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

Here an extract from very interesting received by
Senator German who the Senate leaders the fight
the Canal of benefit TO the American
people:
reapssGns the
the tolls that granting free
tolls to American ships he will DO building up monopoly
fact that all contracts which have been made within the past tow
months for the carriage of freight between the Eastern and Western
the contain rates being
providing there tolls and the other rate tolls
THE SECOND RATE IS EXACTLY THE FIRST RATE PLUS
THE TOLLS so THAT MAKE ONE PARTICLE
DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
But the merchant in New York
San Francisco and to the consume !" both places NV
Of course the will of the pocket of the
1t always does.
There will be advantage naturally enough to American
shipping tolls American shipping will be built by
the added that will to it through the canal
you may depend that if tolls charged will be the
people, not the shipownes, who will pay them.
On every box oranges from Los Angeles for
New York the interior proportion of the tolls win be
sessed The merchant who buys the oranges must pay this He
will take it out of the
The same be goods of salmon of um-
be of everything that from the Pacific Coast And
every Pacific product necessity the Eastern Coast
and in the interior.
Vice versa California and Western people will be taxed
their full share of all the tolls western bound manufactured
goods which also necessities.
And do forget that the railroads whose freight charges
aye absolutely by transportation will raise their
rates dollar for every dollar of tolls and that the merchants
10 pay these rates will force the people pay them
So whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
your petroleum products by land you will pay
them if tolls exaoted for the of the Canal by American
ships
1t important that this of controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people
1t is important that the people should know that if tire
things they they cheaper
and start will be made bringing down the exortonate
of living.
By this time the people know just how little the Wilson
tariff did toward that end They know that prices be
reduced they must be reduced in other way,
There is possible fear of ship monopoly in America
There is very grave fear of ship monopoly by
Britain which will send what few ships engaged the
coastwise carrying trade to the boneyards
With tolls for American ships the railroads monopoze
the trade fixing their rates to suit themselves while English
ships paying starvation wages will the canal both ways
divert trade that should be conducted between the American
coasts to its own ports.
AS for South American business which was one of the
promises of the Canal that will be placed forever beyond the
reach of American shipping.
Already popular sentiment the toll subject is flooding
the Senate The arrogant attempt of Great Britain tell
how shall conduct Canal has been deeply by
Americans.
But this sentiment not be emphatic before the
day when the shall say whether con
tribute oat of pockets TO the further upbudng of
British ship monopoly and American railroad monopoly
while utterly destroy commerce.
The matter perfectly simple the extracts printed the
head of this column have proved.
If tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although monopoly possible-and a larger
feet of American carriers prices will be brought down
If tolls RENTED the ships engaged in the
ryng trade will simply shift that burden to the people the rail
will revise upward bring themselves
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
yourself your family AS American Senator his duty
see that you protected.
Already in New Jersey and in Massachusetts,
shown that the free tolls program highly
unpopular
You will not have chance TO show what you think of it
the polls YOU got chance tell Senator what
you hnk-to tell every member OF the Senate what you think
And you do clearly and forcefuly there will be
danger Senate raying the American surrender of
patronage fughted House Of representatives.