Arizona republican., 1913-01-22
Charges That i'll Giving Free Passage of Ameri- can Coastwise Shipping United States Will Nio- late Agreement
ARBITRATION
 OR THE REPEAL
Senator Contends That Authority of this Country Over the Canal is Based Directly on the Principle of Naturalization
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NASHlNGTO\, Jan. 2l.- SHdll We | inform the world that the United States is false to it's agreements ana false to it's pledged word? Shall we have made known the world over that you must look out or the United States will get the advantage of you? That the United States is astutc. cunning and slippery"
 With this vigorous denunciation of the attitude of this country in the Panama canal controversy with Great Britain Senator Elihu Root closed two hour speech before the senate to- day with an appeal for the submls- sion of the Panama question tO arbl- traitor or for the repeal Of that sec tion of the canal law giving free Iassage to American coastwise ships.
 Senator Root contended that the authority of the United States over the canal is based directly on the principle of naturalization. We are not at liberty" said the senator, ito rut a construction upon the Paunce- fotc treaty that violates that con- trolling principle of absolute equality embodied in the other treaty" He quoted the assurances given Great Britain that the United States did not seek special favors for its ships through the Panama canal, and cited the treaties of other nations in which the same position is taken Senator Root contendcd that the United States can claim no special control of the canal because it owned the canal zone. This sugges- 1 nj " 1 who claimed the United States was entitled to build the canal and own 1 the property. and do with it as it liked without regard to previous i treaties.
 Nothing could be further from 1 fact" declared Root. Tt is not oar territory except in trust"
 1 Speaking from experience as q member of President RooseNelts | cabinet when the canal zone was purchased and when over twenty five arbitration treaties were mad with foreign nations. senator Root delivered most vigorous attack upon the present attitude of the United States. It became known following the senators address that senator Brandege. chairman Of the inter oceanic canals committee, will call a meeting In few days to take up Senator Roots amendment to the re
 peal of the free toll provision. A de-
 termined effort of those who op- posed the original passage of this
 provision will be made at this ses-
 sion to change the law before it goes into effect at the canal, so the cause of the dispute with Great Britain
 will be removed.
 l Senator Root continued, Treaty or
 DO treaty. we have long asserted, be-
 ginning under Secretary Cass, the na-
 tions of Central America had no right
 to debar the world of it's right to pass
 across the Isthmus and upon that We
 base the justice as stated in President Roosevelt's message on our entire ac-
 tion upon the Isthmus, which resulted in our having the canal zone, that We
 have not taken it for the purpose of se-
 curing advantages for the United States over other nations.
 Far from our being relieved of the
 obligation of our treaties with great
 Britain by the ownership of the zone, We have taken that property in trust We cannot be false to our obligations without being false to that confidence
 and trust repOsed in us.
 The effect of our treaties is here
 declared Root. and under it. Britain is - demanding that the question of what is
 her right in the canal shall be submit , ted to arbitration and not made the
 subject of war or injustice to Britain
 What revolting hypocrisy do we convict ourselves of?" he cried. The
 first time there comes up a question
 as to the treaty. in which we fear thai z in war we would be beaten, we refuse , 1 to submit our agreement.
 Where would be our self respect if wt , do that and where would be that re
 spect to which a great nation is entit- . led from other nations?"
 4 Are we Pharisees?" cried Root .1 Have we been insincere and false ant = have we been pretending all thes e years.
 Are we ready to admit that ou f country through our congresses ant = our presidents has been guilty of falS = pretense that we are humbugs that w ,r have been talking to the gallaries an ,s have been uttering fine words to SC r cure applause and the instant our in o terests are at stake to come out with
 falsifying declaration?"
 . Senator Root reclared that the Unit
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