The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
Embarks United States on a
New Policy, Fraught
with Peril
HE DENOUNCES
PLAN TO BUY
Charges Democrats Entered
into a Conspiracy of
Silence

Washington, Jan. 26.--Declarlng that
the Senate Democrats in the ship pur-
chase bill, denied the efficiency of the
American system of government, and
discredted the Senate, Senator Root
yesterday afternoon assailed the Demo
Gratis for attempting, he said, to prevent
proper consideration of the measure.
ut does not seem to me-" he said,
shat this bill, which will put the gov
eminent into the foreign shipping bust
ness, il receiving the kind of discussion
measure Of its Importance should have.
1T not only proposes that this govern
ment spend large sum at a time when
an extra tax has been imposed to make
up our revenue deficit, but embarks the
United States on new governmental
policy
Root and Simmons twitted each other
about the absence of senators when the
Republican filibnsterers We're recently in
action. A conspiracy of silence Root
charged is the plan of the Democrats to
Jam through the bill.
1T is being put through" he asserted,
by making it as exhausting as possible
for its opponents to discuss it. The
Democrats are putting it through by
brute force"
Caucus rule, he added, is another DEM.
ocratic method
"I'm not" he said, lone that houts
at caucuses, but they ought to be before
and not after discussion here. You're
substituting secret caucus discussion for
the open discussion that the constitution
OF our free American government de-
mands.o
He admitted that the Democrats have
the votes to pass the bin under the
methods invoked, and declared that
abandonment by the Senate of its pow
ers might make it ultimately "mere
registering" body instead of a delibera-
tive organization
eve are taking step fraught with
danger" he warned, "of fatal results to
representative government"
He denied too, that an emergency ex-
isted neccssitating the bills passage.
"There have been speeches by some
of us who are opposed to the bill, but
no discussion" he asserted AT one
time there was only one Democrat in /
chamber. / will not say that the SEN
ator from Mississippi tWilliamsl spoke
with effrontery, but | will say that the |
with disrespeet when he said that the /
speeches made by Senators Burton, 7
Lodge and Cummins on this bill were /
not worth listening to, when he said that I
he denied the efficacy Of the American
system OF government and discredited
the Senate
at is proposed in this bin TO go into
a losing business at time when we are
making up deficit by war tax" said
Root. He asserted that the proposed
Democratic cotton currency" emergency
plan last fall proved TO be unnecessary.
1--WE can't meet the shipping eIner-
gency by building ships and where are
you going TO buy theml" Root asked.
"lou meet no emergency by buying
those already engaged in commerce or
free ships"
Root said there remained only ships
tied up by the war.
There is no difference in principle or
IN the obstacles presented in buying
British ships, a. Secretary of Commerce
Redfeld proposed, from purchasing Ger.
man ships, he declared
Slips Of any belligerent are liable TO
'aptum and hostile attacks he assert
Il. Il would look with great alarm at
heir sailing out under protection of our
lag
Erroneous.adsiee. mia-stating interna-
.ioaal law, that the belligcrcnt ships
nay b. bought, vas given. Root de-.
Jared, BY solicitor johnson 81 the state
apartment
Regarding the declaration Of Lon.
lon" Root said Russia, England and
france had expressly made their Law. !
md Germany also. By impliction, but
hat the United States has not accepted /,
That there d no general Information
] Law on ship transfers and that each