The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-02-20

success of America is largely at stake.
 But apart from the question to whether our national honor would be impaired in our adverse to England interpretation of the doubtful clauses mentioned the American people are gradually becoming convinced that the prosperity ot AmerI- ca would be retarded upon the d1scrm1nat1on against either England or any other nation. The question of the actual economic advlsabl1ty ot granting exemption to American ships engaged in coast-wise traffic IS Ill grea- part forgotten by those who ccntcrd for the reeCta1ct ot thc Eng !;sh demands. His Is of far greater importance of all the phases of the Panama canal tolls treaty with England. While we perhaps would be per fectly within our honorable rights in constructing those certain ambiguous words as we see fit' the far greater question of our national prosperity IS at stake.
 The best informed of our legislators are ad- rnitting that to admit American ships free of charges would surely result to injury the can al should be treated exactly any other world wide enterprise and that IS that 1t should be made to be self-sustainng and yield sufficient funds to pay the interest and principal on the bonds issued by the American people for the purpose ot its con- struction Apart from this income, probably no loss would result in making the charges ot such nature that profit would result as IS the manner of operation of the Suez canal which from its be- ginning under private capital, has been very l profitable The Suez canal IS operated absolutely without discrimination, the ships of every nation being admitted on exactly the same terms To grant American shipping free passage ot the canal would result in an increase of the tolls charged the ships of other nations, thereby working an mus tice But the great injury would be to the United
 States, which, should it create the enormous mon opoly of free passage ot Amerlcan shlps' would
 work great injury to itself.
 How many Americans could be found who
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 in building and operating strictly in the favor of
 Americans railway the continent? Grant
 ed that the United States will build railway through Alaska, as now appears to be matter ol a few years would the correct administration of the railway permit that we allow all Americans to use the highway free, of charge, and that other s nations citizens be compelled to pay charges! s Such an arrangement would not appeal to any large portion of Americans, they knowing that Iinterninable difficulties would be encountered IT such operation, and that disaster would be the final result. Such railway would be completely parallel illustration to the free adittance of Am ercan shipping to the canal, each being built by
 the American people that their commerce m1gh > be hastened, and that the people all considered - might benefit thereby.
 y While we should, and will, have the entire mastery of the operation of the canal and will un j. doubtedly exercise this authority in all points e whether or not that operation conflicts with tn l. wishes of England, 1t IS now appearing that al
 vessels to pass through the canal will be requlret
 to pay the same tolls; from the avowed belief
 of Wilson concerning the question, and from tn
 fact that congress is practiced in the doing of hi :, opinions right will be followed The question c N x, notifications, no matter in what light Englan :, views the matter, will be settled by our author # ties as they see best for their country Any con # tingency that may arise in the operation of tn ,l canal affecting the welfare Of Amer1ca, will @ settled in Americas favor. The majority a Americas men of commercial affairs are now
 favor of the lack of discrimination in the oPeratlo
 of the canal and their beliefs will likely be follow ed in the repeal of the provision providing tor d1 70 crimination The fact is that the question ot or a foregoing national honor in our interpretation ( e+ the dubious clauses of the HayPauncetote treat n is not the greatest of the present ag1tat1o ,t at Washington the real question is the matter a injury or benefits accruing from the free adnl s tance of American vessels.
 America may preserve its national honor u s- impaired no matter in what manner she constru m the provisions of the treaty with England. A at parently her prosperity will be increased by tl re adittance of the vessels of all nations upon e.ac re- y the same plane of charges. The idea of admi g- ting American vessels free of charg
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