The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-18

PANAMA, NAVY AND LAND
Handsomely Bound Volume Illus
trated Telling Of His Visit to \
Canal Zone.


torlnlly illustrated message from Prcsi
dent Roosevelt. portraying conditions
ms he found them on the lsthmus Of
Panama during his recent visit, occu'
pied the senate during the greater por.
ton Of lis session.
Printed copies Of the message. hand
somcly bound. were placed on the desk
OF each senator. aud the reading OF the
document was closely followed. Pre-
ccding the Panama message the prcsi.
dents recommendations respecting
public lands aud the naval personnel
were received aud read.
The senate agreed 10 the holiday al.
iournmcnt resolution aud viii be IN re-.
cess at the end 81 the session ON Thurs.
day next until Jan. 3. Rcsolu. ions
were agreed 10 directing IN inyestIga.
ton by the department OF commerce
and labor Of the international llnr-
ycster company 20 ascertain whether
Il effects a restraint of trade. also Ill.
recting the senate judiciary committee
10 report what authority congress may
have under the commerce clause of the
constitution TO prevent interstate com.
mercc Ia child made goods l,csolu-
tons 30 guard ag inst infringement
OF state rights Were presented by Sen.
ators Whyte aud Riyuer tAld.l Tor IN.
ture discussion.
The house laid aside business 10 hear
the presidents mrsag, concerning the
Panama canal The pictorial feature
OF the message afforded AN opportunity
for good naturo1 comment. the innoya-
ton Of cuts In state paper being
looked upon with favor.
President Roosevelt sent three spe-
cial messages TO congress dealing with
the Panama canal. the coal. timber
and mineral land frauds In the west |
aud the personnel Of the United states |
navy.
He praises the progress of the Pana. |
ma canal work and says conditions |
on the isthmus are satisfactory. thinks |
the big ditch will be finished in eight
years, that married men make the best
canal workmen and vigorously de.
nounces critics OF the canal commits.
sion. declaring that there Is no eyi.
dence OF Irregularities 10y any Of the
high officials connected with the prof.
ect. Chinese workmen are 10 be en-
ployed
He asserts that coal and timber land
grabs In the far west must cease and
urges upon congress the necessity of
new laws TO bring this about. He nd.
'ocates the leasing of government
ands to private individuals and corpo-
'ations for operation, but under gov
control. Mr.. Roosevelt thinks
[ imperative that the law be changed
% that younger officers may attain TO
he highest rank in the navy. the pres
mt statutes being such that none but
ged officers are in positions of the I
'reatest responsibility. s
In his message on conditions in tbe {
'anama canal zone and the actuoI [
tate of the work of digging the "big
ltch' President Roosevelt lauds the
YORK or the canal commission and has s
My praise for the progress made. He ]
Utterly scores those whom he terms j
slanderers and llbelers," persons who. f
says, have unjustly and mallciouslv
rlticised those who are directing tho S
reat work. v
lie strongly advises having one canal Il
instead of seven. saving +
seven headed commission is "a clum. p
executive Instrument" The presl- "
'nt expresses himself as confident of y
e ultimate success of the project.
Is observations are based on what he .
wv and was told during his recent =,
sit to the canal zone. ,S
In regard to the muck rakers who -
we attacked the methods of the canal "
'mmission he says: y
There remains an immense amount y
as reckless SANDER as has ever been
Dlished. Where the slanderers are .,
foreign origin l have no concern ~
tn them. Where they are Americans q,
feel for them the heartlest contempt n
d indignation, because In spirit of n
lnton dishonesty and malace they &C
trying to interfere with and ham nj
the execution of the greatest work
the kind ever attempted and are
king to bring to naught the efforts We
their countrymen to put to the credit wi
America one of the giant feats of pr
ages. The outrageous accusations ~
these slanderers constitute a gross th
Ell upon a body of public servants pr
% Tor trained intelligence, expert su
MY, nigh character and devotion to Of
" have never been excelled any DO