Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-24
HOkE SMITH SAYS
CANAL MEASURE
IS EQU|TABLE
Georgia Senator Defends Bill
as UNFOLDING Our Honor,
Hits Roosevelt.

Senator Hoke Smith daclaros
that the Panama canal bill reouirfn,,
all vessels in foreign trade to nav toI,s
TOT passing through the canal doas 80.
conflict with the treaty with Great p,,,
am and he does not see how any. %
rlous complications with Other com,
tries can arise from the recent ,sssoa
of the bill The senator nays ~,
praise to Congressman Adamsop of
Georgia, who was one of the Urftars -
the canal bill
senator Smith gave special attention,
to the Panama bill when il was b-for.
the senate as he had been reoues,s5 h..
Congressman Adamson. chairman (r+to
commerce committee of the house f.,
take charge Of the bill in the senate
and protect the valuable measures
which the house had placed in The hin
from the effort made by the senate
committee to defeat the Democea H.,
bill by senate amendments
Senator Smith leaves TODAY for the
West, where he will engage in a. sneak
ing tour for Woodrow Wilson. In dis
cussing the Panama canal moas,ir, h.
said:
Can't See Serious Clash
II do not see how any serious con-
plications with Great Britain can grow.
out of the Panama canal bin as If fYal.
ly passed. The original bill as it cam
from the house was largely the crea-
ton Of Congressman Adamson. Of our
own state, and he is entitled to great
credit for his admirable work upon this
measure.
The bill requires all vessels engaged
in foreign trade whether American
owned or owned by citizens Of other
countries, to pay tolls for passing
| through the canal. 1t only permits
United States coastwise vessels to pass
through the canal free. Concedng that
our treaty with Great Britain and with
other countries required the same treat
ment to citizens of other countries
which is accorded to citizens of the
United States owning vessels passing
through the canal | consider that the
bill meets the Requirements of our
treaties
THE coastwise trade Of the United
States is limited to vessels made in he
United States and owned by citizens Of
the United States. In this respect the
policy Of the United States does not
differ from that OF nearly all other
countries. Ccastwise trade is usually
regarded as a domestic proposition
from which citizens of foreign coun-
tries owning vessels are excluded
Scores Taft and 7. R,
In discussing the national campaign
Senator Smith scored both Taft ana
Roosevelt for what he termed their
alignment with the special interests. He
said
MY confidence in the election OF
Wilson is due to the strength OF MS
cause. One half of the Republican PAL
ty is thoroughly tired of a rule Whlch
combination of machine politicians ana
the agents of special interests nave
been giving the country
president Taft, after promising re-
lief against the present excessive la'Il
taxation. approved the Payne-AIu'Io'
bill, which was worse than the Dihg'e!
bill that preceded it, He put above '"e
interstate commerce commission
court whose action has been one con-
tinuous effort to suppress work by tIe
interstate commission in behalf OF Ine
people
q don't believe President Tart ca"
poll over one-half of the normal Ne
publican vote.
Sees Failure For Teddy. -
Colonel Roosevelt on the oIne,
hand has not only sought to aPpeG.
dissatisfied Republicans, but 10 yea"
astray those Democrats he couId TeaNu,
In this last effort ne IS doomed ~.
failure. The people of this country a.
still devoted to American lnsuIu.llon i
They believe in the government Oh ID,
! They know that Colonel Roosevelt ouN'
upon a constitutional form OF govern.
ment as so much red tape, to De
aside whenever he desires II ,.,.
"A study of Colonel RooSeyent
speeches shows that he IS IN lsNoL W
unlimited consolidation OF lhuus" "
and unlimited monopoly. Geo'ss ~
Perkins has been a leading sph,l ~
the formation OF trusts and no" ne
chairman of RoOsevelts eAecuI'' ''''
mittee Cana
1T has been plainly shown by SeH i,
tor LaFollette that under the au"' ~,
istration of Colonel RooseFeII ~.
growth Of illegal trusts was sIedyT' ~
far than during any other peIl'u.