The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
HOW AMERICANS
BUILD DIG CANAI
After Much Boosting Plane
Engage Foreign Labor and
Use Foreign Goods.
TAFT's BLOW AT PROTECTION
Commission, However, WilGive
Congress Chance to Wdy
Over Question.
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(F'rom Our Regular Correspshe
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nh 2V.--Ihc
irony OF the situation wItftesard 70
the construction of the Parma Sailai
by tho United States shoult appeal 10
the rislblltics of the avcraf American.
II he is not SO much of alprcad-easie
that he cannot see the inor OF the
case Tho French attempt TO Dug the
canal and failed ignomiItusiy; ,When
the, project was being cNelnpia'ca p9
the United States, the aaocates OF our
attempting 1t were very pnd OF sa!ils
how casrlv American brhs and Drawn
and energy and capltalcouid ach leEe
the great undertaking sncc the WoIk
began. much of the sam thik mas pcen
hnard and n is nossjbl that the more
atnIid section az the tncrican public
has grown just n It'll urea OF eiii Ills
continual harping on Wit A'ncrtca'is u. =
doing.
The actual work OF lgging the canal
will be done by cooll,. or ny Iehtrhi
and South Americans Al West liidialis.
That seemed bad eingh piow, 70 !. inc
pride Of the Americas putf now seere,
tary Taft has come Ping ana hecta. =.
that material for thejpnstruction,, OF INC
big ditch shall be sugnt IN GuroPe.
Foreign muscle nndIforti N ma ma eel' az
including not only fdigt Dulit Scahes'
but foreign made plds, si oVels, DIVE, 1--WE.
scrapcrs. axes and, III fad, all Kinds OF
implements actually scdb the work
inenan, Will be bought foreign mar
kets. It must be AZ sad blow 10 me
pride or those Amd1ca VINO nave
talked their tongues dry dccrh,hs WIZ" IA :
we would do In the nfoihg o. .nc
canal. /, /,
The foregoing must NJ, DC co, l.'.s w ). :
us being disapproval of1he co Outs, !, "
Secretary Taft. or couF.. al INC :, ZEN
ocrats in Washington aproVe ms an
nounced policy to purcl1e "hcre ne c s.a
y hS,v'tba ,hnarest Thntf what the party
has been advocating .ne !. aln n,,,.ei,.
people for years. soe",i ~
few Republicans opef aisapprose .t =,
policy Of the Secret OF war, Mll.ch
the President has cnisseu.' ,L,l.,
tive John Dalzell. 'ttsours. the MI =, T.,
priest OF protcctionhs = rSDody Iails -
4 him. and who apIIts 70 resaro5 Us .
II ~, ,,,oY octiva svsth, has made a some
,sh.t hystar,cal rly to the declaration
Of Secretary Taftn which he declares
the announced MY OF this Government
o. I'm .nm.rican Ind UNI Republican in
: ,,,,ic,, 1 i Snnal,ai cannon contents him-
.ni, .vi,b linn. : markinS that the Pres
sdant hns nlcny power in the prem
;s.s and ran5uy where he chooses.
,-hat ID non. ,nm!ttal. but the stand
49,, snoochesf Speaker Cannon in the
I.,s, X, mn,,,rfwcre The best delivered,
and hn Is T; originator of the term
..sta,d nat,,3 applied to those who are
onnnse, To 4 tariff revision.
"a ftar- ali !enator Carn,ack expressed
.n-,o ,,,iri,j plain truths when he re-
W "a IL Producing Secretary Taft to
+ :, .r.nnessd yesterday: Judge Taft is
the host 4 trade, railroad regulating
Republican, the country: ~
The annncemcnt is made at the War
Dcnartr,G that only such vessels as
s,ra needSat once will be bought abroad
and ina only such supplies as will be
used athce Will be purchased In for
cir-n meets The commission md the
s;ecretai wish to put II up to- Con-
s.ress lat body did not indicate in any
wny ,Imarkets in which the commits
Us sion II to purchase, and, rs President
shontAaid to-day. the commission IS
il,nder]t tn to buy where 1t can buy the
most ieaply
Thekclaration OF the intention to pur-
chasJn foreign markets the supplies
for construction Of the canal has
ca1s a greater furry in political cir
cles Ind, apparently, in business Cir
clestnerally. than anything in the his
torPf the country in years. It was
fife blow at tho cardinal doctrine
Of Republican party and delivered Dy
y !, End Nv lYG3 &5I 49, IN tsFf,a'iF LIZ.