The chronicle=news., 1914-05-07
ows cannot alarm a brave and in,rcp-

oNs cannot alarm "A bray. rns ihircp-
ii people,
mo senator questions H.. I.,Iriot i
lem and high purpose Of the pr.si-
dent. but II legislation is to b. mad.
depehien, uI-on his will alone. no On.
can predict the mischief to which
such "a president will expose this gov
.fnm.n, IT, fu,ur. years, l believe
that the ps,ssas- of this bill COM
promises the dignity and hoaor Of
III. country. and before the deed is
l sntsf my solemn BRO
i-st asains, ~ha, l conceive To be- a
BETRAYAL of III. American people"
senator O'GoFman further sought
To sh.~ ,ha, exemption ot AEi-risan
soasiAisr vessels is a sis- economic
foiisys tie, IL sleh vessels fail With
in the terms of the iiaY-Paunr-fos-
treaty. exemption does Ho, eoasii,u,.
i violation thereof snd tha, the sshsi
has been constructed sh territory
o,-r which the United States is saw
ia the treaty Was to L- Luiii ON alien
soil. and therefore ,h- treaty 10 Ia
applicable,
''tss-tarsias s"ss,~-ss craft ts"ss
the raSmsH' ot tolls. b. s0asiaa1s's
''-iii reduce III. sos, of shippias
ihtorsh sh0 sansi 10 nitainitssis. srs'!
.t..zt..4 ss.s..s.af ,...ggE.-sia. 4sxxH. Ssx
IN. rsil-d States saa Canada ,s e.
sae~ th.i. fsi-s Ia competitive ba-
sis, ThS ssSso expensive fasi aahr
va,-r characterization III. ss~a,ar Hat
Huss fsa ss.Ehs 80 the railroads In
tisiaE at shHiF RATES i'lass taii 90
tho siassrssis shirrsas and foe -sSrf
aoiias Sosa collect BY -a4 at toll s@ss
enable sh- railroads la raahe s"sH
fesp"aatns insFrasr in shstf rates II
Sas he.srst by sssns tho, The ssstsnH
Hon q. the smast.isc trade ssishs be
f.ii.s Cd in ,tr a-af tasnsp b. = tis-
.s.tnt.ior sn tba su.' Asssrisan ships
nv rnEasra in the snsviGn sfai-s
ba, isaF .his lssisi'-su 10 'h" snss.H
sssa sssssts nas ard ppsi asat- u toe
.s.s isnr.szitl- :. s.ns.r !. up"a sh-
ships nas -hsas-.a in os-f seas ,fsa-a
4 bn.~ il i. said that ssrs ssIss
will siFapiF -nsirh ,sS shis "sars
aaa y@as.s aa n-.rtis -a tho rs"H
-t.ssf aaA .vn.nns-rs Well " sres
tolls will a@s d-rrras~ tho s@.s &C.
ths ssaspnsrg. HsspSsirs ssHss "a ~"
sstrr SaRaas at shp s"aa.ss viii as'-
iazs-as~ sbS saes .s is- ssss As5sHss Z
sars@s~ gaa siii sssasS s-ag sAs'rssr
saiissFs s'ssaass 'his ss sssi "t .
isFpgrsss q. i-stp-sse 'siis .a sbs ssSlsa
rjsz ns SIC s,hrs canals u ssr ss'sua
trGs
rbs s~ra,"s sssv'a -hse II "a =
will ha"vs priasir'r "s ia-s fastSrssS
law that swsssisspas in sny irs"sesr
tIenaJ assr~srrus ruas0 t@ ap arslsssa
'"sS vince tbT state as facts "a ~htFh
ShrS ~es1 tsaBdsI has SvassgI ia sSz
s' u- has b~ra rtass-ds lsr gaissrer
aat shss shtn 'th- Jni'ed states h~s
sa-1r ,Es s.SsFizn "s .he Panama
ysasl sasr AMI j; b~s anss t'.ss q
s,ats. TERRITORY. the i,sl-rasrsetasa
,,-a,Y ao IsassF bsand The t'nitsa
states
To hsrs up this tos'saiiass 'hr
senator showed sha; l:agIsaa tes,i4
;i.i the Ss-a canal after s:4rps be-
rausc British TERRITORY anH thas whoa
tho srpss rpvsrs which vcs~ psg't.s
~ the yoav-nttrn uni-r which sass
canal vas spassSurtsd. isss o'jee.
,isu. the irtsish sov-rans.as relied
uppr ,his sau. psinsipis ot ir.prra.
sional law lie said that sias. Cgrss
rizh, ,r tns;ify the canal. tsrbi5.irn
Il. the treaty. IL had Fevp4nisei al
changed condition which makes tse
entire treaty inop.Ia,ivc.
THE ,r-atv." said he mus, stand
or fall as whole. Under the ao--
,rinc recognized bv The s,ri.ssIt suvs
HtFF s'S-sf v sf'tNsN't'F ~
to the newly acquired Territory cf
tn. United States. and the canal con.
s'ru,tcJi on American tnrri,ory a,
Panama. Is no mcrr affected br the
iIay-pauncufc,- treaty than would -
a canal huii' across any other rar'
ot tho sciI .t the limited States
The senator In conclusion icsiarcd
that the provision "f the treaty that
tho canal shall Hc free anil cpcn
To the vessels cf commerce and var
Of all nations rsnny, he interpreted
to include ,ras'visc shi.-s. brcsuse
vessels n commerce have been dctin-
cd as ,hvsc engaged in international,
trade.
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