Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Lodge Arms the Presidents
Foes While Smoothly Prof
fering His Own Support

The speech upon question delivered in the Senate by
Senator Lodge Massachusetts, several the most
noteworthy yet made the discussion of this hoy
debated legislation.
Senator Lodge is now the ranking minority member of the
Senate Foreign Affairs At the time Of the passage
the tolls exemption law he chairman Of that committee
He was member of that committee when the Hay Paunceote
treaty reported by it thirteen years ago No the Sen
ate has equal knowledge of the diplomatic
attended the negotiation of that treaty and have
centered about ratification anyone in the Senate
may speak with authority the subject it Senator Lodge
Then why the reader well may ask, his determination
support President conclusive and to be supported by all
right-thinling citizens?
To answer that question adequately only necessary for
The Georgian to print large part of Senator Lodge speech in
hastily offering the Senator'S conclusions did other
papers process by which the Senator reached his deter
minaton quite as important the conclusion itself
To begin with the Senator holds that the cutlery about
honor abiding by the terms of the treaty not attempting
privileges do possess utterly without ustica
goes further than the advocates of tolls exemp
tions for coastwise vessels when he says;
al , .t.S oa 1a own "s % VII s a. sys
my view the legal right to exempt
e"p Of the United States
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Senator Lodge points out 1901 reporting the
Hay Paunceo treaty the Senate he declared that under
United States a WAS at 5 s%Pt to s 9" .S yi'' Jo
9 tB6se the s ad s'0' which made this right explicit because
The Bard amendment may be explained in passing was
offered declare explicitly this right which Senator Lodge
thought then and thinks now, unquestionabe
did his speech of last Thursday reiterate in terms
what he said in The Senate July II, 1912 namely;
Mr President was the Fereqn Relations comnt''o Eh g,
oov ioa s sre to 5dm that oa" government
me absolutely nc limit domestic questions
i the So%o oao S sGo
But ne did declare trdy that the opinion he expressed
reporting treaty ratification and in later debates he has
changed He holds that
clear therefore the has rgbtuy. and
accordance with the terms of The treaty butt the cana through
terto9 which its oo for ssna Pupoiss 0gg6 the Ultimate
~ also 9ear that in Dndeskna the eao2 on these terms h1
n5ea b ~ r 3e 5e ,de, "9 % neutrs
alton and Tor tho equality Of a users
On the question whether the guaranty of equal terms
all nations includes the United States the Senator says
seen. to ne. s5 T Fl. o c s g sss ' a so e.,
reasons for TAKING this
eaugsstoto as o2oe.ss win Great er End as o"o9aied
II giants the use Of the canal to ali OTTER nations
Having this point in his speech devoted thousands
of words the complete and authoritative demolition of the
President legal and diplomatic argument the Senator turned
to explain briefly why he proposed support the President de
mand for the repeal of the exemption law And here for the
first time he fails marshal his facts fully interpret them
precisely
The Senator refers to the isolation United States
TO the protests Of all nations to the opinion of civilized
kind though there general universal protest of all
nations against the proposed remittance of tolls to American
coastwHe vessels.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT ONE NATION HAS PRO
TESTED SAVE GREAT BRITAIN Whatever there of isola
tion this international situation she enjoys An effort
made make it appear that South America joined in the pro
test but this speedily dsproved The utterances of the
German press show that surrender Great Britain would
be by no means enjoyed by that country
Again the divided sentiment the United States dsresses
Senator Lodge But sentiment in this country split its people
into patriots and Tories 176 and questions involving the
effort of Great Britain regain the supremacy she then lost that
line Of cleavage viii always appear It quite apparent
United States Ambassador speak publicly of this PEG
pie English led and English ruled without rebuke from the
Administration.
Summing up then Mr. Lodge purposes support the Pres
ident repeating the exemption law signed by President Taft
because be doubts right 10 ompt other