The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
.UPH|E.A ! AGAIN
!. IN. Canal, PLANS
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IS ~ No. VAAk1S - >A~AAAAASS
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efficient cooperation Of many varied
forces, the concentration of the ablest
Thought and the employment of the
best obtainable skill.
The plans of experts may as we'll
be thrown away If they are to be en-
trusted to any such means to their
attempted. realization as are now rep
resented in the organization of the
canal commission, the disposition of the
subordinates in Washington and on the
isthnus, and the conflicting authority
of q cabinet officer and the commission
chairman. 800
Have Army Build Canal.
III All Of this naturally leads to the
proposition that is already being made
rather! persistently 4 in some quarters,
that the canal be built by the army
engineers, just as any other large gov
ornamental project would be carried out
IN this country. The argument in favor
of this proposition is outlined in ithe
following way: $ IS 81 ss5s
There Is no need at a commission
for the canal any morc than there is
need Of a commissi ons on any other
big government job. The army engi-
neers could carry out the plans Of the
en gineerineg experts who are called
upon to solve the unusual problems;
the quart rmasters could furnish trans
portation, the subsiste nce department.
could provide commissary supplies, the
medical officers of army and navy
s9 gaast supply protection
4 sanitary safegu sof sth q zone, and SO
.onAA--al Of it without the aid Of the
canal commission. :Ss: |
Experts, Easy Of Access.
H In the military and naval service
there are the experts to- whom ready
access could be had for any emergency
which arose and they would be found
equal to it without any suspicion that
they were giving advice for the benefit
Of themselves or anybody else. ':::.S'> D."
It is only a question of time when
the government will have to turn the
canal project over to the war and navy
departments in this way. No private
engineer is going to give up the best
the. risk of injustice being done him
at the critical stage. : No chairman is
going to divide his authority with a
cabinet officer, and no cabinet officer
is going to share: power with a com,
| mission chairman, when each thinks bic
has full responsibility for the proper
progress of the work and must be I'M
hampered in it's conduct.
"There will be dissension all t2alone
the track 9of. the canal unless there is
a complete change III the present sys
tenn. The only way 7out., Of the whole
fatiguings mess, is TO have properly
equipped branches ,dfA the army ant
t:1.i The Winning of the south.'' -:
President Roosevelt s most ambitious
literary work is entitled "The Winning
of the West which reminds some Of
to write companion volume to be en-
titled "The Winning of the South.''
! Washington newspaper men who re
turned on the president IS special .trai1
. are agreed that this reception ina Dixi,
/ exceeded in enthuslasm and human in
ity Of feeling whiclflit Sailed out, any
thing the south hast witnessed during
the present gen1efation, and many, ar!
| more sweeping, including the entir
history of the country. - ~ =
| He had been preparing. for this tril
for two" years. and undoubtedly It
chief purpose has been to strike a vail
ant blow at sectionalism. Altogether
the trip has been most extraordinar,
! episode in his brilliant career, and tn
] success which attended it is truly won
derful, in, the Ii ht of the quality an.
quantity of southern prejudice whicl
| Booker Washington luncheon, an,
| which the trip has SO signally over
! E Past offenses Forgiven. ny
! Al, past offenses have been forgiven
| and the south has We'd with the mort
! the worth of. the man. It has don
this while reserving. the right to dix
4 sent from some of his political policie
and question his Judgment in, certai
j details Of administration. It has yiel6
! ed .unstinted praise to the. splendi
traits Of his character, now discovere
); TO- that section for the first time a
close range, in a way that indicaes til
dawn of an era Of, good feeling sue
lions since slavery was an issue. . a.
+ IN the light Of this thought, it.
, held here that Roosevelt has performe
a service Of infinite, value to- the coul
try, and one which, if he were to d
, nothing else worthy of remembrance
would insure him permanent plac
rank. VIII l. -, TO-
These sound like words Of fuIson
praise, and yet they are being used
i, this city by soberminded, conservative
5 men,, who maintain that ordinary la1
guage cannot adequately portray tt
: Importance of, the work of: unifcatic
/, which Mr.. Roosevelt has performed.
Death Of Sectionalism.
! It is conceded here that during Il
. remainder of his term as president;
3 least, there will be in this COUNT
q no north, no south, no east, no west, !
: the old sectional sense, but that all Sc
: tions, compelled by force of his hit
! personality, will work together for Il
. carrying out Of his major. policies al
:. fea insuri9g to the entire country h
e He has made permanent union OF
sible, for the first time since. the da
of John G. Calhoun, and the failure
future presidents to live upon the hi
in plane which he occupies will simu
- be 9 measure Of their weakness al
oil inefficiency. " SIS. s4.
: !. DREW THE LINE. AT
HUSBANDS FIRST WIFI