The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-14
Europeans Oow Trying to Concentrate
Attention on l'uanmO,
WANT TINS COUNTRY IN rr


Nrw York. July % 4 special 10 tn,
Journal and Advertiser from waanltg
ton says
An understanding has bron r,aehri
between France ani GreaI britain look
Is tp tho complrtlun and control of 90.
Panama canal Germany was invited T.
participate. but owing TO the Gia,,u
Tutklah complications her aHseu, tet hAt
been delayed. though II viii undoubtedly
ly come In time Suw an enorl "a belul
made 10 learn II the United States w,b
come M aud form quadrupc allliny,
for tho completion and naturalization or
the canal
Should such AN alliance be- erected II
would hc tho most powerful fut pfact
the world han ever seen Fourteen hun.
drrd and seventy seven naval vrnsrls
mounting is..sl suns and mnnnod by
iAca scamcn. would stand lot the pro
ievupn Of tho canal under tho nnRu O.
the four gfrat powers named The,
would rrprraen, % gruaH merchant marin,
tonnage uf is.4sN. .a56. nearly lhrcr.qusr.
tors of the worlds aalpplnF. agaips,
G'r.Hd for all the rcst OF ,hrwoud
Nathan Applytpn. Of iipston. who ha,
represented the interests OF the runam,
Canal Company ln thy United Amtca r,si
since thr paImy days ot De l.,aseps
oAtua,asaner and the Efuaa corruption %,
thr raual ring IN Paris. hoe just called
upuB President Mrkuiry u cummlu,
with Srotctaf, Long. who acted aH hls
inIrudur,f. Or not hin rudofarr II 10 no,
un,rf-tul that ST. Alplr,,n has don,
more aa yr, ,han pfcsont brlcf arsu
monte asalnst the feasibility og m, ~,
araEuan canal. and tu show Ga, h,ntht
that would come Co che United States hS
ba,lnE huge contracts Tor construction.
wutk thrown Into The hand- of Am,uriI
contractors it o. known that luaulrlr,
va THE direction hayr been quietly proc,
vcut,J lot ao,rtai months The tun,n
dous work ani wonderful improvements
ia dredging machinery brought about bS
tho Chicago drainage canal hay, pp,nrn
~" ,9es of The directors OF tbg nov
Panama Canal Company ta Ga. adynnt
aEc oi strong American alliance,
II IN a. part os the hugo scheme &,
uocuT powerful Amrrlcan interests
thFnush thcsr contracts To- Hucl, AA rs,
ten, that Tho Nlcamsuan eannl proJ,o,
can le thrust aside.
Thr srbrmc o' the auudruplu aliinur,
has lts Inception 20 the wundcrfui hrni,
which rnEinr,f,d the surs canal deal.
by which majority OF itn stock
came into the posurasiun ot U,cu,
ilrltain This 10 the brain of the hotf,
Of Rothschildr The mobt rrccut rns,
uaicv of careful ana counoryativ, cngln.
ccrs of thr highest integrity have shown
that tho canal can bc completed with
locks through TO Culrbra cut at "a suu,
no, to exceed (gO.go.0p-ln round ngurcr
uo.HDU0 IN" actual nnanchl pnrtici-
patton Of the United States In this new
scheme In not looked Tor. though lI
would boz accepted with pleasure. No
more viii the governments OF France,
Germany and Great liritnin hc iircstly
Interested IN q financial way The cap.
itnllnis OF London Paris and Berlin viii
take an the now stock which may be II
sued. leaving the diplomatic qucstioah
involved to be- settled by the four powcra
represented
Work han been quietly progressing ~,
the canal. particularly In the ncighb5r.
hood of Culcbrn cut. FOR the past yrsu
nnd % half Some 1890 employees ARE .,
work and tho whole canal plant has
boon Kept In excellent condition SiNtv,n
miles ot IN" canal Is complete oa Tie
east side, nnd at no point hns work been
allowed TO dctcriornte.