| Show INTENDS TO MAKE FORMAl DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION Great Britain Will Contend i Panama Canal Toll Act Violates Treaty POINT WILL WILLBE BE DISPUTED United States Will Not Yield Without Prolonged Diplomatic Diplomatic Diplomatic Diplo Diplo- matic Struggle T 0 00 ONDON 0 0 Is' Is L Sept 2 It Il It I Is officially jan jan- an- an L-i L that the British government government govern govern- ment will make mako a formal demand upon the United States government go o r for r arbitration ar ar- ar- ar of oC it Its claim calm that the Panama canal toll act as passed recently by the United States Slates Congress violates tho the Hay Ha treaty Nothing definite Is known here be bc be- be I yond the brief official announcement but It Is believed ed that Instructions al already already al- al rend ready are arp re en cn route rout to tu the British em em- embassy bass bossy bassy at Washington concerning the situation The Tue British d demand mand will be lie made Inae under poder D the conVention contention of or J 1908 Great Britain's contention will fl be ht that tint the question at Issue does docs oes not af affect affect al- al feet the vital In interests independence ence or the honor holier of or the United d States and that lint therefore It Is clearl clearly within the lie s scope Ope of oC the thc 1908 convention contention since the matter to be oc arbitrated 1 i Is not nol an act of oc Congress but an Interpretation of or Article 3 i of or the Ilay Ha e treat treaty Will uil n Washington ton Sept 2 When hen Informed Informed in informed In- In formed tonight ht that the British government government govern govern- gO ment would make formal demand on the the- United l St Joc State or n I the d f sn e Rk PAD can 1 to 11 s. s li H Huntington WI Wilson s n the ac JlE ac ng- ng secre secretary tar tary of ot state said ho he no no comment to make That such a demand would formally be made had nad been expected In the state slate department ever since sine the second noto from this the British goer government ment on time the subject t. t From Front the thc attitude of oc this government gay gov thus far Car with relation to th the dispute the tho opinion Is Ls s general h ht re rp that the United States will not yield to tu the thc demand for arbitration of or Its right ris-ht to e relIeve Its coastwise shipping from tolls In the Panama canal without a n J prolonged rolon cd diplomatic struggle In I some quarters tho thin opinion is maintained maintained main main- tamed that the tho demand will be flatly declined In ed Iii lii the tho last Jast note from front Great Britain presented to the state department a week ago ug-o L oy 0 Mr Ir limes Innes thc the British charge It was s st t l forth that If It a careful carefUl careful care care- ful reading of the lie Panama act act should Justify the Impression caused by first perusal the British government o l would woul 1 feel Ceel It necessary to ask that t tio qu ques- ques s- s Continued 1 on eu Pa Pago o 2 Column 6 6 TO MAKE DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION TION Continued from Page One tion be submitted to The Hague trib trib- unal until It is expected that the basis for tor the state departments department's primary declination to accede to this request will bo be the fact that as the tho American coastwise trade has for man many years ears been Jeen barred b by domestic la law laP P to all foreign shipping It can not be claimed that British shipping shipping ship ship- ping is to bo be discriminated against b by bythe bythe the proposed canal regulations which at this stage do not apply to foreign commerce It will be pointed out b by bythe bythe the state department that as far tar as that commerce Is la concerned British and antI American shipping shipping- will be on terms of perfect equality in the use of ot the canal It is possible that in the nce of or etar Knox who is now on his way to attend the t funeral of the late emperor emperor emperor em em- of at Japan tho tm state department will content Itself with an acknowledgment of or the receipt of the British note with a promise to return a a. formal answer thereto when the secretary etar re returns returns returns re- re turns to Washington 1 in October |
