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PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE TOLLS
AN IMPRESIVE SPEECH. •— (Press Association. —Copyright), (Received Mar. 6, 10.50 a.m.) WASHINGTON, March 5.
President Wilson addressed Congress in person, urging that he was unable to know irow to deal with other and more delicate matters if Congress did not support him on this question. "We ought," he said, "to reverse our action without question as to whether we were right or wrong, and so once more deserve our reputation for generosity and the redemption of every obligation without quibble or hesitation. Everywhere, except in the United States, the language of the treaty is given but one interpretation, and that interpretation precludes the exemption I am asking you to repeal."
PRESIDENT'S SUCCESS ASSURED
(Received March 6. 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, March 5
Supporters of the President's campaign against the- toll exemption of American ships, announce that it is certain that the President's policy will be carried in both Houses, despite the Opposition, of which Dr Wilson shares the confidence.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 6 March 1914, Page 5
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