The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-08
THE LITERARY ASSOCIATIONS.
The Seattle Literary Society.

On Thursday evening the Seattle Literary 30
ciety met in its rooms in the Bailey building
and had lively and interesting debate on the
question, Resolved, ''That the United States
should construct and control the Nicaragua
canal" Mr.. A. T. Heydon and others supported
the affirmative side of the question. Mr.. Hey
don maintained, among other things, that the
cost and construction of the Nicaragua canal
would be the same and similar to the cost and
construction of the Suez canal; that the con-
struction and control OF the canal by the United
States would bring US In closer communion with
the republics south OF US; that the community
of interests in manufacturing states would be
benefited; that it was necessary as a means OF
defense to the government in transporting and
sending munitions of war and vessels from one
coast to the other. and that az an investment 1t
would pay per cent on the money invested. H.
B. Huntley and E. II. Cute argued for tha mega
tive side of the question. MI. Huntley said that
1t was contrary to the doctrine OF the gov
eminent to increase its possessions in
foreign countries and to become interested in a
project like this; that railroads might be bene-
fetal to people in r. note portions of the states,
but that the governl:.ent for that reason alone
would not construct them. Mr.. Cute declared
that the cost and construction of the Nicaragua
canal was not the same nor similar to the con-
struction of the Suez canal, for the reason that
the Suez canal Is only an artificial arm of the
ing stations, while the construction of the
Nicaragua caral would involve the building OF
such locks, dykes and pumping stations and
that the total destruction of Greytown harbor.
one of the termini of the canal, by silt and
shifting sand was evidence that this trouble
would always exist, and that in digging the
canal they would encounter the obstacle of
shifting sands which had made the construc-
ton OF the Panama canal q dismal failure, and
that commerce did not warrant the construc-
ton of such canal. Next Thursday evening
the society will discuss the question: "Res0lred,
That it would be Of mutual advantage for Can
ada to be annexed to the United States" Mr..
W. w. Alverson and A. 7. Hsydon will speak on
the affirmative and Corwin s. Shank and s. T.
Porter on the negative. Mr.. J. Edward Boyer
will give an address on "The Advantage Of Law
Schools.'
The DiagnOthian Society.
Tho Diagnothian Literary Society held its
eleventh regular meeting in room of the T. T.
Minor school, with Miss Bessie Farnandis, pres
dent, in the chair. The following programme
was rendered;
Composition-"Puget Sound" ;::...:.;;:..=
Recitation-"in School Days Miss Matte Rock
Composition-"James Buchanan. 1850.
Rscitation-Tom Twist; Miss ss1 Ethel n Lsass
Composition-"The Yosemite Valley.
Recitation-"The Influence of Kindness.
.............,...... Miss Ellen Morrison
Congratulations Greeley. :. Mr.. Ray Burt
Recitation-"His Mothers Cooking. ......
Composition-"My Experience in Ceylon'...
Select Rsadins-De..h Bed q bsasdi ss hr
mold" .............. Miss Ella Alexander
Ccmposition-sSitka, Alaska" -
Composittion-.TheR Reindeer. Miss Olga Crist
Recitation-"How Cyrus Laid the Cable.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Miss Allie Dabney
Reading of 'Minor school Critic -
....-.................by Miss Ida Thedinga
Debate" Resolved, That travelling by land is
preferable 10 travelling by water" Affirma-
tive-Mr. George Frederick and Miss Mae
CLANCY. Negative-Mr. Claiming Pritch-
ard and Miss Lizzie Rock. Decided in favor
OF negative
After the programme the following officers
were elected: President, Mr. William Warner;
vice president, Miss Lillian Reynolds; treasurer,
Olga Crist; secretary, Miss Mamie Spencer; edi-
tors. Miss Grace Thompson and Mr.. John Car
roll