Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
REPEAL ACT WILL RISE To
PLAGUE ITS SUPPORTERS,
IS WARNING To CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. March 2s.--witt
slightly diminished interest after the
spectacular skirnish Of yesterday
the House to-day settled down 70 q
long debate on the administration
canal tolls repeal bill a vote upon
the Bill IA not expected before Tues
day afternoon, as no night sessions
will be held.
The debate In the Senate on the re-
peal of tho exemption clause was
postponed until Monday. except for a
brief colloquy following the reading
BY 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 we're
crowded to-day. mostly with women,
when Representative Harrison, OF
Mississippi. the first speaker OF the
day, began his speech against the re-
peal Or the tolls provision in the Pan
anna Canal act. Many Representa-
lives who were on the floor yesterday
were absent, however,
Representative Harrison, IN pro-
testing against the tolls repeal asked
Are we now 70 bow In humble hui
mllity 10 Great Britain? Are we 70
bow simply because Great Britain az
powerful nation thinks that we, now
situated az we are, confronted by IN
ternational complications, would sur
render honor 20 an unjust and un,
reasonable contention for the sordid
consideration OF assisting us TO settle
question that although II Is close
10 Us, yet is, after all, IN the interests
Of humanity
aWiIl Riss to Plague Yeu,"
Re not deceived, sirs; those who
would vote for this repeal act VIII
some day have that act rise 70 piasue
you" go
Representative Stevens, Of Mime
sofa, Republican, appealed TO tns
House 10 uphold the Presidents posi-
ton on the canal issue.
6gf The United states Discriminate
against Great Britain at Panama,
stevens asserted, then an equal dls-
elimination against American vessels
using Canadian canals along our bor-
der might be justified"
Declaring there ~ 40 escaping the
naked truth that for the frRt time
the United States is urged to sur
render under foreign pressure, dis
guise the situation or beeloud the
issue az you may Representative J,
II. Knowland, OF California, attacked
the proposed repeal. He added:
THE Government OF the United
states, speaking through a Congress-
President and the State Depart
ment. takes a positive position touch.
ING the Interpretation Of = disputed
treaty, and a succeeding adminlstra-
iion demands and insists that this
Government reverse itself, abandon
rs former position and accept the
foreign Interpretation OF the treaty
an action with no parallel IN Amerl'
can history.
Waits Of Ensllshmsn.
"What IL the excuse for this UNI
preoedented action
Representative Knowland COM
mented on the vista Of sir Edward
Tyrrell private secretary TO Sir Ed
ward Grey, British Foreign Minister,
10 the White House in 1919, also on
that OF Hon. Robert L. Borden, Pre-
mier of Canada, and Hon Shirley
Benn. NJ. F., honorary secretary OF
the British Peace Committee and per-
sonal friend OF Andrew Carnegie. He
said that the Hon. Shirley Renn, att
or his return TO London in November,
1918. declared AZ the Mansion House
peaee centenary meeting land have
in my 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,
as the President had pledged himself
TO carry out these proposals 70 the
satisfaction OF the British Govern
ment.
The Presidents Washington, Park
IN. - speech on August 10, 1912, a
month after the first British protest
was received, announced to the farm.
ers OF Washington Park on that