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Show oo FOREIGN PRESS CBIOEHS TAFT WASHINGTON. Jan 10 Although the forclsn proas has condemned the view of Prcsldont Taft and Secrotary of War Stlmcon thnt American shipping ship-ping using tho Panama canal should bo relieved of tolls, no protest has roached tho state department from any European government, Tho view taken by the administration administra-tion thnt through tho subsidies pad b foreign governments to tholr own shipping, American shipping would bo placed at an actual disadvantage, wore It not relieved entirely of these charges l Representative Humphrey of Washington has introduced a bill providing pro-viding that all American ships engaged en-gaged in coastwise trade should go through tho canal free of such charges, except ships owned or controlled con-trolled by railroads Mr Humphrey declared tho passage pass-age of coastwise vossols through the cannl without payment of tolls would not conflict with treaty provisions with other nations. |