The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-10-20
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Passage of Canal Tolls Exemp-I
Ntion Bill May Result in GD =
Serious Complications. s9 de-,
MIDDLE WEST IN PROTEST
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American Delesatesistot Arms Confer9
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When the senate last week PASSED
the Borah bib exemptlFgA AnlefiSpn
coastwise vessels sf1tom bpayment ref
Panama canal tolls 1t started some-
thing, and sthat something's may prove
latef rather embarrassing for.tthe lad
ministration,p provided. 1thesIhouse calsO
passes the measure. tR IN the"opinion
of the opponents Of the biiliD1it fsiII q
violation of the treaty of. 1914 with
Greht Britain assuring aA spations
equAl trea tnents In I the, operation ,6f
the canal and they, are confident that
the British not only will protest the
bill if 1t Is made law, but will de-
ma1d arbitration Of the matter--Some
senator's asserted that it VAS unWise
to Hrin up the tolls issue at this time
becAus$tt wotildi add anew eSmpa%1
ton to fhe armament conference; This
view " 5 held by seaat6r EodEe, al
though he declared the United States
hadi tn asnxhfsnn<sekx4hs
emit IT'S .coastwise shipping from tolls
payp ent. s eppeatt9r h Berahhs begeGSfsrt In:
timAtihgI Jtbat /, be- had consulted the
President, said that ""fh6ses twhp are
primarily responsible for the success
fpf oute5ne OF the fi'e8hferente, SO far
as the rnlted States is concerted, do
not SHIRE the fears of embarrassment,
awhieh bSfs been exprfsssssed doHnb mis-
floor today" .os .
When it, came to- o. vote, 81 Reppbi
licans and, u Democrats were recorded
in favpEip the measure, 1andX Z Re,
pubiicansf and 20 Democrats in oppo-
sition. Free tolls, was, q. platpk In the
Democratic platform of 1912, bnt, u
was repudiated byi President WILSON,
and at his insistence the free tolls
clause in the canal act was repealed
in 1914 afterlan exciting parliamentary
battle. Last year the Repubiicanplati
form advocated the exemption of
American shipping and President Har-
ding has urged the, passage of the
bill. In middle western states bnsi-
ness ard commercial organizations are
STRONGLY opposing the measure because
they hplieve II is designed to benefit
the Atlantic and Pacific coast states at
the expense of the rest Of the country,
Many " the middlel western senators
who voted in favor Of the bill rare
blamed for blindness TO the Interests
Of Their sections of the county The
argument tbat0t measure1 liz in con.
trayentionS of the treaty Is weakened
by the fact that coastwise traffic is
restricted by law to vessels of Arheril
canregistrYi and II rs TO these only That
thesproposed exemption will apply, -,
The real battle oyer the issue viii
come In, the lower house, and At us
predicted that the, bib Will he allowed
to Sleep there until after the corirlus
sion Of the cOpfereneeip pm ainlamentsS
bnG s97dI--9Oo d9Iim 10 qssr
whlles DE foreign .6sIsgstS3lit9 DE
arms conference are on, their way ito
America our own DELEGATION IS hold
Ing fneetlngs to f9rpplateT the policy
that Will bea fpllowedliby gtheo Upitel
States. A28ts first session SECRETARY
ofHState I5Hghes repeEted that mot one
Of the participating powers dmdirsiwsi
a singlel lObjeetipnvto tanyO parf1efg affe
Even Japan which dtoarst WIS aisff
coy hhs.1pfobosedn rag aasal6nsa 81
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lasenndSi ff8a8fed u Ithea sB1tsersP' an
dddhtbh to- The agenda, tss lprqpqsSl'
t8b, oothat, the ,e8pfeEepee eepsldey
tie apf saopo Of eIectrice 5capaB qni lfil
lien 40 thef Pacific n which, sefs SoarseI
.Ibeata ffatlivtheeb eootrovarsyo Owtth
Japan pvsrnthes Maps cable ana dradio
-iwHB come adp. unless It Is settled In
the meantime.