Show SHIP BILL BELL CAUCUS SCORED I Senator Root Attacks President dent and Says Measure Is Conspiracy WASHINGTON Jan Jon 2 23 Senator Senator Root Boot led It'd tho Republican n attack on the administration administration admin admin- ship bill today In tho senate with witha a denunciation of ot the Democratic cau caucus s which made mido tho the bill a party larty measure of the tho parliamentary tactic b by which the theD D Democrats have eo so far forced the R Republicans pub pub- Henne to do all thA debating and finally with a denunciation of or the bill Itself The attitude of the Democrats Democrat he characterized characterized char char- as a a. con of ot silence to put through the bill by pressure of physical pbs phy 1 weakness For For Tor ten days he ha said Bald the minority has hns he been n compelled to face tace tho the prospect of or eight hours hour continuous talking without a word of discussion from tram tho majority side elde and without more moro than half halt a n dzon Demo Democratic members In the chamb chamber r. r Reversal of Principle It does docs not seem to me that this bm which would put the government go Into th the business of foreign shipping Is receiving tho the kind of discussion it should have bo be saId Bald It Is 18 Important not merely because because because be be- be- be cause it Involves a 11 vast expenditure at t a when we wo havo have be been en n forced to makeup make makeup up a a- deficit but also because It embarks embark the government on a R. new eW departure based pa on a R. reversal of principle of ot government iong- iong long maintained No such change in polIcy policy pol pal icy was cor contemplated by the people when they put tho the pre present ent a administration in power Tho fact that this measure cannot annot havo O that kind kine of ot discussion which it ft demands demands demantle de de- de- de mands mantle at this short session of congress continued Senator Root shows that it ought not to pass S at this cession I 1 have been ean present In legislative bodies ho said Id when no voice was dear clear enough no courage high enough to break a away from the custom which ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac and registered the direction of or a a. chief chic executive e Let us not be too confident confident confident con con- that wo we O arc proof aga against illS t. t that process Sees Dangers Ahead We Wo abandon toda today the performance of or our our- function of or eo so discussing this measure measure measure meas meas- ure among amons ourselves J as to enlighten the people concerning tt It It and we havo have taken one ono step further than ever before in the tins pro process c makes us a registering body rath rather r than a 0 legislative bO body 1 Weha We Wo ha have 0 taken a n step fraught with dangers and fatal results to a Q representative SOy Wo We can Justify our existence e as a 1 bod body only b by tho the performance of our d duty u t The liberties of ot a free tree people depend on the courage and persistency of or a mi ml- nori 1 They depend also on op their Independence independence Inde inde- of thought and of ot all members of or a le legislative bod body If It we are arc but to register and smother our own Judgment judgment Judg juds- I ment wo we 0 aro are contributing our part rt to a process more fatal talal to our country than nn any le legislation that we can devise device I |