The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-08
DEPEW SPEAKS FOR
ALACH|AN PARK
Strong Argument for Passage
of the Bill
The PRESIDENT FOR IT
The Secretary of Agriculture Favors
the Measure.
[HE PRESIDENT FOR IT
MITCHELL AGAINST THE PANAMA ROUTE
He Declares That to Touch the Proposition Of
The Panama Canal Company Will
Result in o, Element of the

lBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, June 7.-After transacting
Some routine business and discussing for
time the bill to relieve shippers from
the London dock charges, the Senate re-
sumed consideration today of the 18TH
mian canal project.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, continued his
speech begun on Thursday in opposition
to the Panama route. After considering
the engineering difficulties of the route,
which he regarded as very serious, he
entered upon a denunciation of the
methods of the Panama Canal Company,
which he declared were the most cor
rupt in the history of the world He
warned Congress that no better way
could be found to defeat the construction
of any canal than to adopt the Spooner
amendment, as the United States could
have no connection with the Panama
route without becoming involved in the
intricacies of the French courts from
which it would find it impossible to ex-
tricate itself. He declared that any con-;
nection this country might have with the
Panama proposition would result in the
deflemcnt of the Government
Mr.. Depew, of New York, addressed the
Senate in advocacy of the bill appro-
priating s10,000 900 for the purchase of
1000, 900 acres of land for national
forest reserve in Virginia North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee. 1t is stated by the COM
mittee reporting the measure that cit
may fairly be urged that the establish
ment of this forest reserve in the region
Cf the Southern Appalachian Mountains
is n matter of great national Importance
and that owing to the peculiar conditions
existing in this region the establishment
of this reserve need not necessarily be
accepted as 2 precedent for the estab-
lishment of similar reserves elsewhere
in the East
Mr.. Depew said the project was favored
Icy President Roosevelt and by the Sec
retary of Agriculture and Federal action
was justified fully by public necessity.
He said the most favorable results might
be expected from the establishment of
the reserve He said that within ten
years the great hard wood forests in the
proposed reserve would be destroyed en-
tirely. Such a result would be disastrous
to the States affected and to the entire
country.
At the conclusion of Mr.. DepeW's re-
marks. Mr.. Hale said that the Senate
could not fail to be impressed by the
great Importance of the subject. He
had not been aware of the extent of the
land to be purchased but he thought that
some action ought to be taken on the
matter at this session.
The Senate then began the considera-
tion of The measure commonly known as
the London dock charges bill.
In response to an inquiry from Mr. Nc
Cumber as to what guaranty the shippers
Of this country would have, in the event
of the elimination of the London dock
charges, that the Atlantic freight rates
would not be increased, Mr. Nelson re-
piled that there was no guaranty and
could be none. The shippers would have
to take their chances on that. The
steamship trust. organized by J. Pierpont
Morgan, he said, might raise the freight
charges That was not to be purevented
by the pending bill.
God deliver us from trusts declared
Mr.. Nelson. THAT is matter which
we will have to take care of later on.