The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-30
PANAMA TOLLS WRANGLE
STILL ON At CAPITAL

Speaker Clark late tomorrow was ad-
mittedly the one element OF danger OF
defeat for the repeal bill. But the
belief gained strength In the after
noon that the speaker would avoid at
tackins the president and conine his
remarks to discourse on the econ
omic questions involved, thus averting
the appearance Of breach In the
party.
Representative Doremus of Mfchi-
gan, chairman of the democratic con-
gressional committee, today made q
conciliatory speech against the repeal.
in which he carefully refrained from
attacking the president.
Representative Adamson or Repre-
sentative Covington will close the de-
bate tomorrow for those advocating
the repeal, in reply to Speaker Clark.
They intimated 1t depended upon
Clark himself and the tenor Of his
speech whether 1t would be peace
or war" between the speaker and the
president
Eleven hours OF debate remained
when the house met today. The ses-
sion this afternoon will continue until
Z o'clock. leaving four hours for dis
cussion tomorrow before the vote can
be taken.
What Dorerus Said.
Americans. champions OF Great
Britains, have sought to manufacture
sentiment and actively endeavor to
repeal the Panama canal tolls ex-
a Mt fNs xu{o
ping, Representative Doremus, lead
ing democrat. today declared in the
house, His speech in open opposition
to President Wilson was second only
in importance-on the democratic
side, to that of Leader Underwood
during the free tolls fight.
1T is source OF much regret that
do not find myself at harmony with
the president" DoremiEs satd, 'Tbe-
for him and the admiration feel for
his splendid ability. sincerity and
patrintizna ,apss ineiinatipn Is always to
ioilow him. BY reason. however. OF
convictions formed long ago, ana
which I still entertain. feel II nv
duty to oppose this bill.
After the law was passed II was
boldly proclaimed that we had yiolat-
30 our treaty with Great Britain.
win these men 1t mattered not that
treat Britain had practically admit
ed our right to make the exemption.
After this. the task imposed upon
American champions of Great BRIT.
I'm was certainly a stupendous one.
That the Carnegie peace endow.
nent was the prime mover was charr.
d by Doremus.
This self-constituted .uardi., -
he national honor was sandbagginS
ae department's efforts by vigorously
phoidlng the British view,', he said.
me Carnegie peace endowment az
q institution does not justify its
sat 10 exist by antagonizing our own
''ernment in an international con-
DIVERSITY. I repudiate and denounce
attempts made in this country to
nVlnce the people that the United
ates is an outlaw among the ma.
>ns"
Doremus charged that the trans.
ntinental railroads would be tho
Gnu luS people the vic.
rs of the repeal
II the American people had sus.
cted that the Hay Paucefote treaty
We Great Britain equal rights with
not shovelfu of dirt would
'e turned on the isthmus.''
Wilson Denies Bargain.
John e. Nevin, Staff Correspond
ent Of the United Press.l
March 3o.-presi-
t Wilson today denied that the
1inistration had entered into a bar
with Great Britain whereby the
exemption was to be eliminated
eturn for Ensland's support on the
linistration Mexican policy.
reply to the specific question
ther he had any deal with Sir
lam Tyrell, secretary to Sir Ed.
Grey, President Wilson said.
course, that answers itself. It il
the crowning insult of a number
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