Show I Vol yot- yot yoto o No I LINES lINS DRAWN IN STRUGGLE CANAl Great Britain Takes Position That Discrimination in Favor of American Ships Violates the Hay Treaty Treaty- I QUESTION MAY GO TO THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL United States Claims to Pass Domestic DO Vessels Free So Long as All Foreign Nations Nations Nations Na Na- Na- Na Are T Treated r at d Alike BILL TO BE PUT THROUGH WASHINGTON truly July 33 The The y lines were drawn tonight for a areal areat great real reat diplomatic struggle gle between the tho Unit United cd States and Great eat Britain over oct the flie question whether this country coun coun- try ma may discriminate in iu favor of American Amerian ves vessels els in iii the lime a ministration tion of the l umma canal anal Tho Time ques Lion HOB may may go It lo to The Hague Hagne tribunal A series of diplomatic and antI legislative toa today developed that the forces In the American government ent which favor allowing American ships free 1 passage assa e through the time car al are in ITt control Thess Thes forces take tho the position that there thore is nothing In the Hay- Hay treat treaty to prevent this conce con con- ce cession The fhe diplomatic struggle precipitated by br the note received today front from Mitchell Mitch Mitch- ell Innes char charge e of the time British h em embassy em- em bassy it I is expected will wiil be fought alon along the following o lines iines Great Britain will take the position that the tIme lay Ilay provision which forbids Js discrimination In 0 of an nation naHon In tho the co conduct duct O of t the e ec c canal nal w would operate a against the time provi or of the Pa Panama ama bill now pending In the Senate This position will bo be ha supported by hy a lengthy length argument argument ow on Its way from London United The United States will sili 11 hold that so so solon lon long as the ships of ot nl all tore foreign Sn n nations na na- s are arc accorded the samo same treatment nt In th the use of the canal the United States may pass American ships free tree or rebate the tolls lolls charged chars them TM This position was tal taken n by the Rouse House when i It t reversed re the report of the Interstate In Interstate In In- and foreign commerce committee commit commit- tee which would have prevented tree from Continued on Pa Page e 2 Column 3 |