The chronicle=news., 1914-03-27
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"PUv tbe Seooooo 9svca ] oelaeve
lbst tho Deoocsass paSty Was botA
wiss sad passseais whoa II sasouso
Ell . policy II favos Of diserimoa
In favO. IT coahlwis~ shios sDia0
through The Pasaoa eaaal asA shs(
there h NO rcsAoA ~ this tiase Why
~ shossA sbas1sa . es.ssas speoa.
| ~ aaAs - eAs Aossieaa psopls II
one Of tho most psoaiaest psssks h
koss party passfoea- N
"But vs are toaA that ws are vio-
ississ . ssisoa treaty osAe vitA
sseshse salles as4 10 OseA fAish ws
shesi sban6sa Ne eaasl se tsrsisn
yivsls without ssaassa ~ aissste. IL
srdse that vs sasy ksse ssr saas1iaa
ID the family of sstioes-
"Ne< ~ sae Wo0sos - ! believe
that ws hsvs violated . treaty sishs
sad sos for oas aoasst - bsaisse
that The nssiisA ssssrsnsat M.
ously eoassads that we have violated
. treaty FipI1. Oar vsose atfftesity
n The astsss arisss sru0 the ~.
Amesieaa spirit - sasssadsr that
aoas our psopae have exhibited To-
ward shis Important question from
the vsry begiasisg.
"lf The eoasrsss had uasaisossly
passeA shs caaal tells bill two vsags
- - ~ bslisvs shss the ssss-
siss voalA ever have bssa rsise1
that ss q sel have The right 10 sx.
saps Americas sAips ssso The ~.
ossy q toais vhse ~ ehsses Tor.
ssss shlps iron the psy@sss q tolls
whsa ws chares soesssn ships . ssir
ssAsssitasA rate for shsir pesnass
shrssgA The canal. Great Britain
eAsrgss ei.3e Tor the pesaass
through . eassi that costa osiy q
shlrS q vhsi. u coss ~ 70 saii1 The
tsssaa easal asa cur toll ehsrss =
osly SIZE ~ pr toe.
"h sss0s - ~ eisas that Il Soss
aos lse vishia the ssoaih os Great
Hsiisis o. any forsiss ssissa To-
eoapasis sAse ve have ~ stsea
then fair aaa equitable srsstnsal
10 tbs sosal sAss vs have easresA sorl
sh- pasaass os their sAips shroash
the easal.
'Thses b . asFs sssSoas sussates
isvo,veA 10 the peasase Of this bill.
TIE rssht 10 disesiaisais IL favor
q cur ships. the opspssasisy 10 60
courage cor shipp,as bu, they psis
iaos iss,snist~ssee whea eoaparrd
With the attack o. the sosessag.ty
q our coasssy 10 the easAi soss.
-TAs povse y hassA The canal
ua1se 0as eooseleoe3oo rssea II the
war povsr q sAs GesssA 9easss. We
buljs she casal petoss1ly - ~ -.
Aisioa - ose var povvr - Il per-
uiss the suickR ssa.ssss q oar var
POWER - Il pesoisA the quicker
sraassss of our ssssi forces frum oss
oeesa 70 asoshsr. iis taiana lake
peostass Q havea Of refuse II which
cur savles eas resdssvous. ssd. =
oecssioa o(fsss. ssriks either ocean.
The sAvorsisa Of Great Bstaia
tate the positiea that ~ arc for.
bi11ss 70 6osssiniaais II favor Of
oar owa vessels q commerce aad %
vessels q ee0asree aaA war are
ssns1 sosssAss. how ieeg will Il b
tsless ths sane aAvoess0 Of the
British coessstioT sdvise ~ that ne
caseae Aiscsiotsaie IL favor Of our
oWa var vo1Deb.
1.-The costeatioa os those sdvocai.
lag the fsritish lcain seeas almose
abeasd whsa We recoehlse that II
ws ca ADMIT tAssa- for vessels os
commerce the sane rcasoaiaE will
require - 10 sdmit them for va.sela
Of war. TO . - would convert tbs
casal II tins ot war into . liability
iastsad Of N assss. OF course ws
msde no such coatrart. We give "a
all aatioas Observing certain ceadi-
tioa ADOPTED By - certain privilsgsl
u tAs caaal. TAat did not meaa
that Ne proposed TO build . easal
at our own expense and then sur.
render It's sovereisaty 10 all other
nations.
There b no word In the treaties
that sveA BY Implication deniss Out
right to givo free tolls 10 our vssseil
many trade. and the day will yet
come wheh We Will free our vssoels
from tol1s II the foreign trade. Bal
We have yet to eoasider the mos.
serious ssrrsader that the advocates
Of the British eoateatioaad esire L
make. that 10. to rake the admisios
that We ers aet soseretGn In th'
canal soae. -- ....t
by your. vote you are asked e
ratily fer eli tlns to cene the Brit