The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THE NICARAGUA
CANAL IS YET
HIS AMBITION
Warner Miller Arrives
at the Palace.

Warner Miller, the famous New York
politician who succeeded Conkling IN the
United States Senate and led the fight
against the opponents of the Nicaragua
canal is a guest at the Palace, where he
arrived last evening on the overland
from Nevada. He has been inspecting
some of his valuable Colorado and Ne
vada mining properties and took the OPP
portunity while out the coast of run
ming down to this city and visiting some
of the old friends who were Interested
with him in '92 in the canal project.
Senator Miller was the man who raised
the five or six million dollars that were
spent in the construction of the canal,
as far as it went. 1t was through his
efforts that the Nicaragua Construction
Company was raised and that the differ
ent capitalists were induced to put their
money in the enterprise. 1t was he who
brought the necessity OF such water
and 1t is to his influence and energy that
is due the passage of the Nicaragua canal
bill twice through the Senate.
When seen in his apartments al the
Palace last night the Senator said:
The necessity for a short water route
from the Atlantic to the Pacific is greater
to-day than ever it was Not only from
a commercial standpoint has this fact
been demonstrated, but from strategic
owned such a thing as Nicaragua canal
during the last war with Spain they
would have considered the $3.50 O00, 900
spent IN its construction as a piece of
very great economy. The adminlstrat ton
is In favor of such an undertaking being
put through with all possible speed, and
the great majority of the American peo-
pie are of the same mind. Twice has
the bill passed the Senate, but each time
has it failed to pass the House because
of the efforts of the opposition and the
influence that those opposed TO the canal
welded with the Speaker. Could the bill
ever have got before the House it would
l. htv fhraa },
But il was never allowed d day upon
which to come up. Every time it was
brought forward 1t was denied a hearing
by the autocrauc Speaker, and cOnSe-
Quently the wishes of the administra ton,
the Senate and the people went for
naught.
in numbers, is very powerful in influence,
Is composed of those who got from ten
TO twelve millions out of the clutches OF
the thieves OF Paris and sunk it again in
the same scheme that those raScdlS made
their money out of-the Panama canal.
| They now went to get their money back
from The Government OF this country,
and will devote cry energy to the de-
feat of the Nicaragua canal project until
this end is accomplished
Then again, they are aided and abetted
by c. z. Huntington, who sees III the
project loss OF power over this country
which he now holds at his mercy and A
tremendous reduction Of the freight rates
that have made him wealthy at the ex-
perse of the fruit raisers and farmers Of
the racine coast
why, we have a bigger population in
the State of New YORK than you have
contained in the whole Pacific Coast from
Central America 10 the Alaskan line.
What is the reason of this? Why, simply
that while your country is the most fer
tile and fecund on earth you cannot make
q decent living out OF your lands Cor the
simple reason that all your profits are
eaten up by the rates you are forced to
pay in order to market your goods San
Francisco is farther away from the mar
kets OF the world than any other civilized
city on the face Of the globe.
THE Nicaragua canal will surely some
day become an accomplished TACT. 1t may
not be when you or am alive. but II will
surely be sooner or later. | have spent
project | have spent much money, made
many speeches, written thousands Of
words and travelled thousands of miles in
It's interests. The Government said It
wanted to construct IT itself.
LAS to the Philippines. l think much of
the present trouble could have been
avoided if the proper diplomacy had been
used a first. Be that as it may, we have
now acquired them and we must keep
them at least until we have established
treatment that Otis accorded Aguinaido
and his followers was surely prOmpted
by the orders he received from the Gov
eminent at home There are MANY peo-
pie in the East that depore the mistakes
that have brought about the present Sit
uation. But since they have been made
the sentiment of the country j. over
whelmingly in favor of living up to them
That what was done was done with the
best possible intent. no one doubts for an
concerns the aftersight is sometimes bet
ter than the foresight
Senator Miller will remain here several
days before leaving for his home.