The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-23
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President Says Digging OF tile the
Canal Beats All Other En-, n-
s5 ginccritlg Efforts.
LAYS DOWN THE I. PLAIN A. \ /. Law !.
Says Work. Mist be Promptly
and thoroughly Done '1les3
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sIJNciTc)N, y. March % Pre- ',''-
1iminarS work was begun day by the
1sthminng Canal Commission. The first. first
full meeting Of the commission was held y.
In the Offices Of Admiral Walker tho
chairman. Little ofaiinportance was 40
cumplishcd the session. resolving itself
into an, Informal discussion q varlouss
features OF the preliminary work & ard ard
Of preparations for tho first Visit OF
the commission to Panama.
General Instructions to the members
of}Fthe commission were contRine III Y g
letter from President q Roosevelt 70 The
cominission,Sulil date 81 March Stll..
THE letter. which was rcnd a the meet
Ing. says that the l M beer
appointed ITO undertake e. the mos I inpOr--s
tai,t and also tie most ,foltn dable en-
cheering feat G. that has Z hitherto 81 been.
attempted" i t says the commiss lon has
been chosen purely because Fl of per
sonal {sand professional regulations for
integrity and ability hat 1t represent rs
neither section nor party nor as 40 the
ma iorityg the president has not the slight
best idcn what their political Affiliations
ARE. The letter saysith the President Will
not hesitate to remove any lnemherHf fall
5irg to give tile bes service 1t Is possible
TO procure, but SO long 4 $ ettlclent ser.
vice Is rendered ,sf'' yoll mi rost II assured
gof my hearty Al support and backing
The letter 81 says the same principles
should apply to the z hotce 9 6 subord 81
mates, that ally employe who ~ lis short
of expectations should DO dismissed with
out the slightest heed II to q ny ba cling
or nfluences he mi hay IS 5 ~
f "A STRONG LETTER. i5
53E The letter cont inlles f3
II assume as a matter Of course that
In dealing with con tractors you WI II act;
on precisely the principles which uld
apply iii airy great private business ll,,-'
idertaklnE II, 81 Is S}s III, 9dS3
IS to the "details of the work itself%
II have sbut9llttlo& to say. t Is to BE
done as {expeditiously us possible and as
economically as Isl consistent wi lst Thor
ioughness, There is one mat ter 1T q which
4 wlsh&to 8 ask your special attention; the
question of sanitation and hygiene YOU
will take measures to secure, the bnst3
medical exports for this purpose whom
YOU can OBTAIN and you VIII OF course.
makys the contractors submit as implicitly
as: your own employees to III the rules rules
and regulations the medeal ndn =, s,n1
lnlent under you. j presume you VIII tind
A, best to have one head for this medical
4 era rtment, but that / shall leay,s to-
your own Judgment. II sf3i Il
1.-THE plans are to. be carelfu l e,
with a yiewato tho needs not only q the
moment, but of the future. Inc en- N
DC lures are TO be supervised !E rs Tie
olously i 5 il they were being made f r.
a private corporation dependLe'nt$S l y y
profits upon the returns Iou are 70 Sc
rnre@ the best talent this country can
\ ford 10 meet the conditions created
Nv every need which may arise. The
methods for achieving the results must st
81 yours. What this nation VIII insist Isl
& that the.results be achieved 3, Z,
THEODORE ROOSEYELT.'''
President Roosevelt entertained the
members of the commission and Secrc-,
tary Taft at luncheon to-day u