New-York tribune., 1903-03-18
Ar LAST. A CANAL.

tn o.r.1 treatv ia ratified. There was 20
for az we are aware, no marked cE1Aci!sh u
:. .,vra yesterday The earth con1nues to
,vo ,,no1 ifs axis and IN its orbit, the udes no"
end ebb and the procession OF the e4u"o
- maintained unchanged. WonderIul 10 rcia'e
For Senator Morgan has ceased 1rom spe"Ns
ond at last we have law for an lStin
canal and a realization OF the dream oh co
+rrleS and of the desire of nations Is aSsui eU
- &c under Charles l Of Spain that the canaI
scheme was first broached, ana Fhllp II Ia"
tho isfhmus surveyed for routes beIore ne se"'
his .sinyincible armada" to perish III tne i'i
seas. Spain, France, England. Ho1l8hu ol'N
ReIrium all planned to undertake the ven" g
Humboldt surveyed routes fof H. iO''ie
49, 1rroto namphlets about It. Goethe re
-..4od .ho+ be rouId not hope to live to see 1t
comnIeted. As for treaties concessions ana III
to-,sttone1 combinations concerning 1t. their
n.-,e has been legion. Now, after nearly 1our
ao.+,,-.os +hA end ia at last in sight. Truly IL
is a mernorab BILE thing.
II ts q worthy achievement or American
craftsmanship, in two chapters 1he nrst was
that abrogation modification or suDsVtulloh VI
+he CIavton-Bulwer Treaty which gave the
United States a perfectly free hand on all 'ne
various routes For half century rnat treaty
WAS a practically insurmountaple oDstacie ~
the whole project For even If 1t applled olllS "
| Nicaragua and not to Panama, as mas peei,
| arqued it was nevertheless true that IL tie"
| o,,- hands in Nicaragua and thus disabled us
| from debating terms at Panama Inc liioliien
II WAS out of the way We had TWO slrihes "
| os1r how and could use either as IL might SCI 'e
| ia hotter 1t was thus, and thus ohlS' tha' "
| reasonable bargain was made possible at ar
ana. The second chapter OF the Story was
| completed yesterday in the ratihcauon OF tHe
| +-a.+v With Colombia Now statecraft has 1ui-
1Ilod ifs work-for the ratification by CoionlDlt'
| is to be taken as assured Ii renlains ioh
| can energy to do its part
| The consummation is one upon winch neal y
| oonuratuIatYons are due. to the Safe Depart
| r7ant for its masterful diplomacy, to Con-
| gress for being happily rid Of controversy
+bot has so long and so greatly ve1ed it. TO the
limited States on the prospect OF SOON nav iiiS =
ian American canal under American conuoi'
| to Colombia on being the chosen size OIL III" I
| canal and TO the whole maritime Worlu Oh INC
| assurance Of the creation OF what VIII douptieSS
he one of the greatest trade routes on the glooe'
Nicaragua and Costa Rica are disappointed Ao
Doubt But they are not without cohso4alloh'
for they will share in the Dement'S WHICH lne
canal will confer upon all those regions. sen
s+or Morgan is disappointed in the hnai oeIeaI
Of his pet scheme, or raCner OF MS PEI
Of that scheme for we are confident tnat ne Is
and has all along been for an isthmian canal
first and only secondarily for one at Nicaragua
he will see his canal built, after au-tne canAA
to the promotion Of which he has given 10 AFse
a shsre Of his life It will not it is true, be on
+ba ronte which he believed to be the best But
q will he such canal as he desired, and 1t Will
aarve the purpoSes which he has desired 1t 10
serve. Thus in the highest sense his streru-
GUS campaign has not failed. any more tnan
Columbus's voyage failed when he reacneo
Cuba instead Of Japan. There is satisfaction
for all In the assurance Of our canal, Now let
all Join in making that canal an accomplished
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