Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVI, Number 10, 2 July 1941 — Suez Control Cause Of War For Centuries [ARTICLE]

Suez Control Cause Of War For Centuries

2iEW YOKK. 4one 30 — The.v h«vt» Iwn fisr]nSnir over wntrol of the "Sum. <';inal" for IiIKH) years. The anoient wutrr\vay di»l uot euī Hie Tstlnuus of hul \vas u miuilni! fient»ra!l.v i-asi to west hpt'\reen the Nile ami ilu' cutrauco 6f the Gulf of SueK aml ihe Ued Sea. Iluring v-«\rioas fras 13SU R.C., Svu j z lnvs the ionuiuua yi u >vuter rOUiO AUii.\iUj. millii; l»e--twoeu 13uroi>o :iud ihe inieul» Al tUues it foll ini,o Uk-um- aLiā H.I oUier lioie? it uas lilu. Kea aud. lelo&eU as a miUt-ari meas-are, juat uj» loday, the Axls seek# 10 <.;ui tliis liritish 'Weline." I>igging tUe iirst i:aual is credited to an Xgsptiaii l ! baraulu iiu-mej-es 11. It \vus lie who is sui(l w have heUl tliq Hol>re\vs iu i.ai!UviLian»i he iuay lia\e usetl iheir triU&s as < lab>.r iu llie iii"ujevL I There is a iresii-\vuter eaiial uow ( iH'iween Oaiio aud Suez wiueli iu ( uuuiy j>laves follo\vs liie oriitiuai i ehannel dmiged oui 3,iWO ie<Lrs ! This nrsl oanal fell Lulo iU*repalt\ : anJ-7iH) yea(>■ later, (.(klil H.C." auo!thor \va* besu:i anel 120,'000 met! perislLeu in the uuUeiLak|ine, it \vas noi eompleieii. First ae't«al oonneelion whh llie Wiuers of | the Tled Sea was niatle some 300 ■years after tlūs. in -S5 15.C. Vp to th«t luiie there lia<l been a itorui£e ' T>ot ween Oie eanal iiini the se;i. * lii t?se ?Ui tVmury A,D.. wlien ' the 'Mov'rins rule<l tUe Cuhlph of r.aglidad ordered tlie eanal 'elosed 'o prevesu suppliet re;uhiu£ hiss enoin>es> lu Arabia. The Brilislv ' totlay niay be us-iixg tUe eanai iu ' Just this w:<y, to send sapi>Uo& uud ' \in ilie 5W Sea iiuo lrag Trati.

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