Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-24
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sia would respect. Under these rules, tbs
was case in which the United states
or any other nation party to the Geneva
convention had ample right to intervene.
1t was the business of this government
10 have ascertained the facts regarding
this execution. Are we so pusillanimous.
so afraid OF offending the suscep'iDlntcs
of Great Britain as to have refrainec
from doing our duty In a case Wnere h'-
f-1anity was about to be violated!
Teller referred TO what ne SAID was
Great Britain's elorts TO destroy Two
struggling republics, and asserted that II
the truth had reen told by British Off
cial reports more Beers had been
slaughtered during the past year than
had been admitted by Great Britain 10
have been in arms in the whole of South
Africa.
Without, further comment, Teller. in
view of the execution of Commando II
Scheepers asked that the resolution b.
postponed Indefinitely. 1t was so ordere !.
Considers ton of the department of
commerce bill WAS resumed the pending
amendmept being that offered by Pettus
tAlh), Providing that. the department of
labor - not transferred to the proposed
new department Pettus made brief ar
gWIent in support of his amendment,
in reply, Nelson, who is in charge Of
the pending measure, said that he was
convinced that whatever opposition had
been aroused among laboring people to
the transfer of the department of labor
had been in-Dircd from within the dc
partmt Mt Of labor itself. He maintained
that 1t would be mistake to leave tn"
labor department without the jurisdiction
OF an executive department.
Bacon tGa) strongly supported Pettus'
amendment He urged that in the alb
sence o: some very good reason the pro-
test entered by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor. against the proposed transfer of the
department, of labor to the new depart
ment ought to hc needed
Hanna fDhiOl iShm
the new department was in the interest
al both capital and labor. He believed
would not object TO the proposed trana
yer of the labor department 1t had been
his privilege to discuss this subject VITA
the laboring men of the country and he
certainly favored the pending bill. There
WAS no question before the country to-
day, he said, which demanded such care
ful attention as the industrial develop
nent of the country and the expansion
of our commerce.
Hanna said further along that the time
had come when we must expand our COM
merce restrict our production.
Hale (MeD interrupted him by saying
that tho United States had already cap
tGred all the foreign trade worth having.
He inquired of Hanna whether he did not
realize that to he a fact.
81 DO not" reriied Hanna.
Then the senator and | disagree" sal !
He.e.
I'VE do" retortcd Hanna.
The record of what has been accepted
nv the Dinglcy law continued Hale els
to me the most amazing record ever en-
hibitcd to the world in the absorption of
foreign trade. W. have absorbed foreign
trade in the great countries that are COM
IetitOrS of ours We have not WASTED
eur energies in dream of what is called
oriental trade w!iicn never did and neve"
will figure i'm comparison with the mar
Ects of the civilized world.
I'VE have invaded England Germany.
Austria. Italy ard Russia. and for thu
senator Hanna) who stands a repre-
DingIcy law to join the ranks of the men
who declare that We will be ruined If
we do not get additional markets for our
goods is to me a matter of surprise. W.
do not reed further action MOI do we ed
additional markets.
Hanna replied that the United States
had not conquered the markets of Europt
and the markets OF the world were ye
an uncxpiored field for us. In order tha'
the government might give direct attf n
ton to the commercial and industrial IN
tcrests of the United States the com
mercial, industrial and agricultural bodies
of the country had demanded bill o
the kind pending. He asserted furthei
that when he spoke of the industrial in
terest he referred to capital and labor
organized and unorganzed.
Hale then offered an amendment trans
ferring the interstate commerce commits
sion to the new department
Pending action this and othei
amendments which had been offered e
kins, Cockrell. Money Martin. Spooner
Hale. Hoar, McCumber and Clay discuss
ed various suggested amendments ant
the measure generally.
At 40 o'clock the Senate went into eX
ecutive session and at l. IS Z. Nj. adjourn
cd until Monday