Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-15
ROOSEVELT NOW
BY THE BIG DITCH
The President is Warmly Greet
ed at Colon Today.
chill DREN SING ANTHEMS
Party Boarded Train Early This Morn
ing for Panama. 49,
WILL VIEW PACIFIC ENTRANCE
Executive is Said to Be Deeply Inter-
ested With Jamaica and West
Indian Labor.
CHILDREN SING ANTHEMS
WILL VIEW PACIFIC ENTRANCE

President Roosevelt landed at
Colon early this morning in stress
of weather with high sea running.
The town was en- fete, however,
and the school children of the city
greeted the executive with the ma
tional anthems. The presidential
party boarded decorated train
shortly after 8 o'clock and pro-
ceeded slowly to Panama, so that
the work along the way might be
inspected.
COLON. November 15.-President Roose-
welt left the flagship Louisiana at 1880
o'clock this morning and landed shortly at
terward. He was met by Canal Commits
sioner Shonts Chief Engineer Stevens Gen
eral Manager Bierd Of the Panama raii-
and other high officials. All the school chill
about the pier where the President landed,
and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and
America"
President Roosevelt apparently Is much
engrossed with Jamaica and the West In
dian labor question. He has requested Mr..
Delisher, editor of the Jamaica Cleaner,
who was received with other newspaper
men on board the Louisiana yesterday, and
British Consul Mallet to meet him at the
Tivoli Hotel, Ancon, at $50 tomorrow night,
IN order to discuss the labor question and
the present conditions in Jamaica. The
President also has arranged to visit Colon
and Cristobal on Saturday morning with
Messrs Shonts and Stevens and investigate
the complaints regarding the reconstruction
Of Colon, the housing of laborers at Cristo-
bal, and so on.
En- Route to Panama.
Some time later President and Sonora Am
ador and the bishop of Panama reached the
spot and greeted Mr.. Roosevelt. The entire
party then boarded special train deco
rated with flags and left Colon at $40,
steaming slowly in the direction of Panama
in order to enable the presidential party to
have good look at all the points of inter-
est along the route.
President Roosevelt will be the guest of
President Amador this evening. !,
In order to carry OUT the presidential pro-
gram special switches have been arranged
to enable the special train to go to La
Boca and allow Mr.. Roosevelt to inspect
the Pacific entrance to the canal.
Colon in Gala Attire.
The main street OF Colon and the ship
ping in ports were decorated with flags to-
day in honor Of President Roosevelt's visit,
but there was no excitement anywhere A
heavy rain fell this morning. President
Roosevelt's arrival here yesterday, ahead
of time, somewhat changed the program in
connection with his visit to the isthmus.
President Amador and his party left Pan
anna for Colon at 4:3O pm, instead of at
6 pm, reaching Cristobal at 6:45 pm. By
request of President Roosevelt Sonora
Amador was the only lady received on
board the flagship last night. President
Roosevelt received his visitors at 8 p.m.,
President Amador being accompanied oy
Secretary Of State Arias. the others in
GLIDING Chief Engineer Stevens, Commits
sioner Shonts, Minister Squiers, and Secre-
tary Bishop of the 4'anama canal commits
sion. President and Sonora Amador and
Secretary Of State Arias came ashore as 10
pm. The weather is rainy. with q high
coo running