New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-26
Members Find Little to Crit
iCise i'm Famous "PrO-
British" Exhibit.
TEXT IS SUBMITTED
WITHOUT COMMENT
Impending Tolls Fight Now Over
shadows the Incident Which
Aroused Legislative Ire.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March 25.-The full text OF
the recent speech Of Ambassador Page
which aroused the ire OF Senator Cham
berlain and others because OF its alleged
pro British tone. was sent TO the Senate
by Secretary Prysn to-day without com
ment I'm response TO the resolution onered
BY Senator Chamberlain.
The speech was not read 10 the Senate
and IT IS probable that few Senators will
take the trouble to scrutinize il carefully
Some Senators to whose attention ex-
cerpts from the official text OF the speech
were brought found the ambassadors re
marks much less Objectionable than had
been represented.
The following are the salient passages
Of the speech of the ambassador. which
have occasoned so much comment:
II will not say that We constructed the
Panama Canal even for you. For ! am
speaking with great franhness and not
with diplomatic indirection. We built II
for reasons OF our own. But | will say
that It adds 10 the pleasure OF building
that great work that you will pront by IL.
You Will profit most by II. for you nave
the greatest carrying trade.
II can say a similar thing about the re-
cent lowering OF our tariff We did not
lower II In order TO please you. IL was for
purposes that We considered economically
sound for ourselves. Nevertheless. II add
ed to the pleasure Of doing that to reflect
that thereby We should have more trade
with YOU.
Concerning the recent message OF the
President | take II upon myself. on my
own responsibility to say this: He deiiv-
er ed that message not to please you. but
to express the true sentiment and self
respect of the American nation. As | in
terpret il. his was the voice OF the people.
Nevertheless It adds 10 the pleasure OF
hearing that voice to know that II does
please you"
Apropos of the Monroe Doctrine, Mr..
Page said:
May l put In another parenthesis. also
on my own account, and correct an i'm
preston that a part of your press seems
to have about the attitude of the United
States government concerning the invest
ment OF your colossal earnings In states
Of Central America that have volcanic
tendencies
81 sometimes read that the United
States is entering upon a policy 10 dis
courage foreign investments there. That
is untrue. ! think that some events are
happening there that have discouraged
them somewhat. but hope that they cam
not be charged 10 the United States.
There Is a policy forming In the minds OF
our government and our people which is
not new, that would discourage such in
vestments or such concessions as would
carry with them the control Of the gov
eminent OF any of those states, and only
such, for so far as the United States is con
cerned you know how heartily We have
welcomed your investments in our land
and still welcome them and always will
You may be assured that II Is none OF
the business of the United States TO put
any let or hindrance upon any legitimate
investments OF yours anywhere in the
world and they most heartily welcome
your investments in any part Of the
AmeIiCds' pioNlucu ohiy you w ho' Hihhc
them so that you may possibly take the
country with them.
THE Monroe Doctrine meant this.
when IL was first formulated. that the
United States would object to any Euro
pean governments taking more land in
the New World. In those days the only
way that a foreign government could
gain land was literally to go and take II.
Now we have more refined methods OF
exploitation. and there are other ways TO
take It, That Is the only protest that tho
United States has ever whispered"