New-York tribune., 1922-06-06
Watson Resents
Foreign Advice
On Tariff Issue
Senator Mentions British
and Italian Ambassadors
as Chief Offenders i'm Die.
iating Policies of L. s.
Suggests Their Recall
Action, Like League, De-
signed to Embroil Amer
ica in European Problems


WASHINGTON, June g. Senator
James =. Watson, Of Indiana, in a
speech on the tariff in the Senate to-
day, criticised the uttcranecs Of some
of the foreign diplomats and consular
officers in this country with relation
to proposed tariff legislation and
other legislative questions before Con
gress. lie held they we're going be-
yond the bounds n diplomatic and Of
fetal propriety and strongly intimat-
ed they should be recalled.
The British Ambassador. Sir Auck-
land Geddcs, and the Italian Ambas-
sador, Senator yttorio Rieci, were
among thc foreign representatives,
named in Senator Watson's speech. He
quoted from the speech Of the British
Ambassador obieeting 10 passage Of a
ship subsidy bill, and declared that II
Colonel George Harvey, American
Ambassador TO London, should attempt
10 tell the English what sort Of a
tariff bin or other measure they
should pass he would come home
quickly. He referred 10 Ambassador
Riccis speech against n tariff on olive
oil as one Of the sort 70 which he made
objection.
Senator watson's speech was in
some respects straight-out protec-
tive tariff speech What he had to say
concerning foreign representatives.
commanded most notice.
Foreign Advice Resented
"Our Democratic friends" he said.
"and the importers, who are organized
and militant as never before m TINS
country. are not the only ones who
are inveighing against our tarin sys,
TEN. Foreigners are coming mere ana
telling us how 20 run our country ana
how 10 conduct our government ana
what laws We are 20 pass, ana are
interfering. | think, unjustly IN our
domestic affairs. call attention 70
the singular fact that the men who
tried 10 get us into the League oil
Natiors are tho ones who are trying
now 10 defeat this bill-free trade and
intcrnational.sm react IN opposition
10 IL. r
nations feel over the possibility OF
an American protective tarin ms IS
from "Tho New York Tines OF May
ii-'was expressed yesterday by th'
French and British consuls at TINS
port at a luncheon given BY the Ne"
York Board Of Trade and Transporta-
tion 10 the representatives OF thirty
seven governments. The two consuls
aid in speeches that by preventing
importations we would injure our own
export trade.
Senator Watson read from speeches
Of NJ. Liebert. French Consul IenerAl'
and Louis Edward Bernays, who repre-
sented the British Consulate General
Links Episode With League
aThat is British propaganda, he
said "nnd our friends on the otner
eide make these pro-French and pro-
British declarations for free trade as
an international proposition. II goes
along with internationalism II goes
hand ard hand with the League OF VA
tions and all efforts 70 tear down Amer
ican nationality and involve US IN inc
brolls and the quarrels, indeed IN INC
Industrial disturbances, Of the O'd
World 80 ii.
In thus speaking do with entire
respect for the accredited representa-
tives of foreign governments to this
country. They are entitled 10 the,l
o,irions and within certain limits
should have the privilege OF expressing
them. but ] for one want TO insist tha'
these gentlemen who come here 70 rep
resent foreign nations should no, an
dertakc to dictate 20 US "nat ou'
policy should be-"
Senator Watson recalled the cores
pondenee in the case Of Saekville-WesI
the British Minister, VINO was reel.IS
a, the instance Of President Cleveland
Diplomatic representatives OF ltaiy,
e.ra.oy Watson said. have expressed
opposition to American Immigration
laws and prohibition. Referring 20
Ambassador Geddes' opposition 20 the
ship subsidy.