Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-25
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AT WORK
on IsTHMIAN PROBLEM.
MANY FAVOR PANAMA ROUTE
[. :. consul AT PANAMA WANTS NC
ARAGUA ROUTE ABANDONED.
says Panama CnnnI FoIIrvs Natural
Route and Is One-Ihird Conn
pleted-Au Speakers in Favor
OF Early Action by
United States.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2L-T0- lays ses-
sion Of the International camnerl.ll con-
EEess was devoted - th= discussion of can
| @lS, ana several valuable papers We're lead
OF the subject ot I~thrni..l waterways
James e. Monaghan. United States consul
5- CL.l.1.lz, presided. Among those who
address! The delegates We're j. B. CaIvo.
Costa E-caa minister to the United States,
I CilrIa-l C4-Ge-ga, Colombian minister.
Lewis +. Cogea. Nicaraguau minister; Ii.
. y GCGger United States consul - P4ua-
:la; Enrique Wul1, consul general az b0-
-yia, j. y. Humplrles. of Colon, William
Penaer Reeves, Of New Zealand si- H0r-
| ace Tozer, " Queensland. and J. = John
| son. ~ Minnesota
There was also an open discussion O: the
Isrhnia1 canal Mr.. Mouag1au in open
ing the session. said that Germany mas
now vast system uf canals. and that her
example had been emu.aJ,l by Prussia.
once The Nicaragua canal Is buiit, he
said. there can b., lo question that il VIII
be- . saving to Tie world equal 20 Sr.se..--
-, q year Suppose, Their. II does cost
s-,-'.'-"ri, this seems 20 Il. 10 De a mere
bagatei.e by cum-ag i-nu. Tie waters
which once divided rae rariu.s of tile
earth La.e ROW become tile golden links
which united them. and the greatest pos
s-blI!-E .oE: cagu Ia human ingenuity and
/ enterprise ! Jte construction OF such
works as this great Nicaragua waterway
II. A GuGSev. United States consul at
! Panama, spoke in favor OF the route con-
I temp.aCei by the Panama canal, and said
( th4t for more than half century il has
/ been the conceded natural way, resulting
/ il failure after the expenditure OF many
millions and the many scandals connected
with It.
/ He favored the completion Of the same
route on the ground that 1t Is the natural
course. that oUe-taird of it IS already COM
/ Ilc-et, and that = new company composed
/ ot men of probity has taken the place Of
/ the old company and lis scandals. IN con-
/ c.usIon, lie said:
1 After a careful survey of the field. l he
! l:eye that The time Is ripe Tor the puC-
I chase by the United States Of JEe control u
/ this canal The terms of the concessions
+ which may obtain i are liberal. and i
. iS NY opinion that The republic Of Colombia
would haH with pleasure the ownership Of
/ this route by the United States
/ Il Sell. 0t London. read Z. paper on The
/ New Trade Routes Of thu World He
/ favored the construction Of the Panama
/ canal
/ J. " Fumphries. OF Colon. also spoke il
I its favor : paper prepared by Enrique
! Tu'ff. consul general of Bolivia. made .
/ similar -=ea-u-2a alia-5au. The Nlca-aS-a
I canal was thu subject # a paper read by
Juan J. JLaa. consul general Of Costa
F:!ca, al Nv York. and e former vice pres
i5z-r Il Costa E--a- u. Ullua said II
part:
.I- seems 1--Ia-lsrsI-la- n Say -!GilG-
--..---E---- such - --5l-- ..- cutting through
E-g yards ~: land should g-.-IEel the
giants o. gu.IsIarC- 10 20 around cape
tE1r-. - Us soon Sc N. steam and c-f.--
-r-c-rE g-El--e al -he power needed - NJ -
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