New-York tribune., 1879-05-14
MODERY OCEAN HIGHWAYS.
ALECTURE BY A. A. HAYES. JR.

A POPULAR SKETCH BEFORE THE GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY OF THE GREAT HIGHWAYS or COM
MERCE-A FIREsIDE TOUR ABOUT THE WORLD.
The meeting of the American Geographical
Society at Chcker1ng Hall last night the last one OF
the season. and it was attended by audience which
filed the hall i'll every part General George W. Culum
Uued states Army, vicepresident. was in the chair
Granville Nicholson E. Renel Smith, TovsOn Caldwell,
Eber Baldwin. Gilbert Coddngton George E. Dodge
Edwin Ensten. Robert Goelet. jr Edward C. Delavdn,
and Charles Ii. Woodbury. were elected Fellows OF the
society.
paper on Modern Ocean Highways" was read by
A. A. Hayes jr. which illustrated by fifty stereop
tcon views The lecture was reqIently interrupted by
applause Mr. Hayes said most vOyagers in these days
seem impelled, alter passing certain distance from
their homes draw more or less upon the Imagination
for the details which they furnish is not many years
since the destinations of vessels bOucd "around the
Horn" we're manly the west coast OF South America
Panama Mexico the Pacific Islands and the divers
haunts of the whale The conquest OF California by the
United States in the Mexican war, and the subsequent
discovery of gold. sent many sailing vessels by this
same stormy rOute and many steamers through the
straits of Magellan the little Spanish settlement OF
Yerba Buena. where stands the fine City Of San
Fr.ucisco Then followed the Isthmus and Nicaragua
trauslts and the services Of steamers on both sides
Next came the opening of Japan and the realization
that Yokohama the natural objective point Tor
line from California; a conclusion which was emphat-
cay cnched by the construction Of the Pacific Rail
road.
Jlpsp itself and the route th her opened by the
United states and if may judge by recent occur
rences il is fortunate that these openings took place
when thev did OF they might have taken place at
al We fOrmldaDl" tcet under CommOiOreIGrrN 10
omen communication OTcib " II necessary WIN japan,
because. declared ID nation had the flsht !" eA
cuGc ctz OF o,her nations rom her shOfes On thc
v 10 JIuau he feet stopped at China ports iOr sup
plies and the "mOon-eyed lepers as II Is now the
fashion TO call Them, came 70 iitW le % tne
f t icitn s ful 10 tn"n which sal I'd iir-sh
were to enforce; Gud they must have learned with
keen satisfaction thai, within quarter OF century,
-clrfnltfyng haste, have pitched the Declaration Of
Independence into the gutter, aud Eave committed ther
country To The statements lat this was an mistake.
| that We did mean anything Of the KIND
| tnat what sauce iOr the goose ls empEatl-
! ION has an uudoubiad right TO exclude the cltl-
2 rs or s.biects another Power Nom ITS borders
always provided that We are sure hat lhe oher woD
tgntl on the ground that there may he chance OF
occurring thereby, for one uarY or The 0iher' slii
Gactlon ot the Woikiugma's Noie IL any one lell7
YOU that the Chinese Government Is angry on distressed
! at tJe action OF Congress, l counsel You not ~
! couIt bring greater iOy 10 TIC breasts OF the
| officials of the Chinese Foreign once than the
news that we had utter! ahthdontSo tue Pah-
Ciple which mad supported 50 StOdtlY twenty-five
years ago Iis matter Is quite apf"po, OF ocean M u
ways. maSmuch 90 thcv are ln proc oi oc.PdOh py
tnc Chinese but leave with two plctiC lions one If,
| tnat We shall long the crowning humiliation OF
carving trade, n Tue arrival oi Ohlh st man
! steamer ut Flanclsc1; anu the other, that tue
passage OF the ALtl-CH4he"' blIl HipllS utSVipeu a.
Inc first step the MonsOi conquest OF the world
win inevitably like chickens ana curses come home 10
| roost lArr,auseJ o.,....
TIE opening OF ilc Pacific route TO the Orient was an
eutcrpsc deserving Of great praise, aud 1t has done
very luoh for the commerce ol the world but 10 mas
noyif tor IA tha Suez Canal Ir. Hayes next
iook hs audience through FrcsG- Travels over some
of the principal higEwe p Ills nn@ trip was IRON san
Francisco to Australia. which occupies about twenty
| five days. From tuls point lie said. one can 20 on
around word by two routes, either bY MciDOurn"
ana X ng Georges sound and thence to Ceylon by
.the eastern coast OF Australia and through Torres
il-.. Eiru4 n ed
Of the explanations OF the were satisfac
tory conclusive He thought that the lands IN winch
tradition places the cradle the should be visited
TO improve COM rehenstOn Of tie meaning Of the word
antiquity. Tae peakcr then carried his audience an
| macualy trip across the Mediterranean to }Indis
and Venice. Malta Gibraltar aud southampton, aud
thence by London or Liverpool TO NeN-NOrk Referring
70 the general dislike for the fanced dangers OF East
/ eru tour, Mr.. Hayes said "Of al the long journey
around the globe. from the time yOu lose sight of the
spIrc old Trinity uutl 1t comes in agalu, the
most patieucetryng uncomfortable aud dangerous pOr-
| ton is between Liverpool and Ncw-IOrk