The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-22
lew York Senator Discusses
the Panama Canal Free
Toll Provision at
Some Length.
.EFERS TO PRINCIPLE
OF NATURALIZATION
e Contends That United
States Should Not Claim
Special Favors for It's
Own Vessels.
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gf Al = ASHINGTON. Jan. Ell Snail
,4W$ we inform the world that the
Iv United States is false to It's
sE agreements, false TO its
rsedged wordY Shall we have il made
5aapwn the world over that YOU must
i ok out for the United States OF i.
siI get the advantage of you? That
1e United States is astute, cunning.
,.ippery!"
! With this vigorous denunciation Of
ne attitude OF this country in tho
khnams canal controversy with Great
ritain, Senator Elihu Root closed q
ifo-hour speech in the senate today
ath su appeal for the submission of
g Panama question to arbitration,
u the repeal OF that section OF the
! nal Law that would give free passage
sA American coastw1se ships.
peaks of Experience.
!. Speaking from the experience oF 4
Nin Of President Roosevelt e cabinet
ulen the Panama canal zone was pur-
u ssed, and whengover twenty-five arbi-
ttion treaties were made with for
IN nations, Senator Root delivered a
YDst vigorous attack on the present at
ssude Of the United States.
Isat became known, following the sen
sTpr's address, that Senator Brandecee,
Rirman Of the interoceanic canals
asNmittee, will call a meeting within a
~ days to take up Senator Root g
+, tendnent for the repeal Of the free
IL provision.
A detesdMped effort by those who op-
Fssed the original passage OF this pro-
: llon will be made at this session of
81 1eress to change the law before it
's9s into effect at the canal. so that
"a cause of dispute with Great Britain
~ be removed.
senator Root declared the United
, !, sstes would violate ali it's pledges and
brnises TO the world; would be guilty
ffalse pretonses in its advocacy
Eageneral arbitration, aud would pro-
l. I'm itself indifferent to national
eSSeior and integrity. if il refused to
ta iuit 10 arbitration, or to retreat
"a the unjust position it had taken.
,sys 1t LIS Illegal.
, ale declared free coastwise tolls TO
erican ships We're illegal, unless
al concessions we're made to foreign
nj pc. The claim that the United
stes had domestic rights over the
al, because it owned the canal zone,
etituted a violation Of the express
,sTfIrantee Of the United States to
UInt Britain, he said.
frrlaIt is not our territory except i'll
9. Net,'' he declared, "Treatv or uo
'saLfty, We have long asserted that the
ofons Of Central America had no right
ng pdebar the world from its right Of
across the Isthmus On that
biased the justice OF our entire ac
n which resulted in our having the
Il n zone
ne United States had preached arbi
non for years, Senator Root de
ed, and had besought the nations ot
world sin season and out oi
.Nnnon, TO enter into arbitration agree
w 1ts Tor the settlement Of all dis
Apss.'
We are pharisees. he cried
sa.y1ye We been iusineere and false
u Gro we been pretending in all these
years OF declaration! Arc w,
~ now TO admit that our country
nyIugh its presidents and congresse
ID. rIbeen guilty OF false pretenses, ot
rfse..s II ma.G