The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-27

the future commerce Of our country bt
carried in foreign bottoms.
Surrender Without Fight.
Great Britain proposed to arbitrate
the question, but the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr.. Sims, proposed to sur
render without fight"
He declared the commercial consid-
erations "paled into insigniflcance, y
when compared with the attack on
our sovereignty in the canal zone. He
warned the house, foreign ships might
occupy the canal in war time and
render it liability instead of an as
set"
"Are we to yield merely because the
sentiment of Europe is against us?"
he queried in conclusion. when has
the sentiment of Europe ever been with
us about matters of moment? When
will the time ever come when we can
expect to maintain and preserve our
rights, political and commercial, with
the acquiescent sympathy of European
governments?
Defends the President.
Defense of President Wilson's re-
quest for the repeal of the exemption
clause of the Panama canal act was
voiced in the house today by Pepre-
Adamson of Georgia.
81 would not be impolite enough TO
accuse anybody of reasonable con-
duct" he said, "but when the president |
of any party emphasizes the dire ex-
tremity of the government by g)ing
personally to congress and describes
an obstacle in the safe conduct of for
eign affairs, no man can escape by
bubble and sophistry.
Whoever fights this repeal now not
,nly fights honest equality and domes-
ic economy Of the people. but fights
he administration on the foreign pol
cy of the government, and il disaster
esults must share the Odium aud res
,onsibility for the cheap and vulgar
that has been indulged in
egarding the presidents motives.
No Foundation for Charge.
"The president has been charged,
Without foundation, with dicker lg
nth governments and trading for help
nd peace. Nations do not do business
l any such vulgar way. England's
ttitude in any crisis in which we are
lvolved will depend on the honesty
nd fairness of our treatment of Eng
md. There is more clap-trap and
oppy-cock and delusion about this
ngoism against England than any
her feature of the ship trust propa- .
anda which is fraudulent from be- .
nning to end"
Adamson also declared that the free u
lis declaration in the Baltimore plat 81
I'm was not democratic plank but -
as slipped in under false prefer 's.
Pervert Meaning of Treaty.
''An effort has been made" he said, -
0 prevent the truth and becloud the -
sue by perverting the meaning Of the 90
saty. The government needs the O.
lis to defray the operating expenses =
the canal The railroad bugaboo is -
2 main stock in trade of the oppon ~
is of the measure. But it Is also the -
,st valuable to coastwise ships own
by railroads or allied with them.
e railroads never expected TO get
70 tolls and then run their ships par
ell with their own lines, drive off
npetition and raise the rats to
,ir own level.
The sham fight of exemption advo- to
es was, according to their pro- ke
sions, to prevent certain trans lar
ltinental railroad from monopoliz- the
the canal traffic through the ship as
npany it controlled. The govern tire
Mt did not build the canal for the the
e benefit of the Southern Pacific and dis
Pacific Mail Steamship company."l