Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-18
FREE Tolls REPEAL
SOP 1O JOHN Bull
SENATOR JONES CHARGES PREsi.
DENT WILSON HAS BETRAYED
HIS COUNTRY.
soLp. OUT ON CANAL QUESTION
TO SAVE MONROE DOCTRINE
Flags 'Fersisn Policy Which Requires
"cowardly, Craven Aetion"-ssnator
Quotes From Wilson's Speeches TO
Show He Suddenly Changed Front-
Jones' Resolution Goes Oven

Quotes From Wiloono SpOeeheS 20
Show He Suddenly Changed Front
Jones' Resolution Goes Oven
Washington, March 1S-The broad
charge that President Wilson deter
mined to ask congress to repeal Pana-
ma tolls exemption as q consequence
Of his recent conference with Sir
Lionel Garden, British minister to
Mexico. and that the presidents ac-
tion was the elimination Of negotia-
tions with Great Britain for the pres
ervation Of the Monroe doctrine threat
ened by the Mexican situation, was
made in the senate today by Senator
Jones, republican, of Washington.
He was speaking on his pending res
olution calling On the president for full
information on the tolls controversy.
The senator intimated that the repeal
Of the tolls act was the price Of nom
interference in Mexico by other for
eign powers. He further declared that
lit Is reported as one Of the conditions
that Great Britain will seek reparation
on the losses thru confederate bonds
issued during the civil war by a plan
sanctioned by this government under
which, if successfully applied. the bur-
den Of reparation will fall on the
southern states"
"cowardly, Craven Action"
For that report Senator Jones main
tanned developments had shown there
was some basis Of fact
What Is the foreign policy that re-
quires such cowardly, craven action
on our part?" tho senator demanded.
What are the delicate matters that
demand this humiliation. this price?"
Have we become so inert. SO weak.
30 supine, SO servlle that the Monroe
doctrine must be sustained and invig-
Grated by the very powers against
which It is evoked?
Are we SO weak or so entangled In
the meshes OF our own diplomacy that
the demand OF England based on the
selfish interest Of the Canadian Rail-
road Company must be granted wheth-
sides England objected? These are
satisfaction to the American people"
Wilson Changes Front.
The senator quoted from the presi-
dents pre- election speeches to show
Mr.. Wilson then favored the exemp-
ton. He argued that the repeal would
be great economic blunder, that it
would benefit the Canadian Pacific
railroad. Canadian interests and trans
continental railroad lines and no others
and injure more or less every other
Interest in this country"
He contended that the exemption
contained no treaty obligation either
in letter or in spirit and therefore no
question Of national honor was in
volved.
Message Assumes Much.
"The presidents message" said Sen
ator Jones, "is not only remarkable for
its lack Of facts and for the sublime as
surance Of the schoolmaster that the
bows will do what he wants, but 1t is
more remarkable in its conclusions He
saws. 4 ask this of you In support OF
the foreign policy Of the administra-
tion.'
"What are the other matters Of even
greater delicacy and direct conse-
ouences?' That this legislation Is a
part Of an understanding expressed or
tacitly implied in the relations with
Mexico is shown by the words OF the
message.
circunstantial Evidence.
nIt has been repeatedly announced
that no message would be sent to con-
press on the tolls question. A British
subject was murdered In Mexico by
rebel authorities whom Great Britain
does not recognize. Our poslt1on pre-
vents Great Britain from entering
Mexico. The British minister has a
long conference with the president and
Immediately the. newspapers say.
President Wilson announced tonignt
Immediately following the conference
with Sir Lionel Garden that he Will 30
before congress- Thursday (this con-
ference was Wednesday evening" ana
deliver message urging the repeal OF
the Panama canal tolls exemption Sec
tion.' -
"a hint Ii declared TO have been
taken. from the historical fact that the
Monroe doctrine was originally In
sn,red nv England. The president is
said to realize the Mexican tangle has
brought about almost a parallel STU
ation with that which existed when
President Monroe announcer MS POI.
icy. AS a result an agreement Is said
+ to have been reached with Gseas BRIT
ain by which it is said the two coun-
tries WIN stand together against any
attempt OF foreign nations to disre-
gard the Monroe doctrine in Mexico"
In q parliamentary wrangie between
Senator Hoke Smith and Senator bris-
tow on the Jones resolution action was
leferred until tomorrow.
Kahn Attacks Repeal,
IN = bitter attack upon the adminis-
{ :ration's foreign policy. the fruit OF
which, he said. had been misunder-
standing, distrust, vacillation, and hui
initiation. Representative julius Kahn,
Of California, warned the house
asainst the. pending Sims bill to re-
Deal the tolls exemption provision of
the Panama canal act.
He cited several instances which ne
ae19ared conclusively proved that Eng
iand would not yield II II were IN 2
y nlosition einilar TO that Of the United
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