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San Francisco and the Nicaragua Canal - William L. (William Lawrence) Merry
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SAN FRANCISCO
AND
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Legation of the United States of America,
San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America,
September 15, 1900.
Hon. George C. Perkins,
United States Senator,
San Francisco, California.
My Dear Sir:
Your valued favor of August 23d requests me to contest the argument of a mutual friend entitled to our personal esteem, in regard to the Nicaragua Canal, to the construction of which he objects. The admission made by him that his argument is not made on very broad lines would indispose me to reply, as the Nicaragua Canal is a national undertaking, not to be considered from a narrow standpoint. But, confident that even his narrow premises will not stand impartial investigation, I shall contest his arguments first from his restricted platform, and subsequently in the brief manner necessitated by the limits of this paper, on a broader and more patriotic basis.
In examining his statement of navigable distances I note some serious errors, consequently you will find herewith a statement thereof for which I can vouch as emanating from the United States Hydrographic office. During my Central American residence I have visited various United States naval ships on this station and have found one naval lieutenant opposed to the canal. On urging him to candidly
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