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Show LONDON EDITORS PAY ATR1BI1 Ability of American Engineers Engi-neers Given Unstinted Praise By Great English Papers. Loudon. Oct 10. This day is writ ten down in the London press as one which marks an epoch in history by reason of the union of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans effected this after noon by the removal of the last bar rier in the Panama canal London editors pay unstinted tribute to the ability or the American engineers In overcoming the numerous obstacles ot the great undertaking and say that world-wide rejoicing over their success suc-cess is well Justified The Times In an article on the canal address: "The final stage today Is an event in the story of mankind of which the whole human race has reason to be proud The Standard referring to the toasl when the blowing up of ihe dyke is accomplished, says: In every country of the civilized world glasses will be raised and emptied emp-tied In honor of the Panama canal and of those who conceived one of the greatest engineering projects of this or any other age and of the men who have carried It so nearly to Its com pletlon. Something :n the nature of world wide rejoicing over th event Is not only justified, but so appropriate that Its omission would be Inexcus able, and while Americans congratu late each other on what has been done bv their own enterprise and energy, and on their success in transformmc failure Into triumph there Will cer talnlv be no disposition on this side they " have done or to begrudge thcm( credit for it" |