The San Francisco call., 1913-09-23
The Pacific Coast Will Lead
America in Progress
French Canal Experts Predictions for Our Future Already
Foretold by Political and Social Developments


The completion Panama canal will change the center
of gravity of America New China of the
says Philippe BunauVaria the French engineer
had charge of the construction of the istnan cut under
Lesseps company who negotiated for the republic of
the treaty which the canal ceded to the
United States.
That startling epgram the Frenchnan visitor
in perpeate against the city and state which
considers itself the gterng white high mark of cvi
zaton wealth. fashion, publicity and of America
and of the world.
earth neck of land which
South America reegae New York into
which China rhetorical purposes, consid
cred lay will appear incomprehensibe the New Yorker
What the French student of the world is that the fu
will Pacific the will abide
Atlantic states present which know will be
the past The progress of the future will from the Pacific
opening of canal will bring the Pacific
direct with the whole world and the best of the
gravate just the four hundred years of
the development of America the best of the old world has
the Atlantic gradually centered in their metropolis
New York Compared progress the will appear
be standing STILL China did for musty centuries.
Francisco metropolis of the Pacific will be in the
New York today the of progress and cu
tuTal development
Already Pacific political development of
the nation Woman suffrage has from the Pacific slope and
working slowly until will hold the nation
Other forms of political advancement have first been and
now being tested IN the west and slowly being consl
cred specuted weighed tnkered adjusted radusted
and only await the pleasure OF time before they Will be adopted IN
the
ca pioneers has developed of philosophical pioneers
Now will in the Pacific which the
French engineer The climate of the Pacific
he knows is the best in America the climate of the
of Euraa than the climate of the
Asatc of those mighty twin continents
Men develop best under the advantageous climatic
ditons The Pacific enough embrace
France England Scotland Philippe Bunau- ala
points In time the population of these may ap
soil that surpassed power for manufacturing plants
we have waterways and the for
If however, look forward the Pacific be-
the of European population
with their attendant poverty and inequality the peasant well
the be engraed in this country he de-
veoPed in the DID, might be with horror that the thinking
would contemplate the advance mighty population the
But there this stupendous difference, which
slider Europe of today development Of the dark ages
the developments of the
industrial ages The foundations for those civilizations laid
when grasped little of their duty humanity
nothing known of sanitation and little of equality The
mighty which be developed the will
dspsnsation California, Oregon and Washington
studying today the problems which
will be ready them possibly with wisdom in any
with serious, matured thought.
Europe superior
the superior located where there the superior climate
developed with that climate acting benehcent influence The
of which California will the leader, will
to the because only will
superior migratory climate
will owing the that already
minds be ready wisely courageousy hunaney scientifically
assate these they make the best of the
influx
The will change center of gravity United
States says M BunauV Vara But will be shifting
will be readustment weights