South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-27
DEMANDS PARTY RALLY
TO WILSON'S SUPPORT
Recalls Magnificent Support
Given Martyr Mckinley in
Foreign Crisis and Declares
President Knows Best Policy

the house OF representatives viii pass
the bill repeating the free tolls clause
of the Panama canal act was indicat-
ell by two test votes taken this after
noon.
The first ballot was on a motion to
take up the report OF the committee
ON rules limiting debate on the bill
To 20 hours. The vote on this was:
Ayes, 204: noes. 176.
The majority for the administra-
ton forces was 81.
The second ballot was on the adop-
ton of the rule. IL was adopted POO
TO 172, "A majority of 2S
The SmallncSS OF the majority in
each case caused surprise, but was
generally attributed To the fact that
Speaker Clark and Majority Leader
Underwood had come out against the
rule.
WASHINGTON. March -. - En-
couraged 10y the support of Speaker
Clark in declaring against the rule
To limit debate on the repeal OF the
free tolls provisions in the Panama
canal act, opponents OF the admins
tration returned 10 the attack when
the house met Friday.
With prospects of two roll calls be-
fore disposing of the rule il was esti-
mated that the vote on the repeal
fore next Tuesday afternoon or eve
ming Discussion of the repeal pro-
posal viii be begun late today and
20 hours of stirring oTatOry rs ahead.
Representative Underwood. the MAJ
jOrity leader. who is opposed 90 the
repeal plan, has been selected 20 con-
clude the debate in opposition 10 the
special rule.
Adamson Opens Debate
When SDea kpr Clark entered the
house chamber at u o'clock he was
accorded an enthusiastic greeting. He
cut short the ovation 10y asking the
chaplain to pray.
Representative Adamson OF Geor-
gia opened debate.
Declaring the resolutions offered iu
congress demanding the reasons OF
the president for asking repeal OF free
canal tolls clause are "unpardonable
yea. reasonable" Chairman Adam
son challenged his fellow democrats
to discredit the foreign policy OF the
administration by defeating the tolls
repeal measure. He said that they
would do SO "at their peril
Adamson asserted that President
Wilson came before congress with his
special message asking the repeal of
the free tolls clause only because he
was begged to do So by the members
Of his party in the house and senate.
KesoluatiOns Treasonablc.
DO mem bers forget the dramatic
day when the martyr Mckinley had
barely signihed in general way that
the foreign relations Of the govern
ment were in jeopardy" ne asked.
when this house 10y unanimous vote
placed S50.OOO.0 .000 in his hands 10 Doe
used at his discretion That nobody
in any party questioned his honesty
and integrity. that nobody at the be-
hest Of selfish special interests offered
unpardonable-yea reasonable, res
OlutiOnS inqulring into the facts and
reasons which an civilized men know
are Sacredly secret In conducting the
foreign affairs OF any gOEernm ent|
Nobody then rose and cursed England
in that dreadful hour. but she was
relied upon in the crisis and she tail-
ed us not. neither has She ever failed
us i'm such crisis. Who knows what
the situation az this time may DE, bet
ter than the president. who ls pecul-
iarly charged under the constitution
with responsibility for foreign affaiks-
"I will not be impolite enough tp
accuse anybody Of reasonable mo-
when the president OF whatever par
". emphasizes the dire extremity az
the government by going I'm person 70
congress and describing an obstacle 10
the safe conduct OF foreign affairs and
asking that Il be removed under the
necessity OF udLoIdl SAFETY anu Af-
tiOnal honor, no man can escape 10y
bubble or sOphistry. Whoever fights
the repeal now. not only fights the
honest equality and domestic equality
Of his people. but he fights the admin
istratiOn of she foreign policy or the
government and if disaster results BE-
must take his place and share the
odium and responsibility. Nations
like individuals feel kindly toward
those that treat them fairly There
is no doubt In the minds of any sem
sible men that England's attitude in
any crisis in which we may become
| involved viii depend upon honesty
and fairness OF our treatment ~ Eng
/ land"
Mr.. Adamsou characteriZed the en-
actment OF the free tolls legislation In
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