New-York tribune., 1914-03-31
Quotes Single Term Plank.


Quotes Single Term Plank.
While Senator owen was talking on
Friday" said Mr.. Gallnger. II wondered
whether he was equally prepared to re-
,pudiate the other plank in the Baltimore
platform which says: We favor a single
Presidential term. and we pledge the can
didate OF this nomination TO this princi3
pie II the plank on the free tolls propo-
s.tion can be repudiated the plank ! have
just quoted can be repudiated as we'll
and who can tell how much of the plat
form will be left when a Democratic
President8nd a Democratic Congress get
through with the process of reputation?
If this thing goes on much further II
will be necessary 10 have an expurgated
edition of the document, so that the
American people can know 10 some degree
OF defniteness what the Democratic party
actually stands for AT the present time"
The perplexity Of mind with which Sen
ators contemplate the coming battle is re-
7ected in the several substitute measures
for the repeal bill. Senator Fall offered
one to-day TO exempt the vessels Of all
gagged in coastwise trade from the pay
men1 Of tolls. He proposes TO change Sec
ton of the canal act so that IL will read:
"No tolls shall be levied upon vessels en-
gagged In the cOastwise trade of the> e>United
States. nor upon vessels belonging TO citi-
zens Of any country upon this continent
engaged solely in trade between ports Of
North or South America. or both"
Senator Fall said that this arrangement
would remove the objections raised in be
half Of the Canadian transcontnental
railroads 10 the toll exemption clause, and
would place the United States on better
footing with South and Central American
countries. without discrimination against
any interested European power.
Senator Thomas proposed to brush aside
all controversy by offering resolution
providing that all vessels should be al
lowed TO pass through the canal free OF
tolls.
IL was said to-day by those who follow
the situation in the Senate that the ad-
rninistration forces were losing ground
and that the large majority which they
were once able 10 muster was slowly
dwindling. II is still expected, however
that the Senate will pass the repeal BILL
although there were suggestions to-day
that one or another of the substitute
plans might be adopted.
Lewis Startles Colleagues.
Senator Lewis aroused mingled astonish
ment and curiosity among his colleagues
by discussing the foreign relations OF the
United States and explaining what ht
thought the President might have re-
ferred to in his message on the tolls issue
asking Congress to grant the repeal II,
drew a vivid picture OF dire things thai
would happen should the United State,
intervene in Mexico.
Referring 70 the Presidents failure {,
specify what foreign relations prompted
him 10 appeal for toll exemption repeal
the Senator did not hesitate to give "wha
! feel may have been his reasons" ~
then entered on a recital OF acts Of az
gression by the United States. beginnin,
with the taking Of the Philippines.
You entered in the Philippines into
system OF colonial government said tn
Illinois Senator. and gentlemen who or.
England from the other side Of thi
chamber will not overlook that IL was tn
influence OF those who controlled In Eng
land ty which this nation was delivere,
into the colonial policy Of an Englisi
form ~ government
What happened? Hardly had you come
INTO Office, scarcely were sou seated unit
you met the problem. The cry was 'Yol
nave non come into our country. We al,
Japan. We are China You have broker
the bars that heretofore limited you. yor
have come into the orient and brought
yOuf people, and We desIe that our pet-
pie shall now come into youFs." We can
not consent 10 that
Paralysis has set upon w. 49, 10 the
negotiations OF the treaty with Japan
respecting exclusion. and hesitant. indeed
u the movement respecting the matter Of
inmigratiOn.'
Dangers OF Intervention.
Taking Up the Mexican situation and
reviewing the operations Of the United
states in other lands and the Interests IN
Mexico OF England. France. Japan and
other nations. Senator Lewis dramatically
declared
"rhe very hfst moment We move down
into Mexico with view Of executing the
Monroe Doctrine against thcge foreign ma
,!ons uno have nov stationed thcmselyes
ihere upon The theory that We no longer
tso 4 right ~ execute the doctrine be-
cause Of our past folly, Japan ~ouio