Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12
GERMANS Canal.
POLICY IS WISE,
SAYS HEARST
Attitude Toward U. S. and Pan
ANA Waterway ContraSted
with That of England.

AN Interview With the American
~-9,.sraner King" The Lokal Anzeiger
epo,iin publishes the following inter-
with william Randolph Hearst,
.+rod nv it's London correspondent;
.Viuiam Randolph Hearst ire
,,orican Newspaper King, is at the
-.-,.,, hotel here. He received me yes
a,. and during our talk he dwelled
cornanv's attitude in the ques-
&c the Panama canal and upon
no" ,,f,iects that are of exceptional
interest. n ard d.
49, s,irit of not less than ten daily
,s in various cities of the United
L."P which with their some 100000
5a,s cover the entire continent. he
sr.o the owner of several large
...,olr, and monthly periodicals, one OF
Itch The Cosmopolitan Magazine
,, onnears in an edition of over
,;Iior It NAV. therefore, be correctly
.a.od that Mr. Hearst has his hand on
,,o nulse of an enormous number OF
,,,,oricane and in consequence inter
rrets public opinion.
cernany's Wise Attitude.
"Snea}ing Of Germany and the Pan
anna canal MI. Hearst said:
a.Concerning the Panama canal
question, Germany has shown remark
ah,e discernment and good judgment
rooarding tie interests and the feelings
81 the United States. This has been
evident not only in the press, but in
+be attitude of the government. l b.
rava that this will greatly tend to
strengthen the cordial relations be
tween the United States and Germany
that have always existed.
"On the attitude of England, Mr.
Hearst said;
1.-THE Hay PauncefOte treaty was
intended to take the place of the
CLAYTON Bulwer treaty for the eX-
rresslv defined purpose of eXpunging
a number of absurd arrangements be-
tween England and the United States.
Hence the -PaunCeforte treaty,
like the Clayton Bulwer treaty upon
which it is based, can as little be con-
siderej rle last word in this affair.
England has from the beginning based
it's claim to voice in the control Of
the Panama canal on an alleged pro-
tectorate over the territory of the Mos
kito Indians, in which lay the Atlantic
terminal of the canal as planned in the
Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Both treaties, therefore, have their
foundation in pre- SUGGESTIONS which
have become void through the acquisl-
ton of the canal zone by the United
States
Canal Zone U. S. Territory.
THE canal zone is now not less part
and parcel of the United States than
the District of Columbia. in which the
national capital is situated. 1t is quite
natural, if doubtful points are contained
in the Hay Pauncefote treaty that
the United States should interpret them
in its interest.
Under these conditions the impair
tia Judgment must be that the United
States shows great magnanimity in not
insisting on the right of free passage
for all American ships in the cana
which the United States alone built and
owns
"'Our coastwise shipping would,
without the privilege of free passage
through the canal be unable to COM
pete with other vessels that use it. We
Co not object to the substituting of ships
by other nations but what would Eng
land say if we denied to her the right 10
subsidze vessels that are to use the
canal?
With regard to the police scandal II
New York and other cities, Mr.. Hears;
gave it as his opinion that the people
Of the United States are absolutely de-
termined to put an end to corruption.
Concerning the presidential election
Mr. Hearst chose not to talk, as weeks
had passed since he left the United
States.
IIumina tinq Scandals.
The agitation for anneXing Canada
IS not taken seriously by Mr.. Hearst.
He says that Canada would possibly
be welcomed as a member of the Fed
Grafton of States. If it on its own ac-
cord applied for admission. However,
he explained that his question was al
yet far remote
Recurring to municipal and political
scandals, Mr.. Hearst said:
In order to abolish an evil it is
necessary first to diagnose what the
evil is, Hence, scandals are frankly
and publicly discussed in America.
find that on this side of the Atlantic
one is given to the hushing up of dis
agreeable public Scandals ] need only
refer to the investigation of the Titanic
catastrophe.
We Americans at least are pre-
pared to meet and to combat the evil
openly. This is being demonstrated in
the administration of municipalities a
Well as in the affairs of the state, and
especially of the nation where at pres
ent vigorous war is being waged
against the monopoly of the Standard
Oil trust"