Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-16

Here from very interesting letter received by
Senator Norman who of the Senate leaders in the hight
to make Canal of benefit to the American
people
that his principal reason for ep'as the
exemption Of the granting free
American ships he will be building up monopoly
real Inherit this statement proved by the
been made within the past fe"
months for the carriage freight
coasts opening contain being
providing tolls md the other rate if tolls are
THE SECOND RATE IS EXACTLY THE FIRST RATE Plus
THE TOLLS, so MAKE ONE PARTICLE
OF DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
OR NOT
difference the merchant in New York or
San ranots to he both places
These tho who really will have to pay the tolls
Of course the real cost of the pocket of the
consumer 1t always does.
There will be advantage naturally enough to American
shipping tolls American shipping will be built up by
the added traffic that will to it through the canal
you may depend that tolls charged will be the
people not the shpowners, who will pay them.
every oranges that from Los Angeles for
New York the interior proportion of the tolls will be as
sessed The merchant who buys the must this He
will take it out of the
The will be of canned goods of salmon Of lum
ber of everything that from the Pacific Coast And
every Pacific Coast product necessity the Eastern Coast
and in the interior
Vice versa California and Western people will be taxed
their full share of all the tolls western bound manufactured
goods which also necessities.
And do forget that the railroads. whose freight charges
fixed absolutely by water transportation will raise their
dollar every dollar tolls that the merchants
who pay these rates will force the people pay them
So whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
your petroleum products by land you will pay for
them tolls exacted for the of the Canal by American
ships.
1t is important that this feature of the Canal controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people
1t important that the people should know that the
things they need be carried free of tolls they will be cheaper
and will be made in bringing down the extoronate
of living.
By this time the people just how little the Wilson
tariff did toward that end They know that prices to be
reduced they must be reduced in other way.
There possible fear of a ship monopoly in America
There is very grave fear of ship monopoly by Great
Britain which will send what few ships engaged the
> 1oastwise carrying trade to the boneyards.
With tolls for American ships the railroads will monopoze
the trade fixing their suit themselves while English
ships paying starvation wages will both ways
divert trade that should be conducted between the American
coasts to its ports
As for the South American business which one of the
promises of the Canal that will be placed forever beyond the
reach of American shipping
Already popular sentiment the toll subject flooding
the Senate The arrogant attempt of Great Britain tell
shall conduct Canal has been deeply resented by
Americans.
But this sentiment not be made emphatic before the
day when the Senate shall say whether con
tribute of pockets the further upbuding of
British ship monopoly and American railroad monopoly
while utterly destroy
The matter perfectly simple the extracts printed at the
head of this column have proved.
If tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although monopoly possible and result larger
of American carriers prices will be brought down
If tolls not RENTED the ships engaged in the car
rying trade will simply shift that burden to the people the
roads will revise upward bring themselves an added
profit and the necessities of life will advance
MAKE YOUR SENATOR UNDERSTAND THAT BE
SURE THAT HE HEARS FROM YOU
As American citizen you interested in protecting
yourself and your family AS American Senator is his duty
to that you protected
Already in New Jersey and Massachusetts election re
suits have that the tolls program is highly
unpopular
You will not have chance show what you think of it at
the polls But have got chance tell Senator what
you thnkto tell every member OF the Senate you think
And if you do clearly and forcefuy there will be no
danger of the Senate ratyng the American
patronage frghted House of Representatives.