Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12

house: You put a lock that door 1 may
get in without your consent
The canal FORTIFIED and controlled by the United States
is protection doubling the value of fighting fleet
The canal UNPROTECTED would great menace to this
country enabling the fleets of the quickly from
coast to the other.
There constant danger of Japan Every inteH
gent citizen knows it.
And England does always love she would do if she
appreciated our gentle character.
England to the of Japan to the England
and Japan have each powerful fleets
AND ENGLAND AND JAPAN ARE ALLIES
The treaty them compels go the
of the other in of
would be very comfortable for England and Japan if they
SHOULD have trouble with the United States AND THE PAN
ANA CANAL WERE NOT FORTIFIED.
England would send her fleets attack the and
Japan would send her fleets attack from the west 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 who object ortfcaon of the canal also OBJ
jec very reasonable rule that American coaw ships
shall the canal free Some statesmen who have been made
into angomanacs declare that disgrace charge for
eign ships and let American ships go free.
AS matter of fact only those American ships engaged in
CoASTWISE trade will pay tolls And NO foreign ship
under law allowed engage coastwse trade obec
ton to freeing ships from taxation prepoerous
For today we ask Senators and the President United
coastwse vessels go through the Panama Canal without pay
ing for the privilege that anything than slight SUB
STDY9
Do not all European nations subsdize THEIR ships when
they choose?
England subsidies her ships that she may
transports time of She pays the subsidy in order to
courage the building of ships.
Germany pays very liberal subsidies to her mercantile
rne The German people taxed many millions for this sub
sidy
oiVe cash in The a suhs to
ship company you permit steamships the pay
ment of certain tolls what is the difference?
No foreign government could possibly object the United
States substituting its coastwise vessels.
If it ridiculous and if it unwise for the
United States give up its rights and declare itself the wrong
when it actually ACTING JUSTLY, the Panama situation
could be solved easily.
We could say shipping owners: The Brit
h the Germans and anglomana snobs at home object
free tolls for your ships We to be friendly and satisfy the
DIRECTORS,
Therefore your coastwse ships go free through the
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 coastwse ships passing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
through the canal
AMOUNT OF THE TOLL THAT IT COSTS TO GO THROUGH
THE CANAL
In other words to oblge England make you pay
tax through the American canal But beat the devil
aounu 'ne stump we Il give you SUBSIDY eNacy equal TO Ihe
tax that you pay
viii any in the Senate declare that England any
other country would have right object United States
substituting coaswse trade between the United States and
coasts?
Certainly
Then why object to giving to ships what in effect
small subsidy by freeing them from the canal tolls?
Monroe big enough declare that people of the
United States could manage the south continents of
america not the nation of to-day big enough manage the
Panama Canal?