Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-15
President Discusses the Matter
WIN Chairman Shouls and
Chief Engineer stephens
LATTER TO HAVE A FREE HAND.
Has His 0wn Ideas az 10 Methods to
BE Pursued aud VIII Not be
lDlsrlered With.

Oyster Bay n, w. July lI-lmpor.
tant details concerning the forthcoming
ponce conference between plenipotenti.
arts opresehtlng Russin and Japan ana
matters relating 10 the construction OF
the Panama canal were under consider.
O,ion today by President Roosevelt. llo
and Mrs, Roosevelt had az guests al
luncheon at their Sycamore llil home
Minister rokahira OF Japan, Theodore
shon's, chairman, ana Jonn y, Stevens,
chief engineer OF the Is,hmmn canul
commission, and Thomas W. llyncf.
audiloi Of Porto Rico
Minister Takahruaftar taking lunch.
con Win the president, lett Oyster Say
Tor New YORK ON thp gilS train.
CHAIRMAN Nhonts ANA Cnicf EuWn,or
stevens remained with the prrpldpnl
some llme Ultcl the departure of Min.
lister THkahlrA This Was the INST Oh.
porluulty inu president mad had to dis.
'usH rpnul matters with M Stu,oup
ana tncy went over the subject molly
thoroughlS As both Nh Shonls ami
ar stevens expect 10 sail for Panama
on NE 2Oth inst, the president desired
~ consult win them before their de-.
lAllurc,
ltls not ikoly that Nh, Stevens ,ylll
ho mldo "a member of the executive
committee OF the lHiOWluU oummlHluu
q lu'lilon occupied by hlH predecessor
M Wallace, II can br said. however
mat Mr., Stevens has been given praps
tIrully a free hand to do construction
work. lie has hlH own ideas about the
methods Ia be- pursued aud VIII not he
lnlorferod WIN IN the work ut hlH dis
illct Ills desire IN To dig the canal,
ana iu mat great undertaking he VIII
Devote all his energies and ability,
leaving the executive ana admmlstw,.
tive "details To be- worked out by CHAIR.
man Hhonts, Gov Mag0on ana the com.
Inlesl ln
After the conference Win the prcsl.
dent Chairman Shouts talked frankly
ABOUT tho work of the commission ana
canal conditions,
"Otr tax win The president today"
ell1 no, was Of general character
ABOUT canal matters The president de-.
sired 10 zee MIR, stevens before We left
Tor the islhmuS ana ~ discuss with
poth or uH the progress of the work
just now we have about 10000 men AZ
worn on the canal TINS In about hS
many az We could employ under the cN.
itung conditions, We have our oxpcu.
1--WE Ian thoroughly organized now,
but the organization has not been com.
plolod ON the lAthmua. That IN a part
or lho WORK Mr. stevens VIII nave To
do lia engineering stan must be OF
Bnnigdi ana MS WORK mapped out,
'Mo must mako arrangements for
the housing, feeding and general care
OF our omWoycs, IN ilRclf u great lask
ana we must complete tho sanitary ar.
rang 'mpnih IN ih0 American zone, All
ms VIM require time and energy ana
nara work. but II win b0 accomplished
successfully | nave about concluded
arrangements with man who IN IN $50
90 tho lflhmtB to arrange for the Iccro.
hlion OF the canal employees We wan
have ioldlug.ruomH, amusement halls
nnd al mat sort of thlug, 10y means ut
'Whlon the men win pass their idle hours
pleasantly ana prontably
NO. continued Mr. Shonts IN 70.
Spouse 10 nm inquiry the sanitary
conditions on the iWhmus are not ~
bad ~ they have been reported A lot
of people have become frightened by
the yellow foyor but II rs not ~ bad M
might be expected. In fact, the ro.
ports from the lathmuH regarding
health conditions have been grossly oN.
NRE'llled Judge Mhgoon mas sent re
ports That present the cXuct conditions,
ana they have been made public pre-,
ciHoly Hg he sent them tie ana agreed
before We went to Panama that tho
oNoct conditions should be- made public
ana thit agreement has been Kept out
of 20 cases Of yellow FOYER IN May we
lost only two nud IN june Out of mono
than ,wioc Tint number We lost only
-four, Tho sanitary conditions are being
boltArod nll the time, ana As soon ue W.
, ompioic Arrangements for more Hdos
qunlo supply OF pure water No shall
have little or no difficulty
my belief IN that the actual dlgRlnR
Of the canal win have 10 be- done by Ia.
horors Injured tn the tropical climate,
That labor we shall be- able 90 get Wilh-
out pnY serious trouble"
Asked whether II WAS his idea TO use
chinese labor I'm the canal ~ amy eY.
tent, he replied that como chinese from
the rice noldn ~ southern CHINA prob-
ably would meet the labor requirements
ON The lslhmus but he doubted whether
Che nowhorn cinnamon could I've ana
work IN the tropical climate of 'AnNmO,
"WA have been doYotMg good deal
of limo recently 90 the Panama rail.
roOd II IL now In excellent condition,
white II " only II miles long, the road,
Including the necessary WdngA ANA
.tutu lt,t g,utlN tuu RAIliv ,I Itmtl II lp