St. Croix avis

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sage to Congress after the rejection of the An

nexation treaty President Grant said

The acquisition of San Domiagois sn ad

herence to the Monroe Doctring; it is a mea

sure of national proteetion; it ix asserting our

just claim to a controlling influence over the

great commercial traflic soon toflow fiom weat

to east byway of the Isthmus of Darien, 8o

convinced am I of the advantage to low from

the acquisition of San Domiugo, and of the

great disadvautages—l might alimest sy

calamities—to flow from non-scqujsition, that

I believe the subject has only to be investigat.

ed to be approved.

The building and control of the Nicaragua

Canal by this government immens ly in

creases the importance of the consideration

urged by the patriotic President in favour of

bringing the Dominican republic under the

Stars and Stripes. Great Biitain has Jamaids

to command that wvaterway. With San Do

mingo in our possession we could promptly

checkmate any hostile designs agiuinst. the

canal in case of war. It commiande Mona

Passage, through which lies the direct route

of European commerce from the Atlantic to

the Caribbesn Sea and the coasts of South and

Central America. Samana Bay offers a safe and

commodious harbour, caeof the finest in thé

world, whose entrunce is guarded by eliffs

and coral reefson all sides. To obtain ‘San

Domingo would be to out in two the eordon

of fortified stativns drawn by Epgland from

Halifax via the Bermudas and tg Bahamas,

around our Eastern and Southern cogsts. It

would place us in a position to safeguard the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

St. Croix avis. (1893). Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.], 1893-03-29. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84037526/1893-03-29/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: St. Croix avis, 1893-03-29.