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Show SENATOR TOWNSEND VIGOROUSLY ATTACKS DILL o.,. .y Fr?&T04-J,REPEALi ycshlngton, May 4 A vigorous attack at-tack on the bill' to repeal tho toll exemption clause of tho Panama canal can-al act was made in the senate today by Senator Townsend of Michigan, Ho declared the passage of tne repeal bill would mean voting the United States guilty of perfidy and dishonor,-In dishonor,-In Its original decision to exempt American Am-erican shlpa., lie characterized us cowardly, the attitude of thoso who favored tho repeal because foreign, nations had challenged tho right of the United States to exempt Its coast wise shipping from tolls. Senator Townsend said the request for the repeal had been left shrouded shroud-ed In mystery. I am sorry, said he, that senators who wish to do their duty are compelled com-pelled to enter the field of speculation In which grow luxuriously tho foul weeds of suspicion. It CongroBB passes this repeal It will be considered by the world as an acknowledgement that our government govern-ment had done what the great majority ma-jority ot the proponents of the repeal claim was done wilfully, and unconscionablyviolated uncon-scionablyviolated its treaty obligations. obliga-tions. To perfidy and dishonor wo are asked to annex an additional vice, cowardice. Even foreign nations have no respect for the dishonest coward and this is what we would be If, believing that we have dono not legal wrong, we abandon our position posi-tion because of the charge that wo have committed an unwarrantca and Inexcusable offense. |
