Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-16
TOLLS FIGHT ON,
HARD CONTEST DUE
ADMINISTRATION LEADERS PLAN
SPEEDY ACTION, CONFIDENT
or SUCCESS.
CARNEGIE SOCIETY ACCUSED
OF FINANCING REPEAL
Foundation Official Admits Money Wss
Provided to Secure Exemption
Clause in Order TO Paeify Great
Rritain-1eieved Repeal Would Be
Step Towards lnsurins Peace.


/ tie this week over the repeal of the
! toll exemption clause Of the Panama
canal act, confident that President
| Wilson's plea would be needed.
| Senator owen, of oklahoma, intro
duced repeal bill similar to the Sims
! bill pending in the house in order to
| have the issue placed squarely before
I! the committee on interoceanic canals.
Expect Fight in Senate.
| Senate leaders were actuated to be-
gin vigorous action before the house
cause of a realization that there will
be hard fight in the committee on in
teroceanic canals. Senator Owen, a
majority member OF that committee,
took the initiative, Senator OGorman,
the chairman, and some other demo-
cratic members being opposed to the
repeal.
Among the democrats on the COM
mittee who voted for toll exemption
who have assured the president that
they would support the repeal are Sen
ator Thornton, the ranking member,
and Senator Simmons, Of North Caro-
lima. Senator Chiffon also is counted
upon by administration leaders to vote
for a fat repeal measure since the
president has declared that there must
be no compromise. Senator Walsh, OF
Montana. who fought for toll exemp-
ton. has declared himself open to con-
viction. but has made no announce
DF infa n change
views. Republican members Of the
committee also are divided.
NO matter what action the COM
mittee may take" Senator Owen said.
! this is a matter that must be settled
and there is no reason for delay. the
house has determined upon a program
and should there be any delay there
we should be ready to proceed in the
senate"
Carnegie Erdowment's Part Told.
How the Carnegie endowment for in
ternational peace has aided in the fight
for repeal of the tolls exemption clause
of the Panama canal act was revealed
before the senate lobby committee. DR..
James Brown Scott, secretary, and a
member of the board OF directors OF
the endowment, appearing under sub
poena with books and papers, told the
committee that a total OF more than
$4,000 had been apportioned for cir
culation Of Panama canal literature.
Detailing the efforts Of the endow-
ment, DR.. Scott said 100000 copies OF
a pamphlet urging repeal Of the ex-
cmption clause and signed by prac-
ticaliy the entire directorate, had been
sent turnout the country and that 7O0,-
600 copies Of Senator Roots speech In
the senate urging the repeal had been
mailed under the senator's frank.
| Annual statements of the endowment
showed that the American Peace So
| ciety of which Senator Burton, OF
! Ohio, Is president, draws subvention
OF $4,000 q year from the Carnegie
organization. This money was used,
Mr.. Scott said, to distribute pamphlets
| bearing on peace propaganda subjects
The committee displayed great interest
| in such OF these publications as dealt
! with Panama canal tolls or general
/ arbitration treaties. DR.. Scott agreed
/ to furnish copies Of all such docu-
ments.
Alliance Charges Not Touched.
| No questions were asked the witness
! relating directly TO charges made in an
executive session Of the senate recently
| by Senator O'Gorman that the actual
purpose Of the endowment was to pro-
mote an alliance between Great Brit
! ain and the United States, it's peace
propaganda serving merely as cloak
! for that purpose.
| Senator Reed. however, demanded ar
| explanation Of the relation between in
| ternational peace and the tolls charged