Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-11

among the uumerOuH ISLANDS noWn
throughout tho ocean. ~ the Same
time az the formation Of the port ct
pnpnete. I will have sufficiently shown
tho extent and value, internationally.
Of the program which tine minister 81
colonies proposes 10 carry ont IN the
Pacific.
~Hut this n by no means an That
France intends 20 do NJ. jean Mo-
rel the minlftrr Of colonies. lot II be
understood IN answer 20 Senator Be-
rcngcr. who pleaded the noble CAUSE
81 the French Antilles that tho old
ports Of Polntc-n-Pitro and Fort de-
France would be improved IN pro-
portion 70 the needs 81 the increased
traffic resulting from tne opening OF
tho Panama canal Az far as Point
a-Pjtva Is concerned. a degree already
has been prepared by the cabinet au-
thorlzins the department "a UNDER
take the works which have been iudg-
Cd necessary Fort dc France WIZ
not be forgotten.
There arc other problems 20 be
considered. some of which directly
concern my department. In Central
America ana on the western coast Of
South America. France has relations.
traditional friendships. which claim
our attention and are becoming more
and moro important tn us Lastly, q
is necessary 60 strengthen cur rela-
tions with the western coast 81 North
America. our great shipping com
panlcs can not remain indifferent and
inactive while German and Erllsh
companies are renewing aud incrcaa-
ing their services IN the Pacific.
ut Is impossible for me 20 state
the decisions 81 the French shipping
companies. which moreover Ia - not
yes been formulated. All I tnow D.
that the Compagnie Generate Trans
a'if ntique after sending one II ~ in
spcctors. Mr.. Proudhon. 20 study the
general problem Of navigation IN he
Pacific. delegated its General Direc-
tor NJ. Dal Piaz to proceed to Colon
and Panama 10 go further into the
question. II Is on the return Of the
general director that the Transatlnn-
tique company Will, with all the facts
before them, decide upon their ar
engagements regarding the lines OF
steamships which II Will appear nee
essary 10 create In consequence OF
the opening Of the canal II Is prob
able that the projects which will be
adopted by French steamship com
panies will aim az serving our colon
les In Oceanic and will consist OF
either service leaving Havro or
| saint N0zaire which VIII run 20 Nou-
mcs via Panama, or. ON the other
hand, VIII consist OF a prOlOngntlon
pure and simple with trans-shipmcnt
at Panama OF the line which now
runs as far as and stops at Colon.
There are three possible hypothe-
ses
Il. That passenger stomcrs OF the
Colon line may continue their route
as far as NOumca, by way OF Pana
ma, al the snme rate OF speed as az
present 20 Colon, namely IA knots.
la this case tho length Of the passa &c.
including stops, viii be from forty
two 20 forty~three days.
"2. That passenger steamers stop at
Colon. the service TO be continued by
truns-shippment 10 boats carrying
cargo and passengers. whose ordinary
speed ~ II knots ON this hypothe-
gis the crossing from France 20 NOu-
mca will represent forty-elght days.
80. A regular service between
France and Nuumea Is thinkable
which shall carry both passengers and
cargo This service would brlng the
length OF the passage 60 about forty
eight days
when these questions are ripe FOR
decision Il viii be necessary 20 cx-
famine whether the establishment Of
The services concerned should nos en-
tail the suppression or mobilization
at the present service between Mar
settles md Noumea hy way ~ tho
suez canal II this suppression or
modification should be advisable u
win be necessary To bring the matter
before parliament. | repeat that we
aye still In a period Of dcllberation,
land Il h impossible FOR mo 20 DE
,more precise Ia regard TO the hypoth-
fcses I have just examined.
"But u win be understood wlthon.
difficulty that France considers Il
her duty 60 give her merchant ma
rlne In the Pacific less negligible
role than that which Il has played
in the past. As an example and "a
how how much q n necessary Zoe
French shipping 60 make an effort
On the Pacific cousts. ! should Hike
To Indicate two figures bearing on our
commercial relations with chill; Dur
ing 1911. while i.3i# English steam
ere entered Chllian ports, and 4a20
irft them. ana German figures for
the same period show 1.9i7 entries
ana 1905 departures. our own fleet
was only represented by the entry Of
ia9 vessels. and leaving 81 1856. These
/ figures are all the more humiliatina
inview Of the fact that French com
merce with Chill for the same year
1911. shows an importation of 90 mill
lion francs by chill from this coun-
try what ~ tho meaning 81 this
n not that we are continually pro-
yading foreign companies with ouI
national freight
~ could multiply observations Of
This kind concerning Ecuador and Go.
iombia. But I have said enough "a
show that the French government
should make II duty TO profit By
the opening ~ the Panama canal IN
order 90 secure the entry Of our flar
Ia the South American ports whery
Il Ia seen now only too rarely.
II persist On thinking that this en-