Evening star., 1914-04-06

tolls and the other relating to our
treaty obligations to compel the coast
wise vessels to pay tolls.
Attacks From the Rear.
Arc we willing to meet the President
III a calm debate of these questions.
asked Senator McCuniher. "or will we
avoid the merits of the case and attack
the question from the rear:
Senator Mct'umbcr praised the rrcsi-
dent for his courage in raising the ban
per in defense Of the national honor.
have nothing to say about your
party PLATFORM. continued Senator Nc
Curnbcr, turning TO the democrats. But
the President is not the President of the
democratic party alone. but of the entire
American people. He must defend the
honor and prohity of the country before
the entire world. This is a duty which
We loaded upon the President ard every
American should stand by him when he
goes to the defense of the national honor.
II hope that the day will come, when
the hallucinations that some persons
seem TO suffer from. that any portion oi
the American people seek an alliance with
Great Britain different from that with
any other foreign country. viii have
passed away forever
Majority Not English.
ancestry not English Certainly the de
scendants of peoples of nations other thar
Great Britain cannot be expected to urg,
such an alliance with Great Britain. AND
the descendants of those Americans wht
fought Great Britain for seven years t.
obtain their freedom are mot inclined t.
yield fnssAny respect to Great Britain
today.
Senator McCumber depIored such pre-
dictions as those made on the floor O
the Senate by Senator Lewis of Iliinoi.
last week. Senator Lewis pictured Grea
Britain as d possible assalant of tn.
United States should she be baked il
regard to the canal tolls.
Canada is sufficient hostage for peac.
with Great Britain said Senator Nc
Cumber, who declared that if war arose
between this country and Great Britain
we would overrun Canada and would hold
it for all time.
IF ever we go to war with Great Brit
ain, we will be the aggressors.' sait
Senator HcCumbcr
Senator Hoke Smiths Opinion.
If the vote on the Panama canal toll.
repeal bill were taken today, the bill
would be passed by majority of ten.
day. He is one OF the senate leaders il
IF all the republicans who in their
hearts believe that the bill should pass
voted as they really believe, we woulo
have a majority of twenty for the bill
Senator Smith said that he would ad-
dress the Senate on the tolls question
next week.
we, the American people. own the
canal said Senator Smith. 'rhe bonded
Indebtedness on the canal is ours: the
tolls charged upon the vessels passing
through the canal will be OURS But the
American coastwise ships are owned BY
a few rich men. and they do not belong
to the American people. Why should
we give them exemption"'
Alabama Election No Factor.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
chairman of the finance committee. and
one of the best informed democratic lead
ers of the Senate, said that he thought
the majority for the repeal bill would be
nine or ten.
Any attempt by opponents of the re-
peal bill to refer to the result of the
senatorial primary in Alabama today.
should, Underwood win, as showing the
sentiment of the people regarding the
canal tolls question, will be attacked by
the repeal leaders; They insist that Mr.
Jrnderwood's stand against the repeal has
nothing to do with the election, and that
had the administration thrown its weight
against Underwood because of his op-
position to the repeal it would have made
Hobson's election sure They say that
the President has kept his hands off in
Alabama, however, and that the tolls
question has nothing to do with the re-
suit there.
No Action on Knowland Resolution.
Action on Representative knowland's
resolution calling on President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan for diplomatic cor
respondence over the Panama tolls ex-
.emption REPEAL was delayed indefinitely
today in. the House foreign affairs com
mittee Democrats, of the committee will
consult Secretary Bryan. Mr.. Knowland
reintroduced the, resolution to omit refer
ence to the President and broadened it to
call for all papers relating to the inter-
probation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Representative knowiand became a
storm center when he charged on the floor