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

house You must not put lock that door want to
get in without your consent
canal FORTIFIED by United States
is protection doubling the value of fighting feet
The canal UNPROTECTED, would great
country enabling the fleets of the enemy quickly from
coast to the other.
There constant danger of with Japan Every nte
gent citizen knows it,
England not always would do if she
appreciated our gentle character
England to the of Japan to the west England
and Japan have each powerful fleets.
AND ENGLAND AND JAPAN ARE ALLIES.
The treaty between them compe the assistance
of the other in of war
would be very comfortable England and Japan they
SHOULD have trouble with the United States AND THE PAN
ANA CANAL. WERE NOT FORTIFIED.
England would send her fleets attack from the and
Japan would send her fleets attack from the And they
could join and mnge very happily via the Panama Canal
That why the canal fortified AND WHY 1T WILL STAY
FORTIFIED.
The citizens who object to fertilization
ec very reasonable rule that American coastwse ships
shall the Some who have been made
into angomanacs declare that is disgrace charge for
egn 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 coaswe trade objec
ton to freeing ships from taxation preposeous
For today we ask Senators and the President of the United
question United permits its
go through Canal without pay
ing the privilege that anything than slight SUB
SIDY?
Do not all European nations substitute THEIR ships when
they choose?
England subsidies ships may them for
transports time of She pays the subsidy order
courage the building of ships.
Germany pays very liberal subsidies to her mercantile
The German people taxed many millions for this sub
sidy.
Whether you give cash form of a subsidy a steam
ship company whether you permit steamships avoid the pay
ment of certain tolls what is the dference7
No foreign could possibly object to the United
States substituting its coastwise vessels
If it ridiculous and if unwise for the
United States give up rights and declare itself in the wrong
when it actually ACTING JUSTLY, the Panama situation
could be solved easily.
We could say coaswise shipping The Brit
h the Germans and anomaniac nobs at home object
free tolls for your ships We friendly and satisfy the
DIRECTORS.
Therefore your ships go 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 to establish subsidy for
all ships passing the Atlantic Pacific
through the canal
that subsidy will amount to EXACTLY THE
AMOUNT OF THE TOLL THAT 1T COSTS TO GO THROUGH
THE CANAL.
tax to through the American canal But to beat the devil
around the stump Wen give you subsidy exactly equal the
tax that you pay
Will any in the Senate declare that England any
other country would have right object United
substituting coasw trade between the United States and
coasts?
Certainly not
Then why object to giving ships what in effect
small subsidy, by freeing them from the canal tolls?
Monroe big enough declare that the people of the
United States could manage the north south
America not the nation of to-day big enough the
Panama Canal?