The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-13
ID INVESTIGATE
 PAGES SPEECH ON
 MONROE DOCTRINE
Ambassador to England Target of Inquiry in
 Senate Resolution

Washington, March 1z.-Nalter Hines Page. American ambassador to Great Britain was made the target of inquiry today in a resolution adopted by the sen- ate calling on the Secretary of State to investigate alleged public assertions by the ambassador relative to the Monroe doctrine and the Panama canal
 Senator Chamberlain, aroused over re- ports of speech by Ambassador Page last night in London before the Associated Chambers of Commerce. introduced the resolution and his request for immediate consideration resulted in its adoption without debate.
 The resolution requests the Secretary of State to procure copy, for the use of the Senate of Ambassador Pages address and to call on the ambassador for evil dence on which he based the alleged state ment that 1t added greatly to the pleas ure of the people of the United States in the building of the Panama canal to know that the British would profit most by its use
 Ask Verbatim Report
 Particular request Is made in the reso- lution for a verbatum report of that por- ton of the ambassadors address in which he is reported to have defined the Mon roe doctrine as meaning merely that the United States would prefer that no Euro pean governments would gain more land in the new world" '"
 After the resolution had been adopted senators heard of dispatches from Lon don saying the ambassadors speech was delivered extemporaneously late in the evening. and not reported verbatim, and quoting Mir. Page as explaining that his reference to British use of the Panama canal was in a light vain. It was taken for granted at the capitol, however. that in response to the state departments re- quest the ambassador would furnish his recollection of just what he had said with the desired legislation.
 No attempt to oppose the resolution was made when Senator Chamberlain offered it, the usual custom being to pass such measures as a matter of course. Later in the day a similar resolution was intro duced in the House by Representative Murray of Oklahoma, a democrat, but it did not get before the body for discus sion or action.
 No Official Comment
 There was no official comment on the speech or action of the Senate. In an in- formal discussion at the White House. however, President Wilson indicated that the Monroe doctrine was as much a part of the American foreign policy today as 100 years ago. He did not express an opin- ion concerning the ambassadors speech.
 The Senate resolution had not reached Secretary Bryan tonight.
 According to custom, if Ambassador Page does not forestall the action by vol untarily forwarding an explanation of the incident, the resolution will be eabled to him tomorrow, as soon 1t is sent to the state department
 Representative MurraYs resolution would ask the state department whether "a new American policy of subiectng American veal to the selfish interests of the nations of Europe is the funda- mental reason in the demand to repeal the law now in force exempting American ves- sels conducting a eoastwise trade from canal tolls.'
 1t was recalled al the capitol that Sen ator Chamberlain last November intro duced in the Senate q petition of protest against reported remarks by Amba ssador Page from members of the Confederated German Societies and the Robert En- melt society of Portland. Ore. These pro tests which were also forwarded to Pres