Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-19
RAPs SENATORS WHO BID FOR
IRISH VOTES FOR SELVES
AND PARTY.
BRITAIN iNsULTEo
~ PETTY POLITICS
Kenyon Asks Americans Hoy They
Would Look Upon Englishnnsn
Going UP and Down Their coun.
try Raising Funds TO End Y. 8.
Rule In Philippines or Porto Rico.
rBy E. c. Dougherty.]


Washington. d. c., March 10
stop this demagogery against Great
Britain" Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa,
de clared in short but impassioned
speech In the senate this week after
a series of speeches by Senators
Shields. OF Tennessee. Owen, of Ok
lahoma, and Phelan, of California, in
which the wrongs Of Ireland, Egypt
and India were held up to the senate.
The debate was occasioned by the
proposed reservation declaring it the
understanding of the senate that
elf-determination would be granted
Ireland and Egypt.
Il am as good friend of the Irish
as any one else" Senator Kenyon de-
clared. mot only because election Is
approaching. but because I admire
the sterling qualities Of the race. But
let us have an end Of this fussing at
Great britain for the purpose of
gaining Irish votes.
Tt would be an insult to the Brit
ish nation for US to pass any such
reservation and we don't want to in
suit here. These two nations have
got to stand together for civilization.
We don't want any disputes. Britain
Is now doing what is the right and
square thing for Ireland.
II wonder what we would think
here II people were going up and
down in England. raising funds to es-
tablish the independence and thus
end American rule in the Philippines.
or Porto Rico. or the Virgin islands?
II saw the British feet during the
war-mcre than $500 splendid YES
sells, and I looked at it with the
thought that 1T was the first line Of
American defense. Then was thrill
ed when that splendid Scotchman.
Haig, told Britons to stand and die.
And they were willing to stand and
die for civilization.
Go back in history to Manila Bay.
At that time German plans for con-
quering the world had nearly been
perfected. When the Germans tried
To prevent Dewey from demolishing
the Spanish fleet it was the British
who stepped in and stopped them.
Il wish all this demagogery could
be stopped and we would let Brit
ain manage her own affairs. don't
care about Irish votes gained by
maligning Great Britain on the floor
of this senate"
Coal Bill Would Aid Iowa.
Passage Of a bill just introduced
by Senator Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey. will result in Iowa towns,
whose coal supply is furnished from
outside the state being able to get
adequate quantities II they order in
the summer time and not wait until
the dead Of winter.
"A difference of thirty per cent In
summer and winter freight rates on
coal, as we'll the prevention of d.
version Of private shipments Of coal
and the repeal of all the presidents
war powers with respect to fuel are
features of the solution Of the coal
problem embodied in Senator FIRE.
llnghuysen's bill. Mr.. Frelinghuyhen
was chairman Of the senate sub
committee which recently investigat-
ed the coal situation. 49,
II have introduced this bill be-
cause I think, after the exhaustive
Investigation into the whole coal
problem made by the committee, the
steps proposed in it seem to me to be
absolutely essential" Senator Ere
linghuysen said today. zone of the
fundamental troubles Is that suffi-
Client coal Is not transported to the
places Of consumption during the
summer months. My bill directs the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
mark the coal ratesS down Is per cent
in summer, and to mark them up Is
per cent above the normal rates in
winter. thus making differential Of
80 per cent in favor Of summer ship
ments.
~ have been told by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Clark that
there are about 100000 coal cars in
the SUMMER which could be utilized
for coal shipments but are not. My
aim Is to employ that quarter Of a
million cars in building up coal
stocks Mt consumption points in sum-