Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-12-04
THE PANAMA CANAL.
French Company Offers n Good Title
to Its Property.

The congress has wisely provided that
We shall build at once an isthmian Canal,
If possible at Panama Tne attorney gen
eral reports that We can undoubtedly ac-
allire good title from the French Panama
Canal company. Negotiations are now
pending with Colombia to secure her assem-
to our building the canal. This canal wall
be one Of the greatest engineering feats OF
the twentieth century; greater engineer,
ing feat than has yet been accomplished
during ggthe history of mankind. The work
sholllS be carried out as a continuing policy
without regard to change of admlnlstra-
tfon; anG it should be begun under circum-
stances which will make II mater o.
pride for all administrations to continue
the policy.
iea and of importance to all the WoTld- II
will be of advantage to US inoustrlaiiy anu
also as improving our military position It
will be of advantage TO the countries oi
tropical America 1t is earnestly to be
hoped that all of these countries wlil 90 as
some of them have already done with sig
nal success, and will invite to their shores
commerce and improve their material con-
ditions by recognizing that stabii1ty anG
order are the prerequisites. of successful
development. No independent nation in
America need have the slightest fear OF
aggression from the United States. II Pc
hooves each one to maintain order Wltnn mn
its own borders and to discharge its Just
obligations to foreigners. When this IS
Done, they can rest assured that, be they
strong or weak. they have nothing TO dread
the increasing interdependence and COM
plexity of international political and eco,
nomic relations render 1t incum bent on all
civilized and orderly powers to insist on
the proper policing of the world
The, Pacific Cable.
During the Ill of 1901 a communication
was addresse* to the secretary of state,
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president to corpora
tion to lay a cable from point on the
California coast to the Philippine islands
by way of Hawaii. A statement of con-
poration would undertake to lay and
operate cable was volunteered.
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly
to convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject of consideration by
the congress for several years, it seemed
plication until the congress had first an
opportunity to act. The congress ad-
journed without taking any action, leav-
ing the matter in exactly the same con-
dition in which it stood when the con-
gress convened.
Meanwhile it appears that the Com
mercial Pacific Gable company had
promptly proceeded with preparations for
laying its cable. 1t also made applica--
ton to the president for access to and
use of soundings taken by the U. S. s.
Nero for the purpose of discovering a
practicable route for transP Pacific
cable, the company urging that with ac-
cess to these soundngs it could complete
required to take soundings upon its own
account Pending consideration of this
subject, it appeared important and de-
srable to attach certain conditions ito
soundings, if it should be granted.
In consequence of this solicitation of
the cable company, certain conditions
were formulated. upon which the nresi-