The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
GREAT ROAD TO SEA
URGED FOR STAYS
International Highway, Ten
Miles Wide, Suggested by
Alfred G. Bosom.
OUTLINED AT A DINNER
DR.. Masaryk, Paderewski and
Others Hear Plans for New
Nations of Europe.
OUTLINED AT A DINNER

wow even the landlocked nations Of
pentrai Europe-the new nations that
will arise after the peace conference
.hs new boundaries are set-could par
,.eipate directly in the freedom OF the
seas was visioned last night at a din
nsr OF the newly formed American Slavic
Conference at Delnonico's.
The suggestion was that q great free
International highway. ten miles wide,
from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea. be
laid out along the western borders of
re three new countries now IN process
~ forrnation-the Countries Of the Poles,
che cxecho-slovaks and the Jugo-slavs.
This plan was proposed in some detail
by Alfred C. Bosom. architect and en-
s4neer. Of 3s6 Fifth avenue.
The dinner was given by Robert J.
caldwell. president Of the r. J. Caldwell
Company, In honor of DR.. Thomas G.
siasaryk, President-elec. OF Czecho-
slovakia- II was held in the interest
u the freed races OF Europe and at
ended by many well known men. in
Guiding Nicholas Murray Butler. Gilbert
hitchcock, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations: George
Creel. chairman Of the Committee on
public Information; President John
Grier Hibben Of Princeton University,
army and navy officers and Ambassa-
dors or their representatives.
Hitchcock's Observation.
Or. Butler said that the League Of
Nations should be organized without a
days unnecessary delay and should out
line at once few simple definite pur-
noses. Senator Hitchcock, in reviewing
americas purposes in the war. re-
marked: 1--WE ask for ourselves nothing
Is the result OF the war in land or in
iemnities whereas our associated
nations will demand and receive both. ="
The highway ideas OF Mr.. Bosom
we're received as the evenings most In
teresting suggestion. He pictured the
rhree new nations OF central Europe with
: population as large as that OF the
United States between the Alleghanies
lad the Rockies. Canada and the Gulf
Having no sea coast said Mr.. Bos-
som. "they will be compelled, II the
present plan be ratified. TO pay toll for
ever, or until the next war. TO one OF
ne countries that exist between them
be to sell q man a piece of land ard
give no means of access to It or a right
y. way. II would be the same as n
man having a store or manufacturing
plant with another man who owned a
twenty foot strip In front OF It charging
-oil 20 every one crossing the strip or
actually preventing the crossing.
President w'lson has made a very
srest and 5ust point of the necessity OF
The principle Of freedom OF the seas and
ne elimination OF commercial reslr'c-
lions, and yet in these freed countries
they are at the absolute mercy Of their
heighbors."
International Highway.
As the new countries are not yet
SorTned. Mr.. Bosom argued. II is not
PARTICULARLY material whether the boun-
Diary line be either ten or twelve miles
10 the right or left of a fixed point, pro-
yided such a movement would not de-
Drive an adjoining State OF some large
Town or important commercial resource.
he continued:
II each of the countries in question
yves up a "trip along its western
border line. for example ten miles Wide
starting at Danzig on the Baltic and
xtending to Triest on the Adriatic. this
would provide continuous tract which
rontains the difficult CONSTITUTIONAL OBJ
staclee and is as comparatively level
ns any long tract for about 1900 miles
,hrovEh Europe anywhere.
The proposal Is that this continu-
ous tract be set off as an international
highway for the free use OF the coun-
RES bordering on the same. or course.
Germany would border on Il along one
point; Magyars would touch Il at
another point. aad the rights OF these
two peoples to use the highway would
re settled at the peace conference.
.'robably at some period OF time after
'hese peoples had served their sente Gees
:o- their late criminal acts they might
e allowed to participate with the
pther interested parties.
Railroads could be constructed ur
ard down the highway 20 a compare
lively unlimited extent; either by each