The Washington times., 1914-06-07
|EPEAL BILL SURE TO
Be AMENDED NOW
l1rris' Coup Forces Admins
tration to Give in on Impor-
tant Feature.
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kr Ion provision left out. 1t is much
h niger than the first Simmons amend
b. ut, which has neen widely denounced
b Senators as meaningless and which
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Provided. That neither the Passage of
q : act nor anything therein contained
sf II be construed or held as waving,
ir pairing, or affecting any treaty or
O. ler right possessed by the United
rhoush President Wilson at first did
r want the repeal bill amended at all.
h had consented, it was generally I'M
derstcod. not 10 oppose the first Sim
n ms amendment. But all the indica-
I ms are he VIII be forced to accept a
r Ich more comprehensive amendment.
fact, the action of Senator Simmons
2 I'd other Administration leaders in
, Gliding Saturday to Senator Norris in
o -ates the President has let them know
r will give way.
House May Not Hold Out.
It is not believed the House will hold
{ = against the proposed amendment. It
{ ertainly will not DO so unless the Pres
idHnt should try 20 force it to. and there
i no sign yet OF such an attempt Even
the attempt should be made, it is
doubtful If it could succeed.
Senator Norris. who caught the
l'emocratic Administration leaders
; appirg. is one of the ablest par
amertarians in Congress. As a
ouse leader in the old war on Uncle
oe" Cannon. he proved himself a
nan of exceptional skill on the floor.
,pe who had the capacity to execute
he right move at the right time.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
Democrat has declared he will sup
0ort the amendment of his colleague
IS reshaped in the conference with
~enator Simmons, and would be will
ng to go still further in reserving
american rights.
Vice President Marshall is being
hlamed by some of the AdminIstra-
ION Democrats for opening the way
2 the offering of the Norris sub
titute Thursday afternoon. But IL
a ppears this criticism is hardly ten
titute not been offered just when IL
vas It would probably have been
brown in later. with like results.
Norris Was Victor.
Administration Democrats found.
when they counted noses Friday and
saturday. that Senator Norris had
= hem beaten, and that unless they
"ould effect a compromise they stood
10 be licked when the first vote was
taken. This explains their hasty rush
20 cover. Moreover. Senator Sim
mons himself had been put in a most
embarrassing position by Senator
Borah's speech few days ago,
he quoted the North Caro-
lima Senator in 1912 speech squarely
q gainst the North Carolina Senator
of 1914. In 1912 Senator Simmons
was vehement for free tolls, and de-
Jared the higher the tolls the better
he railroads would like it
In a speech last week he came out
strong against free tolls. Senator
I3oTah quickly drew the parallel of
Simmons versus Simmons. and put
the Democratic leader in a difficult
position
To add to the troubles of the
Democrats. Senator Cummins, in a
strong speech, sought to demonstrate
that the repeal bill out-Britished the
and went farther in denying
american rights than England had
ever gone. He declared he could not
Understand such submissiyeneSs. AL
together. the recent developments in
the Senate have made the position
Of the administration and pro-
repeal Democrats well-nigh unten-
able, Gnd not a few of them welcome
an opportunity to retreat.