Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1914 — ROOT-O’GORMAN CLASH IN SENATE [ARTICLE]

ROOT-O’GORMAN CLASH IN SENATE

Row Occurs When Solon Assails Carnegie. FOLLOWS TREATY DEBATE Naw York Members Enliven Session Over Renewal of Arbitration Pacta, Which Now Appear to Be Assured. Washington, Feb. 20.— Extension of general arbitration treaties with foreign nations as the first move In the general policy of the administration to rehabilitate foreign relations of the United States seemed assured after the senate had taken up consideration of expired treaties and had closely defined the issues involved in the situation confronting the nation. In the senate the lines of demarcation as to the foreign policy of the government were sharply drawn when Senator Chamberlain of Oregon submitted a general amendment to all pending treaties. Exemption From Arbitration. This would exempt from arbitration by The Hague tribunal the following subjects: Admission of aliens into the United States. Admission of alien children into the schools of the various states. (Involving the Japanese question on the Pacific coast) All questions arising from the Monroe doctrine. Provision of the Panama canal act exempting American coastwise shipping from tolls. Discussion of the subject enlivened the senate behind closed doors, as it has not been moved in many days, and a clash between Senators O'Gorman and Root of New York marked the climax of heated debate. Assails Carnegie Endowment Senator O’Gorman assailed the Carnegie Endowment for Interactional Peace, of which Senator Root is the president, declaring that its prime motive was a “corrupt one;" that it did not seek to promote international peace, but to create an international alliance betwen Great Britain and the United States to the benefit of individuals who would profit from such a consummation. Senator Root, taking the remarks of his colleague as a personal offense, resented them in vigorous language. Wilson Favors Trade Board Bill. President Wilson desires that the proposed bills dealing with the trust problem be phrased and adapted to the decisions already rendered by the Supreme court of the United States on the Sherman anti-trust law. This was the object of his conference with Attorney General Mcßeynolds. Trade Body Chief Issue.

The president regards the bill creating an interstate trade commission as the central figure of the trust program, and he intimated to callers that the trade commission should include the bureau of corporations: It was indicated that in training of the trust legislation means w ill be found to protect small business, concerns from statutes prohibiting trade arrangements and- combinations. The subcommittee is considering and may agree to redraft all four of Its measures, those dealing with holding companies, interlocking- directorates, trade relations and definitions of restraints of trade into one bill to be introduced upon the conclusion of the hearings scheduled for the last Of the week. ■' Holding Company Plan. The holding company bill, as framed last night and as it may be presented as a separate bill early next week, would prohibit the existence of holding corporations which, by their nature, prevent competition in interstate business by combining competing concerns. It excepts from the inhibition such concerns as the great life insurance companies.