The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-05
REPEAL OF CANAL
TOLLS NECESSARY

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emit today to hear the presidents mes
sage--his sixth personal address.
The house galleries were damned De
spite q snow storm. An unusual mum
Der Of the diplomatic corps were seat
ed In their reserved galleries.
In his brief address of exactly al
words. the president did not directly
mention the Baltimore platform.
He did not give specific reasons FOL
urging the repeal OF the exemption
clause.
II have not come to you TO urge
my personal views he said. Il have
come to state fact and situation
After stating that the exemption
constitutes mistaken economic pol
ICY" the president said that every ma
ton regards the Hay-Pauncefote trea
ty as binding upon the United States
against giving preferential treatment
to American vessels. He said he ask
ed the repeal I'm support Of the for
eign policy OF the administration"
Miss Margaret Wilson. accompanied
by Mrs. Hall, a White House guest
and Corporation Commissioner Davies
and Mrs. Davies. occupied front seatz
In the presidents gallery.
Ambassador .Iusserand, Of France
dean OF the Diplomatic corps. and Mira
Jusserand were the lirst to take nrst
row seats In the diplomatic gallery.
AS usual the nenators occupied front
row seas. the representatives seated
behind. vice-President Marshall sal
at Sneaker Clark's right.
Secretary Bryan. AZ usual, occupied
seat In the diplomatic gallery, next
to Baron Won Bernsforff. In the front
row.
The senators were late In arriving
It was 1880 before they were an
nounced. Mean while the. president
was seated in the speakers room untx
they were seated.
| Ambassador SpringRice, Of Great
Britain, was not present.
The president entered at 1884 ano
walked quickly and directly to the
clerks cesx in front Of the presiding
officers.
Prolonged applause from al sections
OF the chamber greeted his appear
ance. He began reading his address
at 1885. proceeding clearly and deliI.
|erately.
The president finished 1T 1899. II
took just four minutes to read the mes
sage. A loud and long burst OF ap.
plause marked the close Of the MEG
sage and the presidents departure,
Many members, however, did not join
In the denomination.
Secretary Bryan smiled broadly and
whispered to Jusserand and Won Berr'
storff.
Senators O'GoIman and Hitchcock
turned to each other and talked ear.
nestly. O'GorGl7n.s face was wreathec
with . broad smile.
A babel of discussion arose when
the president had left and the sena
tors were filing out.
Speaker Clark referred the address
to the interstate commerce committee
The president said:
Gentlemen Of the oongress: have
brlehy performed. but I beg that YOU
will not measure Its importance by the
number OF sentences IN which state
Il Ne communication ! have address
or Or more far-reaching impltcations
come now to speak upoA 2 matter with
sssar q S.s Meeh Is" m
self, with personal responsibility.
have come to ask for the repeal
! OF that provision Of the Panama canal
Vessels zee engage snksssd IN the ocssswise trade
|'of the United States from payment OF
tolls. and 70 nrgs upon you the {Ssacs q
the wisdom ana tns iargs posicy 81
ness OF which I am capable.
In my own judgment very fully con-
sldered and maturely formed. that ex-
no,ss ao every poat Of Ss~
and q. moreover, in plain ontrayen-
ton OF the treaty with Great Britain
concerning the canal concluded on Nov
a so n.y. per scS: nS s.S =
ustion. whatsvcr may be our own Az
fsrsnces OF opinion concerning this
not debated outside the United states.
Evsrywhers else the language OF the
treaty v given but one interpretati9n
HmS that % sseks SoS q
langusgs ws accepted. 4 We ca rot rot
originate Il. and We are toe eag: soe
g Interpret with too strained or re-
lined : reading the words Of our own
promises just because We have power
enough e ivs rs 's s g sh, s.d 20 sse do
n the only thing We can sfford to DO.
a voluntary Withdrawal from posi-
ton everywhere questioned and misun-
deritood. We ought TO reservs our ee-
whether We were right or wrong. and
90 once more dessrve our. reputation
FOR ronerooity and the redemption Of
every sbiiSailon without euibbisN o.
AK sk!s Of you in support Of the
foreign polIcy Of the administration,
shsll not know how 20 deal with
ana nearer consequences ~ you do not
grant II 20 me In ungrudging measure
Oixxy.
~ ahould think the South Ameri