The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-20
ONLY THE GHOST
OF A DEAD TREATY
With Which England Would
Brighten Our People.
REPORT ON HEPBURN BILL
r\yORING CONSTRUCTION OF
NICARAGUA CANAL.
ClAYToN.BUlweR TREATY NO OBSTACLE
And if It Were the Demands Made by Changed
Conditions Are New Such That It
Should be Repealed by
the People.

the People.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-Chairnnn Hep
burn Of the House Committee ca Inter
State and Foreign Commerce. today sub
lItt;C1 the report Of the committee IN
Of the Hepburn Bill for construct
ing the Nicaragua Canal. Tn. rerurs
SAYS in part:
II rheproyiSions OF the bill can be
carried out The United States viii, with
in q few years (fronl SIX &c eight De ID
tull ownership and control Of a waterway
rannecting the oceans that It can defend
lEl use in the interests OF its navy and
it's merchant marine as wisdom may dc
tate.
There s.sn,S 10 be but litt.e doubt that
the States of Nicaragua L Costa tSra
will give their consent for the construG-
uon Of this great work
After reviewing the several surveys. !
liz report continues:
The reports above referred TO, Llt
opinions OF the engineers and scientists
believed to be entirely competent tor
their work, justify Your committee III re
commencing the undertaking. Of the on
relprise as one that is entirely practical
Or. ulNI li11t OIL y 49,
sum Of money. the expenditure OF which
VIII bc wise.
1t IS tru.. that the estimates Of cost
are variable, ranging As they do from
hess than 4O.G0O.O00 dollars to a possible
l-f5.G9N,0 C0 dollars II is. however, prop
~. 10 say that the SIZE and character uf
the canal estimated fer Is as variable As
is the cost Fifteen feet depth and tiftE
feet width was the siZ" Of the earlier pro
iect. Thirty feet depth and one hundred
f>et width are the DIM nsiols of the later
L.ropo-d canal.
Your committee. suggests that III dis
cuszing the cash remuneration that viii
Come to the United States from the CWT-
crsnip Of this canal estimates only can "a.
made.
THE CANAL WILL PAY.
"Gen1le1nep connected with the Mari
time Canal Company gave it rs their
u1anicu that five or six millions OF ton
mage would be the amount that would
PASS through the canal annually. A.
present $3.50 per ton IS the tOn charg'i
Ior tia. use of the Suez Canal. If that
rate was the rate charged 81 the Nlrara-
yla Canal and four millions should p'
rhe tonnage passing through il, IN aGGrt-
rate sum OF more than SIX million dollars
would be the receipts. 1t Is estimated
thar the cost 81 maintaining and o~Iarat-
;ug the canal would h. one million do
lars annually.
Your committee are aware that there
are a number Of persons who claim u
have concessions from the Governments
ut Nicaragua and Costa Rca investing
them with rights 10 navigate" III. Sar
Juan River and Lake Nicaragua. Others
claim to X. authorized to construct TIL
Great waterway connecting the two
oceans. But it is believed ny youl com
mittee thai these rights have either laps
I'd or are Of .nconSidcrable value, or hay
been obtained for speculative purpose
However this ma le, It should b" th'
purpose d the Government to deal dlrfC.
~ with the Government Of Nicaragua al'
Costa R:ca. Those Governments can
adjust all question growing out of theS-
concessions more easily than the Unite,
States.
w want our share Of the world:
and il secure it we must hay.
all the utilities that are possible. No
can We expect to get our share withut
fierce struggles. There is now I'll
most intense rivalry for this commer,'
On the part of commercial nations. Az
our rivals will US. all political. com
u|ertial influences and diplomacy W1t'
all ot It's arts. nl@nacing Us, perhaps, I
drive Us ouF Of the field.
NOT BOUND BY TREATY.
There are persons who say that "
ill" bound ny treaty StipuiatiOnS W.T.
'a. Government of Great Britain to it
#raM from carrying out this great cH
.@rurts~. This statement we 10 not y
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