The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-10-20
Passage Of Canal Tolls Exemp-
ton Blu May Result IN
Serious Complications.
molE WEST N PROTEST
D. howard ". PIckARo.


WAsn ~ senate last Wesk passed
- DssaA IN szsapting American
usasewiss vessels from payment Of
Raoana eanal tells 4 Started SOME
tAinG anA that ssssthins nay provo
latoe sethss snbarraasing for the ad-
niolstratisa, psovidsd Tie house also
passss ~ oeassra. In the opinion
q ~ sppsosats u H. bin It b .
vts,atisn q ~ treaty q 1914 with
Oesat Britain assuring Ill nations
sQual treatDsnt IN the operation Of
ths canal. ssd thsy are esnndsat that
Tie british ~ saly will protest The
blll II Il 10 made law. but will d.
Dapl- asbiGsstisa e IA Hlattse. oens
senators asserted that Il was unwlse
70 hing % the tolls Issue ct this tine
bscause II would add Q asw comp,ica-
t5ea . the aemaoeat conference. This
view was held By Senator Lodge. d.
thougA - declared ths Usited States
had ths right uadss ths treaty 70 e.
snpt IL coastwiss shipping from tolls
paynsat. Ssnatoe Boeah. however. In
tiaatiag that hs had csasultsd The
Prss1osat. aid that 'thoss who are
primarily rsspsasibls for the success
I'll ostceoe q The eeofsrsnce. % far
- the United States b Concerned. do
~ share tAe fear0 q embarrassment,
which have bssa sxpessssd On this
0ooe tsday."
Whsa lt came 70 Q vote. q Repub-
ilcans ana u Democrats were recorded
n favor e The measure. and II Re.
publicans and 20 Democrats In oppo-
sitioa. Free tolls was . plank In the
Dsmocsatic platform Of 1912. bat II
was repsdiated BY President Wilson,
and at his inslstencs The free tolls
CLAUSE In the canal act was repealed
n 1914 after an exciting parliamentary
battle. Last year the Republican plat.
form advocated the exemption Of
American shipping and President Har.
ding has urged the passage Of the
bin. In middle western states bust
ness and commercial organizations are
strou9iy opposing the measure because
they believe Il n designed to benefit
the Atlantic and Pacific coast states At
the expense Of the rest Of the country.
Many Of the middle western senators
who voted In favor os the Hill are
blamed for blindness to the interests
Of their sections Of the country. The
argument that the measure II In con.
travsntion Of the treaty 10 weakened
b. the fAes that coastwiss trafic 10
feots1ctsd b. law to vessels Of Amert.
ca Feglstry. and II 10 to these only that
~ psoposed exemption will apply.
TIE real battle over the issue will
cone n The lower house. and Il In
predicted that the bill will be allowed
70 sleep there until after the conclu.
den q the conference On ornaments.
while ths foreign delegates to the
arms conference are IN their way to
Amssle6. our own delegation 10 hold.
Ing Qeetines to formulate the policy
that Win b followed BY the United
States. At it, flrst sesaion Secretary
- State Hughes reported that not one
g The participating powers had raised
. s1agss oojectiou to any part of the
tentative agsada no had submitted.
Even japan. which at 0rst was . bit
cog. has prepoaed no additions o.
eiinisationa. NJ. Hughes also said
~ Aad eabssd - The powers. - an
ad4itisa to tho asenda. The proposi.
ttea hat the coafsrencs consider
~ Qussasoa q electrical communica.
Ia = ~ Paci0e: which. q eoufae.
0sans thot Tie ceatroveesy With
Japas 6sse ~ Zap cable and radis
w1l eons ~ usSess \ = ssttIsd b
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