The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-18
PLEA FOR THE PANAMA
Given a Hearing by the House
Committee.
THE CONTROLLING FACTOR
Hair OF the Work Is Already Completed.
Warmth of Feeling Displayed
on Both Sides = Sharply
oss-Examined.

| WI 'oii. IL ne new IaH-
ANA Canal company was given hear
Ing to-day before the house committee
on commence Tha ,o.r;r, ,s i, az
| ,or,.1,
ius'hce with recent determinatlon
Oh the committee to hear all persons
concerned in an isthmian canal The
delegation inc,uded Con Herrv r Al
,.o..s - az"
| oo'' VI 'iie ohiteu eldtes corps OF en-
| gineers retired; Louis Choron, chief
engineer of the company; Mr.. Bayard.
| commercial ranrasant,+i,,, ,,a Nr.sr,
| 1,.,.,, - ~ - anu e7"t o.
| SloiiWeIi SuI.ls ana brown, as Wen
e a., 9. nu,linel u eechhical eNpefts OF the
G Suiinpaly. Froiessor Haupt OF the
Nlearasu a cahai commission was also
Gro,,,,t'o,, III tne opening statement Mr.
| I ~ 81 summed up the fanana pro-
~. "a as hoiioMs,
as neaily one haiI Oh the WORK OF
L.t-us, - aclualiy eolhpleteu' tne
ralpots at tne terinInl are naturally
81 a.iu IL ~ eitis ny Nesseis OF
mo ,a i1sesd .its 20 az Exist
axnediti,.s IL I'LL, ~ We saiai, Vastly
t,a co,,nss.sia,,, I'LL VI eois 1'
the coinnanv arc Observation-Disclosures I ,ot a., VI
2 mo ,nap u,i+h &c. - a'.a,, iEo w
eineers have baen fo, yasrs ,nS ~,
now actuallv angagad IN ~ o.,,aI
work. the ITnited statas nod NV traatn
I>W1 ont init nto1
guarantees resnectine a canal across
the isthmus of Panama. and as ali This
work has been done and will he com
pleted without the cost of a nennv IN
the people of the United States we
have right to assume that the pan
anna canal is a necessary. if not the
controlling factor in the solution of the
isthmian canal problem"
He particularly denied that the COM
pany was under the control of tho
french government or was influenced
by any American railway interests.
This company was not applying to any
government for money and in particu-
lar was not seeking any financial as
slstance from the United States, al
though oelng conducted under an
American treaty the company placed
Us WORK SUBJECT TO the full inspection
'ol Inc Cniteu states authorities
Inc he1i ing tooh On d very splflted
:. .ai II a. .he afternoon session nS hne
u QUESTIONING eonauctea by chairman
tisppuill anu Messrs. mann, ste Wart,
ava ad5ii ts anu DAVIS. General anoott
nleted for s1oo ooo oOO 49, ouu' 80 pe o,,,-
pis.eu lo' sloo,Vuo,ouV. FROM the stand
poiht OF the government ne said that
any ealai was puiit the soVsFn-
iieilt ousti' " nave an liilpartial cIm-
MISSION 81 mqulrers 10 examine all
loutes. Snlel Engineer Choron IolloWed
80 'e'i, vi tlle P.oJect. II was
c. tneas STATEMENTS lhat tne sharp
closs-q ~, pesan. MI stewart
r Mai..eo ~ hiioW what the poor people Oh
- lailIe haa palo INTO the ola Panama
," alai .otiipatiy uliaer re Lesseps " son
@ rs coliapse. me amount was
S' .rp 10 oe apolt $Ao'o oo'ooo
- you expect 10 give these poor
1872 p,,ti %, lof Their vast cohtrl-
odtiol ASKED MI stewart
- vas eApiallleu ny several OF the
saiial iepresentatlVes present that a
pe1 cenIase ol the surplus income would
So 70 ,nese Ola Contributors
MI. hepburn again pressed for
sliom ing ol now the finances would be
,aaseu 10 carry out the project Mr.
s enarin susSesteu mat me only purpose
aeeil , " ne 10 mead OH the Nicaragua
Callal. IN reply TO Mr.. stewart, Mr.
Gioiii"eii salu the ranama enterprise
1917 ~. os , eaiiieu OUT without reference
10 the Nicaragua route. Mr.. Mann
bof3 oo.t - -. 80 ono ~ ''ooo,ooo assets