Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-22
CONTROL THE CANAL
.st Britain and Frances
New Panama Scheme.
WANT MORE POWERS IN

4. United states and Germany Invited
LII Join In-Would BE the Most
4. r,,id.ble Alliance Ever Seen.
ew York. July ia special to the
+, hal and Advertiser from Washing
d Bays:
4 understanding has been reached
j. teen France and Great Britain look
1. to the completion and control of
f. Panama canal. Germany was in
4. to participate, but owing to the
"a. Turkish complications her as
i. has been delayed, though it will
ndbubtedly come in time. Now an
=. is being made to learn If the
HE'D States will come in and form a
ssiruple alliance for the completion
nj capitalization of the canal.
mould such an alliance be effected it
al be the most powerful for peace
,e world has ever seen. Fourteen
rndred and seventy-seven naval ves-
y mounting 1928 guns, and man
"a by 17S,6S5 seamen, would stand
y the protection of the canal under
Ie flags of the four great powers
he'd. They would represent a gross
|n nchant marine tonnage of 1S, 1888, 956,
G4fly three-quarters of the worlds
|ibping, against 6,71S,676 for the rest
the shipping world.
Nathan Appleton, Of Boston, who
% represented the interests of the
mama Canal Company in the United
Ates ever since the palmy days of De
efseps extravaganza, and the corrup-
% Of the canal ring in Paris, has just
hed upon President Mckinley in
'ppany with Secretary Long, who
'ted as his introducer, if not his in
user 1t is not understood that Mr..
ppleton has done more as yet than
|esent brief arguments against the
asibility of the Nicaragua canal, and
Show the benefit that would come to
q United States by having huge con-
acts for construction work thrown
70 the hands of American contractors.
u is known that inquiries in that di-
ftion have been quietly prosecuted
7 several months. The tremendous
prk and wonderful improvements in
fdglng machinery brought about by
\ Chicago drainage canal have opened
+ eyes of the directors of the new
'nama Canal Company to the ad-
'ntages of strong American alliance.
Is part of the huge scheme to secure
'Tertul American interests through
ese contracts to such an extent that
+ Nicaragua canal project can be
|fust aside.
Inc scheme of the quadruple alliance
+ Its inception in the wonderful brain
plch engineered the Suez canal deal,
winch a majority of its stock came
20 the possession of Great Britain.
Pls is the brain of the house of Roths-
lios. The most recent estimates of
feiul engineers of the highest integ-
!! nave shown that the canal can be
mpleted with locks through to Guile
y c'l' at a sum not to exceed ego, 900, =
Nm ", round figures, $40, 10000, 900.
ne actual financial participation of
Z united States in the new scheme is
y looked for, though it would be ac-
p'ed with pleasure. No more will
governments of France, Germany,
ID Great Britain be directly interested
nnancial way. The capitalists of
'hdOn, Paris and Berlin will take all
new stock which may be issued,
,Vlng the diplomatic questions in
lVed to be settled by the four powers
terested.
Work has been quietly progressing
the canal, particularly in the neigh
mood OF Calebra cut, for the past
ar and half. Some 5000 employees
at work, and the whole canal plant
been kept in excellent condition.
keen miles of the canal is complete
'he east side, and at no point has
work been allowed to deteriorate.