Evening journal., 1914-06-08
Amendment TO
TOLL Repeater
RIbES Wilson
Declares Norris Idea Does
Not Raise Question of
Right or Wrong
WILL EXPRESS HIS own
VIEWS If HE APPROVES
BY JOHN EDWIN NEy1N.

Stat correspondent of United Press.
WASHINGTON, June S.-President
Wilson said fatty today that the Nor
fis amendment to the Panama tolls re-
peal bill is unnecessary. At the same
time he declined to indicate whether
he would approve the bill if passed as so
amended as is expected. However, adj
ministration leaders in the Senate said
they have little doubt that the Presi
dent viii approve tho amendment al
though he is likely, they say, to file
with his approval memorandum set
ting forth his own views on the mat
ter.
The President was asked at the Mon
day conference with the newspaper rep
resentatives whether the Norris amend
mont, as finally accepted by Senator
Simmons had been submitted to him.
He said that it had not. The executive
pointed out that it is impossible to
either confer or waive treaty rights by
legislation of this character and that in
his opinion lacking on declaration
that the United States reserves all Of its
rights under the treaty. although re-
pealing the free tolls provision applic
able TO American shipping, was wholly
an unnecessary procedure.
In the executives opinion, the amend
ment does not raise the question OF
whether the United States was right
or wrong ia the original free tolls legis-
lation and lie will not announce his
position until the bill finally comes TO
him for approval
The President believes that the en-
OF ion faf I'D.
ministration will pass the House be-
fore adjournment. He admitted, how
lever, that there was little hope of the
bills getting before the Senate. That
body, the President believes, will
take up only the trust and the ap-
preparation bills, once tho Panama
tolls question is out Of the way. And
he does not expect there will be any
action taken on Philippine indc-
pendence until the December session.
Although Representative Jones,
chairman Of the House Committee on
Insular Affairs, has submitted bill
10 the President dealing with the en-
tire Philippine question, 1t has not
vet been approved and is not likely
TO be made q part Of the administra-
tion's legislative program. Rather il
is expected that the administration
Will permit the Philippine problem to
be made non-partisan question.
The President is still hopeful that
the Colorado strike troubles will be
settled by compromise between the
mine owners and workers. He said
today .hat he will retain the Federal
troops in the strike zone for some
time at least. The position of the
administration is that it is awaiting
developments; is hopeful that the bet
ter Judgment of the factions will pre-
vail, and that a settlement that will
be satisfactory to both sides will be
forced by the business men of the
State, who realize the danger of pres
ent conditions continuing
The nomination of the Federal Re-
serve Board will be sent to the Sen
ate probably Wednesday. The Presi-
dent said today that he was very
hopeful that he could decide on the
governor-the one vacancy still re-
maining-by tomorrow.
The Spanish ambassador today Of
hcially notified the State Department
Of Huerta's changed position He de-
clared Huerta gave no reasons for
this change