I can illustrate it by a single fact. Ve have heretofore made very low rates on tea from China nfthe Eastern countriesimport ratesin connection with the Suez Canal. bringing the freight by way of San Francisco. If the American roads carry out the interstate law or carry outthe orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. which require that all import business must pay the same rate as the local rate front the port of import. the Asiatic traffic in competition with the Suez Canal is ruled out and goes to the Canadian Pacific. and. that is why I remarked soi time ago that the commission ought to have discretion to vary the eastiron rule. so as to allow the railroads to adapt themselves to the various conditions of competition that may exist. To illustrate : Under the lqw the American roads. partIicularly the Pacifi routes. would be shut out of the whole Asiatic business. and it would be concentrated on the Canadian Pacific roads. with the facilities and subsidies they have in establishing a through route between China and Japan and Liverpool. WVe are not left freeand I believe I made this argument before the Congressional committee when it first had the presentlawunder eonsideratoenwo nre not left free to compete with these roads. If we enforce the strict letter of the law we are at a disadvantage with the Canadian roads. except In so far as they are willing and find it to their interest to voluntarily submit to the restrictions put upon us.