The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-02-08
BRITISH TRADE
EMBARGO FIGHT
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
IN SENATE ANTAGoNIzlNG
ENGLAND'S ACT,
Calling Attention to the Effect 1t
Would Have On American Industry
Remember 1912, Says Lewis.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
acknowledgements and Re
publicans in the senate joined in criti-
cizing the new British embargo on inn
ports and calling attention to the eff
feet it would have on American in
dustry. During the discussion that
followed, Senator Reed, of Missouri,
Democrat, attacked the Carnegie
Peace Foundation activities abroad,
questioned it's loyalty, and declared it
should be dissolved Senators Knox,
of Pennsylvania, Republican, and AS
hurst, of Arizona, Democrat, Joined in
the attack Senator Knox said al
though the American people had ex-
pressed the opinion that they had a
right to send coastwise vessels
through the Panama Canal, without
charge, and three big political parties
Lad Endorsed this policy, "this Car
negie peace organization spent $4,000
or $4,000 to circulate literature urg-
ing the repeal of the act comforting
that right to shipping"
Il think the Pennsylvania Senator
should have added" interrupted Sena.
tor Thomas, of Colorado, "that much
of that fund was spent for the pur-
pose of circulating a speech made in
the Senate by Elihu Root in favor OF
the repeal of this act" Senator AS
hurst declared that his party's failure
to keep its pledge regarding that ACT
chad done more to undermine con-
jdence in the Democratic party than
anything we ever did"
Senator Knox stated that he be-
lieved the free tolls question: could
have been amicably settled without
appeal. After the United States pro-
posed arbitration, according to Sena-
tor Knox, Canadian shipping interests
caused England to insist upon repeal
of the law. Senator Myers, Of Mon
tsna, Democrat, denied that the tolls
had been disastrous to the Democratic
party, citing subsequent party sue
cesses." Senator Weeks, Of Massa-
chusetts, Republican, and Senators
Lewis, of Illinois Smith, of Georgia,
and Reed, of Missouri, Democrats, led
in protests against the embargo.
Senator Weeks said he did not charge
that the embargo was aimed against
the United States, but Senator Lewis
remarked that a majority of articles
listed are manufactured in the Ameri-
can Middle West. The Illinois Sena-
tor said the action might bring ON q
trade war.
II invite the attention Of British Of
fcials to the delicate situation" he
continued. "While the President is in
France battling for the principles our
country feels are necessary, one OF
our own allies takes a course so in
imical to the welfare of the United
States that it is calculated to create q
sentiment of hostility which will EN-
barrass harmony in the United States. y
Approving the view expressed in 8
pending resolution by Senator Weeks
asking the State Department whether
any steps have been taken looking to
securing a modification, that the en-
barge violates the third of Presidents
Wilson's peace points against eco
nomic barriers. Senator Lewis added
Britain does this country great
violence at this time in pressing this
embargo. 1t will awaken sentiment
that will make it difficult for the
President to succeed in his efforts and
awaken hostility, create war of pro
test and lead to retaliatory legislation
by the United States. And before we
know it we will have trade hostility
Instead of having the calm peace we
wish with our allies we will have
enmity instead of the. peace we strive
for.
II pray the British official set to
beware and not unnecessarily re
awaken the old spirit of 1872"