Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-23
TnE BIG GERMlN CANAL.

The BIG GERMAN CANAL
The announcement In tho dispatches
OF Monday, that tue N0Il1 Atlantic
squadron had sailed from Colon, .s
reminder OF the fact that two % the
finest vessels Of tho squadron, and by
'ho way perhaps the two beet Of thsir
ciass In the world, tho Nov York gnd
the Columbia, have been selected, with
others, 10 represent the United rta.cs
navy 10 the International display
which is TO take place ON the opsrins
Of the uorman caual across the Hoi.
aIein peninsula, on June 30. The two
vessels arc 70 DO ovcrhauloI aui r.
painted At Now York, preparatory %
departing for tho Baltic. ruey 20 at
theinvlla,ion OF Emperor william, who
has requested tho naval powou Of
the world 10 participate la the display
which celebrates lhs greatest event iu
canal building since the suez csnaI
was opened. while The Uui,oI States
perhaps will have = smaller number Of
vessels there than any other power
represented, the fac, that among them
arc fs.-oIass wauhips Ia excellent
trim will make up tho deficiency.
The completion Of the canal which
will connect the North Sea with the
Baltic is an event regarded with pride
and satisfaction In Germany, both
from a military and commercial
p lnt OF view. The Antagonist OF
II Germany, particularly Russia, have
not felt pleased over the undertaking by
tho empire, bus "a IL IL In German
territory they could not iuIstp9se
huy Obstacles. The work was pushed
with great yigor from tho fret. Attic
uutsct IL was estimated that a. least
eight years would be- necessary 10 com.
plote It, and through tho energy which
has been applied by Emperor william
II will DO finished within tho tins
allotted. Its triumph Of engineer.
ing skill, h n waterway VI great COM
mefoial value to the Baltic ports, And
from the blandpont oi the naval
power VI Germany 10 Of inolleulablo
Importance.
The canal reaches from the mouth
Of the Elbu 10 near Kisl, a distance Of
siEty-onc miller, each end terminating
In a mighty lock. Kiel Is the
principal city Of the Bohl5swlg.
Hols,oin province, and IL thr
German chief naval station. 1t
possesses a magnificent harbor, docks,
shipbuilding yards, otc., aud SliTis a
most suitable location for GcrmAny'a
fiset but In the winter II is Ice.
blocked, for the reason that tho pas.
sage from tins Baltic around Denmark
10 the North soa is frozen ~ that time.
Besides this obstacle 10 navigation north
Of Denmark In winter In the summer
that route IL regarded Ms the most dan.
gerous In European waters, aud u is
said that an average OF tWU hundred
vessels arc lost on those rookb0uuu
shores annually. with tho new canal
opened tho German hsgt has ready
means OF egres' from and ingTsss O.
klel haTbor At all seasons Of the year.
by this means long stFlde
Ia taken towards Hermauy's advance
10 the position Of an important naval
power In Europe. The osusI being
wholly in German territory makes 10
easy TO protect; anu the voyage from
Kiol to tho nearest dgrmsn port ON tap
North Sea Is changed rom q o1mpsa.
lively longaud dangerous ono Co bug
few hOurs' safe anu easy s.rEmiug.
Commercially, So value may Doc raa.
souably understood from t4e Hlalcmrug
that ships plying between tho Baltic
and poiuts south Of ual, Eu huG.
viii save ggs mi,.s by the cAnal,
Bremen vessels will save 500 lil...
and Hamburg ships 90 mile, lttuus
brings the north aud osst pusiau
aud the Russian Baltic ports into much
closer communication villa the
American anu western Europe trade.
As might be- expected, Htmnur: un.
tclpalts falling Oh iu como ,ar I,u-
lDrs A. "a RESULT OF thc cn4HI u.mrg, .I
now much Of the trsiiio .orrHs prms.
rDts 20 that city by water au4 tu,a 10.
railway communication, A-uu nus..
90 this, however i,I4 urged ,ha, H.m-
burg's wst-r 90 ~ VIII be- largely ia.
CrenaoI by tier ability 20 ontpr in..
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