Show LOAN WILL AVERT CRISIS galapagos island commanding pan ama canal entrance to be neutralized washington negotiations are under way through the department whereby the galapagos islands off the coast of ecuador and commanding the pacific entrance to the panama canal will bo be forever removed as a factor to be turned against the safety ot of the united states in the event of war abandoning the old plan ot of pur chasing the islands from ecuador secretary knox has called his dol lar diplomacy into eliy not only then will the neutralization of the galapagos islands be accod polished shed but one of the pest holes of the horld will be cleaned up namely guayaquil ayaquil Gu the seaport of ecuador r and control of the railway in ecuador will be retained in american bands and the stock and bondholders bond holders of this load will be fully protected in their tights the long discussed loan to ecuador is the means by which these ends are to be brought about |