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Show FAVOR8 REPEAL OF " CANAL TOLL CLAUGE Henry White 'Former Embassador To Great Britain, Supports Wilson Washington, Fob. 23. American diplomats who negotiated tho Hay-Puuncoforto Hay-Puuncoforto treaty had no thought of oxomptlng the United States when they ngrecd to tho provision stipulating stipulat-ing that all nations should use the Pannma canal on oqual terms according accord-ing to Honry Whlto, termor embassador embassa-dor to Groat Britain. Mr. Whlto wa3 secretary of tho embassy at London In 1898 and In the absenco of Eaibas-sador Eaibas-sador Hay opened tho negotiations for ropeal of tho Clayton Bulwcr treaty which tho Hay Pauncofoto pact supplanted. In an address on diplomacy" diplo-macy" boforo tho Georgo Washington university students today, ho dcclar od that thero could bo no doubt that tho words all nations woro Intended to Includo tho United States. Nobody, said tho former embassador embassa-dor not in touch with diplomatic rJ-fairs rJ-fairs could realize what a deplorable anK It was to know that thla coun- try was going back on Its word. There never could bo any doubt that tho words all nations Included the United States. No ono views with deeper humiliation the fact that wo have no merchant marine. I would, therefore, do anything that could be done, with propriety for tho resuscit-, htlon of our merchant marine but I do not believo In violating our plclg-ed plclg-ed word. Mr. WBllo praised President Wll-son Wll-son for his stand in Insisting upon the repeal of. the section of the Tana-ma Tana-ma canal act .giving free tolls to American vessels. Deflnito action to bring the repeal question squarely before congross is expected within tho noxt two weeks. In the meantime, supportors of tho' administration both in the senato and house, aro working to prevail upon Democrats who havo not yet made up their minds as "to the course they will pursuo to Bupport tho president In tho repeal of tho toll exemption provision. Senators O'Gormnn and Chamberlain Chamber-lain purpose to fight against 'oionl until tho last, but many Democratic senators aro assuring tho president that they will voto to rovorso tho no V tlon of congress . Ropresontatlvo Ad amson, chairman of tho houso Infr-Btnto Infr-Btnto and foreign commerce commit-too commit-too plans to press tho repeal bill reported re-ported from lila commlttoo. |