Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-11

pass through the canal without the
payment of tolls would be to violate
the Pauncefote treaty whether
the tolls are not collected, or whether
If collected they are refunded. As
to coastwise trade. the British gov
eminent thinks 1t would be difficult
to frame a provision which would
not 90 injustice to their interests"
the Hay-Pauncerote treaty super
seeded the Clayton-Bulwer treaty I'M
der which Great Britain and the
United States were, jointly, to build
the canal. The Hay-Pauncefote
agreement. after providing rules for
the regulation of the canal, based
on the rules governing Suez canal
traffic. set forth:
HayPauncsfote Treaty.
THE canal shall be free and open
to the vessels of commerce and OF !
war of all nations observing these
rules on terms OF entire equality. 30
that there shall be no discrimination
against any such nation or its citi-
zens or subjects in respect of the
conditions or charges of traffic or
otherwise. Such conditions or
charges of traffic shall be just and
equitable"
The British note of protest started
a lengthy diplomatic correspondence
: on the subject Great Britain
throughout claimed that the United
States could not, under the terms OF
the treaty. make toll exemption Of
any vessels, whether It's own or OF
other nations Secretary Knox. who
conducted the correspondence for the
United States, in several lengthy
notes contended that the exemption
of American coastwise shipping was
in no way a discrimination against
other traffic using the canal. He as
serted that the exemption was in the
nature of subsidy. paid, not by i'm
posing the tolls for certain American
vessels upon other ships passing
through the canal but by the Amer
lean taxpayers themselves in paying
for the maintenance of the canal.
THE avoidance of possible fric-
tion," said the note. has been one
of the main objects Of those methods
of arbitration of which the United
States has been for so long fore
most and consistent advocate"
Agitation for Repeal.
Throughout the first year OF Presi-
dent Wilson's administration there
was constant agitation for the re-
peal of the exemption clause. The
president let II be known that he
favored the repeal. and ON March 5,
1914, he delivered an address to con-
gress in joint session, earnestly urg-
ing the repeal The exemption. he
said, was mistaken economic pol
ICY" and was ''in plain contravention
of the treaty"
1.-THE large thing to do" said the
president, lis the only thing we can
afford to do: voluntary withdrawal
from a position everywhere ques-
toned and misunderstood We ought
to reverse our action without raising
the question whether we were right
or wrong, and so once more deserve
, our reputation for generosity and the
:, redemption of every obligation with
out bubble or hesitation.
Appeal of President.
| 81 ask this of you in support OF
q the foreign policy OF the administra-
3 tion. | shall not know how to deal
a with other matters OF even gerater
}. delcacy and nearer consequences II
you do mot grant It to me in UNI
!. grudging measure
q Speaker Clark. Majority Leader I'M
q derwood and other Democratic lead
; ers in the house opposed the presi-
a dents demand for the repeal. but
. after a vigorous legislative struggle
d the house, on March 81. passed the
4 Sims repeal bill The measure then
e went to the senate
y In the senate the night was pro-
It longed and brought the leading de-
haters OF that body 10 the front.
Party lines were largely eliminated.
Senator Root and senator Lodge were
v prominent among the Republicans
who supported President Wilson's po'
ie sltion in debate and with their votes:
u. the nght against the repeal was led
as from the Democratic ranks. with
o. Senator's O'GoFman and ChambeFlal1
u. leading the opposition 10 The pFesi
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