Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-08
BACK FROM CRUISE
TO THE CARIBBEAN
Washington People Impressed
With Work Accomplished
on Panama Canal.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.,
MEMBER OF THE PARTY
Oil Magnate Described as Among
Most Democratic of Victoria
Louise's Passengers.

group of Washingtonians, with
prominent people from all parts Of the
country, returned to the United States
yesterday on the Victoria Louise Of the
Hamburger line after a cruise
to Panama, Venezuela and the West
Indies Among the District residents
on the trip who have returned to
Washington were John JOY Edison,
Mrs. Edward F. Abner, Albert F. Fox
and Mrs. Fox and Miss Margaret Fox,
F. e. auckland and Mrs. auckland. Col.
George w. Truesdell and the Misses
Mary Elizabeth and Jane Randolph
Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. John .. Rockefeller, jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, George
AIDE and former clerk of the House of
Representatives Alexander Mcdowell
and wife were also in the steamers
party.
While in the port of Kingston,
Jamaica. the passengers were honored
by visit from Prince Albert, second
son of King George, who arrived IN
the harbor on board the battleshfp
Cumberland. The young prince created
splendid impression by his rather
democratic parade around the prom
enade deck.
THE Gatun locks" replied Albert F.
Fox. when asked what feature of the
canal made the greatest impression upon
his mind. and then the engineering skill
displayed in creating a lake one nunureu
and siXty-four miles in extent the water
of which is to be used for operating the
ma chinery for working the gates OF the
locks as we'll as providing cnannel LOT
the largest ships in the world between
the Gatun and San Miguel locks.
Opens Trade Opportunities.
Having no knowledge of engineering
affairs said John JOY Edison. Il fear my
impressions of the Panama canal Will not
be very valuable. but / am glad nave
had an opportunity of seeing what IS UNI
doubtedly the greatest undertaking ever
performed by any government at any
time AS to what this great artery OF
commerce means from commercial point
of view, however. is quite another mat
ter and feel sure that the United states
will be greatly benefited by the tfemen-
dous impulse given to commerce IN poth
oceans. From a naval STANDPOINT is
value will be almost unmeasurable. Inns
entire cruise" continued MIR. Edison, mas
been a most delightful experience. and an
eye-opener as to the trade possibilities
throughout the West indies
In reply to the query as to what I'M
pressed him most at Panama, Col.
George w Truesdell said: Having
trated lecture on the canal, | was In
some measure prepared for what L
saw, but what impressed me most was
the excellent sanitary arrangements
throughout the Cana! Zone, without
which itswould have been utterly inn
possible to have constructed the canal.
The Gatun locks are, of course, the
most important work from an en-
gineering standpoint and are easily
worth going the distance to see
Education for Children,
James H. Manning, formerly editor
of the Albany Argus, and son of the
late Daniel Manning. Secretary of the
Treasury under the first Cleveland adj
ministration, said:
with the brief opportunity l had to
look over the stupendous project at
Panama that is now within measurable
distance of completion it is rather diff
ficult for a layman to give an intelll-
gent reply to your question, but 1t Is
undoubtedly the greatest engineering
feat in the history of the world The
feature of this cruise that has given
me the most pleasure, however, is the
patriotism of the American parents in
taking their children to Panama and
giving them an opportunity or seeing
the canal during its construction. At
iedsl nan oi the ~ 81
our ship We're young people, many or
them taking their first ocean voyage.
WHY they learned more during this
cruise than they would in two years
at school"
What do | think of the Panama
canal? It's worlds work, replied
Alexander Mcdowell, formerly clerk of
the House of Representa- tive. land after
seeing something of what is, perhaps.
the greatest engineering feat in ancient
or modern times / am prouder of my
country than ever before
In addition to the usual sports and
balls on shipboard, +. f.. auckland de-
liyered a lecture on the canal the night