The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-10


port of President Wilson'S Panama tolls
policy. He maintained vigorously the
legal right of the United States TO ex-
lempt its shipping, foreign as well as
coastwise, but declared that a decent
respect TO the opinions OF mankind,
and that the distrust, and in some
cases, dislike, with which the United
States Is regarded abroad, demanded
prompt repeal of the exemption clause
OF the canal act -
whether we shall insist on giving
to our ships two or three million dol
lars in disputed way, Is; in my opin.
lon, a very small question compared
70 she larger issues which are here In
n VOWED, said the Senator when the
year 1903 opened the United States
occupied higher and stronger DO
siuon among the nations of the earth
than Lat any period in our history.
Never before had we possessed such
Jan innuence In international affairs
and that influence had been used BEN
ELEGANTLY and for the worlds peace in
two conspicuous instancesl-at Ports
h mouth and at Algeciras. Never be-
fofeS had our felhtionSa with the yari-
tous states OF Central and South Amer
lea been 50 good It seemed as ;f the
shadow of suspicion which, owing to
our dominant and at times donlineer-
ing power had darkened and chilled
our relations with the people OF Latin
America had at last been lifted.
This great position, ana this conn
Imandlng lnnuence have been largely
lost. am not In the councils OF the
President OF the uaited States, but /
believe that during the past year the
Il present position of the United States
Tin its foreign relatitils has becop,e
4 i :. sss.. ssS: &C <; g. e
other responsible and rejecting men,
and with this appreciation of our pres-
Il snt position hassepme THE earnest wish
Ito retraee some OF our stems. at
/ least and to reg hin, so far as possible.
1.-THE high plsEse which We formerly oc-
1cnpfed. ~,
IT would be an obvious ifnpropfiety
\ 70 point out the specific condils ons os
tptlf sent relations with the various
4i0hs. Bo q In tue old world and the
i nsw; It is enough TO iote the fact that
we are regarded By other nations
Il VITA distftist and In some cases with
i dislike. Rightly or ssfong giy, 43sfsg
dhags come 10 ,talieye i;sSS;;::s we are not
to be trustee. that we fnake o,-; inter.
nat joRal seia atfons the sport OF ooiitIce
and treAts them as II they were AZ no
Il wise different from questions 81 So.
Imestlc Legislation. X This has not been
] lins aceord With our history or our no.
lstf Ion. Only once have we ahroaaf 81
.. treaty, and then actnsl, Ii not deE
80 war existed !. s; .t35S5.i !
ST Wa have serupnloassy obseryed our
teeinents. and =
differences have arisen we iiayg set
! tied them not with tie high nand Of
power but BY negotiatioH and arbisfas3
| tion
4 suppose that at this moment In
1.-THE midst OF tle adroftiy stimulated
passions raised against the Presidents
Teconme slon that ew should repeal
the toll exemption it win be thought
very Door policy and even truckling
believe that is the accepted word
.suggest that In deciding this question
we Bheuld take into consideration the.
opinion OF other nations. NeSertlie-
less, consider this a very IMPORTANT
!. reach, and I am encouraged so believe
element in any decision which I may,
t q = 4laa In sc sc II
! I 5laEe tlie afraht and i authority oil
the author 0f the neefarati OH OF, Ind e.
s hen Jetssrson framed that great.
instrument be declared that the iIns
ipeiling reg for Izirg the neclsF.s
ions OF mankind.
ste loEs aelays ID the ratification by
the senate Of the tEaaties renewing the,
saspltgat ton treaties OF 1903 produces a
tt-;1-= Ila-
tioflss tnat our champ onship Of the
Pie stf0Ti anu our iund-
boasts og our ctson 10 the canse OF
neSce W ere the crest hypocgiay. be-.
ealIse we seeLneq eady TO nDandon tho
caase OF afbitr6tion II hen IL ioolsed Ii ne
iE our tfeatiea f.ilght bring ris e, t,,e :.
lbiefati lon or qiies Ion Ri.ich we flia not
desire 10 haga decided by an IIlifart III
lfribunAl, The Presid dent removed the
IArbitrslticn tseatieg and in 4 fter.
a delay tElsicl I liay y5 sasd, afS. Il sni sit1.
ples ant genBp fciana fisnse tsh .olf iis Fe,
been Sc enc 10 the senate have bean rail-
he'd. Tits was the Pras i6 esitss siratl
step SIS i0oiscdi al Il, Ia ii Is effort 10.
store the Influenza and reputation of
/ The United States, which ne q found
10 30 ina rafrej FIse sec0ati ssa1 81
recon eadas ief of the repeal Il 81 Ell S
20 iisezsll1s 1sstipn clause 8 aIs6 c'saai acl, !;
lfa opfcfg ailclit Hsh asllis
laeE9iel,ss - feat sris 81 sii4
81 counts q is,se soc lit i6 Fs stsesI
the tOis6 seems 20 nc sly Sposf
,ti5 serious e3nal deTais soa nj lIflite5i
Stntes IS nlEaaeEher fon krasat iii 4 f.s.t
So - sSiSss;i isn't - :Sity 81 &
anl she mere fact ol suseestsne it
ssslll 70 M tp d ssaeass es,s-
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