The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-08
I'M. N02GIT'S
Southern Senator FaVorS the
House Canal Bill.
IT'S AN HONORABLE ONE
No Other Power Can Build
Without Americas Consent

Washington, Jan. 7-senator Morgan
today presented part 4 Of the report Of
the senate committee on inter-oceanic
canals on the project Of an isthmlan
waterway It is chiefly interesting IN be-
ing a re-af1rmatlon that the house bill
now pending in the senate providing for
the construction Of the Nicaragua canal
furnishes the true, safe and honorable
method Of dealing with the rights. power
and duties with an isthmian canal
The report says Each new develop
ment OF facts, each apparent change Of
diplomatic situations, each lapse Of con-
SESSIONS made to our citizens by Nicara-
qua during a half century, each sugges-
| ton or overture for joint control Of the
canal by other governments in connec-
ton with the United States; each effort
to lodge the ownership and control Of
| this canal in corporate bodies instead of
the United States: each obstruction that
was presented, whether openly or secret
| IA by competitive lines Of transporta-
ton or by speculative enterprises char
tered by states for the purpose of pre-
venting the United States from executing
its settled policy Of the exclusive owner
ship and control Of a canal thhougr the
Isthmus of Darien, has the. more firmly
! convinced your committee that the pro
visions of house bill 1888 are the just.
safe. true and honorable method Of pro
viding this maritime highway for all the
nations of the world.
''Tt is needless that any government,
| corporation or combination of individuals
should attempt to divert the United
States from its fixed policy as to the
ownership and control Of such a canal,
and that element of discussion is drop
ped. Neither is it necessary to consider
any route for canal besides those of
Panama and Nicaragua, the search for
any other route having demonstrated
that only these routes are practically"
Thereport then treats the Nicaragua
route as the one selected finally" stat
ing. that the decisive vote in the house.
225 to 25-determines the location, $50
that it remains only to vindicate that de-
cision against the pretensions of the Pan
ANA route"
The report then argues in detail on the
advantages of the Nicaraguan route over
all others. It sets forth what is stated
to oe conclusive proof of the fatal defect
Of the Panama route. The complications
in the way Of having the United States
! take the Panama route, etc.
After referring to evidence given by
Panama canal officials the report says:
1.-The statement made on that hearing
discloses the animus of these parties in
seeking a hearing before the committee
| and in is panama canal company pan
| of obstruction in an unnlistakable way.
It IS not to obtain aid from the United
States. That idea is disdainfully repealed.
It is not to sc permission from the Unit
ed States to construct, own and control
a canal at Panama"
These hearings and reports in connec-
ton with the letters written by Mr.. Crom
well lead to the unavoidable conclusion
that the new Panama canal company is
still endeavoring to defeat canal
| through Costa Riea and Nicaragua, as it
was in 1898.
Mr.. Morgan sets forth seven headings
in the plan TO secure delay, including COM
pHcahons on the -Pauncefote treaty.
He says:
NO excuse remains for delaying the
acton Of congress either to crafty the
Panama Canal company OF TO ally with
any other power in negotiations tower a
measure that enters deeply into cur nat
ional financial policy and viii shape the
action Of our government and people in a
great many other important matters tina.
| concern them. This is great control
ling measure Of public expenditure which
| IS now safely within our means and con
gress should now determine that it viii
| provide a law to sanction it or else that
II Is not worthy of consideration and
abandon it.
IF the house bill is passed in the sen
ate and becomes a law it is safe to expect
that an agreement can be made with
Great Britain. as favorable at least Il
| the United states as that contained 81
! the Hay-Pauncefote treaty as amended
after the house bill is enacted. This ex-
/ PLANTATION is not based upon any suppo zei
want Of power OF OF VIII in that great
empire to maintain what she considers a
/ just or advantageous position, nor yet
upon her magnaminity for that we do no.
/ ask, but uDon the fact that the cana
! when built win he of incalculable value
| to ali her North and Central American
| possessions and that she can never realiz
/ these advantages without the consent an
assistance Of the United States. Ne.the.
can Great Britain or any combination @.
/ powers construct and maintain q canal al
/ Panama without our consent
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