Show MANILA RAILWAY CLAIM Uncle Sam Denies tho Application for 8237068 Washington Jan 11 Acting Sccrc f I tary Slelklejohn of ihe War depnrt I I rnent has denied lie application of the Manila Hallway company limited for payment by the United States of Interest In-terest on the capital invested In limo railway owned nnd operated by said company pursuant to a guarantee of said Interest by the Spanish Government Govern-ment The company which is a corporation organized uider the laws of Great lirltnln obtained a concession from the Spanish Government for a railroad from Manila lo Dagupnn In Ihu Island of Luzon about 130 miles By the terms of the concession the Spanish Government Govern-ment guaranteed u return of S per cent per annum uponthe capital Invested In the railroad The claimants represent thai lie amount originally Invested was SI06I 100 but hint the amount was subsc queritiy Increas d viti tic COflI1 fliti inLrlsli atitmorIies to 5 5700St Ihir SituIsli Govoriiumiimt ii Ito I-to lie tIne CL Iue Spalli51llnctica1i war fulfilled I Us I obligations under Ibis contrail by paying quarterly install menls uf i the subventIon as they ae creed ihe amount varying with I lie earnings of the railroad The railroad company contends hat the United States b > assuming soy ereignly over Ihe Philippines In ar eorduncr with lie terms of lie treaty I of pence wilh Spa in became bound to respond to the obligations of the Spanish Span-ish Government under said concession and should pay lo 11 the amounts due on the t subvention whirh have accrued since lie dale of Ihe treaty of peace aggregatIng 5237068 1 |