The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-04-16
WASHINGTON.

Plans are being perfected IN WASH
ington for beginning work on the inn
naense reclamation project in China
fostered by the American National Red
Cross to relief suffering from food
and famine in the Huai and Yellow
river districts of China, Chen Chin
Tao, China's financial adviser, in its
dealings with foreign nations, will
reach Washington from London in
about two weeks to confer with Kai-
Flu Shah, the new minister to the
United States, about arrangements for
the large loan necessary to carry out
the project. President Wilson has been
asked to detail an army engineer
Secretary Bryan in a statement
lengthily reviews the Panama tolls
questions, and in the course Of the
statement declares that the repeal Of
the tolls exemption in the Panama ca
nal act cannot be construed to be a
construction of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. but is "simpl va refusal on
the part Of the United States to raise
that question, in that way" Mr. Bryan
discusses various features of the sub
iect-th limiting of debate in the
house Of representatives, the Balti-
more platform and the effect Of repeal
on the treaty He charged an appeal
to prejudice rather than reason
Replying for the first time to the
criticism vented upon them by the dis
appointed cities Of New Orleans,
Washington and Baltimore, the federal
reserve bank organization committee
gave out formal statement. Quoting
from the official records in the comp
troller's Office the committee showed
that the Atlanta member banks, which
were mainly national banks, had more
capital and surplus, more loans and
j discounts and more individual deposit
tors than either Dallas or New Orleans.
Disappointed competitors must seek a
remedy through the ordinary process
Of law, if at all
Free use of the Panama canal by
Colombian warships, troop ships and
navy supply vessels is proposed in the
new treaty between the United States
and Colombia signed at Bogota to seal
the breach between the two countries
over the separation of Panama Sec
rotary Bryan announced with the ex.
PLANTATION that the clause in the con
, vention was identical with one in the
, Colombian treaty negotiated by Sec
rotary Root in 1909, with the approval
Of Great Britain and ratified by the
} United States senate though never
i accepted by Colombia.
Figures are made public in treas
ury department statement showing
that customs revenue during the ifs
, cal year which ends on June 80, 1914
! almost certainly will meet and proba
j bly, viii exceed the estimates made
when congress passed the new tarif
J law.
2 The treaty between the United
States and Colombia settling the Pan
' anna controversy, was signed at the
] state department OF. Colombia by The
! American minister. Thaddeus A
: Thomson, and representatives Of the
Colombian government.
2 A launch from the United States
: gunhoat Dolphin, carrying the paymas
; ter and a small detachment Of marines
put in at Iturbide bridge at Tampieo
The Americans were after a supply
Of gasoline. They we're in uniform
but unarmed. The launch flew tht
: American nag. Colonel Hinoiosa, com
Z manding a detachment Of Mexican fed
erals. placed the paymaster and his
men under arrest. They were parad
ed through the streets and held for ;
time under detention. President Huer
Ia in an official statement TO the Amre
ican charge apologized.