The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-30
Executive Tells a Little Story
to illustrate How Worried
He is Over Canal Tolls Stu
alton
NO DEMOCRAT BOUND TO
SUPPORT A SUBSIDY
PrOnouncing Exemption from
Tolls a Subsidy He Points
to Baltimore Platform as
Supporting His Stand.
lBy Leased Wire 20 Eve.lng ncraIa.I ]

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Washington, March SO.-President
Wilson declared today that on ac-
count of the contradictory statements
ln the Baltimore platform Democrats
should have no hesitation In voting
FOR the repeal OF the Panama canal
tUl;s exemption.
The president characterized the eX-
emption as a subsidy and pointed cut
that one plank In the Baltimore plat
form expressed opposition 10 any sub
sidy, direct or indirect. while an
other plank declared for tolls cxemp-
ton. The president asserted there
should be no doubt among Democrats
as 10 which should take precedence.
The president reiterated that ex-
emption was a policy OF the Demo-
cratic house because II WIS passed
through a coalition OF Republicans
and "a minority OF Democrats tho
majority Of the Democrats victims
against It on the ground that Il was
a subsidy.
The White House later authorized
quotation OF what the president had
said in answer to the charge TO tho
effect that the president had made a
deal with Sir william Tyrreil, private
secretary to Sir Edward Grey. tho
British foreign secretary. The presi-
dent had been asked u the charge
were true. The president replied;
"Of course. that answers itself. II
Is Just tho crowuing insult Of a NUM-
ber of insults which have been intro
duced in this debate. The whole
thing reminds me Of a story I used To
be fond OF telling, OF very effective
dcbater--l need not say where this
happened-Who sent challenge
down into a country very hostile 10
him in debate. The people down
there did not like che fob very much.
but they put up the man they iikeS
best and who Is generally put up ON
such occasions, a great big husky fell
iow whom they called Tom. Tbe
challenger was given the first hour
OF the two hours allotted To the de-
bate and he had not got more than
half way through his speech when &
became evident that he was conyinc-
ing his audience, when one of Tom o
partisans IN the back OF the room
cried Out Tom, Tom. cali him a liar
and make IL a fight.' That IL the
stage this has reached"
The presidents auditors asked him
" he was going 20 hght and he smil-
ingly answered. that he did not
need TO.
/ Representative Doremus. chairman
OF the Democratic congressional com
mlttee. led on the night In repeating
! the Panama tolls exemption la tho
house today u was the third day OF
debate on the question.
/ Nas .NfnsnFTfI
| from the president he declared that
Great Britain had admitted the
= American right TO exempt coastwiso
4 trade from tolls.
"If We cannot grant free transit 20
our ships through the canal he said.
Its benefits viii accrue to England
aud not 90 oursolses.' lie declared
that the Carnegie peace endowment.
(which derives AN annual income of
t50n.o00 from Steel trust bonds" Wa
most active 'in rescuing the national
honor by promoting the repeal OF the
law that Great Britain had admitted
We had a treaty right to enact"
Faii Proposes CompfOnise.
Senator Fail Republican of New
Mexico. gave the controversy new
aspect by Introducing a bill 20 forbid
that tolls be lowed on American
coastwise vessels or those belonging
"to citizens OF ans country on this
continent and engaged soiely In trads
between ports of North and South
America. or both and duly registered
under the laws 90 the country nl
which the owners OF said vessels sr'
clti1ous
He contended Il would work out {,
logical conclusion, the policies NJ
orlginaily contemplated In the Mon
roe doctrine.
"it would be convincing Ia Brazil
Argentina. chile. Mexico and othel
Latin American countries on thf
continent he said, that the United
states b. in good faith In its anuonnc
ga policy of friendship end willing
ness Co assist these countries, noI
oniy against agsressions Of foreigi
powers but IN the development o
their own resources
From an invalid chair In the house