Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-02
CANAL REPORT.
Future Work for the Nicaragua
Enterprise.
- t.
MORGAN AZ CORDED A HEARING.
Tic haly Advantages Of The Canal
Set Forth by Judge Rstee.
ooyenrs. TO NE APPEALED TO
The Convention Adianrns with bccis
for Nicarnugua. Costa nici
and the united STATES.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. |. 49, Tho
Nicaragua canal convention this morn.
ing received and adopted the report Of
tho committee on future work. 1,
makes ,sch member Of the convention
committee oi ono TO spread informa.
lion IN regard b the canal, aud each
delegation Is 10 make written report
to Tie power which appointed II, aud
that II organizc n state auxiliary assocl-
alton; that the chairman OF the conyen.
ton appoint n committee OF i've TO gO
10 Washington 10 push the work there,
anu with lhu power to call on whom.
rthcy choose 10 aid; tina. the exocu-
i've committee he Increased no that
each etatc present shall be represented
by three members.
Senator Morgan OF Alabama, author
OF the Nicaragua canal bill, was &C.
cotded hearing anu spoke ut length
on the advantages Of the canal.
In the afternoon Jud. Ifstee, chair.
man of'tho committee on resolutions,
submitted report. IL sets forth the
TACT That the distance by water from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific side OF our
country ~ more than 5000 miles, that
to make The voyage We must pass over
temptstuons sens and through every
known variety OF climate; that mere
thread oi lnnd separates the two ocean,,
that severipg this thread and opening
nAvienbls wntcr channel across the
Iathmue OF Nicaragua will unite the
Atlantic aud Pacific anu shorten the
water route from one side OF the con.
tin.nt 10 the other 10000 miles; that
the Pacific states nre more remote from
the Atlantic seaboafi Dnd older ami
more .populous parts OF the country
than Europe. The construction OF the
canal Will encourage closer relations
with our sister republics In Central and
South America. Tho cost Of transpor.
,ation OF freight will be cl,eapened. As
mcasufe OF national defense 1t will DO
OF Infinitely greater value than the
building OF forts or maintaining au
army. BY 1t our navy can be- con.
ccniiated at any ocean port Mt one.
third VI the time and one.third OF
the EXPENSE now required; large and
numercus coaling stations can be
dispensed With; the Pacific ocean, with
Its increasing commerce, It's Islands
aud Asiatic trade, will contribute To
our wealth ami enlarge our markets;
that In this age OF commercial activity,
when the most emily hteDed nations nre
selling and creating new markets, the
great aim IL 10 shorten the distance
and cheaper transportstijn; that to
successfully accomplish and maintain
large ani varied interests all over the
country, and give better markets to our
agricultural aud manufacturing prod.
ucts, the shortest route by land and
SEA must 10 created; that water trans.
portation Is the cheapest, and ss
America ia great producing country,
II compeios with nil other countries la
the worlds markets, and thus inspires
rivalry; that this is the greatest rcpub.
lie OF the world. The monarchies
arc Jealous OF Its wonderful growth
and splendid achievements. The
time has come when America
should prepare for and guard
against the necessities nud dangers Of
the future. That 1t would be unwise
and unpatriotic for this great Republic
to publicly and quietly permit any
foreign power TO either open for them.
selves the gates Of American COM
mcrce or to close those gates upon us,
and hence tho American people should
build this canal and control IL when
built.
The convention declares that the
paramount duty OF this government is
to aid In the construction Of the
Nicaragua canal, and urges Congress TO
take such steps aud give such Il financial
aid aswill Insure the speedy completion
OF said canal Mt a minimum cost, there
on taking proper security for any credit
pledged or money advanced, for the
purpose OF retaining such control and
supervision OF the same a. will insure
the peaceful use Of this great enterprise
TO the commerce OF the world and at the
lowest possible rates.
Resolutions wese thon adopted and
the speakers were then listened TO.
Three cheers were then given for
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Unitod
States, anu the convention adjourned.