The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-26
Skaters Another Pre-
cedent in Calling at
Senator's Home.
TOLL EXEMPTION
DEBATE BEGINS
Attack on Andrew Carnegie by
Chamberlain Is Climax of Hour
of Hot Argument in Senate.
Final Preparations for
Fight Made by
Both Sides.

! Washington. March - President
| Wilson kept pace to-day with his pre-
ccdcnt shuttering reputation Ivy mo-
toring to the home Of Senator vii
| liam j. Stone. OF Missouri, who has
been sick, and having a chat about
! official business.
| Senator Stone. who is tho new chair
man OF tho Foreign Relations Com
mittcc, has been i'll for several weeks.
and ONLY to-day WAS able to be out
I for ~ short time lie had sought a
conference With the President. who
suggested that he visit the Senator,
rather than have him 20 To the trouble
of visiting tho White House. Senator
stone agreed that such an arrange
lncnt would nc fine, and when the
! President arrived at the Senator's
apartment the meeting was most cor
dial
/ Senator stone was eager TO discuss
/ the Mexican situation and the pend
/ llig controversy relating to repeal OF
( the toll exemption for American ships
passing through the Panama Canal
! The President. it is understood told
the Senator that tho Mexican situation
| hau undergone no change.
Tolls RcpcaI Discussed.
/ ne tolls repeal matter was discussed
ut length. and point particularly
! emphasiz in the conversation was
that South American nations were lust
as much opposed TO the exemption of
! tolls TO coastwise shipping OF the
/ united states passing through the
Iina'na Canal as was Canada Ar
Scntine and Brazil il devclopcd hold
| mat their own coastwise shipping
should be free from tolls if American
coastwise ships are to enjoy that ad-
| vantage. The South American govern
ments argue that they are in the same
position as Canada. and that so long
as their ships are not engaged in over
sea traffic coastwise ships of tho United
states would have discriminatory
advantage through canal toll eXemp-
! ton.
THE President" said Senator Stone,
/ when asked about tho visit OF his dis
| tinguished caller. merely dropped in
! on his way to the golf links. I have
been laid up long time. and was
eager To hear what was going on. The
/ President told me about Mexico, and
! We talked also about the canal tolls
matters. 1t was might? fine OF him
TO suggest coming here. had wanted
to say a word two about some
Missouri matters but would not do 1T
IN my own house. ! deferred that un-
/ I'll / am able to go to the executive
Office
| Attack on Carnegie.
It Andrew Carnegie who continual
~ asserts the cause OF Great Britain
were the citizen OF any otNcr nation
lie would be charged with treason"
declared Senator Chamberlain to-day
In the course of the Panama tolls de-
bate. lie has never hesitated TO
spend his millions in cndcavorinG to
inculcate reciprocal feeling for
Great Britain in the minds OF the
people of tho United States"
Mr.. Chamberlain's attack on Mr..
Carnegie came as the climax to an
| hour OF hot argument, during which
senator Jones, who also opposed a re-
| peal OF the tolls exemption, had read
under protest, several letters attack
ing the contention of President Wilson
The tolls fight cropped out when
Senator Jones read n letter from Will
liam B. Larkin. OF Boston, assailinE
President Wilson's contention, and
saving, the President should be re-
called to the classic shades OF Prince
ton. instead of being permitted TO CON
tinuo TO bulldoZe accredited rcprcsen-
tatives OF the American people i'm Con-
gress."
Senators Hoke Smith. Lewis and
other Democratic leaders failed by
various parliamentary tactics to pre-
vent the reading OF the letter
Asks Wilson's Motives.
Senator Thomas interrupted the
reading of similar letters to ask Sena-
tor Jones the Presidents motives In
, urging repeal.
pclieNe thc IrcSldent to he act
ing honestly. and in accordance with
his best Judgment" said Senator Jones.
am SIMPLY reading these letters 60
| snow the feeling and Indignation
a'nonS the ordinary people OF the
country.
Senator Thomas protested against
The reading of letters impugning the |
motives Of tho President. lie asserted |
Senators should make such cbargee
directly.
The incident ended with Senator
chamberlain taking up his resolution !
to repeal the provision in tho river |
and harbor bill OF 1854, forbiddinc. the /
lcvying of tolls on inland WATERWAYS |
shipment He repeated his charge that /
tho "insiduous influences" behind the /
Panama repeal were the Canadian Pa |
enc ana other transcontlncntal rail- |
roads. but he hastened to add that he
did not mean to intimate the President |
was actuated by those influences
Final Preparations.
flnal preparations for the opening
OF the fight for repeal of the tolls ex-
emption provision of the Panama Canal
act were taken to-day by leaders of |
Sohtcnding factions in the House.
The issue probably will be formallv
presented at noon tomorrow Under
special rule to be submitted to tho
House. debate would be limited to M.
teen hours.
Democrats, Republicans and Progress
sives aligned on both sides OF tho con-
troversy wcro agreed that the contest
would be the most spirited OF any re-
cont struggle in Congress.
Conservative estimates by Represen
tativo Adamson. who will lead the fight
FOR tho repeal forces, and other leaders
al9ned with tho opposition to-day
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