The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-28
Administration Leaders in
Both Houses Confident
Presidents Wishes will be
Met
KNOWLAND LEADS
OPPOSITION IN HOUSE
Declares President Mistaken
and Nation Yielding to
England for First Time I'm
der Pressure
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Washington, March 2S.--Debate on
the repeal Of the Panama tolls cX-
emptlon continued IN the house aid
senate today.
The house was proceeding on the
Sims bill under 20 hours debate as
provided IN the hard fought battle OF
yesterday
The senate was debating the sub
icct generally.
In the house Representative Know
land. controlling the time for the RE-
puhlicans. assailed the repeal ia un-
measured terms as 'surrendering to
Great Britain without a struggle."
is the Panama canal now the
price OF the elimination OF Huerta -
he demanded.
In the senate resolutions by SEN
ator Lewis and senator GallinRer
were laid aside until Monday.
Mr. Lewis resolution was supple
mentary To one now pending. deCiar-
ing for equa tolls. and would em-
power the president 10 Huspend tolls
In his discretion.
Administration supporters are con
hdent the repeal bill win pass the
house by Tuesday night or early
Wednesday.
Yesterdays victory for the admin
| istration IN the house aroused CX-
peCtatious of champions of repeal In
The senate that favorable report will
| beforthcoming from the canals com
| mittee, Notwithstanding the influence
of tis chairman. senator O'Gorman.
Disguise the situation or beCloud
| the issue as YOU may, there Is nc
/ escaping from the naked truth that
| for the first time the people of thi'
| great nation are urged q surrender
under foreign pressure declared Mr
| knowland IN the house. II entertain
a high regard for the president Of the
| United States His patriotism and
| honesty OF purpose ! would not at
| tempt to question. However like al
| members of the human family, he },
apt To err In this instance AN ap'
| parent error in judgment ~ handiinl
| the Mexican situation has necessitat'
| ed the latest move, at least 80 his
message hints The most charitabl,
thing to say is that he has been i'm
| posed on"
Mr. Knowland urged the house. q
II repeals the exemption, TO declare
that II had not surrendered the con
tention THAT the United states nigh
make one
| Representative Madden. Rcpubt
can. OF Illinois. spoke for the repeal
lie said he saw no reason Tor TN
people OF the central west contribut
ing 20 "A ship subsidy.
Represent ntatIye shaughnessy
Democrat of Rhode Island. spok'
for the exemption. declaring the plat
form pledge OF the Baltimore conyen
ton Tor free passage should be sup
ported.
| Represcntative Gardner, Republi
can. of Massac husetts. m brie
speech supporting the blll quote'
the debates ON the Hay -Pauncefut
treaty In the senate to show that IN
Ispiirt OF that agreement WAS oppose,
to exemeption of American ships.
Representative Gray Democrat, o
Indiana supported the bill.
Repr0seutatiye Temple. Progress
i've. OF Penns, Nauia, opposed the ne
peal on the Gruund that D. was sur
render OF sovereignty over the cana
zone.
Reprcssntut.ve stephens of CalifOr
| MIA. Progressive, OPPOSED the repea
| on Aut EINNNu AAaN ~ NNNiu utH1Al
none but Brush ships and interests
why should this administratio
ada another to the many Englis
things II has done In the one Ion
year il has been In power he de
mauded, When the house assem-
bled Tor the first time under this ad
ministration benches were provide
like those in the British parliament
Next day the president In person de
livered an address just as Kin
! George does Several times since IN
chief magistrate has visited thI
J building, and az such times Il ha
been said Democratic senators an
representatitc were commanded I
appear before him Tor instruction iui
a shappens in dear old London. No'
comes the president seeking the r.
peal of the tolls exemption claus
apparently Co please Great Britail
Are We being Britainized? 80
I Representative Fitzgerald. one [,
the Democratic leaders aligned Wit
J anti-repeal forces. declares he had n
tContiuupd ON Ianns. Tqol