The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-19
THE CANAL MATERIAL.

F5F President has decided that material constructing
the Panama shall be bought wherever can be haq me
best and cheapest The cost canal be large
under the most favorable conditions It's construction under
taken as Government enterprise because the people would have
so An Government costly than private
For this there to be no remedy IL nees m
nature OF government The question Shall the building OF the
costly by buying the needed material IN
Il seems TO us that the Presidents caused great
deal OF unnecessary and shallow criticism Republican politicians
reported be in the dumps because peahes the eeoo
policy OF protection and Democrats are reported IN Tue d W
wing opg decision the triumph OF free trade Sen
dom when he said The triumph OF Tree trade mas come sly
II the Government 60 to the cheapest market TOT 10
canal why should the Individual be permitted to go there
In truth protection IS not involved the all The
which the Government needs IS OF such nature mat com
bnaon easy possible the purchase be restricted to this
country If there were no tariff the President decided
the lowest and best bidder does
any imagine thai there would be bona hd composition IN me
hi6Rg inagnes vain thing The material to be used
mostly ubcr metal The Government must have the ma
f m aandon the canal Suppose we had free opera
lion now and purchase OF the material to the United
States Camack believe that would be the cheap
est market If he do he is more supplemented Tennessee
The cost of the canal approximately but
certainly the work OF the Government and must be
prosecuted midst OF difficulties and misunderstanding One
President takes fling oooie labor and observe
only United States be employed the work i
this attempted the drain on our population would De m IN
the Citizens OF the United States cannot do ha work
in climate what excellence there may be in the
the canal and granting TO be as free OF disease
the snowcaPPed mountains OF Caorria st "hte men Cannon
tropical and that orrd The labor
white Americans Tor Our temperate zone negroes can no more W9
This labor question is the first difficulty
which the Government must meet and IN winch must De mS
question problem and the President
American sthman canal first undertaken
bv corporation Nicaragua Canal Company If that copor
alton OF which ex-senator Warner Miller OF New York was pres
its franchise Panama and construct
the canal instead OF the Government would TO the
world for material If Senator Carmak would
put statement IF the go the
cheapest canal why should
duas go for the materials for their canal
the would be- that what the individuals composing
corporation build the canal would have done Perhaps the
why the Government should have the
privilege why triumph OF free trade in Or
the other
The work is external The Government Arner
corporation would do The Government builds houses in the
States great many OF them, and needs and buys
the material the market which when they
build houses So the external work OF canal building and the
do would do Its contracts will be large and the
will bid and will Others and the best bidder
actual competition, will the award Millions will be saved
the OF construction and American manufacturers VIII moi
be injured any legitimate part OF their business
ALL the construction of the canal will be accelerated BY
the Presidents
being the where
gained The President accustomed criticism
embarrassment By the time Congress
policy, has disturbed legitimate business interest has violated
party faith has given the leaders of his
party for any hasty criticism of his course
Carmack and the remains of the Democratic
party them try free trade party Let them propose
hemp sugar tobacco wool and on and then take
cyclone cellar while the returns from North Carolina
lucky Louisiana and Texas When they speak
for else and for the producers of the grea
staples of the Congress 1894
fought protection the Wilson bill
that of shape that authors did
ognize ckety thing trade
but that IS ITS only use Ii made an issue in politics. halt OF thy
would against Therefore
be dismissed from the canal discussion The Government takes TIL
privilege that private corporation would take and that is al
there is Of the matter.