, 1879-07-10
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Senator Hurnsldo on HIS Nesolntton-A
Canal Acrusa thc fsthE1ns under Foreign
Control Hosti1s to American Intoreats.

| ' VI A'8 Aebolut'oh-''
Canal Acrosa thn fsttsnus under Foreicr
| Control Hostile to American 1ntcreats.
! 4Sep rark TFttnaf, Jutv7.
Any talk With Senator Durustdr on puhfIc af
fars at this tIue natural1r ron,su vsrv .o.,,, =,
| the Ruhtect ~ tha ro.,i,,:i,,,, ,-h,,,, 49,
,,. ~ 10 .e'o'nio" "H@u ne nt1o
uaeeo !" toe oenate Just before tile adjourn
tnent, reafllrmtnE the Monroe Doctrine aud o,,
plying It to the Isthnus Canal proicct. Such
MAS tuc case With a conversation ,utx,.,,, H..
.'o11 .1'h''' oeoatoF nltu futne representa-
tlee which TOOK place a. the Fifth Avenue Hu-
tel. Gen. Burnside said, tu reply to a question
"a to bis purpo.e In oftcrin,, The rr.otnttnn.
.I.' "ne" psehs''teo II so-'he scnhle there Waa
posSip'ty o. iarther prolongnttou OF Tic
session. and thought there would be M oppor-
tunity to debate the question. Nv idea vas ia
give carly notice to thu Euronran nrotcctor, ~
aon,, .a.. n. A., ~ ,. ~ a'ope.a !tojcetose o.
'sa"a' aeso's TUG 'ssanus .hat tne american
pcopfe regard their movement as an Intrusion
upon territory which should .proprsIy be
unacr American influence, and will In
eyitaaly come under Anlcrcan control at some
time IN the future. Whether tho canal be built
bY, foreign Government Or by tlle Individual
subscriptions of forcsgners,it would be antagouls-
tc TO ING interests Of thc United States. Before
French company, the employment Of euginrera,
aha 80 forth, It Is but falr t1,ut We should give
noties Of the Views We entertain upon The sub
1ect passage Detwcen tie Atlantic and the
Faeli!c Ocealss, ncross territory which must OF
necessity Look 70 US for It's future good order
and industrial progress, must not be iu tic
hands Ut Europcans."
Do yuu think the money could be raised in
this country 10 CONSTRUCT tie rauall'--" When
there Is 1seed Of the caf,nl to nlyanra A,urrican
interests the Government carl loan Its credit fur
It's construction. just us IL l,as Il, tIe past to
facilitate other inlturtunt National cpterIrisrs.
dust nOw ttrle ia d strong prejudice aEsniust
Guysrnnent subsidies, but it viii no, last nj.
WayH. When frupurtaiit commercial aud poIlttc.
al Interests Of q strictly Nats0ua, character ,ru
at stnke, tAs 1crins WllI disappear, 1 mn bv
NO nitals ttrtntn. however, Llllt canal ucej b.,
opened. AssureIly there Is no imperative uB.
cessity Tor one At thts ttmp. We shoIl soun
have two additional lines Ut railroad across In,
coutluunt-u.akng three In all-a,,u tllu iarili.
and Pacific will be ample. Why shouid w al.
low largo share of this transportation, to 'be
taken away from American railroads A,ld given
u EnEIisl French, aud uern.an Yesscl.owncrsfi;
What do you think OF Cnpt. t.ads' plau tor
Mattne rntlwny nrrs,ea tlr Isthnus {N-Hf
read hls letter In the tribune NTH Crcst inter
est. I am not M adulrcr uf Cant, EnIs,
course tu connection With Legislation ut Waai.-
ingtor, but I bclievs lu Is d vreut engineer.
His project for ruilway v whcIl could kic hult
with American capital as commercial cutur-
prlho slloutl be carefully considered, Tile uos-
slbiEitY VI such plau's succeeding Ia m utiIlI.
ttonal reason why NO should discourage I'm
French canal scheme In ats inclpe1lry.n
"You evidently think II tlIe manifest destlnv