The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-29
THE OPENING OF
PANAMA TOEND
YELLOW PERIL
rHREAr o. INVASION FROM
cRowDEo COUNTRIES o. ASIA
WILL DISAPPEAR WITH rHE
EEARRANoEmENT o. TRADE
ROUTES.
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NNE"....N. JAZZ E.EH "."H. Ma
Sew Y1fH Dec EThe greatest
r.lIIenmeuf Hf uadF routes and the
maaf thorough rrmaEIHe Of tHo cone
srclal map q. enc cor. l taai nae oc-
Cured tmura Columbus discovered
America vr take place faliaNing thc
opening oil IHe Panama canal neat
.ear Tho wefr coast 90 both Amcrl-
as WIN Ue brought thousands az miles
ns1rer o. tha treat commercial Citles
DID tha Atlantic saahoard New steam
.fn urss uIH p.y from Europe t1 the
.ffafafn rartE 90 thH United Etafaa
Sow growth End fcf.NIfy win animate
fHF Huff eitlea New Industrial centres
wan rarIrg un. enc mills and mines
.HI factories of the g1lntry viii Dc
brought into closer touch with The
great markets ~ fhe orient and Cor
.He arft time zoe dream ~ an ocean
uIHF8Ra from Europe 90 the countries
ar ere East which led o. the launching
OBJ That Hraf eNeHffgI F0VaEe win b.
realized four hundred and twenty
years after the great discoFsrera At
tempt
Set enIv win the opening % the
canal alter ere worlds trade routes.
md determine tho commercial dest-
af nafIana BOT BE- Wlu also have other
effects 90 which less attention has
Teen given Perhaps enc of the most
Important az these wi.l De- fhat t VIII
Huf az end f1 what HHH IuuR been a
Threatening spectre 20 sfrateEista and
Htateamsn o. me western worid--tbg
Nli1H peril This result wll follow
uu only because che canal viii double
80. "a "a , "a
ar eua bling DE- fleets f1 pass from The
Atlantic to rae Paei8s iu a fraction
nf tHl time formerly required but also
UHeaaa. Do wIU aaf ln motion ec0no-
misc currents that WUI remove occa-
zion for alarm aa tHls score. For the
vfiI6u peril. though commonly re-
fued 90 az threatening tremendous
ranHlet OF arms between the people OF
Asia and America. really had its
I1uulatl1u iu purely economic causes
Increases ths Trade.
At nrst thought it might seem thaf
eco Panama canal eoui8 have little
Influence upon enc situation. u viii
NOT lessen the EtrugRa for existence
HmauE the races of Asia except as it
HIu iuCrcaHe the trade ~ AsiatiC
countries and add tu thr Industrial
.N"'| #".N0NN.H q. N.a"H# N..I..aA hHM NH~
fHef however. w.u ne 20 solve the la
boz problem of fbe Pacific coast and
Hawaii bv rutInr tHefc sectiuna in
u.raal touch with tho great sources
Immigration Oh Europe when 81
becomes possible Cor steamships to
.tu directly from Europe through thr
HHuaml canal t1 Honolulu san Frau-
..tDa emo the other parIue ports the
stream ~ immigration which uoH
.windica no Insignificant proportion
.Cfurf Il reaches them. HerpinE west
weird through New Yurk and across
The eunuurnt wIu come direct aud ln
5000 volume The demand fBr Cau-
.lrIfu labor supply which heretofore
been IMPOSE .hla to satisfy. iu
ar.. rf rhe efforts that have been
HaH# t1 attract De- WII meet win q
.rHH rrFrrnaa and thr determination
OF thr people 20 Hawaii and tho "a.
cine coast Ia make ana keep their
HufH white man'H country. whIra
HnH been maintained against ever
.rmnfaucn. wU BE- crowned vfth sue
Urrr
Fnr Hrw1Ii tHIf problem ~ securtna
. farminE aHa 'ahtrinE population haa
.trn more d.Heu'f even than o. has
Irr che western rnnHf 10 tire canfInrn-
nl United States U Ir dniy riues
american annexation end fha ccnsc.
suemt expansion af American bushes.
interests thff hnv strong sentiment
Eaiust tl1 AfI1tir inyurIcu has Is.
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