The chronicle=news., 1914-03-30

sfTsiurut WILSON ueetafeu touas thhs
on aes6unt Of the contradictory
statsm-ni. in the BAisimos. plat,
form. b-mo-Ials should hay. no h-ai-
iaiion In sotinx for the repeal Of the
Panama canal tails exemption.
The rrssii.n; characterized the
exemption a. a subsidy hnd poin,.s,
out that on- plank ia the baltimore
platform expressed opposition ia aay
subsidy. dire, ar Indirect. Will. an
other plank declared for tolls eaemp.
sion. The = .iieht asserted there
shosiid be- no ,-anbt amons b--nocfags
a. to which should take pF-,-si-srr.
Ts~ ps.sia-ni reiterated that sL-
exemption never aas a paiiry of ,h-
p-ma-raiic house. because j, -as
passed through saaii,lnn Of Erpus-
iisaas aad a majority at D.marFais.
the majority Of b-msrrsts so,ias
AGAINST II ah the sTpahi that u -as
= subsidy
Representative pse~mus of Michi.
Eah. chairman of the p-mDs satir
.onsf-ss eun n,ss--. led oft the nshs
on srp~ailnE III. Panama tolls 90.
.nsp,isn in ,h. hoas- ,ssiaTs 4, SOS
sh- third day OF i-bas- oa the rursl
,ioa.
Eaprseiag regret that he differed
from the t's.sid.at. he declared that
Great usitsis had adsis'.i the
Nnestsaa right tn exempt .oas'sis-
trade isuM tolls
IL se saaaal xsaaS free transit 10
~. shi:~ shrnuaR ne eUsas.'>wNia
Its benefits si.i se.ra. to snxiaHd
sad nol To ourselves"
lie declared that the Carnegie
peace ssia~m-a, "shieh derives an
aaaasi insasne o. s;.c...c tspsss
steel ifuss bonds. -ss n.s, active
'in s~sruine tho ea,isasl homer By
rsonaosins the repeal AZ the lac
that Cs-ss nsi,aia had admitted We
had {. treaty fssh' so exact
Senator Fail. Repuriioa,. os New
Mexico. gave tho controversy sev
s.p-c, b, Introducing q bill I. f-s bid
that tolls be levied on Nmesi as
sosss. utse vessels OF those bsiaa sias
TO eitisras of any snuhsfy on sais
eoatinea, asd' sasax.d solely In
trade beswc-a potts OF North Amer.
lea aad South America. OF both
and duly registered under the 'sv.
of the .oua,ry Of which the owners
Of said tessrls ate ei'israsz
lie ceatendsa IL ~ouia -ork out
to . logical conclusion. the policies
a. originally contemplated in the
Monroe areiriuc.
1t would be- convincing To BRAZIL.
Ars-e,is.. Chile. Mexico and other
IS,in.Nm-rigan countries on this
continent he said. ",ha, the TAFT
Cd States il in good faith in lis an.
o.ue,ed policy ot friendship and vii.
iinsnc~s to assis, these countries. not
only asains, assrcs.ions Of fercizn
powers. bu, in the development OF
their own resources"
From an invalid chair in the
house. Representative LEnsie. os
FLORIDA. Democrat. made vigorous
speech opposing the repeal and de
poun.ins the attitude Of Great Rri-
tain.
Senator owen. ono OF the admins
tta,ion's .taunchest supporters. cN-
pressed the opinion today that two
week. would he all tho senate would
require for debate.
senator Kern. the Democratic
leader. told the Pre.idcn, that while
the debate would he longer than at
frs, expected. the question would he
dt.pcsrd Of without delay.
senator Lewis. Democrat. urged
his resolution to give the President
discretion to suspend tolls. He sub
m,t,cd his resolution. and said first
4, suggest a method Of applying tolls
and TO give the pcmocrati, party
an intermediate course that II may
avoid the rocks on one side or tho
other
The White House later authorized
ouo,a,jop of what the President had
said in answer to the charge to the
effect that the President had made a
deal with sir William Tyrrcil. pri'
vate secretary to Sir Edward Grey
the British foreign secretary.
The President had been asked VI
the charge were true. The Prest'
dent replied:
"Ot course, that answers itself. II