Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-20
TEN Reasons Why Congress
Should NOtYield Our Panama
Canal Rights at Englands
Demand.

and hacled as to the use of the will
country built and the canal Any foreign power
may paid by s ships Spain has already de-
ded Other nations reimburse their shpowners
for Canal charges encouragement to commerce
England and Germany pay enormous subsidies 10 tne snip
owners But President Wilson declines ito have controversy
with England right privileges whatsoever 10
domestic commerce in our own canal
The Clayton Bulwer Treaty has bearing on the contro
The contemplated in that treaty was
never built for the simple England fulfilled
her part understanding The Clayton Buwer Treaty con-
empaed the construction Of nteroceanc canal jointly oy
the of Great Britain and the United States In
period of political tmidty with civil threatening our Gov
hestated to enter great project with
out Great Brtan cooperation The United States had earlier
by treaty with the Central American States Granada procured
permission canal but England formally demand
party the enterprise Believing that England
would supply part the funds the United States yielded Hav
ing secured the treaty England did nothing The
Treaty yone later superseded and abrogated the
earlier treaty Panama Canal then became exclusively
American enterprise The only for the Hay Pauncefote
Treaty the repeal of the older one
Article of the new treaty says that the United States shall
enjoy all rights of ownership except as indicated in the
treaty shall enjoy exclusive control and the canal
shall make all rules and establish the rates This article
never quoted by the advocates Brans claims But it
is controlling The next article (S) provides
shall DC free and open 70 nc rees Of commerce
and Of all THESE RULES on terms
Of entire equality shall discrimination against
such ndo" 4" respect Of ne conditions Or charges o rar
In other words the United adopts the rules and it
guarantees equality NOT itself all other nations but
equality all the nations obeng its rules The discrimna
ton between United States and other nations, e. the d
ference the tenants and the landlord is in the terms Of
the treaty itself
If the contention Britain that it is not American
canal but an American canal true then it must
sary follow the warshps of the United States are upon
exactly footing the warshps of Great Britain be
treaty provides that vessels of of begerent
shall not take any in the Canalhe most
extraordinary proposition Senator Cummns has well stated
applies the United States that has ever been advanced by
is the United States is at reduced
the rank of gatekeep and toll collector Of the Panama
Canal and is not its rightfu owner.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge has stated that
probation Great Britain makessuppored by President
wlson-had been expressed at the time he would never
chairman of the Senate Committee Foreign Relations have
reported treaty the Senate and it could
been adopted President Taft good lawyer
CURED in this view
freedom Of tolls granted American ships applies only
domestic does apply to American ships
foreign AS the latter Congress has put the ships
of all nations including equality to tolls The
of Congress granting free tolls shipping
discriminate against foreign ships foreign
ships permitted engage that trade This has been true
for nearly century No foreign ship clear from any
American port with cargo any other American port
right is reserved exclusively to American ships.
tolls is doctrine of the Democratic party because
believed that would make for cheap food and otherwise
benefit by cheapng the transportation be-
the Pacific and the Atlantic seaboard One of the
mary objects building the develop compet
on with the rancontinenta railroads ship of 5000 tons
burden bringing food from Southern California York.
charged $4,000 tolls in going through the that $4,000
only added the price
win be made the price of every of food transported by rail
roads the continent because the water rate will fix the
land
Great Britain has interpreted her treaties
ing equality of and charges seeks compel
the United States interpret the Hay Paunceote treaty
The Treaty of Commerce between the United States
Great Britain signed 1916 provides that higher other
duties charges shall be imposed the of His Britannia
Maesty territories in Europe the vessels United