Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-09-03


lanfio nf the Pacific or to have lis veii
a. ~ ihe Monroe Dpetrine. ~ sis mpnag'
mont " ihe fauAms canal neeqept nnlnl
II has = strong and th1ruafhiy efficies
uAsg. within the last decade ne America
navy has hccn about ifehied in alrrhkN N
ard 4nueh more Than tf.tisa IN sfficieuel
Que 20 ifs exfrHr~1iunry progress ID mar -
znanship sna nAneueering so tar rom thl
increase "a naval strength representing 3
oar part either 3 menace " aggression !
weaker nations ~ menace oi e-f
stronger nations. lt has ieid most pe~ef
There was great panic around tho Az
lariic cnaat when announced tnat tle re
have "a UNDERWOOD bF foreign powers a. ~
strongest mint that our fleet csulu 80 any
where and Roaid 81 anywhere inst -
awrss announced that the fleet was Il
* aruund the world there was great cut
cry and % xas said tnat thf fleet should ~
sail hut the fleet did sail some ~ thl
men In the coordinate branch hatd tnat
did f9t have flte money fpr the trip "
answer wac easg. said that We mad ta'
money and mar { was going % sen1 th'
fleet 70 me Pacific ana ~ they did noi waH
ta appropriate money q bring back tha.
suAsfdea except fgr the usgal and per
funttory remarks that ! was usurping power
'.Ereryuh here lu Europe The cruise ~ ~
battle fleet around the world was accepted
NOT only rs an extraordinary feat reflect
ing fhe highest hpnuf upon pur navy ha!
~ one n the movements which tended
markedly a. promote peaceful stability "a
International Eriatiorr h1 nation rogardea
the cruise ss fraught win any menace 81
hostility 90 ifaff. nnh set every nation ae-
sepfea ii as 4 proof that We were nut only
hesifoue ourselves % Keep The pfacr bat
abis i9 prevent the peace being broken az
nur expense 80 cruise in any Way ap-
preaching It baE ever beon made ny any
fleet ~ any ether poser and thc hest
as that we actually made could he under.
taken BY o fleet n such size without tn
Vulnerable breakdoena and accidents The
success u the cruise performed az t was
without q single accident immeAhufahlY
raised the pfesiige, nai 1niy of 9hf rect
hut of our natiuui and eHe q distinct help
10 the cause u International peace
As regards the Panama canal ! really
Think that outside nations have a fustef
ideA than our ggn people % lhe insFnitaae
realized ehai IL being done on he isthnus.
II a man ~ intelligence Nho had never left
this country asked me aheiher ] would adj
wise hin a. make q short trip % Europe, Or
q "trip a. the Panama canal. would With
Dut hesitat tion. adyies him 20 go 90 the
Panama canal BE would there see IN oper.
alton ine camplstng ~ one n thr great
frata ~ modern times Colonel GocthaH
and the men working under him are rem
derinn service a. this country which can
only be paraileled IN our past history by
some u the services rendered In certain
six years ago last spring the American
government took possession " the isihmus
The first twa years we're devoted tn me
plant and the working force. and providing
quarters food and water supplies. Ia an
these paints the success vas extraordinary.
Prom one ~ the plague spots u the globe.
one - the most unhealthy regions IN the
entire world the lsihmus has been turned
Into q singHiarly healthy place u abode,
where she death rate is small and where
hundreds ~ children are now being raised
under Hs favorable conditions In most
parts q ihe United states The quarters
focd and water supply are excellent. and
the plant the hest ever gathered FOR such a
purpose Active excavation on large scale
did net begin until January 1907. Three
years and hair have gaae by since then
and three flfihs N the total excavation has
already been accomplished. The amount
yioua experience warranted u in believing /
ip he possible. In 1908 and 1909 the |
monthly average - rock and earth removed |
= AZ three milton cubic Yards n1twith+
rafdiuR the fact that nine months ~ cach |
ieaf constituted q season - very heavy |
'ainfaH There remains 10 be- e1cavnted |
,nly about sixty million cubic yards n We |
'mild keep up the past average II cxcava-
ION This should be done in twenfy months /
5'n q u Impossible 20 fnainiaiu such =
alto the depth Increases fuf the out
lui necessarily dlminishea as TIE fleld y |
lpftAiien nArrows sthl y is certain that |
Wrh rate can ne maintained A. VIII en-
rhle she workers % finish ihe excavation
considerably Ia ADVANCE ~ thc date fixed
'0f opening the canal January i 1918. In
i0f b. npsned six months Or even year in |
advance ~ tho time set
1uiebra cui which / hav. been consider
ne and tie great dam ~ Gatun The lat
~ s % lmpfieun the waters u The Chagrss |
tnd other streams into lake win ~ area
X l6f square miles This work is advanc-
rK steadily. and Just AZ successfully ~ tho |
work On the cuichra cut The water |
ehich h ultimately to ml the lock is now |
lowing through the concrete HpillWay IN 1
he esAuter ~ the dam. fhe chaEres having /
ieen diverted from its bed and placed under |
complete control The construction ~ the |
lam has advanced sufficiently Go convince /
be engineers IN charge u the work ~ its /
,nnersfe work on the loek iH advancing ~ /
apidly that the first double att al Gatun /
siu be completed this coming November. |
md the engineer ~ charge has announced |
hat 10 She concrete IN nii the i1eks Will be |
y place two years hence. The date - final |
p the commerce N the world VIII ho De-
efmiHed hy the time consumed iu placing |
ne great paiss. emergency dams and ail |
appliances Tor operating the d"tks. t1i |
hose IN charge 20 the wurk announce With |
'ut hesitation that everything VIII be fins
shed we'll ln advance y January J. isi9 |
'Hrhis is stupendnus record 81 achieve.
nent Ag people We are rather fond ut |
'ritlctsiuE ourselves and sometimes Win |
imistic critic should sometimes think ef |
ThHt is tn cur credit Among our arfetH |
n The past ton years VIII ho placed the cr |
fith which vo have handled All ihe prob |
ems Inherited aa The result ~ thr spanish |
VAT the way we have banded ourselves ~ |
san pHminEa Hnd in Panama The cruise |
4 the battle fleet around thc world was a |
ItrikiHa proof that Ne hal made gond with |
Dc naf1 and mat We hsrc done a. Pan
ima reurfEeuta thr rumuiiahmeut ~ nnr |
N thH great feata ~ the ages ID iH feat |
Fhifh reflects tha hiEaest h0nor up0n our
.ounifg aud our uatlitdr ie dus g. sttrp /
nan who has .at"u an nnnnra De- part tn |
my capacity in nrinEins about ts perform
.mcc
I'VE now have further duty ts perform |
y fenn'g ,lnh win X and ihei q I. ~
ify % We are n honor bound 90 FORUM |
4 ourselves. and nnly uN an doing can we |
Effectively guarantee iis neutrality, aud
moreover effectively guarantee thai 10 shall |
,dvautHrea arfert ainiy Nne 80 tho chief ma
erihl advantages (which Re shall gain h1 |
ta canatrct fHn is the way ln which lt VIII |
nr defensive purposes. douhlr the pow ~ ~ |
he United states navy. o. refuse 60 forun |
ana above HN iO consider fof a moment
uch an hut " utter weakness ana folly |
20 tn invite other nations 90 step in and !
fuar4nfrt tnr neutrality 70 this purely /
,mrrtean work ftud thereby really to make |
cefihln fnst iu ihc event ~ war We |
.hnuld fnh fhr canal used against us. as
im nerM wnula hc forbidden g. pass
nufed Iai would sa IL incur. ana quite |
lEhuullI. tlc contempt nf the world DO
. ould lurHn mo complete nhandonin, nt " /
lea iu our prcaiiEc on tHc Pacific. and. |
borrower. lf ruHid HU lu ita enaruce treason |
20 the destiny uf the republic
II shni ihe s"Hd Wi' ~ du nations and /
vauf 90 deserve o. huf lr Times nf crisis /
ion't want to depend Hs.eIF up.n f
We uuit The canal HHfs.It Nf don't |
iatc g. ask ans body q como In aud say |
iHN ii shall hc used lf it Haa uot our ln- |
Doc uanHl er had nn husiuraa tH undertake |
hr work I ls not an aei showing urHce. /
ul disroslunu to ask others what nH Hn 10 |
n ii De- showing tluia disporil llHu.
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