Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-19
The Panama Canal Is the
Property of the United States
A Democratic Congress Should Not Permit
England to Dictate How We Shall Con-
troll Our Domestic Possessions.


right of England canal built entirely with
money and ENTIRELY IN OUR TERRITORY
In some provisions the report the Canal
bill passed Friday by the the house has done well notably
granting American cOaswse vessels of
ton from tolls
Second Admitting registry foregnbult vessels
owned by Americans
Third Prohibiting ralway-owned steamships from of
canal.
Fourth Forbiddng by engaged in trade
in violation of the Sherman law
the main thing, which is the recognition of the Ameri
right to control American canal the house has failed ut
terly.
vessels engaged in foreign trade and denied
by house. piuly few. The difference in the
would have been slight such ships admitted free AS
business is trAng AS PATRIOTISM IT IS MOMENTOuS.
congress had already denied the country
navy Now they surrender the county right to its pos
sessions policy of abandoning the abandoning the Philip
pines abandoning the canal abandoning everything
the political jobs its adheren have managed policy
of poor patriotism and small Americansm.
The question of right operate the canal that has been
by American through territory much American soil
Alaska New York the Venezuela question which
Cleveland splendid patriotic action such for all
his faults and write his history of the
American Presidents
canal domestic possession In his message of
81 1911 President Taft points I'VE the canal
1t that but it We have the right to charge tolls
It's use And Mr. Taft be it said his credit has from
the contended that the for Americans
should be found to American ships whether in the
other trade the right the canal free from
weak knees by dead and abandoned treaty the Democrats
gress have taken utterly unworthy of pledged
carry out the will of patriotic people.
The Clayon-Bulwer treaty, the argument used to
brighten the house wakngs by the British and British lobby
Washington of questionable value exhibit
And the HayPauncefote treaty force stead
expressly omits the CaytonBulwer agreement
which restricted the right of Americans deal
then still to be dug-as they chose.
When this treaty pending Hearst fearing that an
attempt would be made to Interfere with the rights of the United
the House Representatives permitted them
to be nerfered whsnt Washington corps correspon
and fight for the Objectionable
The fight excluded And
years later dead and dried treaty dragged musty
pgeonhole and cited argument that should
have the rights in canal built by the American people
the American people themsevesl
Tamey to this kind of sale of the rights Of Ameri
citizens wholly This newspaper has begun and
WILL CONTINUE persistent fight for the in the bill
of the clause admitting all American canal toe
In the meantime write your Congressman be he Demo
Republican. Tell him that you American and
you want HIM to be at least act like Tell
YOUR paid for the canal and you ships flying YOUR
flag it.
Be earnest and persistent about perhaps you can
persuade him that American sentiment important thing
far he concerned than British argument the argu
that advanced by selfish American interests
that controlled by British sentiments
1t is worthy of that matter the canal as in
the matter of battleshp the bravey wisely
The Republican president of the his advocacy of
free tolls set example for Democratic house would
only from patriotic but from point of view
has been laid before the house It's action canal the
close of the session has been the elimination of political
mistakes which justify the cynical opinion Grant ex
pressed of the party years
This question which there be American opin-
ions On the one side is the American people on the other foreign
power which has sought to be the aggror quarter
the globe and which has succeeded whenever might
and met with weaker nation.
canal is domestic possession. 1t been built ex
cIusvey by The negotiations that led possession
the canal strip approved by the people The land through
which the canal bought by the United States
gress the money pay for it, Domestic territory
remain time has when the voice of the people
Great Britain powerful in the National Congress than
voice of the American people.