The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-01
More Argument
Ifa Tolls Debate

republican leader EMhnh told the
house that three Instructions were in
VolYed In repeal of FAC fanana tuiIs
rights apart from treaty copstruct.ou,
iexemptiOD, the treaty lights, moral
and the economic policy involved. The
ecoEomi2 question might be changed
at any time, he. said, but decision OF
treaty rights must he lasting one.
Bc maintained that construction OF
the Hay -Pauncefote treaty compelled
the United States to charge tie same
tolls Ca It's own chips ofthose of Pan
ama as were levied on those OF the
other nat tionaeffsf -
"A .readifg Ofi!ha rules TO be 'ob4
served by the nations TO receive eqtral
treatment, lie said. plainly disclosed
that thay arc not applicable TO tic
United States Or Panama.
= ':hnGlands attempt 10 secure her
construction Of the treaty al thIB time
Is net for It's present effect. II is for
the LONG distant future. II we con
struefth treaty according 10 English
Claims, II IS Bura TO rise and embar-
fass us WBeUaSsF we have war with
other eolihtres. rWat is not desirable,
but it is inevitable. We cannot al
ways ina!ntaiu peace.
III we ogfe& now to the English
eonbtruction, 1t Is certain that in the
TuiuT1 when we havs q war with ia
pan or China, or some other country,
auestl0h1 Will arise in reference 10
their use and OUR use OF the canal
tespeeiall as to use of war vessels and
IN thot ,iil, Of stress we VIII be met
with the coatention of England, pres
Ieht ally of Japan or by some other
country, that We have already con
strted that treaty In such a way that
we cannot protect the canal without
prihsflg "a protest from England or
lot9eS rnanlries which tYiflfenBarrass
lE, iftnot defedt us, in the war; Sc n
81 wdtt TO treat England fairly,
but Believe under the conditions of
the treaty we hayo the right to do as
we please In tho matter, and that Il
Iia an uhfricndly act OF England now.
at sthiS late date, to ihstst upon any
other donsffIttinn. A.
Speaker Clark, closing debate
agatnst the repeal, disappointed. those
Who Expected him 3osattack President
Wilson. He diaelaimed any! personal
Issue, With the President, declared no
EbeltaspdS Mr. Wilson was actnatati nv
the Highest patriot ~ motives. and that
there was no breach int:the dsmocrat-
10 party He argued ut length against
the presidents contention and declaf-
W tnu aniuasIis -e,s;.-:.. &c.,: - tha
pr. dent Tor q repeal, like the peace
OF God, passeth all Understandings!
He added that II the president had
Eeaspns hich are not utterly nnten4
e1iea anu Which e6fnpel him 70 maize !
this request" he haA5s.nt given them to
tbs hSiise. He differed with the prnsf-
was mistaken economic policy, but
admitted dispute on that poinE propos-
80 'thasS the exelitb btlUn be siispghded5
4WO. sYeafgl! He euptendeda Shat the. /.
president was mistaken in view thas 1
the exemption i19as feitgnat. to the
Hay Paqncefote treaty.
s' We want war with no nation %
sata the speaker '.bnt rather than sur
renasE OUT right to complete soyer-
.eit yer aslefy sqasre foot Or our
cling dgSEzaaiiiiis,. SEzaaiiiiis. w. w. VIII
srfysi z, an senufa ousiys fi a 4 4
y as Z e g elzed tlst III
tiitie Gf house dem crslts who inv:
Lad the presldent's fight for the toll
exemption repeal. Referring 10 piib-
lie declarations that his opposition 10
the president WasS the opening gun 4
ot his light for the domination in 1916,
tass ~ Ale I. Ehitl tina he mad told all
To- HON he had apoken about the5
iytB sss:.e that II the nfaRidantss
adm inlstration was success, Mr.. VIII,
son 'wsafS be Tssiia5tt5ia, and il Il 8as
= .iF..s this t:fs s. S;ssie;: would not
be worth having. AS I'd his own. 'f,,-s
ituEe the speaker insisted he could be
happy Without the presidency or the
speaRefbfip.
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