Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-20
TEN Reasons Why Congress
Should NOtYield Our Panama
Canal Rights at England's
Demand.

erce free use Canal the only power IN the word
hampered the of the canal will be our own
country ha alone built and owns canal Any foreign
may paid by its ships Spain has already de-
cded to do So nations reimburse their shpowners
all Canal charges as an
England Germany pay subsidies to their snip
owners But Wilson declines ito have controversy
with England right give privileges whatsoever to
domestic commerce in our own canal
The CLAYTON Bulwer Treaty bearing the contro
versy The American contemplated in that treaty
never built for the simple that England never fulfilled
her part understanding The Clayton Buwer Treaty con-
tempated the construction nteroceanc canal jointly by
the Of Great Britain and the United States In
period of political tmdty with civil war threatening our Gov
hesated to enter great project with
out Great cooperation The United States had earlier
by treaty with the American States (cranad) procured
permission canal but England formally demand
ed to be made party enterprise Believing that England
would supply part funds the United States yielded Hav
ing secured treaty England did nothing The Hay
fote Treaty yon years later superseded and arogated the
earlier treaty Canal then became exclusively
American enterprise The only for the HayPaunce1oe
Treaty the repeal of the older one
Article of the new treaty says that the United States shall
enjoy all the rights ownership except indicated in the
treaty shall enjoy exclusive control and power over the canal
and shall make and establish the rates This article is
never quoted by of Great Britan claims But
is controlling The next article (3) provides:
7h Canal shau be free open vessel Of
and Of oar Of THESE RULES terms
Of entire equonp there shan be discrimination against
otherise shall be Just and equitable
In other words the United adopts the rules and
guarantees equality NOT with itself to all other nations but
equality all the nations obeying its rules The dscrnna
ton between the United States and other nations e. the diff
ference the and the landlord the terms Of
the treaty itself
If the contention of Great not American
canal but an canal true then must neoes
sry follow warhps of the United States are upon
exactly the footing the warsps OF Great Britain be-
cause treaty provides that vessels of war OF beerent
shall any stores in the oanalhe most
extraordinary proposition Senator Cummns has well stated
applies the United States that has ever been advanced by
President true United States at reduced to
the gateeeper and toll collector of the Panama
Canal and is not its rightful owner.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge stated that such inter
probation Great Britain maessupported by President
Wsonhad been expressed at the time he would never as
chairman of Committee Foreign Relations have
reported treaty the Senate and it could
never adopted President Taft good lawyer con-
Cured in this view.
The freedom of tolls granted American ships applies only
to domestic does not apply to American ships in
foreign AS to the latter Congress has put the shp
of all nations including equality to tolls The
Congress granting free tolls to shipping
discriminate against foreign ships because foreign
ships permitted engage that trade This has been true
for nearly century No foreign ship clear from
American port cargo any other American port that
right reserved exclusively to American ships
vi.
Free tolls doctrine Democratic party because it
believed that would make for cheap food and otherwise
benefit by heapenng the rates of transportation be-
Pacific and the Atlantic eaboard One of the pr
mary objects building the canal develop water comp
with transcontnenta railroads If ship of 5000 tons
burden bringing Southern California to New York
charged going through the canal that $4,000 will
only added the price the food but ratabe addition
will the price of every of food transported by rail
the continent because the water rate will fix the
land
Britain has interpreted her treaties regard
ing equality of rates and charges she seeks to compel
the United States interpret the Hay Pauncefoe treaty
Treaty of Commerce between the United States and
Great Britain signed 1915 provides that higher other
duties charges shall be imposed the of His Britannia
the of the United States