Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam standing behind a register to accept tolls for the Panama Canal. A man labeled "Shipping Trust" is angry and wants to go through the Canal for free, but Uncle Sam claims he cannot afford to run the canal if "rich relatives" can go through for nothing.

Editorial cartoon depicting Uncle Sam looking across the Panama Canal while the U.S. flag flies above it.

Editorial cartoon depicting four people: a farmer, a woman editor, a man editor, and a scientist seen in separate panels writing their opinions on the Panama Canal and ideas for what it might be used for.