Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
TEN Reasons Why Congress
Should NOtYieId Our Panama
Canal Rights at England's
Demand.

Congress repeats granting American domestic com
merce free Canal the only power the world
hampered the of the canal will be our own
country built and the canal ANY foreign power
may remit the tolls paid by its own ships SPAN mas aeaoy %
cded other nations reimburse their shpoWnerS
for all Panama Canal charges commerce
England and Germany pay enormous subsidies to their SNIP
owners But President declines to have controversy
England right to give privileges whatsoever 10
domestic commerce in our own canal
II
The Clayton ulwer Treaty bearing the contro
Anglo canal contemplated in that treaty was
never built simple that England never funeo
part the understanding The Clayton Buwer Treaty CON
of nterocean1c canal Jolnt py
the Britain and the United States In
period political tmdity with civil threatening our Gov
ernmcnt enter Upon great project with
Great Brans cooperation The United States had Garner
by treaty with the Central American States ranada procured
permission to construct but England formally demand
cd to be party the enterprise Believing that England
supply part the funds the United States yielded Hav
ing treaty England did nothing The HayPaunce
Treaty fifty later superseded and aorogaeu he
earlier eaty The Canal then became exclusively
enterprise The only for the HeyPaunceote
Treaty the repeal Of the older one
III
Article treaty says that the United States shall
enjoy rights of ownership except indicated in the
treaty shall enjoy exclusive control and power over the canal
and shall make ali establish the rates This article
quoted the advocates of Great Britain claims But
is controlling. The next article 80 provides
rto ceuoi icc RESETS
aad Of ,rar Of an NC THESE ri LIS terms
~ entire equality Discrimination apatnst
respect p ne conditions Or cha0es o. teife
conditions ard chdgcs shat be inst and 'qaa6
In other words the United adopts the rules and
guarantees equality with itself to all other nations but
equality of all the nations obeyng its rules The dsormna
ton between United States and other nations e. the dit
ference between and the landlord is in the terms OF
the treaty itself
of Great Britain that is not an American
canal but Anglo American canal true then 1t must neCes
sary the warshps of the United States are upon
exactly footing the warshps of Great Britain be-
treaty provides that vessels OF OF begerent
shall not take any stores in the canal most
extraordinary proposition Senator Cummns has well stated
if applies United that has been advanced by
President the United States at reduced to
the rank gaekeper and toll collector of the Panama
Canal and is not its rightful owner,
Senator Henry Lodge stated that If such inter
probation Great Britain makessupported by President
wsonhad been at the time he would never as
chairman Senate Committee Foreign Relations have
Pauncefote treaty the Senate and 1t could
been adopted President Taft good lawyer con-
CURED in this view.
The freedom of tolls granted ships applies only
to domestic apply American ships in
foreign the latter Congress has put the ships
of all nations including equality as to tolls The
Congress granting free tolls shipping
against foreign ships because foreign
ships permitted engage that trade This has been true
for nearly century No foreign ship clear from
port with cargo any other American port that
right reserved exclusively to American ships.
vi
tolls doctrine of the Democratic party because
would cheap food and otherwise
benefit by cheapenng the rates of transportation be-
the Pacific and the Atlantic seaboard One of the p
building the canal develop water compe
with the transcontinenta railroads If ship of 5000 tons
bringing food from Southern California to New York
charged $4,000 tolls going through the canal that $4,000 will
only added the price the food but ratab addition
win be made the price of every food transported by rail
the continent the will fix the
land
VII
Great Britain has interpreted her treaties regard
equality and port charges she seeks compel
the United States interpret the Hay Pauncefoe treaty