The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
Impetus Given Resolu-
ton May Garry 1t
Through Senate.
OPEN STATEMENTS
ARE SIGNIFICANT
Senator O'Gorman Declares That
Any Cause for England's Con-
tinued Interference in Domes-
tic Affairs of This Country
Should Be Removed at
Once and Forever.
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| Washington. April 2I-Senators
OGorinsn, Bristow and Smith, OF South
Carolina. to-day strongly supported the
resolution to abrogatc the Clayton
Bulwer and the Hay Pauncefote
treaties. which. as forecast this morn
ing, was introduced by Senator Cham
berlain. of Oregon.
! Senator OGorman is chairman OF the
1nteroceanic Committee before which
is pending the Root bill to repeal the
exemption from toll provision written
into that law for the benefit Of the
American coastwise shipping. Sena-
tor Bristow is member of that com
mittee. The emphatic support of this
| resolution by two members OF the com
mittee before who mall canal legisla-
ton must go gives it an impetus that
will carry it through regardless of
what action the Foreign Relations
Committee may take.
/ Cannot BE ignored.
The resolution had the effect of
bringing sharply before the Senate the
whole Panama Canal controversy i'm
SUCH q way that it cannot be ignored
either by Congress or the President.
ne guarded utterances of members of
the Foreign Relations Committee wore
not nearly so. significant as the out
spoken statements of Senator O'Gor-
man. Senator Chamberlain anr others
who believe in the American policy of
an American administration of all do
mestic questions.
Senator O'Gorman declared bis r.,,.r
that the resolution for abroeation
would pass the Senate by a large ma
joriiy. -
II am glad Senator Chamberlain
onered this resolution in the Senate"
said Senator OGorman II believe
that after Senator'S have studied il
they will see the necessity for action
of this sort and that il will mass by a
large majority. If the Hay-Paunce
tote treaty justiies Great Britain I'm
making the protest now before the
United States government il would he
Just as we'll if we found means to
abrogate the treaty altogether
lf we are to be harassed all the
tine with protests against our admin
istratlon or the canal there are in
dications that we shall be. then it
would be better for us to at once eo
TO the root of the trouble and do
I away with the treaty altogether upon
which Great Britain rests her protests
Great Britain has no vital interests at
s~.ahe. STAR ohe mas lost nothing, for her
rights so far as the canal is concerned
are as strong as those of any other
natioN. and Will be respected She per
sistently violated the Clayton Bulwer
treat! that was revised and rewritten
into the Hay -Pauncefote treaty. ana
IL upon those treaties she continues
10 protest it would be just as well to
clear up the whole subject by wipinr
out these treaties entirely"
BrfstOw for AbroEntfon
me New York senator has made 1t
ms business TO keep informed with re-
fa;,
canal and canal legislation Senator
Bristow. one of his colleagues on fhe
1 canal committee, said:
do not believe the Hay-Paunce
dote treaty bears the construction that
senator Root gives it, do not no
lieve that il was intended that it should
bear that construction. But if that in
depreciation is correct, then these
treaties should be abrogated mt once.
NO seit-respecting nation would abdi-
ee.e sMai. us sovereisnty over its domestic
anairs as Senator Root contends we
did when We negotiated the Iav-
Pauncefote treaty"
Senator Smith, of South Carolina
was emphatic in his approval of the
resolution. II am strongly in f,yor
or the position Ialten by Senator Cham
berlain. The administration OF the
Panaina Canal and the fixing of the
rates TO be charged by our coastwisc
ships is domestic question The
oniteu STATES VIII control its domestic
affairs rs seems best TO it's own pcople
without the interference. suggestions
or threats of any other nation on
earth, treaties or no treaties"
Senator Borah holds that the treaties
do not apply, Senator Root to the con
trary Notwithstanding
Right Is Undoubtcd
without attempting to discuss the
propriety or impropriety of the reso-
luton, said Senator Newlands, "I wish
to say that am thoroughly convinced
we had the undouhted right to enact
the legislation we did for the beneat
OF our coastwise ships"
In presenting the resolution to the
Senate, Mr.. Chamberlain asked that il
be printed in the Record together with
list OF papers bearing upon the uues-
tion.
Senator Chamberlain said he had pre.
pared this list of papers for public
convenience, as they showed undoubt-
edly that the United States had rights
at the Isthmus of Panama that were
exclusive before either the Clayton
/ Bulwer or the Hay -Pauncefote treaties
were executed. He asserted that Great
Britain, when these treaties were no
gotiated and executed, had full knowl-
edge Of those rights of the United
:. States.
! A meeting OF the Interoceanic Canals
Committee had been called for to-
morrow, but it was postponed until
, next Tuesday Senator Roots bill for
repeal of tho free toll provision is
now before the committee. 1t was np-
parent to-day that much of tho sup
port that was mustered In the last
session to prevent the change OF free
toll provision will now be brought to
the support OF the plan to abrogate
treaties that may be Interpreted as
, giving Great Britain any ground for
protest.