Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15

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people
The President reapesne the
exemption the tolls that granting free
American ships he will DO building up monopoly
merit this statement proved by the
all which have been made within the past -"
coasts opening contain being
tolls and the other rate tolls are
THE SECOND RATE is EXACTLY TIE FIRST RATE Plus
DIFFERENCE TO THE SHIP WHETHER IT PAYS THE TOLLS
San Francisco and to the consumer in both places
These the people who really will have to pay the tolls
OF course the real will out of the pocket OF the
consumer 1t always does.
will be advantage naturally enough to American
shipping tolls for American shipping will be built up by
the added traffic will it through the canal
But you may depend that tolls charged will be the
people, not the shipowners, who will pay them.
On every box of oranges that Angeles
New York the interior proportion of the tolls will be as
sesed The merchant who buys the oranges must this He
will take it out of the
The will be true of canned goods of salmon OF lum
ber of everything that from the Pacific Coast And
every product necessity the Eastern Coast
and in the interior.
Vice versa California and Western people will be taxed
all the tolls bound manufactured
goods, which also necessities
forget the railroads whose freight charges
are fixed absolutely by transportation will raise their
rates dollar for every dollar of tolls and that the merchants
who pay these rates will force the people to pay them
So whether you get your fruit your wheat your lumber
your petroleum products by land you will pay for
them tolls exaCd for the of the Canal by American
ships.
important that this feature the Canal controversy
should be thoroughly understood by the people
1t important that the people should know that if the
things they need be carried free of tolls they will be cheaper
and start will be made bringing down the exOrtonate cost
of living
By this time the people know just how little the Wilson
f6otn thoa h
reduced they be reduced in other way.
There is possible fear of ship monopoly in America
There is very fear of ship monopoly by Great
Britain which will send what few ships engaged the
coastwise carrying trade to the boneyards.
With tolls for American ships the railroads will monopoe
trade fixing their suit themselves while English
ships paying wages will the canal both ways
divert that should be conducted between the American
coasts to its ports,
As for the South American business which of the
promises of the Canal that will be placed beyond the
reach of American shipping.
Already popular sentiment on the toll subject is flooding
The arrogant attempt of Great
shall conduct Canal has been deeply by
Americans.
But this sentiment can not be made too emphatic before the
day when the shall say whether
tribute pockets the further upbuding of
British ship monopoly and American railroad monopoly
while utterly destroy commerce.
The perfectly simple the extracts printed
head of this column have proved
tolls RENTED American shipping will be increased
although monopoly possbeand result of larger
of American carriers prices will be brought down
If tolls are RENTED ships engaged the car
ryng will simply shift that burden the people the rail
will upward bring themselves added
profit and the necessities Of life will advance.
MAKE YOUR SENATOR UNDERSTAND THAT. BE
SURE THAT HE HEARS FROM YOU.
As an American citizen you interested protecting
yourself and your family American Senator his duty
to that you protected.
Already in New Jersey and in Massachusetts election
shown the free tolls surrender program highly
unpopular
You will not have a show what you think Of It
the polls you got chance TO tell your Senator what
think tell every member of the Senate what you think
And If you do clearly and forceuly there will be
anger Of the Senate afying the American surrender OF
tronage tughted House Of Representatives,
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