The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
TIE PANAMA CANAL.
THE IsTHMIAN POPULATION DIsAP-
POINTED WITH DE LEssEPs' WORK,

THE IsTHMIAN POPULATION pIsAP
POINTED WITH DE LEssEPs' WORK,
PANAMA, March 1.-Important DIS
patches from the Department Of State
| at Washington to the American Repre-
| sentative Al BOgOta were brought on by
the last steamer from New York. and
will be forwarded co their destination
without delay. These documents of
| course guard well their secret, bu. con-
VersaLIUns with several OF the leading
| personages there interested in the canal
project give possibly correct idea of
their contents. For some time past there
has oeen apparent at the Colombian.
capital spirit oi lmpatieHee at the
never ending discussion in the press of
the United States, and even IN the halls
OF Congress, regarding the attitude 10
be assumed by the American Govern
menL towards tie bold plan of NJ. de
Lesseps. The "Monroe docLrlne.m il
becoming distastefu to the AMBITIOUS
Colombian spirit, aud strong inclina-
| ton Is manifested at BogOla In favor of
French OF other European alliance in
stead OF submitting to the desires OF a
| government which up 10 the present has
ny no means acted emphatically in this
matter.
Consequently in view of such a feel
ing, aud deemlng IL inadVisable TO maze
an enemy OF the United States at this
early stage Of the proceedings. the Co
MOAN Government recently sent a
| special envoy 10 " ashingLon TO confer
with Mr. Eyarts. The result, We nm
defstaud, is a protocol on the basi, of
tAe treaty of 1916, 20 the effect thai
sach assurances are TO be given Inv
Colombia to the United States as shall
Put the enterprise absolutely under
American control. The United States
are TO have full authority TO equip and
arm naval stations in such positions az
shall practically command both moutbs
oil the canal If the canal is Constructed
Although a large corps Of engineers
anu general employees are at present ON
the lsthnius, sent out from Paris by NJ.
ae Lesseps, nothing has been done to-
wards The real development of work ON
the canal and nothing will be effected
until the arrival OF heavy machinery
from Europe, expected here IN the course
OF a month or SIX weeks.
But the Isthman populationis already
D''J ''9"PP'lh'cu' he golden harvest
when people in Panama aud AspinwalI
SO loudly anticipated will never be rsan-
ed. The French party seems bent on es.
taoilshlhg everything to meet their own
requirements. Bakeries, shops for tho
ptoVlSisions of meat aud Vegetable
lodgn2houses and laundries, arc heinz
prepared in Panama; their own boats
are IN process OF construction or already
plying To aud fro on these shark treonent.
Ell waters along the railway line puiId
lngs are being run up Tor the use of tho
canal engineers and their families. Thus
depriVing The owners of the sadly dscav.
ed residences in that neiKhborbood of
all prospect Of tenants.
SKY millions OF dollars are noU a,
dis disposal and SGO, 900 900 more will he
gwen TO him for the carrying out of his
plan. But work which axnerinnaa
aclence and common sense value At S3OO. +.
OO0 OOO surely cannst be sueeessfuiIv
prosecuted with less than half that anna
and also when It's resoilected that A con
siderable portion of the sum mnst he -
pended In the very French idea of nIvi No
Interest to tho bondholders from the vsrs
Inception of the kwork. III The Snay
canal with It's enormous ttaf1o 80
forming steam lane between India snd
the East only gives a yearly act nroa,
OF $oOO,OOO on an original expandIIhrS -
S92,OOO,O00 what can be expaotsJ s.ou VI
the almost Impossible undertaking? O