U.S.A. FOREIGN POLICY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 24, 28 January 1914, Page 8

U.S.A. FOREIGN POLICY.

WILSON FEELING HIS WAY.

[United Press association.'’ [By Electric Telesrafh—Copyhidht • Washington, January 26.

President Wilson conferred with the Foreign .Relations Committee on the picstion of the Panama tolls and the Japanese land controversy. Ho stated :1 jnt no critical situation lias arisen ,)ver either question, hut he wished to

uideavor to tost the committee’s sentiueiits on various pending important jnestions. He hoped .Mr Bryan’s peace treaties would soon he ratified. The

Japanese question is still open for negotiation.

It is reported that President Wilson expressed a desire to see a general Arbitration treaty with Britain ratified first, and afterwards, he hoped, Adamson’s resolution now pending in die House would be carried, thus suspending the operation of free tolls for 'wo years.

AN EXPLANATION.

THE CANAL ZONE GOVERNOR.

(Received 11.30 a.m.) Washington, January 27

His political friends explain that President Wilson is totally opposed o the,exemption of American ships from the canal tolls. Senators belongcg to the Foreign Relations Commitee with which the President conferred on Monday assert that ho inclines ■n the British contentions and agrees that the Hay-Panncefote treaty might to ho maintained. 1! unable to carry this view entirely, t is believed that the President will

ry to carry Adamson’s resolution, defying the operation of the exemption 'danse for two years, until it can be wen bow the canal pays Colonel Goethals has been officially appointed Canal Zone Governor