REPEAL OF THE CANAL TOLLS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 5

REPEAL OF THE CANAL TOLLS.

BEFORE US. HOUSE. r

OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATIC LEADER.

ANTI-BRIIfSII SPEECH.

By Tdeffra-pU-Press AKsottja.ti6n-Ee B y*iidit

. . #asWngfSti, March 27. Opposing the repual at the .Paiiama ■tolls, the Deitototio leader (itr, Oscar }\. Undcnwcf), in the liottse, -declared tjiat Jio would jiot believe for a siiNe Moment ihat.the exemption elausfe was ft teaeji -o); Uie Hny-ftixiiicuipto Treaty, it was not iiio American spjfit- to surrender. H« oharafctcrisecl' tho wtele quostioii from thp ljft«iwMi).g of the JJJII as directly eoftfiirting «-Mi tlfo Democratic platform. It ivgs idle to Say that Isuwjiean sentiment was ngaiiist then Americans btttlt the ca-.iml primarily ®s W addition, to tfoo frar power of tiicj United States. This nor is to be given Uβ, as it, wits only a matter pi l Mm;© till Great Britain told ihfcfli.-tljoy niii&is hot discriminate against war . vcssole. Wero Americans iiflw i« surrender sovereign fights. lawfully acijuifcii at Britain's bidding? Tlio supporters of tlio Pr&sidettt wok the first- division on tlio Sim? .foil Be■pwil Bill, '.Hie voting was 200 against 172 to eliminate the' amendments and proceed with tire -disqussicm. Tlio Biil is how squarely before thn Hoitso. 'JTbero was a teentjvhoHTS' continuous ■dcbste.