Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Rules and Regulations for the
Panama Canal
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
ACTS OF COMMISSION SUBJECT TO
SECRETARY OF WAR.
Bonds May Be Issued-Representati
Adama Tnlka to prasidenf houf TY;a
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
Bonds May Be Issued-Representat
Adams Talks to President About His
Bill Restricting immigration.

| Rules and regulations for the Panama
| canal have been agreed upon and were talk
ed over at the cabinet meeting today They
| are nearly ready for PRONUNCIATION, and are
to be issued by the President through the
Secretary Of War to the canal commission,
Tor the guidance Of that body In the ad-
ministration Of affairs on the strip. This
| will make the acts OF the commission SUBJ
| ject to the approval Of the Secretary OF
War and the President. The commission
| will work very much like the Philippine
commission. The members of the canal
commission have talked to the President
| as to the condition of affairs on the isthmus
and the needs for the territory to be con-
trolled by this country. The President and
secretary Tart, In conjunction with Attor-
| ney General Knox and the canal commits
sion, have formulated the canal rules. The
| recommendations Of the commission have
been largely followed in these rules, which
are being gone over carefully.
Congress left the matter of the govern
ment of the strip entirely with the Presi-
| dent, and the instructions will cover every
| detail necessary for a complete and thor
ough administration of affairs there in
Guiding police regulations and the estab-
1shment of courts.
Until the new regulations become efrec-
! tive the administration of the canal strip
| will be in charge of Gen Davis. who will
sail from New York next Tuesday. There
| fs no present intention of sending troops
| to the isthnus, but the marines now there
will be retained for the preservation Of
! peace and order and will be replaced from
| time to time as health conditions make
advisable.
| Secretary Shaw reported to the cabinet
| that most satisfactory arrangements have
| been made for the payment of the $4,000
600 for the Panama canal. The payment
will be made to ]. p. Morgan & Co. next
Monday. The government must soon begin
\ to make disbursements connected with the
regular running expenses of the canal COM
| mission, and these expenses will be paid
out of the treasury direct. Later q
decision will be reached to the issue
| of canal bonds to meet expenses. The
Spooner resolution of a year ago. under
| which everything is being done, provided
| that expenditures to the amount of $10,-
| 000,000 could be met out of the treasury.
| During the coming year there will be con-
! siderable in expenses. 1t has been decided
J that the auditing of the accounts of the
commission and the work shall be done
in the insular bureau of the War Depart
ment
| Among the early expenses may be that Of
| vessel for the use of the commission ana
| its officials in going back and forward to
Panama. This has been suggested. but no
decision has been reached, Ii fs said
By reason of the fact that practically no
| surplus is accommodating in the treasury,
| and that the canal payments Will be OF an
extraordinary character, not properly
chargeable to the regular running expenses
| OF the government, Secretary Shaw and the
administration may conclude to place canal
bonds on the market before great while
| to secure funds with which to meet ex-
| penses This will be especially true when
| a large force is put to work excavating.
| At 2:30 this afternoon President and Mrs.
Roosevelt received about $50 members Of
| the Colonial Danes.
Wants to Restrict immigration.
Representative Robert Adams of Penn
| sylvania, who is greatly interested in the
| question of restriction of immigration OF
| few callers to see the President this morn
| ing In fact, Mr.. Adams and Senator Dry
| den of New Jersey were the only two MEM
bers of Congress who were with the Presi-
dent during the day. Mr. Adams talked to
the President about the bills he has intro
duced in the House restricting the number
Of immigrants allowed to come to this
country from European countries during
one year. and told the President he would
greatly appreciate his support of the meas
ure.
Mr.. Adams bill Is now before sub
committee of the House committee on i'm
migration. This subcommittee consists OF
Representatives Adams, Bonynge and
Denny This committee will make study
of immigration matters and report to the
full committee this winter.
Mr.. Adams bill provides that 1t shall
be unla awful for more than 5000 people to
enter this country in any one year from
any one country. The measure Is directed
against the hordes of Italians, Austrians.
into this country and stocking the big
cities with idleness, poverty and ruffanism-
The figures OF immigration to the United
States in the last fiscal year showed that
of the total of 921 ,315 foreigners who came
to this country the enormous total OF go.
622 came from Italy, 206,0l1 from Austria
Hungary and 136,093 from the Russian en-
pire and Finland.
"AmonP the countries of northern Eu-
rope" said Mr.. Adams to a representative
of The Star, Sweden contributed 46O2S and
Germany 400S5 We want immigration
from these countries, and 1 have placed
INV figures at $1,000 to permit such
countries as these to send many more peo-
ple than came in last year IL they desire 10
do so. We can make use OF an the lmni-
grants coming here from northern Europe
hut the other class of immigration Is becom-
ing a menace.
"It is accommodating in the big cities of the
countries at dangerous rate, and is NOT
poinng to the farms and agricultural re-
going to the farms and agricultural re-
of New York there are 10000 Russians.
00OO of whom cannot speak Engiish. Inc
United Hebrew Charities in New York re-
ports that a condition of chronic poverty 10
developing in the Jewish community ow-
ing to the constant additions from Europe.
The figures show that of the total populi-
tion of Greater New York 1.270.0so are for
eign born, more than one-third OF the total
population. There is about the sams per
centage of foreigners In Chicago ana else
where in the great cities of the country.
We are getting the paupers of the world,
and we must do something 10 stop It. We
cannot legislate directly against arrivals
from Italy, Austria-Hungary or any other
particular country, as that might be vio-
lation of international comfy. but the
measure / have proposed will accomplish
what we want without criticism from
abroad The bill is practical and much
needed in this country, and i hope TO see IL
become law at the next session OF Con-
gress"
Charles s. Francis. editor of the Troy
Times was guest of President Roosevelt
at luncheon today.