The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
NOTHING IN TREATY TO MAKE AMERICAN
 VESSELS PAY TOLLS
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erent shall not depart within 24 hours of the departure of vessel of war of the other belligerent In fact, every contingency connected with belligerent operations is covered by our rules, but that having adopted such rules to pre- serve the neutrality of the canal that are not capable of being construed nor stretched to cover conditions having to do with ordinary commerce unaffected by belligerent operations.
 ''Of course, Great Britain did at- tempt to make these rules apply to or dinary commerce by suggesting Au- gust 3, 1901, an amendment that the neutrality rules should govern all sin- teroceanic communications across the fsthmus.' ts &
 This shows request to have the rules adopted to peaceful commerce. The Senate vesy properly refused ap- proval of the amendment
 PROTECT AMERICAS INTEREST
 The gradual shaping of the treaty in it's first form is most enlightening, as the first form submitted was a di- rect betrayal of our national rights and interests. On this account this first draft was denounced by the democratic national convention of 1900.
 Very artful phrases were every where found to make the treaty give a contract right to Great Britain in canal management. Thus an attempt was made to include in the treaty all nations which shall agree to observe these rules This, too, was refused Nations not observing cannot use the canal.
 In the first draft the United States and Great Britain were to adopt the rules. In the final treaty form the United tSates alone adopts the rules.
 Beaten in this, Great Britain asked that Great Britain and the United States shall bring the rules to the no- tice of other powers and invite them to adher to it. The first draft was sim Bulwer treaty. The completed treaty says: The high contracting parties agree that the present treaty shall su- persede the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
 SHOULD RESENT HALF TRUTH
 True Americans should resent the picking out of one rule of six adopted by the United States as the rules we shall insist upon, two or more bellig- erents observing and attempt to apply this one rule to prove us willing to repudiate treaty pledges.
 We pledge ourselves that in war in which we are not engaged this strait Sndll pc nclu free ana neutral Dy US to even the war vessels of belligerents, they being required to continue on their good behavior when they pass from the high seas to waters under our control, management protection and ownership. The canal is not neutral zed in the ordinary sense of the term. We agree to hold the canal neutral as to belligerents only in wars in which we are not concerned. and we reserve all power necessary to enforce such proclaim our full right to use this. canal as part of our war power in wars in which we are concerned.
 "While opponents of the Ansert-
 cnn interpretation rest their cnsc
 upon one rule Of six clearly apply
 ing to belligerent policy. we find
 them always Ignoring Article 1T
 of tn ctrcaty which says thnt the
 government of the United States
 shall have and enjoy nlI the rights
 Incident to construction. as we'll as
 the exclusive right of providing for
 the regulation and nnkement of
 the canal.
 While under our limited form ol government the constitutional warrant for constructing the canal will be found in theexercise of the war power of the United States. the canal being an addi- tion to such war power, it will be used mainly for commerce.
 "The constitution gives to Congress the power to regulate commerce. and certainly we are to regulate it in cur own interests s
 Tt is to be hoped that Congress will see it's duty"