Show STRONG LOBBY I AGAINST BILL I Western Senators ors Fight Eight Fighting ing Hard for Gooding Gooding-f Gooding f Bill Passage W WASHINGTON March Y BY 17 ByTh The The of ofa ofa ofa Associated ted Press Charte a railroad lobby and a nil an o organized or by chamber chambus of o com com- Gooding long IonS and the th mere nerce short haul bill blU were made mad today In Inthe Inthe the senate nate The Th presidents president of o railroad are lLIe the th halIs halie hall of o cons ress Job ob lob against t th measure shout shout- shouted ed Senator Gooding Gooding- Republican of Idaho at it one on point In the th debate debit Senator Sinator Wheeler Democrat of Montana who ho delivered an address of three thre hours hur la In favor of ot the tho th bill bill the th Charge of a railroad lob lobby b by br here her against the tho th bill and asserted that flooded by b propaganda from business organ organ- organIzatiOns over the tb country particularly particularly chambers chamber of ot commerce AssailIng the th Interstate commerce for what he h character character- characterIzed character l lied ed as a a violation of ot the th commerce act In permitting as S II a poliCy a greater ch charge r for a short abort haul than thin for tor II a a long haul h ul Senator heeler mid aid this thin was waa done don to Io water competition through the Panama canal Th The Montana senator said Id one ons on ot of oth the chief questions question at Issue wag wa a whether congress desired to ad ad- ad adhere dhere here to the principle laid down In Inthe Inthe lithe the tran transportation act that water water- waterborne borne commerce should hould be b promoted promoted ed ad and encouraged ed Another point was whether It wa wl S to the Interest of the tho th country to build up home borne markets market for tor the farmer rath rath- rath Cr 11 than requiring a shipment of his big hi products hundreds hundred ot or miles to oth- oth other oth other er or markets Senator Wheeler said the th North North- Northern Northern em ern pacific and the th Union Pacific were the th leaders of the th movement In mal low lw rates rate to the th Pa- Pa Pacific Pa Pacific eWe coast at it the expense of Inter Inter- Intermediate Inter mediate points To support hIs statement ho he h read an exchange of letters between officials Of ot the Great Northern and Chicago Mu m waukee St Paul which suggest suggest- ed d conferences for the discussion on of the Pacific coast rates The Th Great Northern and nd Mit- Mit III- III waukee had no stomach for con continuing the fight against a shin ehin lines via the th Panama canal Senator Wheeler MId Senator Bruce Bruc Democrat of If Maryland Interrupted at one point to defend th the Interstate commerce commission and to urge urr conre congress s to learn leavA discretion with that body This aroused Senator Smoot Re- Re Re Republican publican of Utah Ulah who declared that under the th existing policy rail rail- railroads railroad roads road could destroy Industry In certaIn certain tain sections Predicting that proposed legisla- legisla legislation tion If enacted would do the In- In Intermountain Intermountain In country a a real rear Injury Senator Bruce said You Tou are ar like lIko a child crying for something that will wUl do you more harm than good when you get c t It It Wheeler heeler Insisted that the th long and short abort haul rate question was one aCte the th east equally with the west If It water transportation ts is eliminated he be said Mid eastern roads will lose tariffs tariff on freight now carried to seaboard for water shIp ment to the th Pacific coast coart |