The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

terprise. Mr.. Morgan urges that no nation
nor any combination of private interests
can have any right to prevent its consum-
nation. There remains" he says, bat
one barrier to the union OF the Atlantic
anu racine oceans and no one nation has
the right To declare that IL never shall bs
removed except with It's consent"
lie attributes the failure to construct
lhe canal in the past to the attitude oe
hlty years the power and influence of
me British government aided by combine
tions in the United states and France. has
HI n,h,s,,d an EFFORTS to open an American
Continuing on this line, he says: .'That
antagonlSin which Is an imperial policy
od d 1reat britain 10 the beginning has be-t
come plan for gathering wealth by
levying tolls upon the commerce az
America and Its strength or purpose will
Just inducement viii lead Great Britain
10 relax It's grasp and permit us to take
care OF onr country. The combinations nc
nome and In France that have assisted In
suppreSsnF the demands OF our Indus
trial classes for canal to connect the
great oceans are chiefly the transcouti-
mental railways in Canada aud In Panama
and those in the United states--eight
great corporations that now control al.
most the entire transportation between the
oceans that wash the coasts Of the west.
ern hemisphere"
In further discussing the attitude Of
Great britain, Senator Morgan says:
The scope and purpose OF the Clayton.
Bulwer treaty rs Il WIS declared by lord
John Russell, made It the instrument OF
injustice and repression TO Nicar0gua.
Costa Rica and other Central American
states that has deprived them and ali
Lhrtttendom Of the benefits OF an Amer
lean intcr-oceanic canal Tor more than "A
hair century. In view Of these facts Ii Ia
clear that an overriding necessity Of impe-
rial commercial and military policy con-
nected with her policy as To the Suez canal
forced Great Britain TO adhere to the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty rs a means of pre-
venting the construction Of n caral
through Nicaragua by the United States.
while she would continue 10 hold the ynnt-
age ground of occupation and increasing
| authority In the territories OF Nicaragua
and Honduras, which she had agreed to
abandon Her intention TO control both
| canals was then evidently fixed"
| He asserts that Great Britain's control
| of the Mosquito country was used as a
! pretense TO hold us until she had accom-
plishcd her great policy relation 10 the
| Suez canal I'VE were" he saws heid
in the leash by British rulers until they
cou'd accomplish the control of the suoz
lie contends that Great BrltaIns policy
from beginning was simply policy Of delay
and that. both pewers have abandoned the
| policy OF the Clayton Bulwer treaty, or
| which he declares, nothing remains bun
! an empty diplomatic teehnicaity that must
| yield 70 the reasonable demands OF the
| United states, Nicaragua and Costa Rcs
for their own safety and prosperity and
| TO tho demands VI the world for gateway
In Nicaragua to correspond with that
lie declares that II diplomatic effort 20
rid the world OF the banefu domination
o: the Clayton Bnlwer treaty falls con-
grrSS should abrogate Il.
The major portion of the report was
made before the new Hay Pauncefots
treaty had been promulgated but In an
appendix the following reference is made
10 that treaty:
'lf two.thirds Of the senate shall cor-
cul With the government of Great Grtain
| In establishing effective basis on when
y ctnal for shps through the American
! iSthnus should be operated for the secur-
ity and benefit Of all nations, such agree
uent viii he considered as an advanced
step IN true civilization, honorable 10
both governments and rich in blessings
to mankind"