Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
England Uses Her OWN Canal
to Build Up Her Own
Commerce

And Mr. Wilson Bandly Proposes to Permit Her to Use
OUR Canal for the Same Purpose.

England built and owns the suez Canal We built the
Panama Canal and believe own it.
English ships use the Canal and pay the tolls BUT
ENGLAND PAYS BACK ALL SUCH TOLLS IN REBATES TO
THE BRITISH VESSELS THAT PAY THEM
This of course exactly the admitting British ships
free to the suez CANA.
The advantage British shipping enormous has made
the British feet the master of the Eastern trade 1t
has carried the British flag Aac and African ports
and has vastly enriched the British people
Naturally England regards her suez only
right proper The ships of other nations in the same trade
are penaized British ships enabled charge low freight
rates and monopoze the trade The ports of London and Liver
pool are With profits from their Eastern steam
ship lines British sopowner have been enabled to build fleets
for the American American traffic and to gain
teal monopoly of the
1t was the immense benefits conferred British shipping
by the Canal that first led the French to undertake the
building the Panama Canal And it was the purpose of the
French after they had built the canal for the advan
tage of their own commerce.
But the French failed in Panama and the United States
taking up the work, carried it out successfully
American people willingly bore the great cost of con-
strucon They looked forward to the day when the canal
should build up American shipping restore the American flag
to the seas build the and the interior by increased
commerce and lower freight rates.
But England cmging firmly to her monopoly at sues
objected violently any advantage in the American
Canal
The first protest from the Canadian Pacific Railroad
owned in England directors of the road foresaw me
date lowering of freight rates the minute water competition
opened
protest echoed by the British shpowners They
American competition the which they had come
to regard as their own exclusive property,
No particular attention was paid by Americans this
giant British attitude first seemed natural enough that
Britain should be dspeased at the prospect of greater
American commerce In the past American in any important
office has worried very much British dissatisfaction which
began with and has continued internationally
since
But to the amazement of patriotic Americans President
of United States although pledged by the party platform
which he accepted open Canal ships suddenly
took the British view of the controversy.
the present situation brought about The Presi
joined by Eu Root who always opposed the
pie States and by Andrew Carnegie who has
of uniting the nations under the British flag
Encouraged by this support the President carried the fight
into House and forced the congressman
in that body to their leaders and follow his lead
Fortunately it will be nearly two months before the next
fgh-whh will take place in the Senate The American peo
pie thoroughly aroused They have tamey sub
mitted to Great Britain and they will
And to demand to turn over to them OUR their
own terms when they refuse all other nations equal terms
their own canal piece arrogance of which only the British
sturdy American fashion.