Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
TEN Reasons Why. Congress
Should NotYieId Our Panama
Canal Rights at England's
Demand.


hampered haed the of the canal will be our own
country built and The canal Any foreign power
NAV remit ships Spain has ALREADY oe
cded to Other nations reimburse their hpowner
for all charges encouragement to commerce
England Germany pay subsidies to their snip
owners But President declines to have controversy
with England right give privileges whatsoever TO
our own domestic in our own canal
H.
The CLAYTON Bulwer Treaty bearing the contro
very canal contemplated in that treaty was
never built for the simple that England never fulfilled
her part understanding The Clayton Buer Treaty con
tempated construction OF neroceanc canal jointly by
the Great Britain and the United States In
period of political tmidity with civil war threatening our o
eminent in 1850 hesated Upon great project with
out cooperation The United States had carrier
by treaty with the Central States Ganada) procured
permission canal but England formally demand
party the enterprise Believing that England
would supply part the funds the United States yielded Ha
ing secured treaty England did nothing The
foe Treaty fifty years later superseded and abrogated the
earlier treaty Canal then became an exclusively
American enterprise The only for the Hay
Treaty the repeal Of the older one
Article of the treaty says the United States shall
enjoy all rights ownership except indicated in the
treaty shall enjoy exclusive control and power over the canal
and shall make and establish the rates This article is
quoted by the advocates of Great Britain claims But 1t
is controlling. The next article 90 provides
@Yhe canal be free open rosscs u commerce
aud Of OF OBSERVING THESE ~ LES o" terms
equality hat There ha be no discrimination d9e"'t
mn OF hc conditions OF chpgcs Of raff o.
otclrisc and horgcs shan be met ami equitable
In other words the United adopts the rules and it
guarantees equality NOT with itself to all other nations but
equality the nations obeyng its rules The disorimina
ton between United States and other nations e. the off
ference between the and the landlord is in the terms OF
the treaty itself.
If the of Great Britain that it is not an American
canal canal true then it must nece
sar follow warshps of the United States are upon
exactly the footing the warshps of Great Britain be-
treaty provides that vessels of war OF begren
shall revicua take any stores in the most
extraordinary proposition Cumins has well stated
applies United States that has ever been advanced by
President the United States is at reduced to
the gatekeeper and toll collector of the Panama
Canal and its righful owner
Henry Cabot Lodge has stated that such an inter
probation Britain maessuppored by President
wison-had expressed at the time he would never
chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations have
reported Hay treaty the Senate and could
never adopted President Taft good lawyer
Cured in this view.
The tolls granted American ships applies only
to does apply TO American ships in
foreign commerce latter Congress has put the ships
of all nations including upon equality tolls The
act Congress granting tolls shipping
discriminate against foreign ships because foreign
ships permitted engage that trade This has been true
nearly century No foreign ship clear from
American port with cargo any other American port that
right is reserved exclusively to American ships.
vi
a Of tho Democratic party because it
believed that would make for cheap food and otherwise
by cheapenng the transportation be-
the Pacific and the Atlantic seaboard One of the pr
mary objects building the develop compet
with the transcontnental railroads ship of 5000
bringing from Southern California York
charged $4,000 tells going through the canal that $4,000 will
only added the price the food ratabls addition
VIII made the price every food transported by rail
roads the continent because the water rate viii fix the
land rate.
VII
has interpreted her treaties regard
ing equality and port charges seeks compel
United interpret the Hay aunceote treaty
Treaty Of Commerce between the United States and
Britain signed 1915 provides that higher other
charges shall imposed the ports His Britannia
Eaiesty Europe vessels the United