Show NEED nicaraguan CANAL admiral schley says saji its it building Is imperative peret pera tive lve chattanooga tenn NOT nor 14 acor A correspondent ot of the huntsville mercury while at birmingham asked admiral schley if he thought the building of the nicaraguan canal would be an advantage to the united states admiral schley is quoted as saying 1 I consider it impera imperatore impe ratiTe tire that the canal rebuilt be built it would enable us to mobilize our fleet on either coast on short notice and would facilitate our defense in case of war and render tile american navy invincible and then it would open up the way waymothe orient where a ready market can be found for our cotton iron and coal |