The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-18
New York Chamber of
Commerce for Tolls
Repeal.
SUPPORT IS GIVEN
BY BIG MAJORITY
Representatives Of Organization
Appear at Hearing Before
Senate Committee-Richard
Olney, Former Attorney
General. Approves Presi-
dents Course.

washinF,on. April sunpor, ,or
The proposed repeal os lho Panama
rolls exemption was given to-day be
fore the Senate Canals Committee by
representatives OF the New YORK
Chamber OF Commerce, who said their
organization had approved repeal b.
an Overwhelming majority. Their t.sti-
NOM caused a wordy conflict between
senator Bristow, opposing repeal, and
Edward L. Page. n member OF the
chambcr as well ns OF The New YORK
Ierchants Association. After Mr.
Page had advocated repeal TO avoid
b-cahinE contract Senator Bristop,
asked whether repeal supporters could
not be called traitors 10 America, as
weil rs the opponents could DC calico
"iola:ors OF contracts.
Those arc catchwords used by
Gernagosues.' replied the witness, but
30 not intend 10 use any pcrsou.Ii-
ties. do not believe repeal opponents
have a right 10 question the loyalty OF
tI"se on tho other side"
Senator Eristow wanted 10 know
Nh"taer ,hc NcW York Chamber o:
Commerce had NOT been chartered orig
jnaliy before the American E-Volu-
t!on. Mr.. Page replied that was true.
bri that !; now iah charter from the
state OF New York.
Iiusin-sa Assct.
'ir. Page declared national honor
and character were business assets 10
:. nation and that American ir.dustriea
~ future. would largely b. depend
tnt on exports. Business Inen could DO
little :f thc nation did not keep It's
contracts. he added.
Ent L!
AID exporter. said opinion of busire4s
M" with whom he had talked was
AGAINST exemption of American vvs.
nels from ,olls
Ws!dinF Ring. a member " tn. ex-
tcltiv" board Of tho New York ,h:,u,-
trr. favored repeal on the ground ina,
IN" exemption was a subsidy and VIC.
lated treaty OBLIGATIONS
telegram APPROVING Of President
wilson's course on ;hc tolls question.
signed by Richard Olrcy. Attorney-
General III rrcsidcu, Clcvcltud's C,bi-
let and o'her Masoachuseits citizens
Was rend by senator simmons
'!cnry White secretary Of the Amer
.'"n embassy AZ London when th.. IiaS
i"un"eiote trtaty MAS NEGOTIATED. said
IN letter read by Senator simmons.
10 supplement- Nj. Whites recent t.s.
.''n'hN before tho committee. tia, hc
believed the idea that by rcpr.ling tn.
exemption clause The United states
SHrrchucTs 1" Great Britain future con
tloi over The canal to be- erroneous
Wrong Impression.
"iohE impression was conveyed
u developed to-day. cgardiug The ,cs
ti:nony OF Prot :. = ilucbn.r Of ,be
University OF Pennsylvania. scy.ral
oa%s ago. relating to the perccft.g, of
'oaStwise ships controlled by railroads
or conferences. What Professor Uu,b
or said was that Approximately 20
per cent OF The regular steamship lin.
services, on the Atlantic coast and
90 per cent on the Pacihc coast, were
e"ntrollcd b. railroads or confer
caces"
Hc did not mean 10 include In THE
IS reported. all ships. including tranu
carriers engaged III coastwisc trade
senator OGorman developed that the
Merchhnts Association. a New York
organization said To be larger than
l.IcHl
"'""cl George w. Goethais has been
summoned before tho committee to tes
~. on the economic feature OF the
falti.aha tolls exemption for coastwise
vessels. He is expected to favor re-
peal
GOethnls to Testify
The colonel was asked 10 testify a,
the request Of Senator Simmons. but
may not reach here before April -. the
""E set ior closing the hearings. In
that event. Senator Simmons will not
ask for an extension Of the hearings
but VIII either request that Colonel
Gocthals's testimony be incorporated i'm
the record or presented on the floor of
the Senate.
Sentiment was said to be crystalliz-
ing in the committee to-day for an
amendment to the Sims repeal bill
STIMULATING that the United states will
give up no rights of sovereignty over
the canal by repeal of the cXempiion
supporters of that idea hopo to win
the President to that view