Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-20
ORDER is SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
ALTERING ORGANIZATION
OF AFFAIRS
ZONE is UNDER sHONTS
Chairman is to be Aided by Chiefs Of
the Bureaus Who Will Report Direct.
" to commission-Elim Office
of Governor.

Washington, d. c., Nov 19.--An or.
der signed on the isthmus of Panama
by President Roosevelt making radical
changes III the organization of the
government for the canal zone was
made public today The effect of the
order is to place the canal work and
the government of the zone under the
direction Of Chairman Shonts, aided by
| chiefs Of the bureaus, who will report
to the commission, thus eliminating
the office of governor.
Colon, Nov. 19.-President Roose.
welt and his party sailed Saturday
night at 10 o'clock for Ponce, p r.,
on ooard the United States battleship
Louisiana
After riding on horseback through
the muddy streets of Colon Saturday
/ afternoon, the President went to the
4 residence of Mr.. Biers. general mana
i ger of the Panama railroad, for din.
Iner. Those present included Chairman
Shonts, Chief Engineer Stevens and
their wives, Secretary Latta and Sur
geon General RiXey. The secret SER
vice men with the presidential party
dined at an adjoining house.
]. At half-past 5 o'clock President
Roosevelt reached pier No. IL, where
there was an enthusiastic gathering
of at least 800 persons. principally
canal employees at Cristobal and other
points along the line
Talks of Canal Criticism.
Hera the President ascended the
; band stand and made thirty-minute
speech. In giving his Impressions of
the work on the canal he said he was
pleased with what already had been
& done and paid his respeets to those
who lad adversely criticised the
Y Wora
How about Poultney Bigelow?"l
came from among the auditors
With much deliberation the Presi.
dent remarked that in every large
work there was always someone to
find something that was not done as
, 1T should have been, but the employees
, should on no account pay attention to
! such criticism, as the critics would
sink out of sight, while the work the
: men were doing and had done would
; remain long after all criticism had
been forgotten.
81 President Roosevelt said also he was
/, SO impressed with the magnitude and
3 greatness of this work that he would
7 like to see one of his sons engaged
therein.
CongratuIates Engineers.
He congratulated all the heads of de-
partments upon the work being done
s and with especial warmth he congratu.
lated Captain George r. Shandon on
t his success in maintaining order In the
i canal zone and in perfecting the splen-
3 did police force under his control.
{ In conclusion the President said he
Q would like to remain longer on the
s isthmus, but that it was necessary for
/. him to get back to his work in the
v United States.
i. The President went off to the Louis
a lana at p. m. He was accompanied
r by Surgeon General Rixey, Secretary
! Latta, Lieutenant Evans and the Sc
cret service men. The Louisiana sail
ed at 10 p. m. The Washington and
Tennessee were delayed In coaling
at Chiriqui and did not get back here
n in time to sail with the Louisiana
. They doubtless will join that warship
on the way to Porto Rico.