THE PANAMA CANAL
PROBABLE RECOGNITION OF
BRITISH VIEWS,
LONDON. July 19.
The “Daily Mail’s” Washington correspondent says that signs multiply of the Senate’s intention to abandon tho proposal to allow coastwise ships free use of tho Panama Canal.
Senator Lodge admits that h© has lost all hope of carrying the free toll provision for American vessels, and adds: “As tho House of Representatives is opposed to a. subsidy for refunding tolls, the prospects are in .favour of prompt recognition of Britain’s view.”
WASHINGTON, July 19. Panama Canal legislation is becoming a craze.
Representative Stevenson is the latest addition to those who wish to add Canal Bills to the statute book. His measure provides that Canadianowned railroad steamships shall pay double tolls in comparison to other coastwise trading vessels. The general belief here is that the British protest is based on representations made by Canada, which sought to protect her railroads.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8179, 22 July 1912, Page 7
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