The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-03
TIE PANAMA CANAL.
French Company Offers n Good Title
10 It's Property.


The congress has wisely provided that
we shall build al once III 18th mlan canal,
II possible al Panama The attorney gen
era reports that We can urcouDtecy ac-
ouIre good title frem the French Paranla
Canal company NeSO1atiorS are row
pending with Colombia 20 secure her as -eEt
10 our building the canal. This cara VIII
be ore Of the greatest engineering -eAts OF
the twentieth century; greater fLS-feef-
ing feat than has yet been accomplished
during the history Of MANKIND The WcTE
should be carried out as a continuing Q0.-cY
without regard 10 charge OF 1Cml nistra-
ton: and II should be begun under circum-
stances which WI MAKE il matter %
pride for all administrations to continue
me canal will be OF great benef to Amer
lea and OF importance 10 ali the WorlC. II
viii BE- OF advantage 10 Us lncusll. si-y ar
also IS improving our military position Il
viii be Of advantage 10 ire countries OF
tropical America. Il is earnestly TO be
hoped that all OF these countries viii DO a
some or them have already done with SIG
nal success, and VII invite TO their shores
commerce ard improve their ndteIl2i - n
Gitions by recognizing that stability arc
DEVELOPMENT No Independent nation il
America need have the slishtest fear OF
aggression from the United States. X Pc
hooves each one to maintain order within
rs own borders anc 10 dlsc29Ise rs JUS
obiigatiors 70 foreigners. When this IS
done they can rest assured that, he thsr
strong or weak, they have nothing 20 Cread
from cU.siGa interference More and more
the increasing irteTceperCerce ara COM
p'eNlty of international political arc eco
civilized and orderly powers 70 Insist or
the proper policing Of the world.
The Pacific Gable.
During the fall Of 1901 communicated
was addressed to the secretary o. state,
asking whether permission would be
granted by the president TO 2 corpora
ton 70 Law a cable from point on the
California coast 10 the Philippine sands
by way Of Hawaii. A statement. Of con-
d.tions or terms upon which such cor
porat!on would undertake 70 lay and
operate a cable was volunteered
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly
70 convene and Pacific cable ieg SLATE on
had been the subject or cOnsidera Ion ny
the congress for several years. IL seemed
10 ne wise 70 defer action upon the an
plica-ion until the CONGRESS had first an
i0urned without taking any action. leav-
ing the matter in exactly The same con-
dition IN which Il stood when the con-
gress convened.
mercial Pacific Gable company had
promptly proc seded with preparations for
laying its cable II also made applica-
ton 70 the president for access 70 and
use Of sound.nEs taken by the =. s. s.
Nero FOR the purpose OF discovering
pra ct3caEie route Tor transP8cifc
cable The co1npsny urging thai with ac-
cess 10 these sou0dings II could compete
f.s cable much sooner than i II we're
required 10 take soundings upon IT'S own
account Pending consideration IF this
subject. 10 appeared Important and de-
sirable 10 attach certain conditions 10
the permission TO examine and use the
eoundings. e L should be granted.
In consequence Of this solicitation y
the cable company. certain cond tons
were formulated. upon whi>n the H~es-
dent was willing 20 allow access ~ those
Eound.ugs and 10 consent 70 She landing
and LAYING ~ the cable subject 80 any
g q f m u = j
hv the CONGRESS This was deemed prom
or. CSrer' q il- u was clear thar c7f'e
connection ~ some kird win .1ina. 2
fcrc n c0untr'- vas part ~ -hc CON-
panv's plan. This course was. moreover.
in accordance with Ire ~ precedent.
including PresiGsn- Grants action n the
- tAe corsrc-s IN rs annual Tnessa<e ~
December le-5 End th- f--fa~cr 0errfr-
ring IN 1s-s ~ tbs second T--1ch cable
from Bre-t - St Pierre y th q branch
These conditions prescribed among
other -hin-s maximum rate So cou-
rercisl messages ard thst she company
pine Islands n China there borg AZ
present as IS wei known British l'ne
frc7 Hsnia ~ iro1E tAons
The renreser tatlVes ~ The cable crrn-
PAM keD. -ttese conditions i7F n1rr
.Gerat.on, cout i1u-n-. iu tle mean
time 10 prepare fo- LAYING fEe -ale-
They. rzra howcrar n lc-rfr ae~efer
20 chem ard ALA r7ar.rsr Enc Re-
t-r7u err Pacific coast and -hr Tnfrnra
empire hv wsv ~ Hca1lr aa1 rs
Prl --re stands th-s -ev7d M
Hud is expected withir tsw -s--h7
be ~css~ or -ust---s
APonz ne cer-.ri7ns IS enc res=-vire
tHe r1Wcr ~ IRE cr077 - ~
conditions . h--ewfth trans-itte5
~ r-rto Elrc ie only -ec --a~r
say tr-- - r~orrc~stv ~ -h4 f-'arf ard
the wisdom wiih ~ - = h-e seen gov