Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28

wAsHInaSToN March 2s--with
siighuy Diminished interest after the
spectacular skirn6ah 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
win be held
The debatehn the Senate on the re-
real Of the exemption clause was
postponed until Monday except for
brief coIioquy following ths reading
81 senator Hoke smith, Of Georgia, Of
the conclusions Of Professor Emory
r Johnson, Of the University Of
pennsylvania, against free tolls.
The galleries OF the House were
crowded to-day. mostly with women.
when Representative Harrison OF
Nf5as,ssippi the hrst speaker Of the
day began his speech against the re-
peal Of the tolls provision In the Pan
anna Canal act. Many Representa-
tiyes VINO were on the floor yesterday
were absent, however,
representative Harrison, in pro-
testing against the tolls repeal asked
Are We now to bow in humble hu-
mnity 70 Greas Britain? Are we TO
how simply because Great Britain a.
a powerful nation thinks that we, now
situated as We are, confronted Dy m
ternational complications, would sur
render honor to an unjust ana ui VII,
reasonable contention tor the SoIuiu
consideration Of assisting us 20 settle
x question that, although u - close
n -. VET IS after all, in the interests
= .sWiIl Rise to Plague You"
Fi7e not deceived, sirsi those VINO
would vote for this repeal act WIN
soune day have that act rise 70 plague
Representative Stevens, OF Mime
sofa Republican, appealed TO the
rJouse 10 uphold the Presidents posi-
tfon on the canal issue.
m the United states Disseminated
asstna Great Britain at Panama,
stevens asserted, then an equal ais
elimination against American vessels
usirg Canadian canals along our Dor
dor might be justified
Declaring there Is no escaping the
naked truth, that for the nrst time
The United States Is urged 70 SUI
render under foreign pressure, qis-
e1tise The situation or becloud the
isst,e as Won may" Representative J,
n. Knowiand, of California. attacked
the proposed repeal. He added
"qihe Government OF the United
states snpakiner through a Congress-
a President and the state Depart
rnent. takes positive position touch
inc the Interpretation Of q disputed
treaty and succeeding administra-
fion demands and insists that this
1,overnment reverse itself, abandon
its former position and accept the
foreign Interpretation OF the treaty
an action with no parallel IN Anerl-
visits Of Englishmen.
What Is the excuse for TINS I'M
precedented actionT
representative Knowiand CONF
rnentea on the visits OF Sir Edward
TvFreu. private secretary 10 Sir Ed
ward GREY, British Foreign Minister
"a the white House IN 1913, also on
that of Hon. Robert H. Borden Pre-
rnier of Canada, and Hon, Shirley
Renn. NJ. n, honorary secretary OF
the British Peace Committee ana per-
sonnl friend OF Andrew Carnegie He
said that the Hon. Shirley Benn, att
er his return To London IN November
1919. declared at the Mansion House
peace centenary meeting-and ! have
IN nv possession positive proof OF his
statements-that he had seen the
President and there was not the
slightest doubt that the peace appro-
priation and tolls repeal would be put
through both the Senate and House,
AZ the President had pledged himself
"a. carry out these proposals to the
satisfaction of the British Govern
ment.
THE Presidents Washington Park
+ IN. ~ speech on August IL, 1912,
month after the first British protest
was received, announced TO the mrn +.
ere Of Washington PARK on tnat