New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-13

not believe IN the proposition, with the
idea that we are sufficiently gullible to
he attracted by negative declaration OF
this kind
Calls Bill American Surrender.
"I regard the passage Of this act as
matter OF unwisdom on the part OF the
two houses, az a dangerous surrender OF
American rights, as proposition that
never ought 10 have been considered in the
houses and that should be sent to the court
OF arbitration to-day. But. recognizing
the fact that do not voice the sentiment
OF tho majority OF this House. and believ-
ing. as always have, that the will OF the
ma iority should be written on the statute
hooks. l do not propose TO attempt TO de-
lay passage here
Mr. Murdoch, the Progressive leader.
and Mr.. Mann, the Republican leader, en-
gagged in a lively colloquy with Mr.. GLASS
whose speech furnished about the ohly
excitement Of the day.
Mr. Murdoch. haunting Mr.. Glass, want
ed to know II the Senate amendment cou'u
be called the "ungrudging measure
asked for by the President;
"Oh, no. This proceeding has not oeen
ungrudging: II has ben asinine,' repheu
MIR Glass. And 1 want to say right here
that / think the next campaign IN tnls
country ought to be a campaign to compei
the Senate to legislate and quit taking 50
much.
This Senate amendment does not
amount TO a thing The President mas not
contended for an instant against propo-
sition of that sort. My understandings Is
that Il meets with his acquiescence. lhere
is nothing IN the Senate amendment tha'
controverts, or that is in any way at issue
with, the original action
The President" suggested Mr. Muir
dock said we ought to reverse our action
without raising the question Whether we
were right or wrong
"And I agree with the President eX-
claimed Mr.. Glass. He said 1t because
all nations OF the earth think we are
wrong"
and you have tied string to IL as big
as a ships cable" declared Mr. Muir
dock.
"lnfernal Republican Dogma"
81 did not vote for exemption in the
first place, and l am voting to repeal ex-
/ emption now" Mr. Glass replied. Il think
II is an Internal Republican dogma OF
special privilege. And when you ask me
/ to repudiate the Democratic platform, L
say Yes. l repudiate the Democratic
platform, and ! repudiate those men who
wrote that heresy in the Democratic plat
form"
| Does the gentleman include In his
( reputation the Secretary OF State, who
wrote the platform? inquired Represent
| alive Ragsdale, Democrat, Of South Caro-
lima.
II repudiate anybody who subscribed to
that heresy, and tho Secretary Of State
has not subscribed to 1t, unless he has
changed his opinion since night before
! last"
81 am a Republican" said Mr.. Mann,
but / honor both Democrats and Pro-
/ gressives as we'll as Republicans who have
| taken the American side of this issue,
and | should prefer Democratic success
OF Progressive success in favor OF the
American principle rather than Repub-
lican success opposed to 1t, because, while
am a Republican, l am, before being a
partisan, an American through and
through.
THE issue will be carried to the polls
In your district and mine. There is no
escape from the proposition that the peo-
ple are called upon 10 construe the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. 1t is up to the people
now to so construe this treaty that the
rights Of America for ages to come, for
the generations yet unborn, shall be pre-
served to them and to US. or whether we
surrender our rights
IT vote for the amendment, leaving II
to the American people TO determine
whether the Panama Canal belongs to the
United States, which supports it, or to
England, which uses it."