The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06
SENAT0RSCALL
FOR PROTECTION
OF U. s. TRADE
Great Britain's Embargo Is
Subject of Two Hour
Attack.
REpRISAL IS ASKED
Weeks Asserts Time Is Com
ing When This Country
Must Act.
PICTURES A TRADE WAR
England Does America Great
Violence at This Time,
Says Lewis.
PICTURES A TRADE WAR
Sreci1l Dcspnich 10 TEE srS.

WMHlNG1ON, REQ O.--1TedI fp1N-
ans emoargo against the importation
- American products furnished the
topic OF a two hour debate in the Sen
ate to-day. during which Senators
Weeks tMass.), Smith (Ga.) and Reed
MOI expressed their views.
The debate frustrated the plans Of
Senator Fomerene (Ohio) to obtain
acton on his resolution calling for an
irvestigation OF the charges that
Commander Truman II. Newberry's
victory over Henry Ford was unfairly
vor. Senator Pomerene gave notice
yesterday that he meant to call up his
.nvestieation resolution to-day. Sena-
tor Weeks upset his plans. and Sena-
;ors Smith and Reed carried out the
programme OF delay until the morning
hour expired and the Senate had re-
sumed consideration OF the post Office
appropriation bill. which is the unfin-
ished business Of the Senate.
In bringing In his resolution Senator
Weeks had read into the Record the Brit
.sh embargo list. He accompanied the
list with the statement that no antag-
o7ism to England prompted his inquiry
ot the State Department as to the plans
OF the American Government,
at is only intended" said Senator
Weeks. ito show how our foreign trade
nay be affected. The time Is coming
when We must do something to protect
our own commercial interests do not
harge that the action of Great Britain
a ted
stand It's application is general. II Is in
ended 10 protect home industry and
guild It up would like to know the
situation In the State Department and
what steps are being taken there
senator Lewis's Comments.
Senator Lewis (Ill.) interposed to say
he and his colleague. Senator Sherman.
we're being besieged by producers from
all over the middle West with protests
against Britain's embargo and demands
for definition OF Americas economic
policy in this respect He said:
Britain does this country a great vio-
lence at this time to press that embargo.
She will make It very difficult for the
President 10 protest and secure the
adoption OF his programme 1t will
awaken a feeling OF hostility in the
United States and lead to retaliatory
legislation. II will not insure the peace
anticipated among the Allies. but will
lead TO a feeling of enmity.'
Senator Reed, who followed Senator
Lewis, took the position that the mate
rial rights OF the American people were
being overlooked in the general scramble
10 effect universal pacihcation. He
charged that the American Government
had been asleep at its post.
I'VE may be guilty OF autointoxioa-
ion voluntarily as nation" said Sena-
or Reed. We impose upon ourselves
ne idea that we are in love with all the
world and all the world Is in love with
$ that We are perfectly good and per-
.ectIy unselfsh and that all the rest OF
tas world had a change of heart at the
same time as we did.
We may convince ourselves that the
day has come when the lion and the
'ainb will cavort together on every hill
sde and every child or any other thing
may lead them around. But this dream
viii be rudely dispelled. Those who seek
10 impose II upon our people will In the
end ind they have done their country a
disservice. Every time a false doctrine
Is taught in this world It brings bad 70.
suiu"
Carnegie Foundation Attacked.
Senator Reed then attacked the Car
regie Peace Foundation. saying that II
ought 10 be abolished and that the
ranches OF that organization were SEEK
.0g TO rule the world. Senator Knox
inta hot
Eegie Peace Foundation which had lent
sell to the anti-free tolls propaganda
the time the Panama Canal was
thrown open 20 the commerce OF the
World. The discussion drifted hither and
.her dealing with the merits and de-
merits OF the free tolls problem.
Finally by main force the discussion
was dragged back to the British embargo
and Senator Reed proceeded:
Then here Ia the illustration that
started mo of on this tangent that
Great Britain, to whose rescue we went
Great Britain. whose Marshal stood out
and cried. Our backs are to the wall ;
Britons, stand or die" Great Britain,
who heard the Yankee cheers and tho
Rebel yells from the rear; Great Brit
ain. whose armies turned and began their
march to the front when the Yankee
b0ys were leading In that bloody charge
treat Britain, no sooner had she sue
oeded in extricating her two hands
from the great mouth of the Germa =
var monster, but she proceeds selfsnly
n put up the bars OF her trade agains.
tue very race and the very nation that
went to her rescue.
Com rae PciaI Aspect.
DO / say this to arouse feeling
against Great Britain? No. There Is not
~. nris ehar a..
not more upsquared. toe hewed to the
line class OF man than the British; but
these British are men with common