East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-30
RESOLUTION WILL
REACH FINAL VOTE
SOMETIME TUESDAY
Predictions Made That Test Of
Strength Will Come Tomorrow A.
ternoon on Repeal Question.
WILSON REsEMIs ATTACK
President Regards Knowland's Ale
CATION That Agreement Was Enter
ed With England as "Crowning In
sult''-Executive Doesn't Expect
to See the Party Disrupted


WASHINGTON. March so.-The
belief is growing that Clark will not
attack Wilson when he speaks against
the canal tolls repeal resolution. Eth
ell Representative Adamson or Repre-
sentative Covington will reply to Clark
and they intimated it depended en-
tirely upon the speakers address
whether there would be peace or war.
Only nine of the twenty hours allotted
for debate was spent when the house
met at noon. The session will end at
Z p. m., leaving four hours for debate
tomorrow, and then will come the
vote.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The fl
nal vote on the Sims resolution to re-
peal the exemption clause in the ca
nal bill will be reached in the house
tomorrow afternoon. according to pre-
dictions of house leaders. Today's
session was devoted to minor speech
es for and against the repeal Clark
is expected to make the final speech
against the measure. 1t Is not known
whether he will confine himself to
an economic discussion of the ques-
ton or assail direct the president and
/ the repeal policy. If he attacks the
| president, the latter's friends, II is
stated. are certain to retaliate.
h WASHINGTON. March 3e.-Presi-
dent Wilson resented as Browning
insult" representative Knowland's
charge on the floor of the house that
he had entered a bargain with Eng
land whereby the. exemption clause
| would be eliminated in return for
England's support of Americas Mexi-
can policy.
| Replying to the specific question
whether he entered any deal with
] Sir William Tyrell, the president said:
'Of course, that answers itself. It's
just crowning insult OF number
of insults that have been injected in
to the tolls debate"
I The president especially Is incensed
at Knowland's allegations. He said
! he regretted that the debate had de-
/ generated into an organized attempt
to discredit the administration. but
insisted the repeal resolution was GER
! tain of passage. The president said
that not all those opposing him were
participating in the Campaign OF mis-
| representation He also declared he
didn't expect the party to be disrup-
ted on account of the tolls dispute.
! He said the question was merely a
capital surgical operation and point
ed to two planks in the democratic
platform, declaring against subsidies
either direct or indirect The presi-
dent added that IL the international
situation hadn't demanded II. he
would not have advocated the repeal.
although he believed free tolls would
be nothing more or less than sub
sidy. He said he believed that as
congress. over which he had no juris-
diction had passed the law 1t would
have remained unchallenged by the
administration il the International
situation hadn't been factor In the
case.
Grey Denies UNDERSTANDING
LONDON March 30.-Foreign Min
lister Grey denied in the house Of COM
IRONS there was any Anglo-A American
understanding back of Wilson's re-
quest for a repeal of the exemption
clause from the canal bill
1T has been stated" he said. that
under the terms of such an under
standing England agreed to support
Wilson's Mexican policy There is no
foundation for these reports"
WASHINGTON. March sO-"Am-
erican champions OF Great Britain
have sought to manufacture senti-
ment." and actively lobbled 10 repeal
the Panama canal tolls exemption for
, American coastwise shipping Repre-
sentative Doremus. Of Michigan. "a
leading democrat today declared in
the house. AS chairman OF the dem
ocratic congressional committee, his
speech in open opposition to Wilson
was second only in importance
on the democratic side To- that OF
Leader Underwood during the free
tolls fight.
1T is n source OF much regret that
do not find myself In harmony with
the president Doremus said. "be
: cause of the great respect entertain
for him and the admiration / feel for
his splendid ability, sincerity ana pa
trlotism, my inclination IL always 10
, follow him. BY reason, however. OF