statesman OF the first magnitude
He displayed of the independence thought or
action that featured the conduct Of Representative
Brockson, his Democratic colleague in passing upon
the tolls exemption repeal question