The Washington times., 1905-11-19

tinued. Square miles of woven-wire net
ting with interstices so small as TO pre-
vent the entrance of mosquitoes are
spread about the piaZZas of the house
Of every American or foreigner "h'
comes 10 live under the ausoices OF Ihe
canal commission in the isthmus. ne
windows inside are also screened. anu
then mosquito bars on the beds are use"
as i third orecaut!on.
Under Wire Screens.
whenever case Of yellow fever Is
discovered. the patient is at once either
ra...s..ea 10 the hospital and put unceT
a woven wire screen or. if he prefers 20
remain at home. the woven-wire seFeel,
is put over him and an orderly piaeeo
in charge of him at his own residence
In this way he is prevented from luF-
nishing a supply Of the poison 10 tile
healthy MOSQUITOES who. in turn. Oy
stingirg would bring il back 30 man
IN other words. The plan Is 10 XIII
all the mosquitoes, well OF H. Nesp
Them as much as possible from sil1is-
ing man. and isolate every man "
yellow fever, not from his feiloWs. Dul
from mosquitoes. OF course there are
in this district. especially IN the otu
town Of Panama and at some villages
along the canal. old houses which must
~. n7,~r,.d completely TO the groun~ .
cause Of the infection which II IS I'M
nossible TO destroy in then. The ole
bn,ildings in Panama are persistent
sources of the yellow fever mosquito.
And now 1 speak OF something which
viii not take me long, but 1t IS mos
Innortant matter al this Juncture. Fifty
millions Of dollars were taken out OF
tr,a Treasury of the United States. $780,.
ooo oo0 for the French Panama Canal
company and $1,000. .0O0 for the Repuh-
lie of Panama 10 give US the canaa, as
II is and. the right Of way and the
Panama railroad. Ten millions were
voted 10 begin the preliminary work on
the canal.
THAT 100000 is about exhausted
st has been expended as follows:
I General expenses:
! General admins traton expenses
/ at Washington and other
/ Doints in the United States, IN
Guiding salaries and expenses
/ OF commissioners. special COM
! nissioners. advisory board. and
/ office of administration. Soli w
DePag1gnsh' sparnses istSInus N us'.Da. s.' 600.
Depair1lfisn1 aifafian % '....... soss.'. 1896
DeP@ir1aghi9 eBPSinsering q .. eols'' oe'.o-' sasOO
Expended for hospitals, santa
| ton, construction OF water
priSe5s %9FoS anu se~..s. pm 1855 90
/ Purchase OF Panama railroad 90
Permanent ,lant ................... s.s4s. 90
/ Purchase Of supplies consumable
/ IN their use including cost or
Inspection, handling. and trans =.
portation 81, ~
Canal construction -.--.----.-.-..- A.So1'0o
Total ................... s.7ss, 90
The payroll at present amounts t
something like S6e0.0o9 a month. an.
there is not enough money on han'
after the payment OF the bills 70 NEE
the December payroll There are bill
unnaid for material and supplies whicl
should be paid al once
The delay is quite oppressive and un
lust to the creditors OF the Government
Z It Will be necessary, therefore. for Con
gress to make an emergency approprie
; ton to carry on the work without ca
: lamitous interruption.
Disastrous Possibility.
Nothing could be more disastrou
: than 70 have the payroll go unpaid fc
I even q few weeks This was the troubl
: with the New French Panama Can.
Company, and with the old Frenc
a Panama Canal Company. CeEtainl
= there Is nothing in the credit of I'll
: United States Justifyiug suspension {
7 payments 1 know there IS . dispositio
: in some quarters. and possibly anon
n some members OF Congress. TO reinvest
: gate everything connected with II
: canal.
but while this desire to know a
= about the canal and its construction
d most commendable. il will hardly be a
Y lowed to delay the current approDris
tions for the daily work by 1900 labo
ers that is now being so successful
carried on. II may be asked why haN
4 the conditions been allowed TO arise VI
e der which an emergency appropriate
/ must be asked.
'.The answer is that those responsib
: deemed It their chief duty to push II
work, 70 buy needed plant and matters
as rapidly as possible. and to increa'
;. the payroll as far as provision cou
= be made for the housing and comfort
= the additional laborers and employe
= It was supposed that an extra sessiC
:, of Congress would be called in Octobe
= I when ample tine would have been give
:, for deIiberation in making all the nece
sary appropriation.
ID Great Obstacles.
he ''One Of the great obstacles TO 81
n cess in building the canal is the opp
y, sition Of powerful persons and iDte
= ests TO its construction. Some Of ii
e. opposition comes from those who a
a sincerely convinced that the Panan
te route is not a practicable route. al
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