New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-09

fanama is r sparsely settled country with few
ianorers available. Hhe great majority of those
employed must be imported. For every laborer
viii be denendent one op bm We must therefore
count alien population of fifty thousand to
seven miles TO get the best work ont of the
tbcS he 6 aq blfbeI fnnS the ne hsVe
pure. good water to drink and the filth and noisome
beings must be taken care Of SO as not to promote
disease Finally Panama has a history OF awful I
struction of the railroad and the'canal from yellow
stamped out Many of these things-indeed. ALMOST
All of them-ought to be done before the dirt
WORK OF CANAL CONSTRUCTION.
Preliminary tt The work of construction proper
much of the time Of the engineer and his asssttus
sirnc ae necessarT FOR he Sanitation Of the 18th
mus, TO wit the houses. sewering of water the
food supply. the hospitals and places of recreation
all necessary TO keep a sound mind in sound
body of each workman, whether superint endent
clerk or common iahorer, Let as now come 70 the
work 81 canal construction A. already SAD 6d ghf
the Panama Railroad for its use in the
of the canal When the property of the French
frem the standpoint of modern railroads, most in
adequately equipped 1t mad single track from
Colon 10 Panama, with SidnSS very lnSuIl-
hin light rails quite insufficient for The heavy
traffic which was carried over it, The laying of
the track with heavier rails had been projected by
miles had been laid The commission. acquiring
control of the railroad company. directed the puT-
lire with the heavier rails and now all but nine
The great problem, however IS the problem oI
transporting that which is dug to the point wnere
such Of the vehicles of transportation as to
enable the shovels to be in constant use II f Is
problem of transport alton. really, and not Oh eA-
cavation.
In addition to this work machine shops of the
French rave to be repaired and in some cases re
built Wflarves are being put pp now IN oI.leT , ~
furnish additional herths for steamers at Crst4hal
ON the one side and at La Boca on the oLaen
There Are today e9gaged en- NE o TaF0a fbere
twenty-five hundred paid for six days i2 a nnl
dred IL ADDITION TO this there are tmIeem i tIoG
sand laborers Hn the payroll of the coinlnlss;lo'
day. AS the work of construction of houses
goes on, as the capacity for housing ana IeeoiLe
and properly attending to laborers proceeds We
may look for increase in the payroll .o.,o,,
One of the great burdens of the present SITUATION
is the procurement of transportation and proper
disposition of the immense amount of supplies anu
and pressed forward to the sthmus he comm 1So
sion bought sW9 oo large freg eSen With these
and three others owned by the Panama Ralroao
there is sim such an immense amount of freight
that there is much difficulty in getting orders ana
the requisitons of the chief engineer suppieo now
se iab ar from me West India Islands 1t is
VeEY door, ta1 The question remains to be decided
whether shall attempt to secure Chinese or
ePpePs thar the fedeTai Eight Honr law applies
those employed by the Canal GoII nj ft law
would be good. because could have three snIars
every and governor Magoen that
forcenent only interferes with good WORK ,,7
Pe9ns askng That its operation the zone
be amended There IS pTac4c al tho mo Vest indian
and Caribbean islands. but Its efficiency Is SO t ioM
that we may have More 70 facts acts upon which labor
3oiicv NAV be based The fact that no white lao0r
pen he found to stand work in the troPcaL sun az
oS,gbt 10 rameve the question from the forum %
ordinary trade union labor 3i which might
nronerlv have great weight IN nIoa Kim, ;, NO
Climate and in conditions less feseh"R"s 10
visited the isthmus year ago aHa ags even
year, +s 1d annearances. and to say with nuor
emphasis and certainty Iha' ffnt If better hous-
;ie for the EMPLOYEES influence OF me annn
ing a3 Of The sanitation department TO srp
Iu tIa di9, fe5er the confidence of the 5tle cd
Subordinate engineers, foremen, skiifI head
9th t Enterprise in shonts kno%,n6 6 Ml
being done in each depaI i1,e an atmosphere of
o,scihus progress, Individual lnteIe + nafion The
pride in the g Sh change and are accordingly happy
and contented with things as 'ie4
PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS
saoretarv Taft says of the Philippine ISLANDS;
% the philippine Commission for III. the
Pear has not yet been snomltte9b 70 1 un
depaTt 70 discuss in detail the events ana les
lation Of the paeEg oyi3ees of the islands with the
The tnl't os f3atangas Cavte and Samaf; hST 4
been wholly free from dis9r9ace Mountains over
Teaehed by traders from the sSaGoass for time
mised eT f0 but which has been now or0 affV We
10 within control and the ABUSES tba root of
1lun .bIe are being rapidly removed tber Of
which has always been Kh atfon became so AFFECT
"a nv two robber bands under Nth and It
aroo an necpssary with strong hand TO tPp in
tpe iawlessness which was encoui"ee0 -
hahtannt q the home of great number OF nS is
generals c rs provnce to govern The writ 3 Cd
beas corpus was SUSPENDED III Inc were in the
IN ia Of fleeing when closely presSe been SUP
haDI b % of months the lawlessness mas I,J Ind
used one of the leaders mas peeI In order to ac-
Ppesafpi condition brought about IN apb,iary and
complishI ,l9nine scouts had be gathered fnI
quarered in CaVifS a Sno does follow such cam
lowed 1arges of abuses by the constapu1 sa II is
pagn enS we're doubtless Wen founded because mass
they can exercise power over Gapd there
without abuses IN the woTd where false charges fa
be easily made s of t sSe Philippine
Tagaio epressed business conditions for belev-
islands befterment is slowly going on iq re
lie lost by the rindeTpeSt are 81 here was very
stored ~ fTphoon in the hemp provinces IL IS
shing the Pr9ISey YEAR viii show it's total Of e
ports decided m an of rce which more
year s1i zoo go in value, has been req9eeb it
by g. ee4 not that less rice consumed II in c6 one
islands island is 9q raised stst by FilipnOs
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY
rosent strength of the army according 10
the ~ e 75o officers and 56Os4 enlisted men,
le ,opTease in the year of 500 men The maximum
strength as hxed by executive oroer IL
listed men. The Secretary says;
whi~ it is by no means CERTAIN for tT the cadets
De viii graduate at the Military Acaat i mai
VINO mere is reasonable eXpectStt5oIi 10
t 20 sI1a lilies added to vacancies alTeduS or
future cas- noaRe If nossibe commission all OF
ing MAJ 81 me cadets of the graduating class
4e the number Of officers is i99Feaseo as t1
wheTe nTonise of opportunities for any appolmr