The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-18

scandalnongers who from time to time
have written about the commissions
work
4 In Panama 90 per cent of the streets
that are to be paved at AL are already
numbers over 200 men under Captain
Stanton About one-fifth of the men
lare white and the others black In diff
ferent places ! questioned some TWEEN
ty or thirty Of these men. taking them
at random. They We're a fine set phys
ically and in discipline With one exz
ception all the white men questioned
had served in the American army. usu-
tally III the Philippines, and belonged to
/ the best type Of American soldier al
lthe black policemen | questioned had
served either il the British army Or in
the jamaica OF Barbados police They
were evidently contented and were do
ing their work wen.
Inasmpch as many both Of the white
and colored employees have brought
Their families with them. schools have
been established under Mr.. O'Connor.
For the white pupils white American
teachers are employed for tie colored
pupils there are also some white Amer
lean teachers, one Spanish teacher and
Lone colored American teacher, most Of
them being colored teachers from ia.
maica, Barbados and st. Lucia The
schoolrooms were good, and it was a
pleasant thing to see the pride that the
teachers, were taking in their work ana
their pupils
Too Many Saloons.
There seemed to me to be too many
saloons III the zone. but the new high
4 license law which goes into effect
on Jan. next win probably close four,
fifths OF them Resolute and success
! full efforts are being made to minimize
and control the sale OF liquor
Care Of Employees.
Next in Importance to the problem
Of sanitation and indeed now of equa
Importance is the problem Of securing
and caring for the men who actually
do the wor!; This great task has beer
under the control OF Mr.. Jackson
Smith and has been well done. A
present there are some 5000 white EN-
ployees and some 10000 colored EN-
ployees on the isthmus. / went owe
the different places where the differ
ent kinds Of employees were working
think saw representatives Of ever.
type both at their work and in thei
homes, ands1 conversed with probabl,
a couple Of hundred of them all told
choosing them at random.
Nearly 5000 Of the white employee
had come from the United States. N
man can see these young. vigorous mel
energetIcally doing their duty wlthou
a thrill Of pride III them as Americans
They represent on the average a higl
class. Doubtless to congress the wage
paid them will seem high, but as
matter Of fact the only general com
plant which found had any real basil
among the complaints made to me III
on the lsthmus was that, owing to III
peculiar surroundings, the cost of liz
Ing and the distance from home, tn
wages We're really not ais high as the
should BEL III fact. almost every ma
spoke to felt chat he ought to be =
ceIving more money, view, however
which the average man who stays q
home IN the United states probabC
likewise holds as regards himself.
append figures OF tie wages paid. S
that the congress can judge the matte
for itself. Later ! shall confer on tn
subject with certain representative L
Dor men here Ia the United States q
we'll as going oYef With Mr. SleRen
TIE comparative wages paid 90 III
3une and IA home. and may khen con