The Washington herald., 1922-03-02

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Great land possessing 100, 900. 900
teople. every man who knows the
eauation and studies IL. with an
ete to history. knows that in the
united States there is room for
teo,oOo.O0O prosperous people. A
man who sits back and says. We
are finished raising wheat, We
woR't need the export, is as fore
sighted as the figure sitting on the
coin looking ever backward.
The statement has been made that
no authority in navigation has de-
Jared this project to be feasible.
fido not know Of an authority, an
engineering authority in navfI a ton,
wno has not declared II to be fess-
lple. Mr.. GOethals. in Chicago not
ienS ago gave what we out West
ssil curbstOne opinion. that this
Vas not a practical object. Speak
ing as a resident of New York
nsw- there IS the rub-and speak
y as something more than a resi-
DENT of New York. as an official
9 New York. as the consulting en-
xtheer Of the Port Commission of
rev York and New Jersey. he said:
While ] have not read the re-
port or studied the decision. ] am
sure il is impractical
Not Afraid Of Graft.
This iS government enter
prise" declared Gov. Allen. TO be
guaranteed by the governments Of
o. -t'anada and the United States. to
be builded with economy. and the
power to he created to be distrib-
uted according to the ownership OF
the two nations. And there Is not
a single thing in the argument that
IL yOn create this thing you will
create graft. Create this and you
can save To New York $4,000, 900
= year IN her fuel bill ANA I am
hot afraid that New York engineers
would graft upon this privilege.
am not afraid that any nation. that
any government concerned with il,
would take advantage Of the situa-
tion."
MILLER Doubts PractIeabIIIty.
Gov. Miller. Of New York. spoke
AGAINST the canal proposal Char
aCterizing the project as visionary
and impractical. Gov. Miller charged
that the report of the international
Commission lacked thoroughness
Fnd accuracy in that it failed to
specify means of raising interest
money for the bonds until the en-
ierprise should become self-sustain-
lug. He further said that the re-
port failed to mention The cost Of
dredging channels now in use IN
the Great Lakes. which Gov. Miller
Stated. would be necessary il ocean
going vessels were to use these
routes.
I Declaring that he came to the
Congress not as a representative of
Sew York. but as a private citizen,
Gov Miller said: Il came here re-
IuctsntIy. because know that my
pTesence here will be used TO sup
port the assertion which you have
heard from both of the distin-
ehishcd gentlemen who have spok
en- on the other side-thst New
York is the opposition to this prof.
iect 1t ia great national UNDER
tax and have come here TO
discuss ii not from the standpoint
Of the state Of New York. nor as
citizen Of that State. but as a
citizen Of the United States"
E sympathIxes with West.
Referring to the rotting of grain
IN the wheat fields of Western
States because of lack OF trans
pnrtation facilities. Gov. Miller de-
clared: There are two reasons why
ths-sMiddle West has become so in
sistent upon this project. that she
sseS the word sectional One of
them is the tragedy Gov. Allen has
EsfeTred to. We sympathiZe with
he Middle West. and If there is
NV way to cure that tragedy we
are in favor of il. The other reason
IS the tremendous appeal TO the
Imagination which this project OF
extending the Atlantic Ocean 1000
miles inland makes.
SDenying that his State opposed
the canal project because OF fear
Of competition for the port of New
FORK. Gov. Miller stated that the
metropolis does not fear competi-
son. II hope" he said. that we
arc not so provincial in New York
shat We cannot understand that
apythin= that will serve the Mid
DIE west will also serve the state
of New York.
Makes SeIIed Threat.
up the pSblem Of hnanc-
ing the project, Gov. Miller de-
cared that this question had been
Svaded in the report of the COM
mission With reference to the
proposal OF that body to pay for
the canal out of money derived
From the sale of power. Gov. Mil
ltr stated that the river sites from
Which II was proposed to derive
the power. belonged TO the State