Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-25
Presidential Haste in Canal
Legislation


wonder that President Wilson is hurrying with all
possible speed repeal the Canal Tolls the
newspapers of yesterday morning and evening that he
is no wonder that President Wilson sits the Sabbath
day with his advisers the canal question the
dispatches report him doing,
Because President Wilson the great reaction that rs
ing against policy of surrender England in
this matter Every day of delay and of discussion and of
deberaton emphasizes the protest of the real American spirit
against this I'm American policy.
That meeting in New York last Friday, presided
Justice of the Supreme Court and addressed by public
speakers wide repute emphasizes the American protest
The meetings from the Pacific coast to the coast of Maine
add emphasis to the national disapproval
The outspoken great organizations commercial and
patriotic throughout country the President that public
opinion beating strong against the spirit and temper of his
amazing speech before the House of Representatives.
In the House of Representatives which is the people
branch of the Government real great Democratic leaders like
Champ Clark Underwood Claude Kitchn Frank Dore
mus Frank Clark and Fitzgerald of New York the very
leaders of the Democratic House in solid and patriotic array
against the English capituaton.
1t is not strange that President his clearheaded and
seeing intelligence should realize that time to understand
all that needed to the sentiment OF the republic against
the unnecessary and mpoc surrender to monaca England
Every day the long list of genuine Americans who
oppose President every day makes probable that
Executives and almost unlimited over the
legislative branch of the Government may probably be defeated
this essentially American issue.
national honor the matter of the treaty
is frayed FRAGILE and practically discarded the President
himself should that argument it would be easy to quote the
President against himself and show that his plea one of
policy and of national integrity But the President
touched eahry hand if he touched at ALL the argument
of honor he that Congress should give him
grudgngy power this great issue in order that
he might deal with international diplomacy.
President Taft says not question of national honor
Roosevelt says Is Wilson the only President with
sense honor? any doubt Underwood is
a statesman of honor and ethics?
The international complications which the President limited
maeazed The President did not take Congress- his
adviser his confidence and time goes on
shadows under which he the Republic surrender have
not mateazed into substance but practically dsspated by
the clear international skies that above is only the
Anticipated who the outskirts and suburbs of Presden
tial any longer dcreded cry against
the stand clear majority of the upright and unbemished
of the party and of the republic have taken.
On the economic the business interests of the country
Saving only the Canadian Pacific and the transconnenal rail
lines that inspired the protest the corporation
attorney, Senator Root to make t) make expert issue
with the President idea that it economic mistake
Secretary of State Knox real diplomat had established
with the English Government the practical recognition of the
right which the American Congress prescribed for
only Root Ehu Root whom the greatest corporation
of his Gay declared be the only lawyer could the cor
poraons what they could do without legal punsmen
Root the American the Tory who revived the
spred and led the English opposition
Give the American people fortnight more and they will
revouonize this Tory surrender the aggressive grspng
policy of England and vndca and inspire Congress
andAmerican shipping with the bold utteance ourrghts
which the only policy that has brought England
in peace
1t not in accord with the great the great repon
sibes of President Wilson haste upon the Sen
ate and the House the consideration of this great question It
worthy of time is worthy of elaboration above all il
demands opportunity for the American people to express their
and their wishes upon of greatest questions that
has ever concerned both their liberty and their prosperity