The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-31
FlNlIAI.!...Y0TIE. ON /
NlSBItL TODAY
OPPOSING HOUSE FORCES
DUEL WlTH SWORDS
OF oRATORY
VERBAL ARTILLERY
Senate Debate Transformed Into
Picture of Results of Invasion
OF Mexican Republic
VERBAL ARTILLERY

Of Mexican Republic
Washington, March 30.-On the eve
OF the vote In the house of represen-
tatiyes oil the repeal Of the American
toll exemption In the Panama Canal
Act, congress today was completely
absorbed by the controversy. Verbal
artillery Numbered throughout the
day in both the house and the senate.
While opposing forces were claahinR
in oratorical fights at the capitol.
President Wilson took occasion TO dis
cuss an all-engrossing situation with
callers, expressing keen regret that
what had promised to be a dignLleti
contest over principles had degene-
rated into fight against the admin
!stTat!on. While on the subject, Pres
! ident Wilson characterized as al
browning insult of number of In!
suits. in the debate the declaration,
OF Representative Knowland; OF CALI
fornia. that the administration has
made q deal TO repeal Che tolls ex-,
emption with Sir William Tyrrell. sec.
retary TO Sir Edward. Grey, British,
secretary for foreign AFFAIRS <.
He Remarked that while It made all
the moro certain results In: favor of
the administration he thought II a
great pity that public. affairs should.
be handled In that way. He did n6t
think all the opponents o .fthe repeal
felt that way but such. color had iheen{
lintertected in the controversy, and he
| ljiidh, not understand tha ,,iof ivas rn; iisia
The president. he said, had o.nnxiety
oyer any political friction In ne demo-
6EAfic party over the resnlt ana "a
EfsI'red to the repeal contest as not a
sseapitaf operation. but iIsy q annn.
/ galeschnce & 80 4 II 8 -.5 : 4,
ar. Wilson let II he known tIiat. I,a.
was unqnali alifiedly opposed to any ,soIr1-
pfomise or amendments. eneh 40 J,ta
says have been PROPOSED i'm klSa spI,..
ME- is for i 4 ralSed ;, ~
out fifsc Ton. 81 y a
With the final vote on, fIlS slime ~. !. !.
peal biillin tho house sebeiniea fay
late tomorrow, interest in the cantro-
versy revived. the. cIosine sneefb, 6f
Speaker Clark In cpposition 10 the ra-
peal serving as ,he chief obiectiya
point of anticipation. Little ,foIjbt as
TO the result otfhe vote ON. the bIJI
is entertained by anyone. the maiori.
Ity for the repeal being yariously es-
timated at from 30 To 75 votes
Senate EnIiyened.
discussion of tho Issue in tho San
ate was enlivened bv Senator Iamas
Hamilton Lewis. of Illinois. who nIea5.
cd for the presidents cause .,roinp,
however, q compromise giving the
president the authority to s,;snpr,, ths
tolls.
Taking uD the Mexican situation and
reviewing the operations ns tba IinI Iu
tied States In other lands and tho in
terests In Mexico of England, France
Japan and other nations. Senator 7 ayvI
| is dramatically declared.
"The very first move we maka
down into Mexico with view of eve
| cutting the Monroe doctrine aqainst
these foreign nations who have. sto-
toned themselves there nnon tbe tho
oryl that .we',po longer hnd rioht
to execute the doctrine because M our
past folly, Japan promntiy 1YonId
seize the PHILIPPINE islands She would
then seize Hawaii and then in sncb
conditions2-our armies in Mexico the
! the Canal not finished no way IN havs
jointler of a nayy-jn what condit-
io.s would our country bep
Russia, with her erieyances-sbe
who sent aid to tho UnioI, af q finn.
when II was threatened-fnal. Yhat
because of Enslisb infi,anca tba 90
ADMINISTRATION In mower tha last tan
years lent it's aid TO lamar against
her, Russia, remembering fhis wrnne
is our Offensive and defena,va a,iisnne e
of life and death with Janan would
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