The sun., 1902-06-06
HANNAFOR THE PANAMA ROUTE
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N,srf~arp> Jan" 6 -.Htnr Hanna
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NATION 'u fN, ,.rt- f.l.. I1u 4 ar I-..-
man cana, nv fhr Nir..l.h r'u'" STA
tor Hanna ha- t-,ru fpr som 'IIu' lu .uI ?
advu.a's e 30" Panama r.u'" a'i '1l
mad. ,IaI.raf" -.IJfg' .Hra tNr pro-. .' .
ing his sd,, - the ra~ no" :, r''" IT.
had the walls - ~" chamber c"N"ri m
grrat tnat- hpNtus 10" "a l"N l. nni
route II tie Jr Is--.J Panama tarFI d. ..i'
eating tho lss' .' : g, ~, AMI "a,
uishirg cher i.f,.m,.IpI fer tho - u.
ators. Nuu aGr I,pN.us very v.u~'lN into N"
p,l.- on
Senator Hanna was ui.ahl" 20 finish his
st.,ch to-day. as % IS iwp"e-.bl" f'r him
To- stand lHug. OWL g. h., rh"uu'a'.' hn'"
,oint H.. ,Ii me-, hay" - si-och written
out A. u Is very vol AupNu hat %" never
prrrarcS a sls-ch IA ai,ano', never ~
yi-.s It for publ cation iu 'h" CoHyrcssioTf!
Record and never r,'ai- .' after % i n print.
He made a plain, practical and business
like tAlk. which WAS very closely listened
TO by the S,nais aud lryc aui"n~"
In the CALLER -. ami wlu'n WI uni'uot'
,.dly bs very convincing to S'nators IN
winning them OVER tn th" Panama SIDE
Of the controversy Admiral Walker and
other members ~ IA" ls,hmian Canal
Commission ~, IA ia" gallery during Mr.
IIannan ,alk. and seemed pleased with
the forcpfh manner m which b" presented
tho merits Il Tho Panama r"u'" n against
the Nicaragua route PROVIDED for IA tho
pending bill
The opposition 20 the passage al canal
hill at this session l. much l"ss than was
expected, especially from outside the senate
Chambcr. Tho influence 81 the great rail-
road corporations that were az the h~-
ginning 81 the Fight said 20 he arrav"i
agains, any canal biil al all is not making
itself felt. and Il l. said hy the Senators In
charge of the question that the only op-
position t. bc Encountered VIII be- that of
SENATORS themselves who viii manifest
II only bv spo.-, hraking II u, therefore
the general opinion that senator Hanna
was right Yesterday IN saving that vote
would hc reached within ten days While
IL ~ admitted hat m" S"Uato iSabout equally
divided A. 10 tho merits ~ the pending
House bill. providing for the selection ot
the Nicaragua route and the Spooner bill,
giving the preference to the Panama route,
II II probable that vi hen the vote Is taken
there will he a majority IN favor 81 the
latter proposition and hat i, will be adopt''i.
After the Passage o.! the Military Academy
Appropriate u hil, the Nicaragua ship Z ana
bIIl was taken up aud MIR. Hanna thep,
OhioJ ADDRESSED the Senate IN advocacy
of the Panama route ii traced the prog
r,ss Of invention IN meeting tho demands
for economic transportation and referred
To- the construction Of the Suez Canal 10y
DE L..sseps The report ~ tho minority
of tho committee. he went on 10 say, had
placed before the senate all IA" questions
involved In the matter. and II he acre To have
his choice, he would prefer, a. matter Of
argument. to read that report. However.
he should only urge senators TO read II and
Ia read II carefully.
The practical proposition was. II a canal
were To be built, where should !, be built
II was only rcc"ntly that the opportunity
had cone TO Congress to consider other
routes than tho Nicaragua. tor many
years the Nicaragua route had been tal,cd
about and written about until n had become
a sentiment and until i, seemed To- be- the
only route across the Isthmus. H. spoke
of the srleytlou II the Panama route 10y
pr l.-rsaIs- and askcd wh-ilIsT u vas not
fair to suppose that that famous man had
every question connected Wi h /
Il Tvs uutorluuat" failure Wa- not the
result oi an error Of judgment
For what. Mr. Hanna asked. was tho
canal 10 IT, Cru-tru"t"d' II MAS for ihe
Ias~,ge IT vessels from ocean To- ocean
In the shortest po--Ibi" tam" and on ite
inost ECONOMICAL AIv~. hat meant sue
Crss !, was not ." D." furg 't"n that the
canal Wa- 20 IT, "a world : canal, ip h" u-'d
for the commerce of the world. ~ mat II
would te Io,r~~aTv. u 0.i-li"rHg ts
economic administration, ." AK" INTO ac-
count the Du-Il'-- that would o. attracted
Ia IL. uu' only trum o." 'r''d states,
but from every uurI,Iin" ia'un h the
world
The Panama Canal properly had now
teen offered tu the lui-i N'a - for sac
ODp.Usb, tie ,-iluii" which 'hr American
q ,mmi.sl1U iad I.ao'd ui-u y. II 'He
French CHtuI a.V lat 81 tr-' made '.ai
offer the American Wilisslun would
have advised its acceptance. ami no other
route would have been suggested. hut
the President e that company W-I-t"d
on tho prl," uf sI,"'s"v.' ami 'i.'roi.r"
the commission had r"p'r'"d adversely
10 the Panama canal !" establish 'al- |
point Mr. Harus quoted frlm th" '''ilm' ~
81 Admiral Walk r. Precedent - ia" IN
mi sion. ard ,'i,r WcWtsr> OF n
Two YEAR agu. Mr Han - utInued.
. was IN favor ui The Nl,uftguh 'dhdl, /
but | have te..n fDrpcd ty 'us -'gtt,r !
fac'- and conditions - change my inad |
In ., mmru vI'i many u'',r~ | believed /
In - Bowel canal tud Rat, wear az. !
favored thr lp1u"u pror"-'nUn, vl'. |
PR posed a tunnel fla" 'r -'N ini"' l" |
bun half a dn2"' { no." finest =. gi'"'rs .
tie country :, o. .f'.l au.''- .' ar4 |
ahaud.tri 'Na' .t.g B1 ruN v" n'" |
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