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to the preservation of civil liberty, in
volatility of the personal rights of the
individual.
Mr.. Hill urged that this was judicial
| question and hence proper to be consid-
cred by the judiciary committee. There
was no need of mentioning this particu-
lar case, as the United States court had
passed upon it and it was not likely that
congress would overrule the supreme
court The question now was as to a
| legislative remedy for general evil that
might exist.
Mr.. Allen interposed with a dissent to
Mr.. Hills statement of the supreme court
decision. He said the court held no juris-
diction to give the relief asked. 1t does
not rule on the merits.
Mr.. Allen severely criticised Judge
| Woods, who committed Debs.
Mr.. Hill said he would not be put into
the attitude of opposing an inquiry. He
paid high tribute to Mr.. Debs and said
| the action he urged was with view of
securing legislative action.
Mr.. Allen created flutter of excite
ment by asserting that in his opinion the
express purpose of referring the resolu-
ton to a standing committee was to sup
press and kill it. 1t was an adroit means
of sending the resolution into the dark
caverns" of the senate.
The resolution finally went over to al
low MIR. Thurston Rep) of Nebraska
to address the senate on the Monroe doc
! trine.
| Except for brief pension speech it was
his first speech since entering the SEN
| ate and he was accorded close attention.
| Senator Thurston said in part:
| "The adoption of the resolution re-
ported by the committee on foreign
J affairs will present grand international
issue which may hold much of menace
sinoarolw bnna Iii tidae, i an issue Whicn
;nm noao nopd d W., h oe res9iveu 10 Ine apiu
th;s pro,,,,,i;n ,'t I ,,,,; pe:liianehcy VI
dnmr nT '1pou''r, uHo IL Is USELESS 10
comStrn ai ai the dsa upon Iur oeloVed
soorf cos ar ;o, he ,id umu n4irots anu
shomiH tho "ntrn tv muu,t t IWneuii;;ahoy Wi;sh ionow
nat;nu .ne e Nv mo Sieat iisiis,n-spen:nis
nncos 70 Tho 'nr arhtro mont rtits nf ,ner 1le,
not assume these responsibilities: I dare
not vote for the pending resolution with
out first submitting to the deliberate
Judgment of mankind and the dispassion-
ate criticism of posterity, some of the
reasons which seem to make my path of
| duty plain.
| myvoro oth;, ~ .4,,,o h,,4 oro d
iustment s of n bonndarv In, Inc " h hetwoen %
Vonnznnlo and Grnnt Rr;ta;n Sboujd
bos;tat tn Ionn ",'u and sar;ansIu boforo Vt 10Y
inc % to commit M This government to any
| ipta 10 1ifinu1t 70 haliaua
and ;mnnss;ble 70 5omnnstrate that onr
honor ;s ;nvojved onr nrest;ce thrao ten-
ngnon 10 t,,;,;t, ~, 3p;st,,nSoa H., on,
J;snns;t;or ,h;ot, no,, rnss;hI,, no mo- DO
of d;otant str;n " nf pSomth Amor;con
VI IL, unS.dno .d ,ntp; SID VI Hou'" "Ftisah
ihulen aiu ihV"A'"'h'
! But the present question arises high
above, any venezuelan dispute The
British prime. minister, the accredited
mouthpiece Of the strongest empirM in
! Christendom, has seen fit to officially de-
clare and so advise this govery ment hat
the Monroe doctrine has ne placda in
the law of nations and is NJ paccepsed
or recognized by any European power.
The challenge thus broadly thrown down
by Great Britain must be taken up by this
republic or the Monroe doctrine is
thing of the past. /.
"Mr prasidept tho British nos;t;on
bluntiv olmost ;nsolont,v sta tod hw ord
| Soishu,r,, % hos haeu roassortaJ fro,,, th;s
aoam niotthnd | ~ s,,aI S1'InuJ;d ,hn+on;o o,,;o
and and, ,nresnnted With sncb forv;d e,nnuence
nc ayon to win Amor;con onnjamsa
nnb os;ta +;n,,w wa nssnme thot tba anniousa
,uas for tha notobIass oh;i;+v of ~ 'nro-
was Iof fne matcnless aDliity Oh tne, ora t
love that Tho views Of tbe senator from
To,orodo w;j, commnnd +hemsalvas n
bic noonIo VIZ Tbov nav bo satisfo ntorv 70
tho p,opa, obo nGors Enoiand con GRO cl,
the the Js whins for % t5em bnt thank S God tbe
nonov m'',g nbonaors mo ara NOT tha custod;ans
o ne ~ nat;n5,s onnso;onoa Thov NAV
a ba nnrovod anu nuT hS WaII Street. wall street
renraSnnts rpp,TeI tbct noxuor n~ for the foreign
svpdicoto Which ,h% poT pSo"ts 70 dominate t6e
Synano;ai ond ;rdmstr;ol nol;cv of this
% nn"ntr~ bmt u wall Street cannot dictate
70 Tho sonoto of tho IInited States IF
our neople ever become SO servile and
degraded os TO he willing to list the honor
of fhe nation on the stock exchange, to go
up or down with the market, it will be
time to turn the pictured face of Wash
ington to the wall and cast the sword
of Grant into the sea.
"Mr. President. I have the most pro-
found admiration and respect for the
senator from Colorado. l know how in.
tensely American he is. His patriotism
cannot be questioned or his sincerity
doubted. I know how strong must be
the convictions which lead him to lift
has characterized the extension of the
British empire from the hour in which
her first adyenturer's Prov turned to
western seas But does this furnish any