Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15


Senator German the Senate leaders in the fight
to the Canal of benefit to the American
people
The states that his principal reason for Repeating the
o American ships he will be building monopoly
this by the
within the past few
the freight between the Eastern and Western
coasts opening the being
providing tolls the other if tolls
The SECOND RATE IS EXACTLY THE FIRST RATE PLUS
THE TOLLS so THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE ONE PARTICLE
OF DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
OR NOT.
difference the merchant New York or
ssnFr and to The both places
These the who really will have to the tolls
OF course the real cost will of the pocket of the
consumer 1t always does
There will be an advantage naturally enough American
shipping in free tolls for American shipping will be built up by
the added traffic that will come to 1t through the canal
But you may depend that if tolls charged will be the
people, not the shipowners who will pay them.
On every box of oranges that comes from Los Angeles for
the interior proportion of the tolls will be
The merchant who buys the must pay this He
viii take it out of the
The same will of canned goods of salmon of lum
ber of everything that from the Pacific Coast And
every Pacific product necessity the Eastern Coast
and in the interior.
Vice versa California and Western people will be taxed
full share of all the tolls western bound manufactured
goods which also necessities,
And do not forget that the railroads whose freight charges
are fixed absolutely By transportation will their
dollar every dollar of tolls and that the merchants
who pay these will force the people pay them
whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
your petroleum products by you will pay for
tolls exaced for the of the Canal by American
ships.
important that this feature of the Canal controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people.
It important that the people should know that if the
things they need be carried free of tolls they will be cheaper
and start will be made bringing down the exoronate cost
of living
By this time the people know Just how little the Wilson
tariff did toward that end They know that prices be
reduced they must be reduced in other way.
There possible fear of a ship monopoly in America
There very grave fear of ship monopoly by Great
Britain which will send what few ships engaged in the
coaswise carrying trade to the boneyards
With tolls American ships the railroads will monopoze
the trade fixing their rates to suit themselves while English
ships paying wages will use the canal both ways
divert trade that should be conducted between the American
coasts its ports
the South American business which one the
promises of the Canal will be placed beyond the
reach Of American shipping.
Already popular sentiment on the toll subject is flooding
the Senate The arrogant attempt of Great Britain tell
how shall conduct Canal has been deeply resented by
Americans.
But this sentiment can not be made too emphatic before the
day when the Senate shall say whether
tribute out Of pockets the further upbuldng
British ship monopoly and an American railroad monopoly,
while we utterly destroy commerce
The matter perfectly simple the extracts printed the
head Of this column have proved
If tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although monopoly possible-and a result larger
feet of American carriers prices viii be brought
If tolls are not RENTED the ships engaged
ryng trade will simply shift that burden people the rail
roads will revise rates upward bring themselves added
profit and the necessities Of life will advance
MAKE YOUR SENATOR UNDERSTAND THAT BE
SURE THAT HE HEARS FROM YOU