The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-25
ROOT DEN0UNCES
PANAMA ATTITUDE
u. S. SCORED FOR CANAL STANs
BY ARBITRATION Ap-
vOCATE.
A WAY TO KEEP PLEDGE
Otherwise. Says Senator, We Wouh
Be Called Treacherous-
Attempt to Repeal
Free Toll.

Washington. Jan. 22.-"Shall We in
form the world that the United State,
is Tails" to it's agreements, false TO 1t,
pledged word? Shall we have it mads
known the world over that it mus,
look out for the United States or /,
will get the advantage of you? That
II IS astute, cunning slippery?"
A Two Hour Speech.
With this vigorous denunciation o.
the attitude of this country In the
Panama canal controversy with Grea,
Britain Senator Elihu Root closed
two hour speech in the senate with ar
appeal for the submission of tho Pana
ma question to arbitration Of the re-
peal of that section Of the canal Law
that would give free passage to Amer
can coastwise ships.
Speaking from the experience Of
member of President Roosevelt's cabk
net when the Panama canal zone was
purchased and when over Is arbitzA
ton treaties were made with foreign
nations. Senator Root delivered the
most vigorous attack on the present
attitude OF the United States that has
been heard since the Panama contro
Vcrsy with Great Britain arose
it became known. following the sen
ator's address. that Senator Brapde.
gee. chairman of the iuteroceanic CA.
nal commission. will call a meeting
within few days to take up Senator
Roots amendment for the repeal Of
the free toll provision.
Effort to Change Law.
Led by Senators Root and Rrande.
geo. both Of whom opposed tho orig
inal passage of this provision, a de.
terlnined effort will be made at this
session Of congress- to charge the law
before 1t goes into effect at the canal
so that the cause Of dispute with Great
Britain will he removed
Senator Root declared the United
States would violate all its pledges
and promises to tho world. would be
guilty of false pretcnses" in it's adj
vocacy of general arbitration and
would proclaim itself Indifferent to ma.
tional honor and integrity il II re.
fused to submit to arbitration or to
retreat from the unjust position 1t had
taken.
He declared free coaetwisc tolls TO
American ships We're illegal. unless the
same concessions were made to for
eign ships. The claim that the United
States had domestic rights over tho
canal because it owned the canal
zone constituted violation Of the en-
press guarantee of tho United States
to Great Britain. he said
/ 1T is not our territory except in
trust he declared. Treaty or no
treaty. VIC have long assorted that the
nations Of Central America had no
rigbr to debar the world from it's right
Of passage across the isthmus Upon
that we based tho justice OF our en-.
tire action which resulted in our hay.
ing the canal zone
The United States had preached ar.
bitration for years Senator Root de-
clared and had besought the nations
Of the world, Tin season and out OF
season, to enter into arbitration agree
mcnts for the settlement of all dis.
putcs."
"Are We False?"
Are we PharfBees?" he cried.
'Have we been insincere and false ?
Have we been pretending all these
long years Of declaration? Are VA
ready now TO admit that our country,
through its presidents and congresses,
have been guilty Of false pretenses.
Of humbug. of talking to the galleries,
Of uttering fine words to secure an.
plause?
The instant that an interest is at
stake VIC propose to falsity every de-
elaration, every promise, by the AFRO.
CANT insistence that we alone can de.
termine the Interpretation of this
treaty; that we will refuse to abide
by the treaty.
And is the game worth the can
lie? Is it worth our while to remain
IN a position. to maintain which we
may be driven 10 rcpudiate our princi-
Plies, our professions and our agree.
mcnts. for the purpose of comforting 4
money benefit at the expense of the
treasury of the United States on the
most highly and absolutely protected
special industry in the United States
-our coastwise shipping?'