The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
NO STATE COIN FOR BRITISH BLOW OUT Connecticut Will Not Contribute
 for Peace Celebration
Sons of Erin and Their Offspring Give Great Britain WallOp
 in the Solar PIexus

favorably on the granting of the necessary $1O,OOO asked for. There was not a person who appeared in support: of the measure, which has to do with the celebration of 100 years Of peace with Great Britain. How ever, there were many who could say pretty things about England in op- position ''We never have been at probably never will be at peace, with our cousins across the water,'' was the substance of what was offered against the bill. England is just waiting for the opportunity to scalp us'' The ears of some Englishmen must have burned yesterday.
 The majority of those opposed were warm h1ooded Irishmen. Of course England suffered. What else could one expect? Absolutely nothing. It was what might be termed a 1op- sided hearing with the supporters of the measure staying well in the back ground and taking no chances. If they had been present, Irish wit and Irish sarcasm, would probably have put them to flight. It was present in plenty.
 Past history was placed on review to the fullest extent. Clippings from English papers away back in the eos were read and the unfriend1iness of Great Britain was shown every hand: One speaker thought it would
 
 the anniversary of 100 years of peace with France or Germany or Russia or any other country than England.
 All of the speakers were not heard for the committee chairman, Senator McNei1 announced. that the scheme was dead and the bill would be unfa- vorably reported. Young MT. McNeil is enough of a politician to appre- ciate the power of the influence be- hind the opposition. Col. T. J. Mur- phy of Bridgeport had charge of the movement against the bill and he in troduced the several speakers
 Captain Lawrence O'Brien of. New Haven, the first speaker, said he wanted to show the hostility of the British press and people since 1872, notably at the time of the Civil War. He maintained that there had never been real peace with England->4--Ife spoke of G1adstone's speech which was to the effect that Jefferson Davis: had created a nation Democracy, he said, could never be attributed to the English. He quoted extracts from the London Times and other papers. during the Civil War which were quite uncomplimentary. Lincoln was called in one, the buffoon of the battlefield after the battle was over. England, he said wanted to overthrow the con stitution and the country because of jealousy. The Alabama, he said, had destroyed our commerce during the war and it had been impaired ever since.
 c. J. Danaher of Meriden said that such a proposition should not be en- tertained. He did not think there had been a peace of 100 years. The ac- tua1 end of the war, he said, did not come until 1915.
 He spoke of the recognition of the Confederacy and he said England pro- hibited men from engaging in the ser vice of the North, but commended their fighting with the South. Slurs had been cast at that time not only on Lincoln but on the American peo- pie at large There had never been peace and there had never been a treaty which had not been broken by England. Even now England was try ing to break the treaty with reference to the Panama Canal. As an Ameri- can, with Irish blood in his veins,. he was opposed to the appropriation of any sum for the celebration.
 He read an abstract from one whom he described as the noblest and purest Senator who ever repre- scented Connecticut at Washington. Senator PIatt, which was to the eff feet that England was intriguing to prevent the building Fof the Panama Canal. The statement said that Eng land was a ''preposterous claimant ev- erywhere.'' ''In every arbitra tion but one the United States had come off
 
 arraigned the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. MT. Danaher said the words were those from the dead, warning against British entangIements He quoted the statement of George Washington to the same effect. If Germany wants war with England let her have it, he said, and let the United States | keep clear of any compact with Eng land.
 Bernard Lynch of New Haven, said he had every respect for Governor Baldwin but he felt he must appear as against the appropriation. He told of a recent magazine article giving i the details leading up to the settle ment of the Alabama claims. There had not been a 100 years of peace. The measure struck him as hypocrit- icaI This did not refer to the gov | ernment but to those who were fos- 1 tering the scheme for what, he term | ed, were private ends
 Joseph Hall of Naugatuck said there had been s3O, ,OOO, ,O0O asked of the state | in appropriations with probably $2O,- | COG, 900 granted The governors mes sage he said, showed that $1O, O,5O0, GOO | had been borrowed in the last five I years. He said the question of taxa l tion was one to consider as the state ] was heavily burdened and he thought | the money could be directed into oth- 1 CT channels to much greater advan- | tage than those of the celebration. l He also maintained that there had not been 100 years of peace between this | country and Great Britain. He l thought before the canal question was l settled there might be war with Great 1 Britain. He could not see why Great l Britain was singled out. He thought ! France was eminently fitted for the 1 honor, because her men had contri- l buted to our liberty. Russia and Ger many had both been at peace with us | for 100 years and Russia, he said, had 1 been of inestimable value to us in | the Civil War times. Russia said hands off this fraternal strife and | leave it to it's own people, 'The ] sentiment for the celebration,'' he l said had no foundat tion in honesty 1 and was ridiculous in purpose | Representative Stevens of Danbury | said he thought the people did not