Arizona republican., 1922-06-06
WATSON SAYS
EUROPE MUST
NOT DICTATE
j. s. POLICIES:
Indiana Senator Flags For
eign Representatives For
Public Utterances On
New American Tariff
rRepubIlcan A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Sir Auck-
land Geddes, the British ambassador,
Senior Ricci, the Italian ambassador,
and representatives in this country
of other foreign governments, were
attacked today in the senate by Sem
ator Watson of Indiana, an admins
tration leader in connection with
statements attributed to them with
respect to American trade, tariff and
other subjects.
I'VE have no objection to these
people expressing their honest
views Senator Watson said, 'but
we have objection to their trying to
dictate the policies of the United
States so long as they are accredited
here as representatives of their ma
tons This is an American govern
ment and it is to be dictated to only
by the sovereign voice of the Amer
lean people.
"Supposing Colonel Harvey should
get up in London and tell them they
had to pass a tariff bill or tell them
they had to do some other thing or
We would not do business with them.
They would send him home and they
ought to do it. 1t is not his business
to go over there and dictate the poll
icy of an European government. 1t
is not theirs to come here and dictate
to u.s.
Senator Watson. who was deliver
ing an address on the tariff, read a
published account of an address de-
livered by Sir Auckland Geddes in
California last March in which It was
stated since the United States held
most of the worlds supply sof gold,
some arrangement ought to be made
whereby the British could pay for
their purchases in the United States
on other than a gold basis. AS one
means ii was suggested that COM
merce between the two countries be
carried in British ships.
I'VE must not have an American
merchant marine" exclaimed SEN
ator Watson. I'VE must use British
ships; we must employ the British
merchant marine to do our carrying,
this mighty nation situated as it Is
between the two imperial seas of the
world that ought to have the carrying
trade of the earth and carry Ameri-
can commerce in American ships Is
not that the right policy for the Unit
ed States? oh, but our friends from
abroad say no, We must use British
ships that we must not have an
American merchant marine. or they
Will not trade with us. Now he Is a
very great gentleman, a very capable
representative of a mighty people,
and yet / think he is going entirely
outside the bounds of propriety in
attempting to dictate the policy of
this mightiest of nations in the re-
corded history of time"
Reading from statement credited
to Ambassador Ricci to the effect that
If the United States placed high
tariff on lemons and olives. Italy
would be compelled to impose high
rates on American products, and
Senator Watson said this was a
threat that IF we put up the tariff
and do not buy from them they will
cease to buy from us.
IL have other quotations. from the
speeches of the ambassador which /
shall not read" continued Senator
Watson. HE further protested
against our immigration policy. He
also attacked our policy of prohibi-
about it, it is our policy; we made
1t: we are responsible for it,"
The Indiana senator also quoted
from speeches by British and French
consul generals at a New York meet
ing of consuls of 81 nations in which
as little interference as possible with
foreign trade was advised. At the
same time. he said Great Britain and
France were increasing their tariffs.
Free trade" exclaimed Senator
Watson. 1T goes hand in hand with
internationalism. hand in hand with
the league of nations. The men who
tried to get us into the league of
nations are the ones who are trying
to defeat this tariff bill. Free trade
and internationalism react in oppo-
sition to it."