Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19
Senator O'GOrman and Panama
Tolls


opposition to attempted repeal of the law granting free
sage of the Panama coawise ships wholly
admirable We sincerely hope that nothing will occur to lead
the New York Senator to recede from this position or to change
it in any degree.
The Senator was largely putting the exemp
ton plank platform and teshes to the
feet regularity of its introduction
Very properly he declares proposition collect
tolls on American ships should be considered prmar
ly as an question from its relation to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
So considering that the agitation for the repeal
exemption law inspired and kept alive by the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad. He goes on to say:
If the transooninena their the
anna Canal
explain hostility
divorce American railroads and steamship lines in the canal
Rairo the cooperation of the
British the its effective
we point
Britain will be that the exclusion Of Canadian owned ships from
the treaty
This is obvious enough And we follow
tolls by permission-as of national honor"to ships
by Canadian railroads to the canal will neces
sariy have prohibition from ships owned by
United States railroads
every possible utility of the
canal as regulator ranconnental railroad would
vanish
the Congress of the United States i'm
medatey effectively finally crush this effort of the rail
roads control the canal the construction of which they always
bitterly fought
Tear away the mask contention with which
they have disguised it, and you find the familiar vsage of
railroad greed and extortion
itude national honor and you will
really ocous for the favor of certain great
vay maintaining freight between two
coasts.
German this clearly and procams boldly
public service furthermore by exposing the
hoowness of the British claim that the free ship policy violates
treaty cites the of the treaty of Ghen by which
guaranteed the ships of all nations equal rights
harbors and thereafter for eighty years.
claimed that the provision did not apply to the rights and prv
leges granted to her coastWise vessels
apt that the United States Su
preme upheld this contention has vital bearing upon
present dispute That ordinarily been held
Indifferent considerations of national honor.
German this clearly and proclaims boldly
rights shipping with such shown himself
amply armed and equipped for the fray that have high
hopes that he may stay in it to the point of victory
1t that in the the persistence of his assaults has
quite equaed of the blast with which
sgnazed the opening charge His buge sang the
night cloud had lowered.
More than the Senator has vaantly appeared
popular champion against disputed administration
stion defiance appeared sincere, his opposition deter
But suddenly defiance and opposition alike faded nebu
lousy like dissovng and amabe acquscence appeared
This change in the picture aaycame about the moment of
appointment relative of the Senator's to office At
thought this coincidence Its repetition made
doubt its accidental third appearance of the coin
cdence would lead almost any to suspect the worst
But have already remarked Senator German at
acks the surrender with such zeal and ability that
sincerely he will continue his leadership the point
victory.