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Show I CAMPAIGN FOR I REPEAL OF THE I CANALLAW ON "Mail Received by United States Senators Proves (Dr-ganization (Dr-ganization Exists to Undo B .Work of Congress;. H ACTIVE SPIRIT IS H NEW YORK CITIZEN B Circular Quotes From the B Speeches of Root, Lodge, B Burton, Brandegee as B: Taking British View. HL By International News Service B T A T-A.SHTNGTON, Doc. 14. Mail receve United Statoa Y V snaiors within the past iiron-ty-f'onr hours proves that the H! campaign for tho repeal of that portion. of tho canal law jiving exemption from tolls to American coastwiso ships H; lias been thoroughly organizod and is Hj in operation. Senator Briatow, dia- fussing the matter this afternoon, do-dared do-dared that so mutter how perfect tbu; or any other organization might be, the will of the American pcoplo could not bo overturned and this provision of thu canal law nullified, cither through its H' repeal or its submission to arbitration. Circular letters received by senators, H' newspaper correspondents and public men show that tho active spirit in ono phase of the proposod repeal is Bob-! Bob-! ort Underwood Johnson, who gives his addross as "Tho Century," 33' East Seventeenth stroet, New York." Mr. Johnson fired tho first gun in tho cam paign against the American policy of American control of an American canal, In his letter ho says: B Movement to Repeal. "A movement is on foot to further the repeal by congress of tho provision of tho Panama bill- exempting the B coastwise trado of the United States," H' and then cites three grounds, all oC which are taken from tho speeches of B: Senators Boot, Lodge, Burton and Brandegee. The Johnson letter de- B clares the law to be obnoxious bc; "It is in contravention of our con-H' con-H' tract in tho Hay-Pauncefoto ' treaty;, it has already gravolj' injured the pros-tigo pros-tigo of our coimtrr abroad and if not Hj; repealed is sure to prove au obstacle in many quarters to tho extension of our foreign trade; its retention would compel us either to agree to arbitra-tion arbitra-tion which, could not honorably be refused, or declino arbitration, which I course would not only put us in a lamentable position in the eyes of tho rest of tho world, but would be a heavy blow to the arbitration movement." Asks for Replies. Then Mr. Johnson frankly says that, with a view to aiding his movement of repeal, he has been, requested by prominent advocates of arbitration to collect for use with congress expressions expres-sions from the press and distinguished ! citizens against the coastwise exemp tion. . He incloses stamped envelopes for replies, and add6: "The suggestion is respectfully made that your continued activity in favor of tho repeal of tho exemption will greatly contribute to that rosult. Some members who voted for it have expressed their regret and their intention in-tention to vote for repeal." Several senators who received these letters today express their indignation at the tone of the statements of Mr. Johnson, whose purpose seems to be to create a "backfire from tho homo districts upon- members of tho houso, where the' Sims bill now is under consideration con-sideration in committeo and upon senators sen-ators who may be called upon to deal with the subject from tho treaty standpoint, |