Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
Do Not Foreign Nations Favor
Their Own Shipping?
There Any Difference Between SUBSIDIES for European Steam
ships and Free Use Of OUR OWN CANAL for our Shps2

( SHIPS and Free Use OF OUR OWN CANAL tor Ships?
The people United States Canal
spent hundreds of millions building it.
They bought and paid the land They opened
door from the Atlantic the Pacific They have created quick
passageway from the west to the east coast.
This possibility of sending warshps from to the
other would be the greatest to the United States IF WE
DID NOT ABSOLUTELY CONTROL AND FoRTIFY THE
CANAL.
England and other countries object fortifyng
canal
They might say to who builds new door to his
house, You must not put lock that door may
get in without your consent"
The canal FORTIFIED and controlled by the United States
is protection doubling the value of fighting feet
The canal UNPROTECTED, would great menace to
country enabling the fleets of the enemy quickly
coast to the other.
gent citizen knows it,
And England does always would do she
appreciated gentle character
England is the u.s. Japan the England
and Japan have each powerful fleets.
AND ENGLAND AND JAPAN ARE ALLIES
The treaty between them compe go the assistance
of the other in of
would be very comfortable for England and Japan they
SHOULD trouble United States AND PAN
ANA CANAL WERE NOT FORTIFIED
England would send her fleets attack from the and
Japan would send her fleets attack from the And they
That why the canal is fortified AND WHY 1T WILL STAY
FORTIFIED.
The citizens object fertilization of OBJ
ct very reasonable rule that American coaswse ships
shall the canal Free Some statesmen who have been made
anglomanacs declare that disgrace charge for
eign ships and let American ships go free.
a matter of fact only those American ships engaged in
COASTWISE trade will pay tolls And NO foreign ship
under law allowed engage coastwse trade obec
tCn to freeing ships from taxation seems preposerous
For to-day ask Senators and the President of the United
this question When the United permits
coaswse vessels go through the Panama Canal without pay
ing for the privilege that anything than slight SUB
SIDY?
not all European nations subside THEIR ships when
they choose?
England subsidies her ships that may have them for
transports time of She pays the subsidy order to
courage the building of ships.
Germany pays very liberal subsidies to her mercantile
rine The German people taxed many millions for this sub
sidy.
Whether you give cash in the form of subsidy steam
ship company whether you permit steamships avoid the pay
ment of certain tolls, what is the difference?
No foreign government could possibly object the United
States substituting its coastwise vessels
If it ridiculous and it were not unwise for the
United States give its rights and declare itself in the wrong
when it is actually ACTING JUSTLY the Panama situation
could be solved easily
We could say coastwise shipping owners The Brit
h the Germans and angomanac snob object
free tolls for your ships We be friendly and satisfy
DIRECTORS.
Therefore your coasws ships not free through the
Panama Canal, although American money built it.
You must pay your tolls like the British and other ships
when you go through that canal
But the United States has decided establish subsidy
all coastwse ships passing from the Atlantic the Pacific
through the canal
And that subsidy will amount to EXACTLY THE
AMOUNT OF THE TOLL THAT 1T COSTS TO GO THROUGH
THE CANAL
In other words to obige England make you pay
tax to through the American canal But beat the devil
around the stump we give you subsidy exactly equal the
tax that you pay.
Will any in the Senate declare that England or any
other would a