The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-23
A Trio Of Sections From Message
Of President.
tine CANAL, ARMY AND NAVY
CONSTRUCTION OF waterway ursed.
islands a Faotor-voIunteers.
ships Tor the Navy,
tFrom the Message
CANAL.


under the chalrinahshlp vi hear Au-
miral John q. Walker, appointed July
"a 1897 under the authority of a pro-
-, A., ~, .,,nar,, ,i,,ii ac, N, INN,
'is''' :" ''0 "''' -,
4th OF thN year mas nearly conp'e'eu
its labors, and the results Of Its eN-
h.us,,ve inouiry into the proper route.
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'"e ''"''o'''' INV
struelon Oh an ihefoceah'c canal ny
a Nicaraguan route, will be laid be-
,o.o ,ou 4, ,b. ,ertormSnce ~ ~
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WORN the conh'h'"'''h "it
sible courtesy ana assistance from the
Governments of Nicaragua and Cosla
ot ,,.,4ob ,h,s ,.s,isad -beir apnra-
'NN"'
ciatloh oi the importah'e vi Suns
speedy ana pracIicaI outcome W '"e
project.
As the scope OF recent Inqulr! en-
braced the whole SUBJECT Win Ihe ann
OF making plans ana surveys lor
canal by the most convenient roue' II
necessarily Included revue" oi the re-
suits OF previous surveys anu plans
and In particular those adopteu U! the
Maritime Canal company, uhoer lIs "a,
listing concessions from Nicaragua anu
Costa Rlca, so that 10 TINS extent THESE
grants necessarily held an essential
part In the DELIBERATIONS ana cohciu-
sions or the Canal COMMISSION as they
have held and must needs hold IN the
discussion OF the mater by congress
Under these circumstances anu III
view OF overtures ihaue 10 the Govern
ment OF Nicaragua anu 'osta hica ny
other parties for new cahal cohces-
sion predicated on the assumed ap-
proaching lapse OF the contracts OF the
Maritime Canal Company Win IHosc
states, ! have not hesltated 10 express
my convictions that considerations OF
expediency and international pollcy, as
between the several governments IN
terested IN the construction ana CON
troll of an interoceanlc canal Dy TINS
route. require the maintenance OF the
status quo until the Canal commission
shall have reported ana the ohlteu
States Congress snail nave mad the OPP
portunity to pass hnaiIy upon the
whole matter during the present SEES
sion without preJudice by reason o'
any change in the existlhg cohditlohs'
ernment or nicaragua as one Oh its
last sovereign acts before merging lts
powers IN those OF the newly ioimeu
United states OF oehtrai Ameri'a, naS
6tSar assnciatton 70 become effective
on ohe eApn"'ioh VI .ne
~ uoee no' "ppe 80, =, ,,,onnsod
peeh maue vi VIA ,ou.e 80 op ~,
uhuer TINS eohl'nsent ssihii;.'' 80 49,
an examination vi tHe . -, ", T.,
piahs 10 hecsssaih nv, ,
tne report vi lhe San"I 'a. a.
All these circui'istah.ee eussoS. ~,
urgency Vi some uenhite a.eion =! Wv
congress al this session - 'ns
the past are 10 DC utiilHea anu Tue nun
ing OF the Atiahtic anu an 'i
oy practical waterway 10 " NC ''''
hzed. ., - .,,
mat the cohs,ruo'Ioh vi sun
maritime hlshway ID now more 'nai
ever Indispensable 10 tnat intimate am
ready intefcommuhicat'oh petMsen ou
Eastern anu "es'en .h ~
manded ny Tue anheA"'.on V. .n
waliah isiahus anu tne piospeo.,e Ca
pansion OF our ihhuence anu eoh ,'e
10 the racihc, anu mat oui na'i .,n,
pollcy now more Ihipe' az ~. ca Cue.
ever Calls ior its cohtioi v! tnts Wv
erhmeht, are propositl"ns, " i,,i' -
nouDt NOT, ,ne o1ns'eas 80, wan '''' ~
NV
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Ihe Ihpo' ~ 20 -, ~ -, 4,
uelmaheh' ntsaas ona The racom
therefore, lnahilest' anu 'ns w. s'