Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-11 | Page 2 | New Sea Level Canal at Panama Advocated

NEW SEA LEVEL CANAL AT PANAMA ADVOCATED WASHINGTON". Jen. 1 1 Construction Construc-tion of a sea-level canal to paraiiei the Panama waterwav was advocated Monday by Secret-, ry Baker. Within fifteen years, iie said, the Panama canal can-al vrivilil be Inadequate to handle world commerce between the Atlantic and the Pad C OCtailS. "Commercial r. rioils primarily and military considerations In u less de? oreo Indicate wi should begin preparing prepar-ing ti build another canal," he - i.i "H should be built either through Panama Pana-ma at tb. point once considered as site (or the present canal, or through N'lcagaruo." A suggestion made yesterday to President-elect Harding that the Panama Pan-ama canal be changed to a sc. e . . 1 wa t r-.v.i . promptTd Mr. Pfiker's statement. state-ment. He did not favor such a pro-lec; pro-lec; he said, belieyintr that the money should be applied to the construction of a new canal "I have not given Kient consideration considera-tion to the military conditions Involved." Involv-ed." he said, and "do not know what the navy department's plan as to the size of future battleships are. but It is conceivable our next dreadnaughts I may be of tio gfOAt beam to pass through the present canal."