Alaska and the Panama canal . defended by leaving the obstructing jungleon either hand. Knowing what that jungle is, T agree withhim that it would beat barbed wire entanglements in keei:)inga foe at a distance, but this is a peace Canal. ()ne of the new sights to me was the fortifications in theBay of Panama. The fortifications are upon the islands ofPerico, Naos, and Flamenco, which were ceded to the UnitedStates as part of the Canal Zone. The islands occupy a posi-tion in the Pacific commanding the western approach to theCanal. Some of the largest guns and mortars ever con-structed are alrea
Alaska and the Panama canal . defended by leaving the obstructing jungleon either hand. Knowing what that jungle is, T agree withhim that it would beat barbed wire entanglements in keei:)inga foe at a distance, but this is a peace Canal. ()ne of the new sights to me was the fortifications in theBay of Panama. The fortifications are upon the islands ofPerico, Naos, and Flamenco, which were ceded to the UnitedStates as part of the Canal Zone. The islands occupy a posi-tion in the Pacific commanding the western approach to theCanal. Some of the largest guns and mortars ever con-structed are already being placed in position upon these PANAMA CANAL ZONE AND REPUBLIC i 00 islands. At Balboa, on tlie mainland, another set of fortifi-cations will be established, while on the Atlantic side therewill be forts on Margarita Point, north of Colon, another onToro Point, across the bay from Colon, and one on the main-land at Colon. In the neighborhood of the canal locks atCatun, IMiratiores. and Pedro Miguel, there will be con-. VTEW IN TTTF OF THF PAXA^tA T^EPriUJC. 156 PANAMA CANAL ZONE AND REPUBLIC structed strong field defenses to provide against possibleattacks by landing forces. In these fortifications strong sec-tions of the United States army are to be maintained. Ofcourse, detailed description or photographs of these fortifica-tions are not permitted by the Government, which is , we may rest assured that big things are being done,since about $4,000,000 has already been expended on theproject. Congress having appropriated over $10,000,000 forthese prime defensive works. But to revert to the Canal. I do not want to ofifend mySouth American friends by calling any of their countries apart of our own chain of United States colonies; they are not;but in watching the first freight vessels go through the Canal,and in talking of prospective cargoes, it occurred to me thatthese West Coast countries might, in point of results, be con-sidered our commercial colon
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