AMERICA AND THE POWERS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 20 June 1913, Page 8

AMERICA AND THE POWERS.

CANAL AND THE JAPANESE,

8_ Q>*«T,E—PES3B ASfiOCIATION-<!OpyEIGHT.

(Received 'June 20, 12.30 p.m.) >■ ' 4WASHINGTON, June 19. Mr Bryan has appealed to the Ger3—an Ambassador to induce Germans to participate: in the Panama Exposition. Mt; \Sryait.is s apprehensive that European nations are likely to boycott the exposition because of irritation over the ojiestibn' os? Panama tolls; also over -WO -iscrimjnatiori'likely to be inserted in the new^ariff legislation. Fbiii Japanese commercial unofficial envoys,- who are enquiring into the Californian question, visited Mr Bryan and expounded their views. President Wilson will- receive them later. The envoys are conducting, an investigation ■on behalf of Japanese business men.