Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
There Any Difference Between SUBSIDIES for European Steam
ships and Free Use Of OUR OWN CANAL for our Ships?

They might well say a who builds door to his
house You not put lock that door may want
get in without your consent"
The canal FORTIFIED controlled by United States
is protection doubling the value of ourfghting fleet
The canal UNPROTECTED would be great menace to this
country enabling the fleets of the enemy quickly from
coast to the other.
There constant danger with Japan Every ntel
gent citizen knows it.
And England does always love she would do she
appreciated our gentle character
England is the of us Japan the England
and Japan have each powerful fleets.
AND ENGLAND AND JAPAN ARE ALLIES.
treaty ompes go the assistance
of the other in of war
would be very comfortable for England and Japan they
SHOULD have trouble with the United States AND THE PAN
ANA CANAL WERE NOT FORTIFIED
England would send her fleets attack from the east and
Japan would send her fleets attack from the And they
could join and minge very happily the Panama Canal
That why the canal is fortified AND WHY 1T WILL STAY
FORTIFIED
The citizens object to fertilization
ect to our very reasonable that ships
shall the canal free Some statesmen who have been made
into anglomanacs declare that disgrace charge for
egn ships and let American ships go free.
AS matter of fact only those American ships engaged in
C0ASTWISE trade will pay tolls And NO foreign ship
under law is allowed engage coastwse trade obec
ton to freeing ships from taxation preposerou
For to-day ask Senators and the President the United
this question When the United States permits its
coastwse vessels go through the Panama Canal without pay
ing for the privilege that anything than slight SUB
sIDY9
Do not all European nations subdze THEIR ships when
they choose?
England subsidies her ships that she may have them for
transports in time of She pays the subsidy in order
courage the building of ships.
Germany pays very liberal subsidies to her mercantile
rne The German people taxed many millions for this sub
sdy
Whether you give cash in the form of a subsidy
ship company whether permit steamships avoid the pay
ment of certain tolls what is the difference?
No foreign government could possibly object the United
States substituting its coastwise vessels.
If ridiculous and if for the
United give up rights wrong
when it is actually ACTING JUSTLY the Panama situation
could be solved easily.
We could say to coastwe shipping The Brit
h the Germans and angomanac snobs at home object to
free tolls for your ships We to be friendly and satisfy the
DIRECTORS
your ships go through
Panama Canal although American money built it.
You must pay your tolls like the British and other ships
when you go through that canal
But the United States has decided establish subsidy
all cOawe ships passing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
through the canal.
And that subsidy will amount to EXACTLY THE
AMOUNT OF THE TOLL THAT IT COSTS TO GO THROUGH
THE CANAL.
In other words to obEge England make you paya
tax go through the American canal But beat the devil
around the stump Wen you subsidy exactly equal the
tax that you pay,
Will any in the Senate declare that England any
other country would have right object the United States
substituting coastwe trade between the United States and
coasts?
Certainly not
Then why object to giving ships what in effect
small subsidy, by freeing them from the canal tolls?
Monroe big enough to declare that the people of the
United States could manage the north and south
america not the nation of to-day big enough manage the
n Panama Canal?