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ENGLAND FILES PROTEST. OUTLINES OBJECTIONS TO KE MISSION OF CAN Ali TOLLS TO AMERICAN SHIPS. la Note to knot. English I' .reign Minister Sunn* I p Differences lie* twrrn Two Countries Taft Ant* k?un to Clowe. Washington. Dec. 9.?Great Brit? ain s formal note of protest against that s?M tion of the Panama canal act which exempts American coastwise shipping from payment of tolls for passing through the Panama canal, a document written by Sir Edward Orey. British minister for foreign af? fairs, was presented to P. C. Knox, secretary of state, tonight by James Bryce. the British ambassador. Ambassador Uoyce read the note word for word to the secretary at the letter's home. It Is an elabora? tion of the points of objection In the note presented to the state depart? ment last Ji. y. In brief these objec tlone are : That while It was clearly in viola? tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty sltber to remit or to refund tolls on all American shipping using the eanal. the same objection probably would apply to the coast-wise trade ehlpplng in view of the probable Im? possibility of framing regulations that would not result In a preference to American shipping. In addition to supporting these points by long arguments. Sir Edward Indicates very clearly that strenuous teeistance will be offered to exclude from the canal British ships owned gy railroads or corporations whose swners may be guilty of violating the Sherman anti-trust act. He holds apply to British shipping but only to that this sect.on >f the act can not United States vessels. He also indicates In his note that underlying the objection to the ex? emption from toll of American coas; wfsw ships Is An Apprehension thet In the future the principle might Lo extended to covet American ships ir the foreign trade. Otherwise the note Is devoted gl? most entirely to an effort to demon? strate that any such exemption of American shipping as Is propoted Is la direct ccndlct with the terms of the Hay-Pauncefot treaty and that President Taft aas elearl v ? ng whwn ? ?? k tt.e contrary vl ?* n? ? ,. the hr?! o-h r.( 'e mtgh he *ubr? iMed as a clear definition of the differenced bitwe< th< two ' governments regarding the construc? tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, winding up with a proposal that the keaea ?Sali be settled by arbitration JsoTteX that It can not be adjusted by mutual agreement, for which a way remains open. Seeretary Knox listened attentively to the reading of the note and prom Sped te take the matter under careful eon side ration, which he felt would re gulr? sonne time. It hss been strong? ly Intimated In official circles, how ever, thttt tl waa the president's inten? tion to settle this questbrn before clos? ing hi? administration, either by roc em mending that the senate agree to submit it to arbitration, or prefer? ably, ley the more direct means of an agreement between the two nations, seferred to 1? today's British note. The ambassador was accompanied by Mr Inn* ? the counsellor and first secretary of the embassy, and in read? mg UM entire British note to the sec? retary, followed the Instructions of Sir Kdward Orev. The for- ign minister began his note with the statement th <t the pfggUsgt does not fully appreciate the British point 'f \b w and has misunderstood even the note of July 8. He says the British government I > not seek to prevent th- I n:' 1 Stat.s from grant? ing subsides to its o%\ fi shipping pass? ing through the canal, nor seek to de? prive the I'nited Sta'? s of any liberty which is open to either Itself Of an\ SjfgSSt n ith-n io , n< outage Its own shipping or Its commerce by sub? sides The purpose of the i'nited tttatts ? negotiation; the Hay-Pauncs f fbte treaty was |o ncognise tiielr ffeed .m of uhjettion and ghiall the right which it had surrender* d in tin Clayton Bulwer treaty to construct the canal Itself But this complete liberty of action Was to he limited by the matntanatn | of the SontpletS prin? ciple 4 ?"iual trentu.et.t for both Lng ?Ish and I'nited Stat.s ships. The word "neutralisation* In the pream? ble of the Hay PaunSSfoti tr. at> o< not i outlined to belligerent operation* but refer* to the syst? in al SSjtta] rights for ?Im h artw b- h pro\ ld?-s Joint pTSjIaSJtlon and e.pial treatment are th?* only matters nsatloaed In which the neutralisation must ,, f, r ? It certainly was not the intention #.f the Culled States gn\ernnn nt. I ?> I Sir Edward Orev, 'th*: any n sponsl Mllty for the protection of the omul nhould nrta* h to them in the future Neutralisation. then-fore must refer to the system of equal rights Referring to 'be |#t|| paragraph of Ihe Hay-Paunrefote treaty the n?te points out that the first of the Sues canal rule*, which the treaty adopts for the Panama canal, is that the waterway shall he free and open to the vessels of commerce and war of all nations observing the rules on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against such nations. It 1h said the president's statement of the case Is wholly at variance with the real provisions when he treats the words "all nations" as excluding the I'nited States because It had constructed the canal on its own territory and thereby acquired an absolute right of ownership, Includ? ing the right to allow its own com? merce to use the canal upon such terms as it saw tit. "They (the Hritlsh government) consider," says Sir Edward Grey "that by the Clayton-Itulwer treaty the Cnlted States had surrendered the right t?> construct the canal and that by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty they recovered that right upon the foot? ing that the canal should be opened to British ami I'nited States vessels upon terms of equal treatment. If the rule set out In the Hay-Paunce? fote treaty secures to Oreat Britain no more than most-favored nation treat? ment, the value of the consideration given for superseding the Clayton Bulwer treaty is lot apparent to his majesty's government. Nor is it easy to see in what way the principle of article Vni of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which provides for equal treat? ment of Oreat Britain and United States ships has be"en maintained." The argument advanced in the United States senate that the words "all nations" can not include the United States, which would otherwise be prevented from using Its own ter? ritory for revlctuallng its warships of landing troops, is briefly dismissed by the statement that it is completely overturned by a reading of the Hay Pauncefote treaty In connection with I the Sues canal conventions. As the United States did not own the canal sone when the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was made, it did not Include the Suez canal rules which recognized the right ofi Turkey, the local sovereign, and of might be necessary for the defense of Egypt, to take such measures as their possession. The note continues: "Now tht.t the United States has become the practical sovereign of the cana his majesty's government may not question its title to exercise bel? ligerent rights for its protection." The next point mads Is thrt ct enapUon of Americas ooaatwlas sh p pmg from tods would vmlat. tht un? dertaking thfit the Udls. > m >. be "Just and cow ? iMe." t'nh - " h b volume of shipping passing through the canal Is taken into account, the note says, there are no means of de? termining whether the tolls charged upon any particular vessel represent a fair proportion of the current ex? pense chargeable against the canal. Therefore, the British gvernment is entitled "to demund, on behalf of the Hritlsh shipping, that all vessels pass? ing through the canal, whatever their Mag or character, shall be taken Into account in Mx'ng the amount of the tolls. Ibgarding the president's conten? tion that the effect ot the Hrltish ..i.in would be to prevent the I'nited States from aiding its own commerce In a way that all nations may freely do, it is said, that this is not so. Equal treatment as specified in the treaty is all that the British govern? ment claims. Hut it does not follow that the United States may not OS deaf tad i>y the treaty from granting a Bllbaldy to certain Shipping In a par Ic-ttjar way if the effect would be to impose upon Hrltish or other for? eign shipping an unfair share of the bur lea of the upke? p of the canal Of to create a discrimination or preju? dice to Hritlsh shipping rlghta Therefore, it is held that exemp? tion of American coastwise shipping. i weil as of Paaams shipping, clear? ly oafllets with the treat) guaran? ties Of equal treatment for British and American ships and that foreign nations would thereby seriously be In |urt d In two respects nrst. In placing the entire cool of building the canal upon foreign vessels, and, *e< endi in placing American coast? wise trade in ? preferential position as regards other shipping Thus it might !?? that cargo intend? ed for a United States port beyond the canal In slther direction, shipped on fort igri ihlpi could be sent to Its dt -tin ttlon more i heap)) I?) being .nd< it at ? i tolled states p<?i t befot >? reaching the canal and thence for? warded as coastwise trade. Ameri? can vessels also may combine foreign com snores with ooaatwlas trade, thereby entertag into direct competi? tion with foreign vessels while they retained the right of free passage Ihrough the canal. ThSSS adveise results would fall more severely on llrUlstl Shipping than any other The Hi Itleh govoi nut nl does not read I he sect ion of the Panams canal ot prohibiting roll road owned or trust owned Ships from using the anal as applying to or affecting Brit? ish ships, but it said that if this view is mistakes they must n srvs their rlKht to examine the matter further and to raise such contentions as may set m justified." in conclusion Mr Edward reiterates his government'! assertion that the provision)! of tin* ( anal act as to t(dls Conflict With the British treaty rights and adds "But they recognise that many per? sons of note in the United States whose opinions are entitled to great weight hold that the provisions of thu act do not Infringe the conventional obligations by which the United states is bound, and under these circum? stances trtey dSSirS to state their per? fect readiness to submit the question to arbitration if the government of the United States would prefer to take this course. A reference to arbitra? tion wou.d be rendered unnecessary if the government of the United States would be prepared to take such steps as would remove the objections to the act which his majesty's government have stated." Finally Sir Edward declares that it is with great reluctance that these ob? jections have been raised; that they have been confined to the narrowest possible limits, have recognized in the fullest manner the right of the United S$tates to control the canal and that the British government looked with confidence to the United States not to impair the safeguards granted to British shipping by treaty. TO BAB ALIEN INSANE. South Carolina Among Those That Have Agreed to Cooperate In Keep? ing Out Undesirables. Albany. X. Y., Dec. 10.?Eleven States, including Indiana, Illinois, West Vlrglna and South Carolina, have agreed to cooperate with New York State In an effort to improve the federals laws regarding the admission of undesirable aliens to this country. Dr. Spencer L. Dawes, who was ap? pointed oy Gov. Dix last March as a special commissioner to investigate the Bttbjeot declares in a preliminary report that tho cosi of providing for the aben insane will soon reach $10, 000,000 ?. year In this state alone. "Nowhere in the civilized world,' said Dr. Dawes, "does so anomalous condition exist as regards the insane as In the United States, due to the Inadequacy of the federal law, which prevents the deportation of insane aliens after three years, while it re? quire* f.ve years to become a citi? zen. ??Tin examinations it the pert of embarkation are but perfunctory at ? ? ti the rate i * examination beim often aa high as 1'i per minute." Tbc taoilltei provided at Bills is? land are also Inadequate but the fre? quent request of the commissioner of immigration for better facilities have practially been igorned by congress." HOYS WILL VISIT CAPITAL. About 35 Lads Will Make Trip to Washington to Ileeel.x- Diplomas From Secretary of Agriculture. Washington. Dec. 10.?Corn club boys, State winners from both the ?outhem and Northern States, will as? semble In Washington January 20 for the annual visit to James Wilson, sec? retary of agriculture, for the distri? bution of diplomas and their week's sight-seeing and entertainment In the city. There will be about 35 of them all together. All the Southern States are now in the com oli b movement and now that the department of agricul? ture has started farm demonstration work in the North some of those Suites are represented also. There will be era- boy from each State and it1 some cases tWO, so the Washington party will be much larger than usual. The re tson that the visit to Washing? ton is made so late in the year Is thai the big corn exhibition will be held at Col'imbla beginning January 27 The com club boys will spend a week in Washington an then will g?? to Columbia where there Will be about 1,000 other hoys gathered from the different States interested In farm demonstration work of various soils. Dances for the Winter. The young folki of the city will be glad to bear that they will during the rest of the winter have the op* portunity of dancing to their heart's content, it was announced by Prof. Schumacher Tuesday that hereaftei he won y\ give informal dances in th 1 Armory Hall every two weeks. The music will be furnished by s eoven piece orchestra with Prof, Schumach? er at tic head, Which warrants it Is - Ing the best. The flrsi dance of the series will be given riexl Tuesday night from 9 1 2.80 oN lock. The birds st em to be suffering con? siderably from the depredations of the hunters, for dally reports come oi good shooting enjoyed by the hunt? ers and tine kills being made Also i number of hunters have reported returning home at night with emptj or half empty game bag.-' There were quite a number of town shoppers on the street nesday PARTY Mit FORGE WAR. UNEASINESS FELT as to OUT? COME or \rsTKo-si:it\ ian DISPUTE. Austria* -Hnungary Culls Its Men lo Join Army ? Arrangements for Pence Conference in London Com* plete. London, Dec. io.?otiicial quarter! In Vienna deny that any warlike sig? nificance attaches to the military changes, but these assurances fail to allay uneasiness aroused by the fears that the powerful military party in Bervla may force the hands of the government. Gen. von Hoethendorff, the new Austrian chief of staff, is creditet with being the sworn enemy of Bervla and to have been for a long time pos ? sessed of the conviction that nothing but the sword can settle the differ? ences between Austria and Servia. Further proof has reached London that Austria-Hungary is mobolizing her army. Many Austrian and Hun? garian residents of London, including Count George Apponyl and the noted i artist, Philip Lassie, have been called to the c.dors. According to one re? port, Austria intends to demand a diminution in the present strength of the Servian army, a demand to which Servia in her present temper is unlikely to agree. Arrangements for the Turko-Bal kan conference in London are com? plete. Tewflk Pasha to Leave. London, Dec. 10.?Tewtik Pasha, the Turkish ambassador at London, has obtained two months' leave o:! absence on account of his health He is going to Constantinople dur ing the peace negotiations. Tin? Austrian ambassador at London, Count von Mensdorff, will start for Vienna tomorrow and get instruc? tions from the foreign minister,, with the approaching ambassadorla. conference. DO XOT THINK WAR LIKELY. New York Bankers Undertake Flota? tion of $25.000.000 Austrian Loan In This Country. New York, Dec. 10.?It was on the assurance that there was no likelihood of a war between the great powers of Europe that New York bankers un derto k < he ?ota'.n ii of t %Z'.'>?' '' "?" Austrian loan In this country, as nonneed last night at VTem-a. Kuhn, Loeb A- Company today Issued this slat* at ? ?'Kuhn. Loeb & Company and the National City bank confirm that they had purchased, in conjunction with the Austrian group, including the Im? perial Austrian Postal Savings bank, the Ami of S. F. Von Rothschild, the Austrian Credit Anstalt and the Aus? trian Laender bank $25.000.000 4 1-2 per cent one and one-half and two years' imperial treasury notes. "The contracting firms have been assured that the political situation is much improved and that there is no reason for apprehending warlike de? velopments between the great powers. The larger part of the proceeds of the loan will not be withdrawn until the middle of Jajiuary, 15*13." WILLING TO YIELD. Turkey Prepared to Renounce All Conquered Territory. London, Dec. 10.?Renounclatlon by Turkey of all the territory con? quered by the troopi of the allied Bal? kan nations will, accordion to The Pall Mall Gazette, be the basis of deliberations of the peace delegates next Friday. According to this plan, Adrianople, not being conquered territory, will remain in Turkish hands and the frontier of the future ottoman em? pire In Europe will run from that fortress eastward to Mldia, by way of Visa, and from Adrianople south? ward along the railroad of Dedea ghatch On the Aegean sea. It was Stated that the diplomats during their discussion at Baghtche agreed in principle to this basis of negotiations. HEAVY WAR INSURANCE. Mom Extensive Ever Pined in Con? nection With Crisis. London. Dec. 10,?An enormous amount of insuranc covering risks of war and civil commotion has been effected during the past few days on property on the Galician frontier, dt I vidlng Russia from Austria-Hungary. J Underwriters in London are astonish ! ed at the How of hi slness, which they describe as the liest extensive ever . . . ; placed in connection with any criSlb, i Most of the business was placed at I l 2 per cent for three months, 2 per cent for five months and 2 1-4 per cent for six months Marriage License Record. \ marriage license was granted McBrlde of Wedge* 11 . luckner of state A Valuable Xmas Gift To your b<>y or girl would be a neat bank book ?bowing a de? posit at this bank. It will be appreciated and will put the re? cipient :n the mood for SAVING MONEY. 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