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Show I Pacific Coast States BIB , I 5en Protest to Wilson BisVfliB H Associated Chambers of Commerce of Pacific Coast Take H Strong Stand Against the Programme of the Presidet On H the Canal Tolls Question. BBpj That Senator Chapiberlln of Ore- Hf gon will -not bo alone In his fight on pBaf tho Canal Tolls question Is evident PBS from tho attitude ot the people ot PBK .tho Pacific coast. Lost week Uio As- BBV coclatcd Chambers of Commcrco ot BBpj tlio Pacific coast forwarded the fol- BBl lowing resolutions to Washington: BBj Whorcap on October 2, 1011, tho As- BBl soclatcd Chambers of Commerco of BBl tho Pacific const, at a meeting at BBl which wero present roproscntatlvcs BBg ot tho Chambers of Commerco of BBl San Francisco, Iob Angeles, San Dlo- BJB go, Oakland, I'ortlhnd, Tncomn, So- BJB nttle, nnd Spokane, adopted tho fol- BJB lowing prcnmblo and resolutions by fl a unanimous vote: BBl rVVliereas tho building of tho Pan- BBl nma Cnniil was uudortnkcn by Uio BBJ pooplo of tho United States In pursu- BBJ anco ot Uio great national policy, BBJ amongst other things of providing for BBJ tho nntlonnl' defense, ot opening up BBJ tho shortest posslblo water routo bo- BBJ twocn tho rcspcctlvo coasts of tho BBJ United States and forelgu countrlos, BBJ to provldo, through natural methods BBJ and to prevent monopoly of transpor- BBJ tatlon, means for transportation bo- BBJ tween the various sections of Uio BBJ Union at tho lowest posslblo cost to BBJ build up and expand our commcrco BBJ with forolgn nations and incidental- BBJ ly to encourngo tho upbuilding of oi BBJ now decadent merchant mnrlno: Bo It BBJ "Ilcsolvcd, That It Is Uio senso ot BBJ this mooting that Uiero should bo no BBJ tolls charged, through tho canal to BBJ vessels coastwlso flying tho Amorl- BBJ can flag:" and BBJ Whereas Congress In duo tlmo pass- BBJ ed n, law for tho regulation of Uio BBJ Panhma Canal, which Includes tho BBJ provision cxomptlng Aniorican slilps BBJ engaged In tho coastwlso tnulo from BBJ tho paymont of tolls for tho passage BBJ of hljis through said Panama Canhl BBJ BBJ Whorohs a protest has boon filed by BBJ tho govenimcnt ot Great Ilrltaln BBJ against Uils provision upon tho BBJ ground of tho provision of tho Hay- BBJ Pauncofoto treaty, which reads: Tho BBJ canal shall bo trco nnd open to tho BB vessels of commcrco nnd war ot all BB nhtlons observing these rules on BB terms of entire equnllty; and BB Whereas for Uio reason that ships BB flying a forolgn flag hnvo not been and pBJflJH nro not now permitted by law to en- BBBBBB gao In tho coastwlso trado, and hro flapaVflHW thereforo not affected by any conccs- PBflftVfl' slgmdilahihamicd States coru- navigation now belonging to the United Uni-ted States or that may be hereafter acquired or "constructed;" and Whereas from tho point of view of tho membership of tho Associated Chambers of Commerco of th Pnelflc const no tenable or rcasonnbto -ground can bo found for tho contention for tho claim ndvanced by Oretit Urltalu; Thereforo bo It Resolved by tho Associated Chambers Cham-bers of Commcrco of tho Pacific coast, that wo disclaim any Intention or desire to avoid In tho slightest do-greo do-greo any treaty obligation of tho United States; that wo-clalm for tho peoplo ot tho United States and for thoso held by tho citizens ot nny tlve a regard for treaty obligations, or obligations ot nny oUier sort, us thnoso hold by tho citizens of any other country, hnd particularly those of Great Ilrltaln, to whom we conceded con-ceded a high regard for all mich obligations. ob-ligations. Nevertheless, In a matter of such great lmportnnco as that under un-der consideration, In which v.o feel that tho Interests of all tho people of the Pacific coast nro dcoply Involve'! wo can not cancedo to nny foreign government, tho right to Interpret, a matter which wo regard as bolnj; ono ontircly within tho powers of tho American government namolv, that of prescribing tho terms upon which American vessels may do business busi-ness through an American constructed construct-ed canal with other Amerlctin ports, In which business tho vessels of no forolgn country can or has engaged; bo It furUier rtesolved, Thnt tho President nnd Congress nro horoby urged, with all proper courtesy and( respect to tho government of Great Britain, to stand (Irmly upon tho prlnclplo Jioreln set forth, and to rofuso to havo stricken from our statute books, or from actual actu-al enforcement, tho .law exempting from tolls Uirough tho Panama Canal of American ships engaged In tho coastwlso trado; bo It furthor Resolved, That certified copies of theso resolutions bo transmitted by tho presldont nnd socretary of this Assoc'htcU Chambers of Commerco of tho Pacific const to Uio President of tho United States to the sovcral members mem-bers of his cablnot, nnd to each of tho senators and Representatives In Congress and to tho Chamber of Commcrco of tho United Stajtes of America. jChauclated Chambers ot Com- |