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WAL. oll Mar. 20, 1914 No. 12 
Ture PANAMA CANAL ToL CHARGES, discriminating 
in favor of American coasting vessels as proposed by 
Congress in 1912 were direct violations of the agree- 
ments made by the government with Great Britain in 
the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty and also in the Clayton 
Bulwer Treaty at an earlier date. In both of these 
agreements the United States pledged itself to main- 
tain the equality of rights to the great Panama highway 
to all nations and their citizens. In fact the United 
States initiated the negotiations which resulted in the 
declaration of neutrality and equality. In the Cleve- 
land administration our government remonstrated 
against the discrimination of Canada against United 
States coast-wise vessels plying an interstate trade. Up- 
on the claims of the earlier treaty the discriminating 
charges were removed and vessels of the United States 
accorded the same rating with Canada, The situation 
is now reversed. ‘The United States proposes to dis- 
criminate against Great Britain and her vessels in 
Canal traffic. Can that position be maintained? From 
our imperious position retreat is the only alternative 
open to national self-respect. The United States has 
made an ethical and political blunder and the sooner the 
confession is made and the discrimination is removed 
the better it will be for our national character and repu- 
tation. Our representative was instructed to say to 
Lord Palmerston in defense of a proposed treaty “the 
United States sought no exclusive or preferential right 
of any kind in regard to the proposed communication, 
and their sincere wish, if it should be found practicable, 
was to see it dedicated to the common use of all nations 
on the most liberal terms and a footing of perfect equal- 
ity for all. That the United States would not, if they 
could, obtain any exclusive right or privilage in a great 
highway which naturally belonged to all mankind.” 
From such a position the United States must not re- 
treat. To maintain the respect that this great country 
deserves from the world of nations the reversal of the 
action taken by congress is the only course open to a 
nation making ethical pretenses. Further, the nation 
cannot afford to offer to the world terms less fair than 
those afforded by the commercial Suez Canal Corpora- 
tion. That organization discriminates against no nation. 
All nations enjoying equal rights, On such an equitable 
plan the Panama Canal charges should be made. Presi- 
dent Wilson’s request that the provisions of the treaty 
be honored and that the discrimating legislation be re- 
pealed is in keeping with the high ethical stardards this 
country honors. 
2 
THE OpposITION To THE CHILD Lazor Laws of the 
legislature of 1912 has been intense. An eight-hour work 
' day for children under sixteen was enacted as the result 
of careful investigations made by compentent men. The 
same law is now operative in fourteen other states and 
its efficacy has never been doubted except in Massachu- 
setts. 
law has been attacked by a low type of child labor ex- 
ploiter. Investigations have been made by the Child 
Labor committee of the operation of the statute and the 
committee endorses the law as now written upon the 
statute . books. 
House of Representatives appointed to investigate the 
operation of the law reports in favor of retaining it. 
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Children, under the efficient leadership of its 
general agent, Mr. C. C. Carstens, is making an heroic 
fight to preserve the measure. Should the opposition 
succeed in that object effort to remove the law from the 
statutes will be a backward step for Massachusetts. Men 
and women who are interested in this struggle for the 
child workers in Massachusetts should write the repre- 
sentatives and senators of the district asking his support. 
This law forbidding more than an eight-hour work day 
for children under sixteen years of age should be re- 
tained. 
THE FoLLowiNnc is clipped from an inspirational — 
magazine: “After all, what can be a greater blessing 
than to be born into this lovely world—to see the trees, 
the flowers, to be near those we love, to be able to work, — 
to study, to grow, always seeing the roads become clear- 
er? Then the keen joy of battling, with and conquering; 
the still greater joy of conferring happiness upon an- 
other. Yes, love rules the world.” The reading of these 
simple yet beautiful lines immediately awakens a desire 
for larger accomplishments, a feeling of more enthu- 
siasm for the work before us; and we cannot but feel 
that today we are apt to let our program of life be one 
of mechanical routine, omitting any thought of the finer 
qualities of life, which after all have so much to do 
with the ultimate making of our real success, 
Socrar Service Work in the interests of children 
has been exceedingly difficult along our Shore in the years 
past, but thanks to the systematic work conducted by the 
North Shore Branch of the Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Children those days are now past.’ During 
the last year the advances made are encouraging and 
in the cases of where the well-being of children have been 
menaced excellent work has been done. 
need of such an organization from Marblehead to Rock- 
port and from the coast towns to Newburyport, The 
“big brother” movement has been an interesting and com- 
mendible feature of the work, The organization is wor- 
thy of the support and friendship of our North Shore 
- communities. 
THE Drop In Prick oF GASOLINE at wholesale in 
Boston to fifteen cents per gallon in the middle of the 
automoblie show week does not look strange? Never- 
theless a reduction is welcome however long it may last? 
THE Mopsirization of United States troops along 
the Mexican border arouses the indignation of the peace 
party, but the best way to have peace is to be prepared 
for war. 
THE DratH oF Grorck WESTINGHOUSE removes an- 
other great man of the generation, 
From the moment the law became operative the ~ 
The special recess committee of the — 
There is the - 
