The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18
Canal Tolls Exemption Debate
Elicits Charge That Presi.
dent Interprets Planks to
Suit Circumstances.
LODGE UPHOLDs
ADMINISTRATION
Republican Senator With Ex-
ecutive in Policy of Keeping
United States From Being
Outlaw Among Nations"
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Washington. Feb. 1S.--Presidcnt
Wilson's plan to repeal the Panama
canal tolls exemption came In Tor lts
first senate debate today. during
which II was characterized By Sena-
tor Bristow Republican. as an aid to
transcontincntal railroads.
Senator Lodge. Republican. aud
senator owen defended the presidents
position while Senator Chamberlain.
Democrat. declined TO agree with H.
Mr. Brstow denied having impugncd
the presidents motives.
senator Bristow declared MIR. VIII
sons attitude on the Panama canal
plank OF the Baltimore convention
ana on the SURFACE question had
given us a line on some OF the pc
culiar and interesting characteristics
Of our chief executive which may be
exceedingly useful TO the country IN
the ~ ure."
lie quoted the single presidential
term plank and asked:
AT the proper time will the presi-
dent interpret this plank IN harmony
with his positions To suffrage or as
Ia canal tolls2'
senator Brlmow charged President
" NA"tfAN WIN NAAHN ANNNNHANt'Uh NNA'h
he declined 10 favor womnn's suffrage
bocauso IL was not treated IN the DEM
ocratic platform. while ne was asking
congress 10 repeal this Panama canal
tolls exemption which the platform
favored
''rse greed Of the railroads and the
audacious claims OF Great Britain
seem far more potent with our chief
fNturt Il ftf 90 Hfs
said
Senator sutherland declared tho
most convincing argument for wom-
ans suffrage was the lack OF any per
sunsive argument against Il.
when Senator owen took the floor
10 defend President Wilson, the de-
bate turned from suffrage to Panama
tolls He declared there was likely
To creep into party platform some
plank not fully dlgested and there
fore not To- be regarded as conclusive
on the party.
THAT question had not been dc.
icided on by tho national Democracy"
said he. u say that the conscience Of
no Democrat Is bound by the plat
form. because Il does not represent
the sober Judgment Of the party but
! merely represents what some per-
sons who found themselves IN po-
stion 10 voice the principles OF the
/ pnrty believed had been determined
on.
- am opposed to no tolls. They
would be- unjust Co the taxpayers ~
the United states. I don't believe one
dollar Of the exemption 10 coas'wise
vessels would ever find lls way to the
ultimate consumer
Declaring that President Wilson ala
not like 10 see ''the United states In
the attitude of nn outlaw among the
nations" senator Lodge. Republican.
vigorously defended the president
"t is certain that the president is
guided in this matter entirely hy
what he thinks b. To the honor and
the credit of the United states In ~
foreign relations he mas no other
object la view, ! think he has the
feeling that IN one way or another
land am attaching no blame Ia any
lone tho United states has Incurred
the dislike uf other nations aud the
ldiatrust of SOME ot them, where trust
had prevailed before He realizes that
tho rightiul position of the United
states is not 20 Doe obtained by disre-
igurd of International onliEations ct
lreycrsing policies ioug held, siuip1
tu guufy some passing Whim.
senator Chamberlain, Democrat
declared he disagreed with president
Wilson, views but did not question
hiR motives.
'"rhe plank adopted al saltimor'
WAS aud Is as binding ps any othel
IplHnk uf that platform. he said. a.
declared that " the tolls exemption
wrre repealed h would be- because %
the Canadian tranEcuutircntal rail-
roads, hacked by the American lines
senator Mcrumbsr Repnalican. de
ciared he did not join senator Bristuv
in charging that the president wa
Influenced by ransoontlnentai rail
roads.
Senator Bristow denied he had im
nusued the presidents motives.
The senator either charges an
president with being a tool % IN
railroads or heinK an unsophlsiicate
person, suggested senator Myers.
II don't draw that conclusion. "a
senator may Ii ne desires" Tetortc
Mr Hria'ow
senator norah declared that II