Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

-eL-l01s az l1Cle- u ne treaty
~ the Senate. Ard nov Il has
ne further satisfaction Of seeing
The same propositions advocated
oy Secretary Hay accepted b. the
British Government and made =
part q the coE-rac- that settles a
dispute more than 50 years cd
II appears that yellow four
nstsEn' can scf1s-in1es exert an
influence for good n more than
merely local matters. L mas been
accused Of bringing On a great
wa, % can also 90 good work
for peace When the commerce
o. the World is flowing through
purely AMERICAN CANAL
ACROSS THE NICARAGCAN
ISTHHUS The I01rrz. Vl-I have
an additional claim 20 frs tl--e-
AN AMERICAN PAPER FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE It's
slogan was DIG THE CANAL
Under the Hay Pauncsfote
treaty. a. hsaI.y accepted. the
United States mad tle right. when
engaged ia var. 20 protect the
canal from ali damage and IN
JErles AZ the hands q TIE enemy.
% exclude t-e sGiTs Of such enc
miles from the use o. the canal
while fre war lasts. and 70 de-
fsn1 Itself IN the water adjacent
70 the canal the same as In any
other water
Canal ths Real issue.
Throughout the controversy as 70
whether canal through Nicaragua
CT over the Ist-uus 0f Panama would
- the better r0Ite. the Hearst papers
Advocating the former made 10 clear
that In reality the issue at stake was
A canal
Dig tse canaltT Dig the canal"
was me Hearst newspa pers' slogan.
and in their GEh- they had arrayed
against them all tGe great monOpolles
which opposed any canal FOR fear Of
.utEry % their own selfish interests.
In February. 1893. after President
Roosevelt had cent 60 Congress A
message calling attention 10 the
1ranlmtty ~ the engineers iu favor
Z a lock canal and declaring that
those who advocated a sea-Ievel ca
nal are opposed 20 building any canal
a. all The New York American said
editorialiy.
The statement OF the President
that the sea-ievel advocates op-
posed any canal "a int0lerant and
untrue.
The New York American vas
an earnest ana oItuu1ken algo-
cate n an ls-rrlau canal before
Mr. Roosevelt had ever exrres sed
public opinion OF any kind UPON
the subject and before an opinion
% Mr. Roosevelt upon any cues
tior was regarded as of any pub
lie imporra nee
And long before The American
came % ad"o-ate Tire canal. The
San Francisco Examiner. 0f Us
own journalistic household was
pleading wlt1 all Its power for
the great World waterway.
And long after MT Roo7evelts
opinions have faded into the in
t-restirg but not important" The
American and The Exam lner and
the other papers % the house
bold viii be giving t1eir many
voices and their potential lnhu-
ence 20 the fsthm an Canal
Mr.. Hearst Unbiased.
The papers believe IN canal
- strongly and sincerely that
they believe In a good caEal-tEe
best canal obtaina Die oy mouey
and bra!ns-aud one -bu.Ided 20 DO
reliable service through the CEN
turtles.
on February "a. 1904. Mr.. HearS..
under his signature, showed that h
was for a canal and was not blasea
In favor OF particular route.
He said, in part.
No American who has respect
for right and regard for the na-
ti0nal honor can approve Of what
the Roosevelt adminlstra ton has
done a. Panama. International
law has been ignored treaty OBJ
the United States Gehed secession
encouraged and every Latin
American country in the hemi-
sphere made 20 f-,l fear and ha-
tired OF th.s republic
This course is not TO be de-
Tended BY honest men. Il shocks
conscience and national pride.
But IT Is HOPEL ESS TO
EXPECT THAT WHICH HAS
BEEN DONE CAN BE IN
DONE
The Democratic party must
face aCcomp' isaed facts and an
existing political condition.
Democrats shoIld not. and The
American believes when It comes
20 q vote they viii not allow
them selves 20 be cor sidered mere
obstr Icti0uis-s Of the Isthmian
Cana. project for which they so
long have fought
Let the D rocrats place them
selves on record as believers in
the Nicaragua route. but let them
not ooscruct the prompt building
90 q canal across the Is:hmus OF
Panama,
We repeat that President
Roosevelt has not acted with Jus
tice or warrant OF law. but what
mistakes he -as made he and his
party are responsible for. and ne
and MS party viii be held to ac-
count for as the difficulties and
dangers o. the Panama enterprise
disclose then selves.
Ar Canal Is Cry.
The %.CarauEa route should
have been chosen. but as The
( American, fighting through the
the years for the joining of the
{ Atlantic and Pacific, has ALWAYS
commended
ANY canal rather than none"
In spite OF the Spooner act. in
spite Of the treaty with Colon
/ b.a, in spite OF International Law,
! President Roosevelt and the in
! te-ests behind him have insisted
upon the Panama route.
: The administration has had its
way. I, Is now free to 90 ahead
and dig the canal
The Republican President and