The Washington times., 1914-05-06
WILSON AND BRYAN
FLAYED BY BRADLEY
Kentuckian in Speech Against
Repeal of Tolls, Says PresI-
dent lnsulted congressman.

The trouble has been that the Ad-
nfnistration until recently made
feeble stand. with the dove of peace in
orc hand. and a jug of grape juice in
the other. proclaiming in melliflous
tones. In hoe signo vinces. declared
Senator Bradley. OF Kentucky, in his
speech against the repeal OF the tolls
exemption clause of the Panama canal
act this afternoon.
The message OF the President is
nothing short of an insult TO those
members of Congress who voted for
the present law" he continued. COM
mentIng on the message asking for the
repeal OF the exemption The Presi-
dent knew when he delivered IL that
the toll exemption law had been care
fully considered and debated in both
houses before il was enacted He
knew that the law was the deliberate
act of Congress, Notwithstanding the
pending protest of Great Britain, and
yet he charges Congress not with
having erreu but with having acted in
plain Contravention of the treaty,
Charges a Violation.
In other words, he charges that Con-
Eress deliberately violated solemn
treaty and besmirched the nations
honor. However, if his only reason is to
enable him to carry out his foreign
policy. in view of the policy he has pur-
sued with Mexico, that reason would
furnish the very best ground for rcfus-
ing to grant the request.
The transcontinental and ship-own-
ing railroads have at all times Utterly
opposed the construction Of this canal,
effort to repeal, because they know that
water competition will greatly reduce
their vast profits and release the people
from their greedy clutches. Another
agency has been at work. the Carnegie
Peace Foundation. In the first place. a
number of newspapers were induced,
through misrepresentation, cajolery, and
otherwise, to publish articles favorable
to the British view.
Ministers of the gospel, inspired by
love Of peace and fear of war, expressed
themselves favorahly, in many in
stances having either not read or un-
derstood to treaty: and a considerable
number of college professors in many
instances TO obtain notoriety( and prob
ably In some instances to qualify thems
selves for the receipt of n Carnegie
pension. expressed themselves antagon-
Bticaliy TO their own country.
Andrew Carnegie, who came here
from Scotland a poor office boy and
succeeded in acquiring a colossal for
tune, conceived the idea some years
ago of uniting this country with Great
Britain under the name of the United
States of Great Britain and selected
these agencies TO bring it about, operat-
Ing at all times in the sacred name of
peace.
Scores Andrew Carnegie.
And this man Carnegie. hand in hand
with the ship-owning and trans-conti-
mental railroads, and the coterie that
surrounds him are attempting TO per
suade American citizens to surrender
the sovereignty and honor of their
country.
Now that Mr.. Wilson has been cleo
ted he does not hesitate to condemn
the bridge that carried him over. 1t
Is not only fair but eminently proper
in discussing this remarkable message
10 call attention to the fact that the
President not only accepted a nomina-
ton on a platform indorsing that ex-
emption, but during the campaign earn
estly commended its justice and pro-
priety. And right here ! pause to in
quire II he had spoken before the people
in that campaign as he speaks now does
any sane man believe he would have
been elected? What are the reasons for
this remarkable change?
Il have always been an advocate OF
peace. No one more breads and de-
spises war; but | am opposed to buying
peace with money or by the sacrifice
of the nations rights. l am opposed
TO peace at any price Peace cannot
reign at the expense Of Justice and
honor unless it be the peace of cow
ardice, the peace of despotism, or the
peace OF death.
Refers to Mer of 1916.
"Our foreiathers. IN 1l56. when this
nation was a weakling. fought end
died to vindicate a great principle.
They sought no compromise. but with
heart and brain inspired with right
and patriotism. they wrung irGepend-
enCe from Great Britain. Again. in
1872. they fought and died to preserve
their commerce and avenge the insults
and outrages inflicted upon them by
the same power.
The same country is now attempt
ing TO violate its treaty, and is de-
manCing the surrender of our right
to regulate domestic affairs. The peo-
lie Of the United States cid not sur
render in I776; they did not surrender
in 1872: and, with the graves of their
forefathers around them. their spirits
towering over them, the inspiration Ot
their deeds within them. AID the flag
proudly floating above them, they will
not surrender now"