The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-17

COMMENDED
FOR TOLLS VOTE
CONGRESSMAN at Large is Con-
GRADUATED for His Stand
and He Gives Reasons.
By G. A. BoIden.)


CHARLESTON, April IS. - The
many friends OF Congressman-af-
Large Howard Sutherland, as well as
the SriendEs of the other four West
Virginia. 1epreSeutativeS ian the House
who voted against the repeal OF the
exemption clause in the Panama
Canal Act. i'm Ahis section OF the state
are expressing very hearty a'ppLoVs4
of the COURSE of their congressman
And. especially is this so of Congress
Ilu1,xn-aa-Iarge Sutherland, who wrote
MANY letters to his constituency
throughout the state, asking fndfv1d-
nal ideas OF the repeal act, and, al
ter receiving hundreds OF replies, ana
noting tho wide divergence OF Views
was fnaady obliged to make up ms
mind according to the dictates of his
oI---,, ronscfens,e and In conformity
With his views as an uncomprorhssing
1 A,,erscaso for l1is own country. hTst-
| 1as+ and all the time. Congr esSHIlam
! e,ltherland. writing to a close tZ'1end
=, +1,ts ,-tty. under date of the lOtn
inst, and dwelling upon the repeal
question, had the following TO say
Reasons Given.
..ReSar4ue, to the Panama Canal
cons ona4te.-. about which you have
been good enough to write me- II oc-
C.,,rs to me to give you briefly a Few
- dI,e reasons chat finally dnnpelled me
40 vote against repeal.
Al saye this matter my undivided
! Alteration and study for many Gays
! s,n5 -,tpI1+ss preceding the final vote.
I approached the snD1tS5t aus So.
I svsfhrr1t political OF other bias.
/ 1000 o1r4. with a strong predispoai-
800, 8, favor of the views of the pres
! 800 for on the surface, the case
/ ezearned absolutely clear and conciu-
sive: but the deeper down went sISto
the subject, and the more s1uofe o
the tresties and the laws bearing on
II from the time OF the 1oIlleHeftii " W
INN s,over1,nrent, down to THE pr'eSeh'
| Am. +9rstfler- with. the diplomatic cor
-soenoyI5er-oe. the debates on the SUD-
/ 4s-ot and 4he opinions Of the most en11-
/ SSe1,+ -aa4hoxities on the interpretation
/ - +-,,aBae and on International law
/ SJ,e more became convinced that we
1 e91or,1d maintain, If possible, oH en-.
! 4iye sovereignty over the canal ana y
| A., e,er.1e time carrying out both ane
s.+-s4 and the letter Of our treaties
! ~, reference to all foreign nations
a Broad QUESTION.
~T4 IL a very broad question, and
/ - ,a-o,rt which there IS room for do
1Derxftv OF opinion; but seriously
| doa1tt the wisdom OF .yieldSng 90 Eng
i Sav1lJ II. this matter at this time. ! az
.sI.+ 1,al5epe that the Hay-F aalncetots
L.
-. = ..tz,d,so cratic. The treaty made IL
/ 1s15 With England providing for alb
4 -sI,z.<. ,erp,a XIV OF treatment of al
S-S..sI.. ~ l,ost7a motions in, all ports o.
/ csreat Britain and of this country. US
-. <.1zer more explicit language thar
4J,e4 ,sed in the Hay-PanncefotE
- ,,ever for a moment been inter
---.4e,i nv either nation to include
/ r,oastwise traffic
.eyTa1e1 the Hay-Panncefote treaty
| -, Toade 1t was not coutean-
| listed 1oy either party that the canal
-s1TtlJ7 he built on our land. as was
IyThseo1rsntly done. The economic ssoe
| n Ahe question was largely swaIio'SVeo
mn in the larger question as TO Wheln-
eE- we should yield, forever QUE conf
ptete control Of the cana - - -,
| 5,orraver been a fixed policy OF oua
| S-l,,,e -TT,,'ant and OF all parties. 10
I z,oyy1.,t1a water traffic as a check upon
-, - Tr-,,ttv Of adre RAILROADS. No to44s
80 - eTested ON the Mississippi and
ohio rtvezs, upon which and ehs,H
/ ,'.--.4,sg more than a hundred mil
Jio1 dollars have been EXPENDED Dy
- ,,stional government. and no one
1870, .tI,ere should be. The Panama
ea,,s,I 3s,- az rrr11ch ours as are these
-1..+e7-yya-rs or any of our ha-rDor.s. ms
.,-ons -l.oETrttnerntal railways were the
r,ore active advocates of and VII
r,rofft mostly by the repeal
4 Opinion Divided.
oDin5on here in -CElaIlesson. lf4Ss
! everywhere else, Is greatly o4Vs1S =
upon the question of repeal some -
i ne strongest Democrats are agas1fS
repeal. while not q. few HeP9olsss ==7
r,.Dd,