Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

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The people of the United States built the Panama Canal
spent hundreds of millions building it,
They bought paid the land They opened
the Atlantic the Pacific They have created quick
passageway from the west to the east coast.
This possibility Of sending warshps from to the
other would be the greatest to the United States IF WE
DID NOT ABSOLUTELY CONTROL AND FoRTIFY THE
CANAL.
England and other countries object fortifyng
canal
They might as well say who builds door to his
you not put lock that door. may want to
get in without your consent
The canal FORTIFIED and controlled by the United States
is protection doubling the value of fighting feet
The canal UNPROTECTED would be great to this
country enabling the fleets of the enemy quickly from
coast to the other.
gent citizen knows it,
And England always love she would do she
appreciated our gentle character.
England is to the east of u.s. Japan the England
and Japan have each powerful fleets
AND ENGLAND AND JAPAN ARE ALLIES
The treaty between them cOmpels go to the assistance
of the other in Of
1t would be very comfortable England and Japan they
SHOULD trouble with the United States AND THE PAN
ANA CANAL WERE NOT FORTIFIED.
England would send attack from the and
Japan would send her fleets to attack from the west And they
That why canal fortified AND WHY IT WILL STAY
FORTIFIED
citizens who object fertilization of the canal also OBJ
ect to our very reasonable American coaswse ships
shall canal Free Some statesmen who have been made
over angomanac declare that disgrace charge for
eign ships and let American ships go free
AS of fact only those American ships engaged in
COASTWSE trade will pay tolls And NO foreign ship
under law allowed to engage coastwse trade obec
on freeing ships from taxation seems preposterous
For today we ask Senators and the President United
ctates this question When the United States permits its
vessels through the Panama Canal without pay
ing for the privilege is that anything than slight SUB
sIDY?
Do all European nations subsidize THEIR ships when
they choose9
England subsidies her ships that she may have them
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
Whether you give cash in the form of subsidy to steam
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 it ridiculous and if it were for the
United States give up its rights and declare itself the wrong
when it is actually ACTING JUSTLY the Panama situation
could be solved easily
We could say coastwise shipping THE Brit
ISL the Germans and angomanac snobs at home object
free tolls for your ships We want to be friendly and satisfy the
directors.
Therefore your coaswse ships not 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 for
all coastwse ships passing from the Atlantic the Pacific Ocean
through the canal
And that subsidy will amount to EXACTLY THE
AMOUNT OF THE TOLL THAT 1T COSTS TO GO THROUGH
THE CANAL
In other words obge England must make you pay
go through the American canal But to beat the devil
around the We give you subsidy exactly equal the
tax that you pay
VIII any in the Senate declare that England, any