Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-31
REPEAL Of CANAL TOLL
ACT ENDS THE MONROE
DOCTRINE, SAYS CLARK

Baltimore convention He was par
ticularly emphatic in his declaration
that neither he nor the President de-
sired a breach in the Democratic
party and in his criticism of the
'jackal press, some of which repre-
sent that we are seeking to disrupt
the Democratic party"
The Panama tolls repeal means the
practical abandonment of the Mon
roe Doctrine he said. which we
forced into the international code and
which the American people VIII main
tain at all hazards That is the only
proposition the American people ever
agreed upon. and the reason they
agreed upon that was that because il
was a genuine American pronounce.
ment 1t was the doctrine of self
defense.
No Personal Break.
There is no personal issue between
the President of the United States
and myself There has not been at
any time | trust there will never be.
have at no time uttered a word OF
criticism Of the President. At no time.
SO far as ! am informed or believe.
has the President said one single
word OF criticism of me. In the ma
lult On lHilt9Sf d man WIZ - WI my
10 hold a hlgh pupllc posi- IN the ser
wee of the country must oelleNe lrat
othef puplle servants are dCIudleu ~
tr'e SAM i,.sI b ' hni;opas
himself to be moved.
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Wilson is actuated by other than the
highest DatriOtic motives | don't be
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uouIl"IH7 ""N
Englanas Honor tnVo'Neu'
IF there be question OF nohoi III
volVed, 1t Is the honor OF Eils'dhu'
declared republican Leduer MALL am! III
his defense OF tons exemption lleS
made no protest against the consul u
ton of the treaty We then mace anu
under which We acquired the ilght TO
and did build the canal, ana TO now
come forward with a clam that we
violated the treaty IN the oe6l1nils
is dlshonorable ON the part oil ENG
land and subject to severe uehuhcla-
ton
representative Mann asserted tieFe
were three aspects of the Panama
canal Tolls pfoPoSlllo h-iisl' oui
treaty rights; second, our moral
rights apart from the treaty con
struction, and, thlrd, the economic
policy involved
Decision Lasting One
The important question to he de-
cided now" he said, lis our treaty
rights. for a decision of that question
is a lasting one. The economic pol
icy might be changed at any time by
Congress hereafter when greater eX-
perience is acquired.
IF we agree now to the English
construction. it is certain that in the
future when we have war with ia
pan or China. or some other country,
questions will arise in reference to
their use and our use Of the canal.
as to war vessels; and in
that time of stress we will be met
with the contention by England. the
present allv Of Japan. or bv some
other country. that we have already
construed that treaty in such Way
mar We can NOT protect the canal
without bringing a protest from Eng
land or other countries which win
embarrass if NOT defeat ms in the
war"