The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-09-28

The sound principles contained in
hose articles of Messrs. Taylor ana
Barker are largely embodied in the
Panama canal bill passed by Con-
sress, which deals justly with all con.
cerned and retains for the United
States only its inherent rights.
Without its provisions all the bene
Ats of the canal would be reaped by
foreign countries that contributed
nothing to its establishment; the
great transcontinental railroads and
express companies. about whose in-
terests the subsidized newspapers
above alluded to are so solicitors,
could still overcharge the American
people, and the American merchant
marine would continue to decline and
soon become thing of the past.
While the measure was under dis
cussion in the House and Senate the
British government had the effront-
cry to serve notice on the United
States that it was preparing a pro-
test against allowing American ships
to pass free through the canal. InI
doing this England repeated her ac-
ton in the Spanish American war
and was the only country to interfere
with our management of the canal,
but when me time for action came
the British foreign Office would not
now make further protest against the
proposed legislation.
Instead of the protest it was an
nounced that two prominent sena-
tors, bitterly opposed to the canal
bill, had reached the conclusion, after
considering some private intimations
received, that Great Britain would
take advantage of the prevailing Sit
uation to terminate the general arbi-
tration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain which be-
comes revocable April % next, When
either nation may abrogate the con-
vention and resume the conditions
that existed prior to its ratification
and exchange.
This was undoubtedly done. to de.
feat the canal bill, but it had no such
effect, as on the next day the meas
ure was passed by a vote of 4S to 18
the largest majority ever recorded
in the Senate under such circam-
stances. On August II the House fol-
lowed the lead Of the Senate and
passed the bill by rising vote.
Our senators and Representatives
need not worry as to what is said Of
them by Anslo-Saxon newspapers, as
their slavish sentiments toward Eng
land are repugnant to all self-re-
specting Americans.
AS an evidence of what is thought
of them we publish the following ex-
tracts from the many letters address,
ed to them by their own readers:
Il see," says the correspondent, "the
old guard is out again for John Bull
the Panama canal versus the United
States. AS usual, chief among the
old guard are Andrew Carnegie, Jo-
seph Choate, DR.. Macarthur and 81,
Edward Borden. Well, we few Amer.
leans who cannot be heard from
through the subsidized press THANH
God anyway that there are men Still
left who make the arguments Of the
guardians of the British empire
childish or otherwise, put them inte
a cooked hat"
| Another correspondent, signing him
self, "An American" thus writes:
I'VE pay British shipping million!
every year for carrying our mer
chandise. A lobby at Washington il
maintained out of that money to keel
our merchant marine on level will
Korea. Your paper and every pape
taking the stand you do on the Pan
ANA canal are subsidized by tn
British lobby at Washington. Th
American people are waking up"
Congress may rest assured that /
has the heartiest thanks of the en-
tire nation for its patriotic actio1
with regard to the Panama cana
May it persevere in the good worl
until every vestige of foreign inter
vention is swept from our Nationa
Capital!
And what blessing it is that tn
so-called treaty of peace" with Grea
Britain was not ratified by the Sen
ate of the United States, the evil eff
fects of which can now be readil
seen by the vast majority of the Am
} erican people!
A school teacher, who had ofte
punished little fellow for talk;n
during lessons, as last resort lie