Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-03
OPPOSITION TO THE PLAl
SEVERAL soIoNs DECLARE THE
TOLLS REPEAL MUST OCCUR
III FIRST "
WILSON POLICY ATfACKED
SENATOR ROOT ALSO COMES IN
{, FOR A ROASTING BY MR..
vARDAMAN

washington, June by vote Oh
eight to six the senate foreign relation
committee adopted the Sutherland re-
solution directing President Wilson to
open negotiations with Great Britain
for special arbitration for the Panama
tolls dispute. The resolution now goes
to the senate.
Senator Borah, republican, was not
present when the vote was taken, but
later notified Chairman Stone he
wished to vote against repeating the
report, making the vote to 7.
Senators Stone, O'Gorman, Pomer-
enc, Swanson and Smith of Arizona,
democrats, and Smith of Michigan,
republican, were the others voting
against it.
Senators Hitchcock, Williams and
Salisbury, democrats, and Lodge,
Root, McCumber, sutherland and Bur
ton voted for it. Three were not pres
ent,
Senator O'Gorman declared the ac-
ton would not affect the fight against
passage of the repeal bill.
81 don't know what the vote indi-
cates,p was Chairman Jones only
comment. 1T IS Ven finderstood IN
the senate, however, that many sena-
tors who favor arbitration believe that
before it should be chosen as meth
cd Of settlement the repeal bill should
be enacted
vardaman Attacks Wilson
Senator Vardaman, democrat, assail-
ed President Wilson in the senate to-
day for asking the repeal Of the Pan
anna tolls exemption.
When heard him address congress
urging the repeal was dumbfound-
ed,' he said. Il would not believe my
ears that one who had approved the
plank and held up to scorn those who
violate their party pledges would take
such a course He gave no reason for
repeal. He made no argument for re-
peal, but with an assurance--and l
say this with all deference-with an
assurance unbecoming one so learned,
he asked us to yield, right or wrong"
Another answer of the administra
ton forces to the arguments against
repeal was made by Senator Simmons.
He urged the exemption Of American
coastwise vessels would be discrimi-
nation foftiHden by sthe treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain and unwise as domestic pol
icy.
= Senator Vardaman declared the DEM
ocratic party would not now be threat
ened with disruption, had it not been
for the speech of Senator Root IN
January in 1918.
"The leadership of democracy be-
comes apatheticssa said vardaman,
when we must rely upon the keen.
astute senators who won his laurels as
counsel for predatory wealth, to be-
come the keeper Of the conscience of
the: democratic party. followers of
Jackson and jefferson. Think of
Bryan and Root puriing together for
the moral uplift of the people. Is the
oily logic Of the great senator from
New Yeark sufficient 20 justify the re-
pudiation of our party pledges?"
Senator Vardaman quoted at length
Secretary Bryan's address to the Penn
sylvania legislature to the effect that
the consciences Of candidates should
begin to work before siection and not
hibernate until after ne was in office
and declaring that a violator Of par
ty pledge was more criminal than an
embezzler.
Finally. he said, he would not follow
the men who bore the red nag OF party
lnfidelity.