Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

to face through the embrogo with Mexico with situation
which would confront in connection with the Panama
canal if the party of the second part were Japan instead OF
neghborng republic dictatorship.
Those who been advocating repeal Of the canal toll
act the ground that such exemption for our American
coastwise shipping in violation of the HayPauncefoe
treaty say "Of in of hostes would not per-
NIT the battle craft of Mexico Japan any other nation
with which at to enter the Panama canal
In other words the "repealers would violate the very
treaty they profess to regard sacred whenever it be-
for interest in shater the provisions there
of. They try to uphold their by saying eve are
talking about in time of peace. In of
the situation would be entirely different"
IT, however, have right in the Panama canal
than England any other nation they aege by what
stretch of the imagination could and defy all nations
in war?
The section of the treaty which the repeaers" quote
distinctly says he canal shall be free and open to the
vessels Of and of of all Nations How then
if their contention be valid stop warshps of other
nations from using the Panama canal admit that
ships have right the Panama canal than those
of any other nation?
The "repeaers" in of hoist by their
peard If they correct in their Interpretation of the
treaty then could not keep out of the canal the warshps
of Japan than exclude ships of commerce
controlled by the transcontinental railways
The whole trouble that the repeaers refuse to read
all the sections of the HayPauncefote treaty and apply those
provisions ntelgently to the whole situation They make
out that Secretary Hay of the greatest diplomats and
statesmen this nation has produced taken into camp"
happened.
Let take up the two sections relating to this matter
of American sovereignty in the order in which they
sidered by Hay and Pauncefote.
Article H. after providing for the construction of the
by the United States with money however OBJ
taned proceeds follows: "The said government shall
have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction
well the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and
management Of the canal
of the rights of construction would be the fortca
ton of the canal and it's protection also by baeshps
which discussed by Secretary Hay reporting the
goiaon of the treaty We certainly could not protect the
canal if enemy craft had right into the canal
in spite of with the probability of the sinking of OBJ
oete craft in the locks and thus blocking the free passage
of batteshps between the Atlantic and the Pacific
for which purpose than any other to the
expense of constructing this interoceanic waterway
Having provided that the United States should have all
the rights incident to ownership and construction
derook that The canal shall be free and to the
of commerce and of war all nations observing
these rules"
this word "free that the canal shall be free
from tolls free to the bateshps Of all nations under
all circumstances? Certainly not? Only long all
tons observe these rules including the section the repeal
quote, they entitled to equal treatment by
When nation engages in with then have the
right to exercise all the rights incident construction of
the canal under the first section quoted
the right regulate coastwise shipping
fit while giving other nations equal treatment foreign
commerce in which compete with them.
The nub of the question is not whether should
empt coastwse shipping from the payment of tolls
but whether should refuse exempt the that
have right incident to construction to regulate the
Panama canal with reference to the warshps of other
TONS
If have right to exclude Japan warcraft from the
Panama canal in of with the Japs then have
built the waterway in vain.
Il read the provision that "the United States shall
have and all the rights incident to such construction
well the exclusive right of providing for the regulation
and management of the canal along with the section which
tk1 and
open the vessels Of and of of ali nations OBJ
serving these rules" then violate treaty in either
peace war, when exercise those rights
When have assured this American sovereignty
the Panama canal which people determined to i'm
peril then will be time to discuss again the question
whether it is expedient Ia grant coastwse ship
ping free tolls