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Show WHY THE FRENCH FAILED OH CANAL Paris, Oct 12 The admiration with which the French have viewed the completion of the Fanaroa canal has not been entlre'y without bit -tfjrness. Senator Berenger in a statement state-ment In the Republlque Francalse attributes the failure of France to the political shortcomings of this country. coun-try. The Paris Midi today ascribes the failure of the French to build the cunal to two evils Speculation on the course aud the presence on the Isthmus of the mos-ouito mos-ouito which has now been exterminated extermin-ated It finds comfort In the fact ioat the canal was planned by French engineers, dug, built and dredged with French marhinerv. at least In part, and that a Frencu savant made possible through a discovery, the extermination ex-termination of the dreaded mosquito. The keenest interest is felt here in Mr. Underwood's clause allowing 6 per cent to Imports in American bottoms The president of the Com-pagnie Com-pagnie Trans-Atlantique Francalse in discussing the question Bald today "There Is little doubt that If the French government has not already taken some action In the matter It v. ill be compelled to make a protest aeainst thl6 clause which threatens French commercial interests Should such a protest fall, the government will be forced to take such measures as will protect French interests. This of course would not be against Amer i'.au shipping, which Is now a triti-cg triti-cg matter, but the most effective w.jv would be against imports of American good6. Discrimination In favor of American Amer-ican vessels will not mean much for several years to come, for I do not believe Americau ship builders and ov ners w ill plunge Into w hat might catlly prove to be risky speculations Meanwhile this discrimination will Bret the French and may discourage muny of her pending exhibits to the Punama-Pacific exposition Thl9 IFrench steamship company receives an annual subsidy from the govtrnmont uf between two and seven sev-en million francs, varying with the financial condition or the company. The official reason given for this si bsldy is that the Compagne Trans-Atlantique Trans-Atlantique carries the Trench mails |