The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-18

Mr.. President, we own the lane ON
which this gigantic work has been
about completed. The brains Of
American men conceived and design.
ed the great undertaking. American
men did the work; 3400.000.000 or
more Of the hard earned money Of
the people paid for It; more than a
thousand lives have been sacrificed
in the accomplishment Of this etu.
pendous work. OF course, It was
built primarily to advance the we'll
being Of the American people; and
to this end I feel that we have the
rjEht to grant exemption from tolls.
both ocean and coastwise. to our own
people.
Mr.. President, I feel that the t-oat.
ment that foreign powers have receiv..
ed at our hands in connection with
this great waterway 10 fair, Just. Ard
generous. and naught but g!eed and
avArice on the part Of any foreign
power can prompt fault finding or
protest. shall stand by The rights
Of our government as understand
them. II there be doubts and gfcS.
minds do doubt-then I shall give
the benefit of the doubt to America,
my country.
Mr.. President, I clipped from the
London Times the following little ed.
itorial. 1t says after some other mat
ter referring to the tolls:
1t is however, an unavoidable
situation and will remain so as long
as the Constitution gives Congress
a share in the making OF treaties
Great God, Mr.. President, they do
not even like our form of govern
ment! Our Constitution is not right.
They want to eliminate this. Is 1t
not funny that some of the advocates
of repeal on that side, and some Of
10 cid hou he hn
wisdom to propose even our changing
that to suit Great Britain?
The editorial says, further:
It F.. will remain as the Con
stitution gives Congress a share in
the making of treaties, or until the
country is sufficiently educated In
foreign affairs
ooh, ignoramuses of America, edu.
| cate yourselves, absolve yourselves,
cleanse yourselves by voting 10 re-
peal" is the dictum of Great Britain.
I appeal to the chairman Of the
Committee on Education and Labor,
the senator from Georgia (Mr
Smith,, who unfortunately is OF the
English side Of this question: pray
and beg him to formulate at once b
bill that shall have for its purpose
the education and teaching o. the
American people to give away their
very souls to Great Britain without
whimper or a murmur.
Oh, what humiliating spectacle.
fear this measure may pass this
body. / ask when will the bending
and bowling Of the American neck
to the British yoke cease! l was
taught that that ignoble habit on our
part ended with the Battles of Prince
ton, OF Monmouth, of Bunker Hill,
and OF Concord. Mr.. President, have
we, the sons of noble sires, degener-
ated? What will our sons say of
us, what will the world shy Vt us, II
we yield to this unjust and unwar-
ranted demand?
The whole demand is chiefly seati-
mental after all. The President In
his address to the Congress, did net
once claim that the United States
were bound in law or morals to repeal
this law, but he urged that since we
are so rich, so big, so powerful. and
so self respecting We should accede
to Great Britain's demand.
All, Mr.. President, feel the hour
has come for America to assert her,
self, once for all, against these GRO