The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-09
THEY WANT A CANAL
The Society Of Naval Architects and
Marine Engineers Convention.
A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
II Was a Warm Discussion In Which
the Nicaragua Proposition Was
HandIed-The Many Bene-
fits Pointed Out.

New York, Nov. S.-The society OF
Naval Architects and Marine Engi-
neers had a warm discussion over the
Nicaraguan canal at to-day's sessicn
of its convention. The question before
the body was the proposition of pre-
senting a memorial to congress from.
the society asking favorable action on
the Nicaraguan canal project under the
auspices of an American company and
the proposition to present the memorial
was defeated by a vote Of q to l5.
Admiral Richard w. Meade, U. $. ~,
was chairman of a committee which
had the matter in charge and he made
the following report: I'm the judgment
of this committee it would be proper
to direct the president of this society
to address such memorial to the con-
gress of the United States in the name
of the society when the report or the
Nicaragua canal commission applied by
the president of the United States Is
made public, provided said report is
favorable to the canal"
The report was accompanied by the
draft of a memorial, which follows
ITO the honorable senate and the house
of the United States, in congress as
sembled: The society of naval a-chi-
tects and marine engineers inco'pora-
ted under the laws of the state of New
York in convention assembled do here
by present for the consideration Of
your honorable body the question ot
aiding by suitable legislation betting
the magnitude of the great project, Of
any properly organized Amerlcan cor
poration engaged or to be engaged in
the task of constructing a snip canal
through the territory of the republic Of
Nicaragua.
"It is useless for the society to re-
mind your honorable body of the tran
scendant Importance of this country in
| the successful prosecution of such
work Apart from it's commercial len
| eft to the entire civilized world 1t
seems to us to promise the people of
the United States the means in ce-
menting in closer union than now ex-
lists the seaboard states of the Atlantic
and Pacific; of rendering one and indi-
visible the ties that bind the extreme
East to the extreme West, and of justi-
| flying one of the notices of this glori-
Gus union, 'esto perpetua.'
| Furthermore, it seems to promise
| to our people engaged in ocean COM
| merce the prospect OF competing as OF
old In American built ships or on more
| even terms than hitherto for the great
trade of China, made possible by the
recent struggle between that country
| and Japan; and II further promises tc
| insure closer ties Of friendship between
ourselves and the Central and South
American republics, giving to this
country more predominence in the af
fairs of the American continent which
| by right we should have. but which
have been jealously contended for by
European powers.
"For these and other reasons which
doubtless occur to your honorable body
we ask most respectfully that the Nj
caragua canal company. under the con
troll of citizens of the United States
may receive at your hands such con
sideration, sympathy and substantial
aid and encouragement as you ma,
deem wise and just
The opposition to the memorial wa
based on the ground that 1t was mex
pedient for the society to interest IL
self in legislation and was led b!
Charles III. Loring. U. S. N. retired.