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


merce free use Canal the only the world
hamperd and the canal will be our own
country alone built and the canal ANY foreign power
may tolls paid by its ships Spain has already de
cded to nations reimburse their shpowners
for all Panama charges encouragement to commerce
England Germany pay enormous subsidies to their snip
But President Wilson declines ito have controversy
with England right give privileges whatsoever to
our own domestic commerce in our own canal
II.
The CLAYTON Buwer Treaty has bearing the contro
versy canal contemplated that treaty was
never built simple that England never funed
her part of the understanding The Treaty con-
empaed construction of nteroceanic canal Jointly oy
the Governments Great Britain and the United States In
ueriod of political mdy with civil threatening our Gov
rnment in 1850 upon great project with
Bns cooperation The United States had earlier
by treaty with the States Ganada procured
permission construct canal but England formally demand
ed made party the enterprise Believing that England
would supply part of the funds the United States yielded HaV
ing secured treaty England did nothing The Hay
fOe Treaty yone years later superseded ana aprogaeo Tie
earlier treaty The Panama Canal then became an exclusively
enterprise The only for the HayPauncefoe
Treaty the repeal of the older one.
Article the treaty says that the United States shall
enjoy all rights of ownership except indicated in the
treaty shall enjoy exclusive control and over the canal
and shall rules and establish the rates This article is
quoted the advocates of Great Britain claims But
is controlling. The next article (3) provides;
The Canal shan be free open
oil nations OBSERVING THESE RULES on terms
"V"f"S'
ann conditions charges Of rdc
ohese shah Just and equitable
In other words the United adopts the rules and
guarantees equality NOT with all other nations but
equality of all obeyng its rules The discrmina
ton between United States and other nations the diff
ference between and the landlord in the terms of
the treaty itself
If the contention of Great is not American
canal Anglo American canal true then must neces
sary follow that the waps of the United States are upon
paNfE
cause the treaty provides vessels Of of beerent
shall revctua take stores in the canal most
extraordinary proposition Senator Cummns has well stated
applies the United States that has ever been advanced by
President If 1t true the reduced to
the gaeeper and toll collector of the Panama
Canal and is not its rightfu owner.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge if inter
preaton as Great maes-supported by President
Wson-had been expressed at the time he would
chairman of the Senate Committee Foreign Relations have
reported the treaty to the Senate and it could
been adopted President Taft good lawyer
Cured in this view.
The freedom granted ships applies only
domestic does not apply to American ships in
foreign As the latter Congress has the ships
all nations including upon equality to tolls The
Congress granting free tolls to shipping
discriminate against foreign ships because foreign
ships permitted that trade This has been true
nearly century No foreign ship clear from
American port with for other American port that
right is reserved exclusively to American ships.
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tolls doctrine of the Democratic party because it
was believed would cheap otherwise
by cheapenng the of transportation be-
the Pacific and the Atlantic eaboard One the
mary objects building the canal develop water omp
transcontinenta railroads ship of 5000
burden bringing food from Southern California New York
charged $4,000 tolls going through the canal that $4,000 viii
only added the price of the food but aabe addition
will be made the price of every of food transported by rail
the continent because the will
land rate.
VII
Great Britain has interpreted her treaties regard
ing equality port charges compel
the United States interpret the Pauncefoe treaty
The Treaty of Commerce between the United States
Great Britain signed 1915 provides that higher