Show HOW TO SECURE it was brought out during the con gressional investigation of tho affair i of the panama company and i the mail steamship line that under ahe treaty of with new grenada now the united states of colombia the united states did not acquire any right to control the isthmus of panama or place any limitation on the legal rights of tho shareholder share holder of the panama company the committee found in that the transit continental railroad line the pacific abail steamship line and the panama company were to all intents arid purposes alie aado thins at least v that they were closely related eliat there wai no chance for competition in the carrying trade between the eat and wt casta of tho united state the committee in view of findings of facts recommended aliat in all future contracts with lines for tho transportation of tho maile tha postmaster general insert a cli clause use providing ali t whenever it is found that carriers enjoying the benefit of the contracts enter into any combination in restraint of trade and competition the subsidy hall cease the investigating committee in concluding their report declared it to bo 2 hiie interest of the united that 1 the american people should full control of some highway across alie which would be ayd for the benefit of american in general nn open and continuous competitor in view of alie fact eliat the panama route is not practicable and of the other fact that american citizens have obtained large concessions from the governments of costa rica and nicaragua including way etc it i certain that alie only way american trade will be benefited is by the construction of the X eua canal if thi canal were constructed ti poa terms which would pace it under of the united states govera it would be an open highway would always be a competitor with alie transcontinental trans continental roade |