The Washington times., 1910-11-26
Representative Tawney's Oh
lection TO Taft's Policy
Causes Stir.
DEFENSE DIFFICULTY
NOW POINTED OUT
Politicians Believe II May Be Hard
TO Get Any Appropriation
This Session.

The report that comes from Panama
that Representatfve Tawney, chairman
Of thu House Committee on Approprfa-
tons. IS opposed 20 the fertilization Of
tEe Panama canal, has stirred Up lot
Of talk in Washington
In view OF the fact that President
Taft is strongly in favor Of fertilization.
ana that he IS going 10 insist strongly
on Il In his message. the opposition OF
the chairman Of the Appropriations
Committee is expected 10 lead 10 inter
esting complications It Is true that
Mr. Tawney has been beaten and will
not succeed himself, but for the coming
session he viii stil be head of the Ap-
pTopriatiOns Committee and VIII be in
1iuentfaL
II WI not be surprising. in view Of
the attitude Of Mr.. Tawney, II the Pres
ldent IS unable to get an approximation
for the fertilization OF the canal at the
short session, or for the Beginning OF
the work And when the House goes
into the control Of the Democrats, II is
hkely 10 be still more difficult
Looks Long Way OF.
In other words. II looks not 2. little
nOw a. If the beginning OF fertilization
Of the canal VIII be so long postponed
Tat the canal win have been finished
and navigation OF it viii have been Eonz
N progress befc-e it Is fortified.
II Is no great surprise TO those wei
Informed on the sentiment in the An
preparations Committee of the House
that Chairman Tawuey has come out
against The f0TLinCaIiOn OF the canal
For some time, in the Appropriations
committee. there has been q pronounced
feeling for NATURALIZATION
The wisdom OF fortIfvinr -ba ,-,-,y
has been much doubted by a nUr7ba- -
members or the committee Reurpsanta-
i've ~ alleT i smith. one OF the fore
,----i l-.sll-psIs Or The -ApDropriat i0ns
CClALllJIee- and who is chairman OF rha
subcomInlttee in charge OF fgrrfrre+fr-7
appropriations, has himself been 5o4-b--
III l o. the idea OF fortidCation and 6as
el capitalization until recently
SuoSe smith, at the close OF 1zS- $1,000.
80 ABOUT come 70 the conclusion mai
Ioruilcation was the better DoIicv.
No Advantage In War.
Inc objections 10 naturalization ara
mat IN time Of war the Uuite5 S+ares
would set no more advantage from ne
canal than would the enemy. Il is go
tended BY the opponents. of 1er-rsrf-,-
tloh mat the canal IS being built IN
iaEse measure 10 strengthen This conn
IN IN time Of war. and that - v-o,,I5
De FOOLISH 10 give an enemy the eouaI
use or II N4-
But on the other hand ft,a-a a..
sllong objections TO fertilization on.
o. these IS that fortIdcarIon fs. TErsr,- y,
- - -4L snort OF protecting To beEf7
EltEi7 IortlfCECi0u would cost sF6-7+ -
lolFIoo- "A large force would be needed
- man LLe 1oEtlncatiOuS IN time ~
peace MS L Is urged. would ba -
pensIve- In time Of war an s-r------z
-tllSI would oe required to defend the
No1-Ss ana LELS II q country zEha-a II
Houll l9l De easy to keep rro0rs IN
EOOu nealJn- II would be a heavy yi--fr7
q LLe country military -ne0r7-1s=
-1ofe man this a large feet would -.
70 De kept available for use er ~ iser-
one end of the canal and re~i-sre -
each end OF IL
In Danger From Raiders
Added to this would be the fac. thai
q email band OF hostile raiders r7fgh+
any night sneak through the e-uar5e
and by use OF dynamite block the canal
% traffic
II IS argued By the opponents OF forfI-
ncation that IL VIII be utterly fmDossi- I
Die TO protect the canal so that II viii /
DC SAFE, no matter how much money Is
spent for that purpose, and fJ1--fer-7o-a
that fertilization viii invite trouble IN
time Of war, while r1eu-ra Iizstfou vrf1r
nave the opposite effect The exau1Ia
OF the Suszs which Is ueutraI lied IL
cilea oy the opponents Of fertilization
A large and difficult question in CON
leCLOn with IOrJIlCatlOu is how 10 urO-
lecL ne ends OF the canal so that q I
meet c0ulQ 90 through the canal one 1
batueShIp after another and NOT ~
destroyed n detail. each snin being SEN
arately attacked hy q hostile feet "
ing on the exit u the waterway
Altogether the path IS far from ~Tez--
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