Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-09
LODGE RALLIES 70
Wilson'S SUPPORT
sENAToR ARGUES IN FAVOR OF
slLL TO REPEAL CANAL Ex-
EMPT.oN CLAUSE.
WANING INFLUENCE OF U. S.
DO TO TREATY sLuNpERs
Natisa Must Do Something to Re.
establish Itself in Eyss Of Other
Countries Of Tolls Cues
zion Held Not TO Bs Act Of subserv-
isney 70 Great Britain.

Washington, April s-Senator Lodge.
ranking republican member Of the for
eign relations committee. addressed the
senate today in SUPPORT OF President
Wilson's Panama canal tolls policy.
He maintained vigorously the legal
right OF the United States to exempt
its shipping, foreign Is we'll as other
wise, from tolls, but declared that a
decent respect to the opinions Of man
kind" and the "distruct and in some
cases dislike" with which the United
states is regarded abroad, demanded
prompt repeal of the exemption clause
Of the canal act.
Influence 10 Waning.
to our ships two OF three millions OF
dollars in a disputed way is, in my
conception, a very small question COM
pare ed 10 the larger issues which are
here involved" said the senator
When the year 1909 opened, the Unit
ed States occupied higher and strong
er position among the nations OF the
49, ~ ans, ner;od in our his
80. =. =. 80. hefa-. b.a we nossessed
.Sa. !, tn+arnat;onaI af-
1s.. 49, ;,,fnanc. had heen used
...au.,-. 80 ~. +ha 1vorJd,s neace
.en'. s-ss,.,.a,,s s;,,s+.nces-at ports
- ~ 49, s s ~ a1ea1aras Never before
had our relations with the various
states of Central and South America
s S....;a;o- witch owing to
sllAovM @ - "a - +,mes domineer-
our dominant anu a. u ah,,led
III P,".:. ...;.,, .,,a neon,e az Latin
QUE retasions "4eI ..o -. ,,f.sa This
American nad al last us14. Ns;,,s =
srea1 posatloH Ano ,a.,,, @ Lat an,
influence naSe DseH .a.ss ase.isa,. ~
not m the c0unci.ss =. =. y. .. ,p.ss..s maj
tne I 80;
dufine sns @ !sI.s =, .. - &, .. roreirn
1ion oA the ,.sSa,... 49,. M rent 10
reiatlons mas = poso.n1 .a. .sa,,.tt,la ~ . nd
MN. = u nae " ..,.,, .t,,s q annreci
rehectins ine'.. ns;.;or ,,a. come
ation oi our ,-,' p. -. .s,raca some Of
the earnest "s ,. na - regain. so
our our steps o. ~ h;.h name which
TAT ~ poss a,,,,,ad r would be
We iol er;stv IN noint out
sn OBVIOUS i'lip oi.,a ~ o,,r nresent
the spetin. -. .,o,,. nations both
reiatfons Win u, - .ha ,,av. q is
In tne oid - -. +h.t we are
shousn - .,..;c,. WITH d,strust
resa.ueu os s.. ,'.;.,, d;.nLe Rightly
and IN some W. a,-,a - heIieve
or Wrohsis' .n.s - +-,,.+a1.r that we
that We are nol .,oI ~ .aIat;ons 4he
make our internauohal a. a .hem, az if
sport OF poitics anu ssr..ant from
they were IN no ,.u.n,a.;a. VS. This
uues .sS. hsan IN accord with our his
has not oeen IN a.,,. anca have
tory or our pos''.on |h.,
we abrosaaed isa.., W, - ar,stsd We
tuai II nor oeciaisu ,"er,aa onr inter
have scdupu'ous's oo ,.her. a,ner-
national asfees' 49,. .a+t,ed +hem
ences nave arisen 80 ,ower hut
not WITH tne nlen a1,..s+;an
by nesoaatlon anu a. r....Ils
W'H!ns - 80 ,oornen+ IN
suppose la sa;tI,. stir, Mated
the mast OF Luz ,;ns+ +he presidents
passions rslseu ~. ,va shonld repeal
recommenda'lon .n :. M, he Thought
the toll exemp.'on ~ .d .r.r trnckl,ne-
very poor spil,.eu =. ~ sncanted vord-to
believe ina. 70 sae;d,ns this question
eus ..,,a into consideration the
We snouio tan n.t,nr, Neverthe- :,
opinions OF o.n1 49,. . verv i,nnortant
less, consider n,.,e .n.s u,h,ch NAV
element IN any oeo,s.Ur .s",,r, sad ~ - belieye
reach, and J am EMU .Ss.ss,- No
that am risn. NJ III as..nt AVA author
cause nave 1ne az n.c,.r.t,on of
ity OF Lne au' uh.r Iefferson framed
1ndependence We. Mn re declared that
that great instruHen' ~. asaL,ne fhe
the impeiiins reason asn. -. rs.nect 4 to
declaration was .,ns. ~ sas
the opinion OF manA' -. ~.4,nc..,on
The long oe!ay a a.,.. rarswinr
4 by the senate OF tne as ,ooe mo.
the arbitration neatie. o -'oo p.s
duced widespread Ieenns a a,nu.t,c 90 =,
er nations that our . cnapionsp ~. -
the principle OF arpi.rauon anu ~. a.
loud boasts OF our aefotlon - ~