Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
Senator Morgan Will Back Up
the President.
GENERAL SENTIMENT
EXPRESSED BY THOSE WHO WILL
DISCUSS IT.
Iney want to Know the Grounds on
winch accommodation for a Sea
Level Was Based.

Il shall be In favor of voting al, IN.
money that President Roosevelt NAV want
TO push the canal ahead az fast as possihle
ana the faster he pushes 1t the better will
be pleased. But at the sams ,i,,s 8, n.
goes so fast that he butts his head against
stone wall. do not want TO be held re-
sponsible for that"
Thus spoke Senator Morgan TODAY when
asked IN relation TO his attitude on the
aoes'ich Oh providing money for the Pam
ahia canal today. Mr. Morgan did not
eate 10 make any comment on the question
oi choce OF routes for the canal. the
consulting engineers having decided In ia
sor OF a sea-level canal. IL is well under
STOOD that the commissions recommenaa-
tion Is to come before Congress for. i,s on.
prevail as the money formerly approprs ate,
was with the understanding that Tho canal
was TO be Quilt with locks Mr. Morgan
saio thaL until he sees the recpnmend,
ions and the reasons that led them "a 40
cioe upon sea-leyel canal he couId NOT
make any comment on their action.
Will Take No Obstructive Course
Inc senator at the last session of CON.
sress said he did not propose to take any
INSTRUCTIVE course in relation TO the build
Ing of the canal The Panama canal wa.
determined upon in face of his opposition.
put when Congress finally gave it's verdfct
~ -, ia w. OF that project he merely wished
the project well. although he WAS without
RATA In the feasibility of the plans that
mad been adopted. He announced then ana
reiterated today that he favors backing up
the President In his efforts 20 build The
canal at Panama. 1t is well known thar
MI Morgan does not believe that a seq
ieVei canal Is practicable to build and
ne does not believe that a local lock canal
maintain.
Representative Hepburn chairman of the
committee on commerce of the House of
Representatives, which committee has
charge OF canal legislation, also stated to-
day that he had not yet had an opportunity
to read the recommendations of the con-
sulting engineers and therefore could not
form an opinion as to the merits of their
recommendation that the canal be a sea-
level work. Until he could learn more Of
the reasons that animated the engineers he
could not form an opinion in respect to IL.
This sentiment was generally expressed
today by men who viii have something to
do with the discussion In Congress In re-
lation to the canal. 1t is generally be-
lieved that whatever may prove to be the
view of men In Congress who have studied
the canal problem they VIII be inclined to
subordinate their opinion IN respect to the
pinfon of. the commission
Congressional Discussion Expected
This matter will come before the appro-
priations committee early in the session, rs
money will be needed at once for the con-
tinuance of work at Panama. The deter
nination to build a sea-leyel canal will
result In vast increase In the estimated
expense that Congress viii be called upon
to approve. Congress having appropriated
the money that was provided ia the last
Congress with the understanding that a
lock canal was to be built, II is believed
to be possible that at some future time
there may be considerable discussion in the
houses of Congress as to the wisdom -of
entering upon what Is admitted to be
vastly more expensive undertaking in the
construction OF canal at the level of the
sea- ---
Some members of Congress are interested
in the details of the proceedings of the
consulting engineers in the adoption or
the sea level plan. If that plan had been
based on the unanimous Judgment OF MEM
bers Of the consulting engineers, it s not
likely that there would be any widespread
discussion of IL. but the fact that eight or
the commissioners favored IL and three
were against it makes condition that may
result in considerable discussion In Con-
gress
Representative Mann's Comment.
Representative Mann of Illinois, one of
the leading members of the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce,
the committee that deals with canal mat
tiers in the lower branch of Congress, hand
ed out a severe rap today to General Davis
and Engineer Burr OF the canal advisory
board Of engineers, which has agreed to
advocate a sea-level canal at q cost or
many millions more than lock canal
Mr.. Mann stated that these men had
changed their views as to the canal, ana,
aided by the five foreign engineers pro-
posed TO have the United States do some
thing that they opposed just few years
ago.
1t was after ne had made a visit to the
President and had been asked to come back
to consult the chief executive as to the
canal that Mr.. Mann was asked about
canal affairs. 1T was largely upon the
recommends tons OF Gen. Davis and Mr..
Burr I'm favor of a lock canal that Con-
gress finally decided in favor of the Pan
anna canal said Mr.. Mann Now these
two men join the five foreign engineers and
recommend a sea-level canal. That Is the
way the money goes. But this change Is
of especial interest, In view of the fact
that Davis and Burr were two OF a special
committee sent down TO inquire into the
Lake Bohio scheme. and reported Ia full
upon II"
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