Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-With
slightly diminished interest after the
spectacular skirmish Of yesterday,
the House to-day settled down to a
long debate on the administration
canal tolls repeal bill a vote upon
the bill is not expected before Tues
DAY afternoon as no night sessions
will be held
The debate I'm the Senate on the re
peal of the exemption clause was
postponed until Monday. except for a
brief couoquy following the reading
by Senator Holle smith, Of Georgia Of
the conclusions Of Professor Emory
r. johnson. Of the University q
PENNSYLVANIA, against free tolls.
The galleries Of the House were
crowded to-day. mostly with women
when Representative Harrison, "i
Mississippi the FIRST speaker OF the
day. began his speech against the re
peal of the tolls provision in the Pan
anna Canal act Many Representa-
tives who were on the floor Yesterday
We're absent, however
REPRESENTATIVE Harrison, in pro-
testing against the tolls repeal asked
Are Ne now to bow in humble hu-
millty to Great Britain? Are we to
bow simply because Great Britain as
q powerful nation thinks that we, now
situatcd as We are, confronted by IN
ternati0nal mplDailons, Would SUI
render honor 10 an unjust ana IN
reasonable contention for the sorulu
consideration Of assisting MS TO settle
Il question that although 1t rs 'lose
TO us. vet is. after all in the interests
Of humanity
"WiIl Rise to Plague You"
"Re not deceived. sirs, those VINO
would vote for this repeal act viii
some day have that act rise to plague
YOU
Representative stevens, Of Mime
sofa Republican, appealed to the
House 10 uphold the Presidents posi-
lion ou the canal issue.
IF the United States discriminates
against Great Britain at Panama
stevens asserted. then an equal dls-
elimination against American vessels
using Canadian canals along our Dor
ger might be justified
Declaring there is no escaping the
naked truth" that for the first time
the United States is urged to sur
render under foreign pressure, dis
fuise the situation or becloud the
issue as YOU may" Representative ).
e. Know land, Of California aitackeu
.he PROPOSED repeal He added
THE Government Of the United
States speaking through a Congress
President and the state Depart
ment. takes a positive position touch
inc the Interpretation OF disputed
treaty. and "a succeeding adminlstra-
lion demands and insists that this
Government reverse itself abandon
its former position and accept the
foreign Interpretation OF the treaty,
an action with no parallel in Ameri-
can history.
Visits OF Enalishmen.
what is the excuse for THIS I'M
prccedented action
Representative knowland com,
mented on the visits OF Sir EDWARD
Tvrren. private secretary TO Sir Ed
ward Grey British Foreign Minister
10 tie White House I'm 1913, also on
that OF Hon Robert L. Borden. Pre-
mier of Canada, and Hon. shirley
Benn. NJ r. honorary secretary OF
the British Peace Committee and per
sonal friend OF Andrew Carnegie. lie
said that the Hon shirley Renn, att
er his return ia London In November
1918. declared ~ the Mansion House
peace centenary meeting and ] have
In my uosSeSsinu positive proof OF MS
statements that he had seen the
President and there Was not the
slightest doubt that the peace appro-