Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-04

ton from tollsf American ships us
ing the Panan Canal, many persons
have expressea desire to read the
speech. Thiss true particularly of
many Demotts, especially since
President won is urging repeal of
the tolls exlption law, while the
Democratic atform declares in ia
vor of tolls lemption. Senator Sauls-
bury, of beware, is lined up for re-
peal of thew, which repudiates his
own part platform, while Con-
gresham DICKSON is standing by his
party plform's declaration. Mr.
Brocksonf speech appears in the
Congressial Record this week, and
for the formation of readers OF
THE EWING JOURNAL, it is print
ed in fuherewith Mr.. Brockson de-
sires thtoll exemption law to con-
tinue. 4 the question of this coun-
try's rit to grant tolls exemptions
to be termined by the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Brockson, in his speech,
said:
Mr.. peaker, the people of America
and or countries for more than cen.
tury Ave desired an isthmian ship
canalo connect the waters of the At
lanti and the Pacific Oceans. This
greaproject has engaged the attention
andiought OF many statesmen and has
beeinuch considered by different gov
ernfnts.
Y United States and Great Britain,
byhe Clayton Bulwer treaty, concluded
All 10, 1850, agreed to promote and
faitate the construction of such a
cal, and agreed to protect the canal
al guarantee its neutrality after il
N been constructed. They also agreed
hthat treaty that neither one OF them
puld ever obtain or maintain for it.
ii any exclusive control over the said
lip canal"
This treaty continued in force for 81
vprs. During that time all efforts to
p,mote the construction of the 18TH
nan Canal failed.
The construction of such a canal was
t, great project for private com
ply or small government.
fanny people of the United States OBJ
tied to the alliance Of our govern
mt with Great Britain, as provided
f in the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and
dried that the canal should be con
sucted, owned, and controlled by the
Tilted States.
In 1898, during the Spanish War, the
hg and perilous trip OF the Oregon
ound Cape Horn impressed upon tn,
sople of this country the great need
n an Isthmian Canal, under the con
,ol Of our government, for the use o.
ar war vessels in time of war.
After that incident and our acquire
nent of islands in the Pacific Ocean a
ltrong public opinion developed in tits
country in favor OF the abrogation of
The Clayton Bulwer treaty and the on
struction of the lsthmian Canal by the
United States.
The Clayton Bulwer treaty was SUI
perseded by the Hay Pauneefote tfaty,
which was concluded November Is. 1901
BY the Hay Bunau-Varilla featy,
concluded November Is, 1908, the Re-
public of Panama granted to the Tilted
States Gin perpetuity the use, ocdpa
ton and control of a zone of land 10
miles wide, extending across the lth-
mus Of Panama, for the construction,
maintenance, operation, sanitation and
protection of an isthmian ship canl.
On that zone of land the Parma
Canal las been constructed by the
United States. It will be competed
and opened to the use of the publ in
1915. When completed the canalwill
have cost the people of the Gited
States about $4O0,000000.
The law approved August q, 1912
providing for the tolls to be chargd Tor
the use Of the Panama Canal, eempts
from the payment Of tolls vesss en-
gagged in the coastwise trade p the
United States.
The pending bill, H. r. l4,55, pro
vides for the repeal of that eynption.
The provision of the law propod to be
repealed by this bill is as folNs;
'No tolls shall be levied ups vessels
engaged in the coastwise tras OF the
United States"
The two principal reason, gwen IN
favor of the repeal of this la are nrst'
the exemption is a violation the nay
Pauncefote treaty, and seed, the ex-
emption is a mistaken eco1aic policy'
/ agree that the law ma.ng the eN-
emption should be repeale Il that eX-
emption is a violation uhe nay
Does Does tbis law violate = treaty.
When the HayPauneete treaty was
concluded it was evidely the desire
ana the intention Of tfpeople OF this
country that our comment shoul1
have the right to coIruct' own ana
control the lsthmian Janal' auch
policy had been advocsd by STATESMEN
r.. .,,,,,r- xraorG
III +, his liz annual metge to Congress, in
1oee President .Tobon said:
-o sseTaaotiations amending with a view
= ~ s,,ryav construction of a
~ - ~ nai ocrosshe Isthmus Of Oar
~, ,, S"l.i M apices of the United
SUITE ,,ossooo the Senate, March s,
1cen President ayes said:
ser .'Tha noI;cy this country is a canal
- o,erica control. The United
S4 ST. oannot bnsent to the surrender
.2s'' ~ oontrto any European power
= a.. ~ anv mbination of European
powers. $50 +hs
A,,,a.i,an thmus will essentially
49, 49, ae' ~ geographical relations be-
t san,.,s ~. llantic and Pacific coasts OF
a. rTn;tl States and between the
Ils;+oS c+ss and the rest of the world.
r wsonlde the great ocean thorough
fsro haten our Atlantic and our Pa
c;Gc sbas, and virtually a part Of the
coas+ Il; OF the United States. Our
,,,eroIv numerical interest in it Isl
rrea+s,han that Of all other coun-
fr;es lie its relations to our power
ana ssperity as nation, to our
meanf defense, our unity, peace and
safetAre matters of paramount con-
corn the people of the United States.
NJ ,er great power would under SINH