Meanwhile; talk of the proposed Nicaraguan canal joining the Pacific and Atlantic was revived. Observers pointed out that the construction of the new canal across Nicaragua would permit the Navy to plan construction Of battleships of any size, since the new canal might be made large enough to handle any superdreadmoughts which might not be able to pass through the Panama Canal.
Mr. Ed V. Izac, Democratic Representative of California, said the House of Representatives Merchant Marine Committee had agreed to consider his bill for the construction of a sea level canal across Nicaragua this session. Mr. Izac said the canal would be a great saving to shippers" and would permit a smaller fleet to protect both shores of the United States,
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