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Show Storm of Protest I Aroused in Senate I Wnshlngton, April 24. A storm of protest was aroused In Uio senate today to-day after Son8,tor Polndoxter had read Into tho Record a letter from the American' Society of tho PresorvnUon of American rights on tho Panama canal, protesting calnst a repeal of tho tolls exemption for American const wise vessels. It referred to Senator Sen-ator Root, as tho 'leader of tho forces forc-es of monoply to wrest tho benefits of tho canal! from tho people." Tho Now York senator said that ho nover haM any communication with railroad men directly or Indirectly about the tolls question. His advocacy advo-cacy of repeal, he said, was based on tho firm conviction Uiat Uio United States hnd committod Itself in the ex-ceplon ex-ceplon provision to a courso of action that woutd dishonor its name. 8pok His Convictions I spoke Uie convlcUons of my life time, declared Senator Root, when I spoke in the senate advocating repeal re-peal of toll exemption' t(nd the senator senat-or from Washington cannot by any sldo approach or dovlBO way of condemnation, con-demnation, drive mo oft Uio Held of my right as an American citizen and as an American senator of tho United Uni-ted States, to say what I bellevo to bo for tho honor nnd .tho good name of tho country wo lovo. , Right To Criticise Senator Polndcxter said that ho had no destro to put In tho record nnythlng reflecting on any senator. But, ho said, I assert Uio right to asnumo ajiy position I seo fit and to criticise not only on my own behalf but on tho behalf of every freo cltt-zen cltt-zen of Uie, republic. Senator Polndexter referred to tho attitude of Uie Carneglo endowment on the tolls question and of the wealth which he declared was sucked from Uie American people on aj watered market. As I understand, he continued, Andrew An-drew Carnegie Is more of a BrlUali subject than he is an American citizen citi-zen ln his sympathies. I do not regard re-gard Mr. Carnegie as a typical citizen citi-zen or as actuated by! American ideals. i Carnegie's- Work Mr. Carnegie has spent a great deal of money for peace, but his endowment en-dowment has done moro to put the uftSStS 9f Amorlcans against foreign llllerfereneo with Jlielr sovereignty than any other' influence, InsUfld of, bringing harmony between this nnd other natlons, It has laid tho ground for future differences of even greater consequences. All state documents relative to negotiations ne-gotiations of the Hay Pauncefote treaty and of that period wero sent to the senate today In response to res otutlon by Senator Brandcgeo. WM |