The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-03
LONDON LETTER.
Prom cn' ssrn'sf:c' rre-pen'ien' !
The Channel Tunnel.

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-, 80 '"'s 80
~. '"'ht COMMITTEE "ppo'n'rh ~
AI." ~ Y" 'u4"irr "hethcr " cx-
pen'cnt TINT rnf'in'neniary sanction
rno''.' "r R'seh =" submarine commit
nics''o" "e'"ee" England nnd France
'''f' S's'e.n'y ~ noon ~ consider Their
rrI"''. 9'H nrn,oers OF me committee
'n','s P'.t.'r'' VII ''n's reports in"i
Io' w .,'"'''n"'' which ~ns ~ iavor o.
s1n,s'o"'"s '"e construction o' tunnel
VII '"prr s''rsnar"-' was nrst ru''-
"i,',.. f,!o Anefnnre' mr.. Baxter.
s"'' "' irr' 'n.en Win the chairman
y ~ .rs"f' inr Es.l q Devon. ne
r'r' y Nan'pern"~n. sisr"unf Barring
On ~, nsreo"r'. pr n i.opes, and
:" ~ ','". s"''. against n wn-
'nr','''r '".' ~ TX " 'our. ~ .he
s"s' "H. "e'I'ra ~ report simply tha'
'ne '''Hj"'"s 81 .ne committee did not
neem sApen,en' mat Parliamentary
Sa"s''"'' ~''""'" ~ given % submarine
communication between England and
rance ~ 'nere circumstances fhf
project necessary 'n''~ 70 me ground fof
ne present from me hour when these
comm''sees entered upon.their work the
aoonl p t.e Shh"nei tunnel was 20 ~
'n'ents anu purposes sealed. Admiral
~. cooPet nes was among the nrst g
poin' out tnn' ~ construction would
ieceSS''h'e !, ~ immense outlay for iorti-
nsat,vn~ g 'ne maintenance o. huge
s'anu'ng army ~ commercial advan-
'xRes, ~ rs'a: "oeid De obtained at the
expense = sh'pp'n9 interests and -
sne even. p ~ enemy oota'ning possess
sion a army might march upon London
~ mn.'e nc navy iookea on e 2 helpless
speetsso Lo1u Molseley mas opposed
Us .cne.ne 'no:t eneFgetleAlIy' ana a.
n"re e.cry 1s'ta.y hu.nority ~ tne
k'nxnom io'io"s SUIT pr John Ayde
however. w. not among those WHO
|nrsnoees tne p'onaoiiity ot danger. The
puke 2. cambridge ms protested most
|nnipnh.'ce'iy' over ana over again, that
:. ""aio % tne neignt q !oiiy 20 sane
non PROTEST 9rIstih8 wisn.hezaros g
tne realm. Notnlng could oe more
pie,n-spoken tnan re written and ora
essuenso Y, Loro "oise'ey. he con-
s'ne.s snat tne CONSTRUCTION O the Tunnel
"ouin ocrt,oy re great de!ence q tne
co""'1s .na .ne vsIue ~ me Channel
"no .".t ~ 'ort'nca''ons ana NJ means
q ue.'Ioyine passage 20 protected
cou'a prevent tne seizure % one end %
: eoup ue mnin. = 1h.nnel Tunnel
Mo"'n - oirect temptation % y Tor
s'In rn's' u a.,n'k England. Nor are
,no Mo,ss - nc Son'nnnoer-'n-In!el
ie~- eApi'cu. nen once y = realized.
ne N'''s-, tn.t Y 'his iunnci were con
s'rucsen ~e m'ent' despite All our pre-
ch"'io".. very possioiy some oay hnd ~
enemy ~ ac.uai possession ~ both a.
enus, ,nu no'e st pleasure 70 pour -
army .nrousn q unopposed, cannot D.
i'eve 20. rs people "a tnIs country
woulu consent y accept TINS positive
"ankor ~ "ny p.oo'e5natc amount q
com.nerc'a' pron' Against such pow
cru, n,k"menss ~ 'nat nss been Tor
w.sueu ~ ~ "'ner sue seems iiks
u,n'nk nven ne advocates % tht
ecnen'e rs esreen 'nnt england should
Pros'ue n,s'-c'ass fortress - Dover
~i.n : nI''eon; ssy, 81 zen Thousand
men. oM sou'a sne necessary troops
oe ra,.eu :.t .,tnout sonscFipuon' ana how
~" ~ w.non' ."ning % tne tsxasso'
q sne c1s,nIry men ~ y we oersrnc
IIututt0u. " no W0UIO lake the r3eUOn