Show COLOMBIA TO OE BE ALLOWED FREE USE OF THE CANAL new treaty negotiated by secretary bryan is identical with the root cortes convention of 1909 washington free use ot of the pan ania ama canal by colombian men of war troops and army and navy supply vessels is proposed in the now treaty between the united states and colombia signed at bogota tuesday to heal tho the breach between the two countries over the separation of panama ama this was announced friday by secretary re tary dryan bryan with the explanation that tho the clause in tile the convention was identical with one in the colombian treaty negotiated by secretary root in 1909 with the approval of great britain and ratified by the united states senate though never accepted by colombia sir bryans statement followed a long conference at the state department with senator ogorman chairman of the senate canals committee which has under consideration the administration bill repealing the clause of the panama canal art act exempting american coastwise shipping from canal tolls |