South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-28
Speeches Made BY Western
Members Contain Attacks on
Administration for Attitude
on Question.
STEVENS ASKS SUPPORT
FOR WILSON'S REQUEST
KnowIand Makes Lengthy Ad-
dress Against RepeaI-CIark
Demands Better Order Pre-
vail Among Visitors.

WASHINGTON. March 2S-The
galleries OF the house were crowded
saturday. mostly with women. when
Rep. Harrison or Mississippi the first
speaker OF the day. began his sDeech
against the repeal OF the tolls pro-
vision i'm the Panama canal act
Many representatives who were on
the floor yesterday We're abseuL how
ever.
Speaker Clark prefaced the opening
OF the days battle with a request to
the house 10 keep better order than
was preserved yesterday and with "a
warning 10 the crowds i'm the galleries
that they We're there bv courtesy and
must not applaud, or indulge In loud
conversation.
Rep. Harrison. in protestin- against
the tolls repeal asked. Are we now
10 DOW IN humble humility TO Great
Britain Are we 10 bow simply he
cause Great Britain as a. powerful
nation. thinks that we now situated
as we are, confronted by information
al complications. would surrender
honor 10 an unjust and unreasonable
contention for the sOrdid consideration
of assisting us TO settle a question
that. although IL is close TO us, yet is,
after ali, IN the interests OF humani-
ty?
BE not deceived. sirs: those who
would vote for this repeal act WIN
some day have that act rise to plague
YOU. l am strongly convinced that as
an economic policy it is best that our
coastwise vessels going through the
Panama canal should be exempt from
the payment OF tolls"
Republican Supports Wilson.
Representative Stevens of Minneso-
Ia, republican, the next speaker. APP
pealed TO the house 10 uphold the pres
the United States dis6riminates against
Great Britain at Panama" Stevens ass
serted, then an equal discrimination
against American vessels using Cana
dian canals along our border might
be justified"
Declaring there is no escaping "the
naked truth that for the first time the
United States is urged TO surrender
under foreign pressure, disguise the
situation or beclOud the issue as YOU
may" Representative j. r. knowland
Of California Saturday Joined i'm the
attack on the proposed repeal Of the
free tolls provision i'm the Panama ca
nal act.
He added. THE government of the
United States speaking through a con-
greSs, a president and the state de-
partment. takes a positive position
touching the Interpretation OF a dis
puted treaty and a succeeding admin
istration demands and insists that this
government reverse itself abandon It's
former position and accept the foreign
Interpretation Of the treaty. an action
with no parallel i'm American history
what IS the excuse for this uu-
precedented action"
Comments ON Visits.
Representative knowland comment
ed on the visits OF Sir Edward Tyr
reH. private secretary 10 Sir Edward
Grey. British foreign minister to the
white house i'm 1913. also ON that of
Hon. Robert L. Borden. premier ~
Canada, and Hon. Shirley Benn 81. j.
honorary secretary Of the British
peace commission and personal friend
Of Andrew Carnegie He said that
the Hon. Shirley Benn. after his re-
turn 20 London I'm NoVem ber 1873.
declared at the mansion house peace
centenary-I have in ms possession
positive proof OF his statements-that
he had seen the president and there
was not the slightest doubt that the
peace appropriation and tolls repeal
would be put through both the senate
and house 'as the president had
pledged himself to carry out these
proposals To the satisfaction OF the
British government.
Raps Ambassador
so delighted was the member of
the British parliament over the situa-
itVl - lF IWANN ll lII AII" lAA'.A
States that shortly after his return he
dined Am bassador PAGE in the house
Of commons This was rather un-
usual for AN am bassador. bout then
our American ambassador has been
saving and doing unusual things 90
late. Apparently banquets are his long
suit"
Representative knoHaaud conclud-
cd. The far reaching consequences
Of our votes upon this question Will
endure after We are all dead and
gone MY long service IN This house
has convinced me that neither side ~
the dividing aisle has a monopoly up-
on patriotism. We AN ioyallE support
the same flag We are all striving 20
render faithful service to uur coun-
try. I-~'r-s we specifically reserve the
rights which we have successfully
contend for a generation in our ef-
forts 20 construct an isthmlan canal
under American control and mana ge-
ment. we viii be paying roo dear e
price for the elimination ~ Huerta-'