Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-23 | Page 1 | Lords Discuss Act of United States

Lords Discuss Aci of United Stales Exclusion From Philippines Coasting Trade Is Not Relished, but No Remedy Suggested. LONDON. May 22. The action of tlv United States In excluding foreign vessels ves-sels from the coasting trade In the Philippines Phil-ippines after July 1. rse6. was discussed In the House of Lords today L.rd Musketry Musket-ry (Conservative) asked for further Information Infor-mation regarding the negotiations between be-tween Great Britain and the United "states, Germany and Spain, as a result of the exclusion' of British shipping from the Philippines, Marshall anu Canary Islands, arid also whether Great Britain reserved the water frontage of the British Brit-ish concession at Hankau, China, for British ehlpB. Agree It Is Unfair. Foreign Secretary Latisdowne in reply said that he agreed with Lord Muskerry' that It was unfair, while the coasting trade of Great Britain and her dependencies dependen-cies wer.- open to all coasting trade, thet some countries were closed to British ships, but so long as the powers did not Infringe treaty rights Great Britain had no right to complain. The suggestion that Great Britain should reserve her coasting trade for British shins, Lord Lansdowne considered no remedy, as the United States and Russia, which most completely excluded foreign .-hips from their coasting trade, trjok trie smallest part In the British coasting trade. No Prospect for Relief. The Government saw no prospect of inducing in-ducing the United States to alter the arrangement ar-rangement Lord Lansdowne explained that the United Slates considered that under tho most favoreel nation clause they had the right to make t,peolal arrangements ar-rangements entitling any power to ex-ceptlonal ex-ceptlonal privileges Mich as Spain had In tho Philippines Wharfage at Hankau. In regard to Hankau, Lord Lansdowne said. Instructions had been given to af-forel af-forel British ships the preference in wharfage at Hankau. As to placing foreign for-eign vessel under restrictions on the British coat, the House of Commons committee appointed In iM would be reappointed, re-appointed, and he, ihe- Foreign Secretary hoped the members of the committee would make practical suggestions.