Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-26
Leaders Of Democrats, Repub-
IiCanS and PfogfeSSiVeS
United to Defeat President S
Recommendation
HENRY'S SPECIAL RULE
TO CALL FOR TEST VOTE
CauStIc Criticism Of Foreign
Policy Develops In Senate
During Debate Precipitated
by Chamberlain,

fur ~oRsiNo JOURNAL SPECIAL tsAscn wlRoI
WaehingtOn March 15.--lnts were
sharply drawn tonight for the open
ing OF the most bitterly contested leg-
.islatiVe struggle that has confronted
President Wilson'S Administration
the light 20 repeal the law giving
American goastWlsc ships free pas
sage through the Panama canal. Op
.posing forces are divided for The OPEN
ing skIrmish I'm the conflict. which
will open when a special rule is pre-
scntod to The house tomorrow To linn
it debate on the repeal controversy.
For the first time since the demo
cratic administration took charge of
the government administration lead
crs found "a strong. rcsourceful and
demanding element among the party
opposed 20 policy which President
Wilson had personally ospoused. Per
sonal convictions on the question
practically have ohltcratcd party
lines This political situation, with the
international character Of the quea-
tion involved and the stress The prcsi-
dent has placed upon his position as
necessary 10 the successful conduct
of the administration foreign policy
combined tu make up situation
fraueht with complications
Claim Victory Tor President
The presidents supporters tonight
assorted they were suining ground In
Che house ana one enthusiastic add
ministution leader predicted the pas
sage OF the repeal bin hy majority
of nearly orc hundred 1he more con
scnativc members of roth sides, how
ever. anticipate % hard fought strug
gle. with bitter and RrotFa ted dee
bate, followed by 1t close vote
Aligned against the presidents de-
mand for the repeal AFRO the three
leaders of the parties in the house,
Representative Underwood OF tho
democrats, Representative Mann of
the republicans, and Representative
Murdock. of tho progrossives Wings
of an three parties are behind those
lenders ON the other hand Chairman
Adamson Of the house interstate ana
foreign commerce committee Rep
rosentativc Henry chairman of The
rules committee. Representative Stev-
ems of Minnesota. and manl other
representatives. of all three parties
have accepted the presidents posi-
tiOn 10 was generally believed tonight
that Majority Leader I ndcrWood and
other democrats, while speaking
against the bin. ana voting against
it. would not attempt to organize aHy
extended opposition, or resort to oh-
strucuve tactics to prevent the pas
sage OF the bill
Fight on Special Rule
AT noon tomorrow Chairman Henry
Will report a special rule providing
for fifteen hours of general debate ON f
the repeal Bill and allowing NO OPP
portunity for amendment of tine mea-
sure An attempt will he made 10 fix +
four hours as a limit Of debate on the
rule n this rs accomplished
tho first test vote VIII come late to- f
morrow ON the adoption of The rule
Tho supporters of the president are .
prepared TO argue that the exemption I
Of American ships from canal tolls Is
"a violation of the llay-ruWccfote
treaty that it Is @ form of subsidy 10
special interests and the repeal Is es-
sential I'm order that the president may
carry out his foreign policy The ops
ponents of the bin Will declare that
American shipping needs the free use
Of the canal. that the trans-contincnt-
al railroads fear the competition Of
free American ships and that 10 repeal
the free tolls section would be truck
ling 90 Great Britain without exhaust
ing diplomatic negotiations
An effort will Doe made if the rule is
made To press debate 10 conclusion
and reach q vote on the bill late SAT-
urday. II debate is prolonged how
ever, the inal vote may 80 over until
next week.
strong Feeling la senate.
In the senafc t0da,r the Zee ex<zsss-ssz-y
the propose csrcpeaI So demGnsfraf-
ed in "a debatc prcclpitated hy sena-
tor Chamberlain. who called up his
resolution requesting the secretary Of
war for Information as TO the expense
Of maintaining improved waterways
and canals within the United States.
Senator Chamberlain said that the
Canadian Pacific railroad. backed hy