Show DARIEN ROUTE BEST Member of House Conference May Cause Further Delay Delayon on bil Canal C al Question Washington Junk June 21 IThe The opening conference conce on the canal bill billat billat billat at 2 today led Jed to active corn com comment c m meat ment on the outcome of oC this tAla important measure Representative Hepburn the ranking house conferee notified his as associates to be De ready reedy for tor the tM meeting but no exact plan plans were discussed di cu eed There is l no doubt that the house boule con conferees conferees will wm at Ct the outset make strong insistence on th h Nicaragua Ni 1 route as 4 by b the hoove houa Mil bill Hewn r Hepburn and Davey aey are earnestly in favor of the Nicaragua route rout and they undoubtedly will stand st by the house hd se bill as Is b long JoDI as a there d a any of its selection n On the other hand Band Mr Fletcher of or Minnesota considers the Panama route better than th tM the Nicaragua aragua Nl NI although he fuller investigation has hes shown the Die DarteR Darien route rOte better than either of the others rs However as the present Ine ent legislative is issue ls Issue sue appears to be confined to a choice between Nicaragua and Id Panama Mr Yr Fletcher probably will win cast his influence Influence ence enee for the latter The TM length of the contest will win depend therefore on Ol the duration C f the in insistence sJ tence of X Hen He rn and Davey for the Nicaragua N aragua route and the Ute atti aut attitude tHe ado of the house in hi t supporting such an at insistence There is little indication as all 5 to te how bow long this insistence l nce will last lut but bet statements made mad by honse con COb conferees conferees fee lead Kd to the t belief that at t the Insist Insistence t once ence wI not be H carried to the Ute point of ot ofa ota ofa a permanent deadlock defeating all aU canal legislation at this session J J The TIle house bou e conferees appeared at the appointed time 2 but hut through a misunderstanding the senate te con cont t were not mi en band ud HI and the th meet meeting t lug ing went over until 11 ii a L m tomorrow The friends of ot the Panama 1 sn m project nave have been making mak a canvass cus of or the tM nf if Ih n k t in tn the house houM and are confident t that a a mo 1110 motto motica tto tica to t concur can caa command CC a major majority ity hi This however A ever may become complicated complicated toy by to attach at h condi conditions the tut concurrence one OM at C the be conditions under cus Ion being bel a time limit for tor or the period of o negotiation to re the perfected title |