Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-13
ADMINISTRATION
DEMANDS ABILITY


Win lis enforcement 81 laws tHh lN'iNh'
alike the prosecuting Officers ami nitri
States Judges. they 1r' about tir most
important of ~ the patronage business
with which President Wilson has 4" VI"
PHESIDENT MAklNG Hi.AbWAl.
President wilson IVY masking hradWat
with his winter IN gram .orrahiic hu>i
ness 4 rrrcni test NJ MI. h, been
over the Panama canal law repeal m -
tolls exemption. While 40 vote ha> yet
been taken ID the Senate 81 House the
machinrr, Is we'll la motion 60 that cui.
There ha> been uo such rAcupliiicatI4n
of LOYALTY % % President in many Years.
The subject has been uuc az Vigorous
contest. Mann Senators and l,rprr>rn
~1atiycS took position un that exemption
question after most prIt'riul cun>idrra
ton. Public sentiment. outside 81 ln,rr
national Law c%irrir>. GENERAL, favored
the verdict. it ~tlnIri ~,n~ihly t' thr
average man thIt hatir- h1ilttAr canal
with our own money ur should hr iirr
Ia do ~ We pleased about rNactine tolls
from uur own ships iH v tIarr unt Iu
competition with other nations.
CLAUSE TO REPEAL
But the clause H. tu hc repealed. apiii
entity Within 4 FORTNIGHT. and lhr lir-i
dem will u. started Wen Hp y this plans
for clearing up a.lol af diplomatic mai
tcrs. The arbitration treaties have h.tu
ratified The li"a-c thr other drt i1i ''
10 enact Y Till Il, pal thr ti>hcric- Treaty.
affecting boundary waters fH III. : tlidd
ian border iutu "lrf atiun. but tins was
only 4 tcmporar, trhait VI rlu~rri N
good bit of gossip drnuud thr capitol.
because President Wilson hal written an
urgent letter tn chairman Flood wa"
had the bill ia charge. asking ior lmm.
diatc action. This !ctJcr was read dnr.
ing the debate. However. j. WAS failtt
management which ulngcd ihr hilI hciur.
The House uu suspension dly When hill
pass oniy w two thirds E1 "riN buu
when man, mrauhci~ had hrru ~rrktu.
information about ID nhlrh WAS noi sat
islacturily given
BOTH PARTIES FOR EfPi.t'-
Both political rtri WHY tuu-rr>~ arr
working with President Wilson fer ih'
repeal al the canal tolls ptiNt>i"n. Srna
for Lodge M Massachusetts. H> sturdy :
partisan - there r. % public life ha,
been taking au active part W u canvas.
of the Sc e. t. ascertain whether lh'
Presidents views about trpD'i >h1l
prcvail Mud MANY Republicans. m hntl
branches Of Congress. are SHOWING
liyrl, interest. certain NJ them Wrr,
opposcd lo the enactment ai thr begin
ming and are eratifird that thin prog
~ nIrf tttrii AFrsffl GH
legislation have romc true. This I- uo
- conspicuous \ feature ~ the Niln'
tion. however. ~ the democratic willing
ness a. support the Pr'~idrut in ht> t"i
rirn pnlitri,~ aud save thc NmrtirIl
.n,rrnmrnt'~ reputation tor hon"r.hi
DEALING when The rr,~idcIt ANNOUNCES
necessity therefor. An iu ail + ha> hct.
The muSi noteworthy tunrrr~~l"iial l'
Sponsc of the several Congress ouai All
>ponscS there have hcru t Prr>ldot
wilson's appeals since hr entered NIL
White House. The prospects ~ Z ll"u'
majority for repeal would have >rrmr'
"A few months ago. much more rcmo'
Than were the prospects last ~,ItrHh,
of sati>factnr, action mn thc rnrrrh'
bill.
THE PANAMA TREATY
senator Lodge recently pointed "i
that our treaty with Plnaml TOR u
construction of the raual h. REALLY a
VOWED IA the canal TOLLS cuutrov'r~
more ihaa ihr llaN rauncrioir treat
Therein W. agreed e. construct thr can.
IN accord with the terms ut thr ia
pamncrfotc treaty aul. thr language
The pact with Panama u'> ~u,h l~
GIVE. MT alone a. Great Britain. hnt "t
or nations ground for protest ia "a
ther, was Discriminate u tolls.
ADVANCING llPIoN \Tlt
INTERESTS
p~rolahl, before the anti trust hii
which were regarded A. the third gre
lalnr for Congress. are disposed ~ >ur
legislation ~ President Wilson needs
advance the diplomatic interests NJ u
United States and O. free thr Cover
m.ntfrom H. isolation AZ a. foreign :
l,tions. will be on the books. The Pre-
idcnt will have performed a great VOL
IA MI this. ii he Restores the status
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