Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
GRAVES AROUSES
QUAKER CITY
OVER TOLLS
Be Diplomatic With One Hand,
Build BattIeships With Other,
He Advises.


paxsioned plea by John Temple
Graves, associate editor of the Hearst
newspapers, against surrender of
American rights in the Panama Ca
nal, for firm policy as to Mexico,
and for preparedness for war, closed
q, meeting of the American Academy
of Political and Social Science in
Witherspoon Hall Great enthusiasm
was evoked by Mr.. Graves.
Mr.. Graves followed Senator Gore,
]. Morgan Shuster and Representa-
tive f. w. Townsend, of New Jersey,
all of whom spoke for the Wilson pol
icy.
Il challenge the President of the
United States as to the consistency
of his position for the surrender Of
American rights to the Panama Ca
1al" Mr.. Graves said.
His policy is un-American, his
'watchful waiting is not in accord
with the spirit of our forefathers A
real firm American policy would have
precluded the present crisis in MeXi-
co.
Every nation should protect the
lives and property of its citizens.
England no more wants war with us
than we want war with England. We
must uphold our international rela-
tons with such vigor that all other
nations will respect US Prepared :
Tess for war is the best guarantee of
peace.
Must Not Truckle."
ut is better that the Panama Canal
we're damned with granite than that
our rights in the Panama Canal were
felinquished We must not truckle to
foreign nations We are big enough
to lick any nation under the sun. We
licked England twice as baby.
Englands shield is England's navy.
For the same reason we should build
eattleships in order TO say. You must
keep peace with us.
Let us have a strong. vigorous,
Cesolute policy. Let US have peace,
but not at the loss of self-respect.
And ! believe we are going TO have
the present policy changed, if the
public meetings being held to discuss
the crisis in the Mexican situation
and the Panama Canal tolls question
Is any criterion.
Since President Wilson and his
platform have made the exemption
from tolls a doubtful matter under the
treaty why should the doubt be re-
solved wholly in favor of England
Did England ever resolve a doubtful
treaty against herself?
For Diplomacy and Warshps.
81 favor the policy of shaking hands
with foreign nations in a diplomatic
way with our right hand and build
ing battleships with our left hand. We
can not afford to truckle and hesi-
tate.
The policy of watchful waiting is
increasing all the difficulties
Senator Gore has said just what
the President would have him say
but I believe in conserving the CO.
ordinate power of the American Sen
ate and have still larger faith in the
popular opinion which shall make it.
elf felt at Washington about the in
depreciation of the Panama Canal
treaty.
Must we cover before mailed fist
and surrender the discussion of right
and wrong Interpretation of doubtful
treaties? Free coastwise ships wou;r
revive American shipping and save
10 the United States the $300000.0G0 a
year which we pay now to foreign
ships to carry American goods
The policy of watchful waiting has
cot the Administration into such a
muddle in Mexico that it is afraid 10
move hand or foot in any direction,
but at the start of the trouble 5000
American soldiers could have march
ed to the capital of Mexico and saved
the slaughter of thousands.
Waiting Price Is Blood.
1T is the policy OF Watchful wait
ing, the spineless policy, that mas
counted the blood of hundreds NJ
Americans as not worthy protecting,
but has got terribly scared by the
death of one Englishman, Benton,
why is that? | win tell you. 1t
is because England is accustomed to
protect the lives and property of ner
subjects and has a big navy. which IS
likewise the only thing that will COM
mand respect for Americans.
The Mexican case - like. nettle;
clasp it lightly, it stings; grasp il
firmly and it is harmless. ! believe
In peace. but only in peace with hon
or and justice, the kind Of peace that
Cleveland obtained in the case of
Venezuela.
The policy OF watchful waiting, the
policy Of paltering and trembling. iaNs
us subject TO the greatest embarrass-
ments. 1t invites foreign powers to
disregard any command we under
take to make. as the Mexican Dicta-
Tor has already learned to despise
President Wilson's suggestions to re-
sign ,
The big audience shouted and WINS
tied its delight when Mr. Graves de-
Clared
IF we continue in our policy Of
watchful waiting. every nation VIII
soon apply the toe of their boots 10
that part Of our political anatomy
which will send us hurting down the
pathway of national decline and mis-
cradle subserviency.
III we are to have n real American
foreign policy that Will win us the
respect Of other nations, we must
conserve the lives and property of
every American citizen under the sun.
n we are to have real American
foreign policy, we should protect
those things established by the con-
stitution Of the United states.
on another occasion the audience
was aroused to a dramatic pitch when
Mr.. Graves turned to }, 6. kasl' OF
Harvard University. and sal1;
We love to listen to the sort suaNe
talk of these Jauanese gentlemen woo
come to our shores, we love to give
them a hospitabe greeting, but ten
YOU. my countrymen, that tnlus
10 do Is to shake hands with them
with one hand and build battIeshlps
with the other