Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15

Senator German who of the Senate leaders in the fight
to make the Canal of benefit to the American
people
The President bs
exemption of
to he will be building a monopoly
this statement proved by the,
which have been made within tho past te"
coasts the anal contain two rates being
there tolls md the other rate tolls are
THE SECOND RATe IS Exactly T4E E'esT RATE Plus
OF DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
NOT
difference the merchant in New York or
San o the in both places
people who really will have to pay the tolls
Of course real will out of the pocket OF the
consumer 1t always does,
There will be advantage naturally enough to American
shipping in free tolls shipping will be built up by
the added traffic that will it through the canal
you may depend that tolls charged will be the
people not the shpowners, who will pay them
every box of oranges that from Los Angeles for
York the interior proportion of the tolls will be as
The merchant who buys the oranges must this He
will take it out of the
same will be Of canned goods of salmon of lum
ber of everything from the Pacific Coast And
every Pacific Coast product necessity the Eastern Coast
and in the interior
Vice versa, California and Western people will be taxed
their full all the tolls westernbound manufactured
goods which also necessities
And do forget railroads whose freight charges
are fixed absolutely by transportation will their
who must pay these rates people pay them
So whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
your petroleum products by you viii pay for
them tolls exaced for the OF the Canal by American
ships.
important that this feature of the Canal controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people.
It important that the people should know that if the
things they need can tolls they viii be cheaper
viii made bringing down the exoronate cost
of living
By this the people know just how little the Wilson
tariff toward that They that if prices be
reduced they must be reduced in other way,
There possible fear Of a ship monopoly in America
is a very grave fear of a ship monopoly by Great
Britain which will send what few ships engaged in the
coastwiso carrying trade the boneyards
With tolls American ships the railroads will monOpoze
the trade fixing their suit themselves while English
ships paying starvation will use the canal both ways
to divert trade should be conducted between the American
to It's ports,
AS for the South American business, which of the
promises the Canal that will be placed forever beyond the
reach Of American shipping
Already popular sentiment on the toll subject is flooding
Senate The arrogant attempt of Great Britain to tell
how shall conduct Canal has been deeply resented by
Americans
But this sentiment be made emphatic before the
day comes Senate shall say whether
tribute out Of our pockets the further upbudng of
British ship monopoly and American railroad monopoly,
while we utterly destroy commerce
perfectly simple the printed at the
head Of this column have proved.
tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although monopoly possbleand result of larger
feet of American prices will be brought down.
II tolls RENTED the ships engaged in the
ryng trade will simply shift that burden the people the rail
roads will upward to bring themselves added
profit, and the necessities Of life will advance
MAKE YOUR SENATOR UNDERSTAND THAT BE
SURE THAT HE HEARS FROM YOU
As American citizen you interested in protecting
fond,v A. ie
to see that you protected.
Already New Jersey and Massachusetts election re
suits have shown that the free tolls surrender program highly
unpopular
You will have chance to show what you think OF it at
the polls But have chance TO tell Senator what
tlnto tell every member Of the Senate what you think
And you do clearly and forcefuy there viii be
nger Of the Senate ratyng the un American surrender OF
tronage lrghted House Of Representatives