The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-02
ANOTHER CANAL
OFFICIAL TO RESIGN
jackson smith, Who Was Held
Responsible for Importation Of
Laborers Into Martinique. Dis
approves Washington Policy.
RwCDIlC SPECIAL.

1 3s11S SoA>AO ~ SAS-ASA$s
authority: Jackson Smith. CHIEF Of the
nsa Il ,eses & ses sse cs%s ri!
about two months. Both Commissioner r.
p. ShOuts and Chief Engineer Stevens ex.
pressed surprise ,O-right when they heard
he news. and appeared incredulouA
from the cor;lMission. and 1t vas supposed
that lis position VAS entoyable a. well ~
lucrative. The same authority whicl.
fact. says that the reason he resigns -
the proposed assumption "f the name
ment 0. land interests Ia Mexico IN which
. job on the caaai. and tha, his leaving
T. rot !, question Of ''cc;d feet or " 1Tte-
Con will the administration.
Regardless OF the lack Of Information Ok
nation. !, must 10 remembered that Mi.
Smith WAS the person directly held respon,
aib.a for the Importation into the canal
1one OF laborers from Martinique ana snsir
this reason il Is believed here that the Ca
nal Commission Will welcome the Tesigna-
ton.
OTHER RESERVATIONS EXPECTED
II il understood tina, the Cana! Cosamis-
sion IL Likely To receive other sesagnati"iS
before the assembling 0f CosSress. which
Will b. calculated TO break the force o. the
Inquiry which he Senate ComF:ittee !: ex-
ISSclGu 10 GlSks. GIt Cp{ctS Ct thss - W
Tepudia,- the action Of suboyt!:natss on tae
canal zc:,s xEc wsre ac'i:,f crscsiy un-
dor the orders % ;he Pres!dent ~ the re-
sions:b'. hsad. ard thus break 'ne fG1se
tire whole responsibility Oh MI Roosevelt
and Secretary TAFT.
]; 70 also understood shat AT. smith.
who has had great deal VI experience
with contract work in tie trop1c& and
who vas sai! to 10 more or less tnSiis.ed
to gun his b.ahch " tEe business uRoa
wide -0peI. pc..cy. according 20 The Weft-
e:n 6-iini'i.n Of ii.A, term. had a VERY
frank talk a!;i. the officials oI The csIsAl
Wnen he was IL Washington about
month ago. AID dbl not hesitate 20 expre:s
a.S Views freely. FOR tlIgt reason II -
quite possible that the ElaIacen..nt vii
allow him 20 resign undo! SUSPICION Of be-
ing .Le cAycn"at cf III" sys:"rs on the ca
ns! zone. which was eAi-,se1 through tns
c1i.isg-an. IN; ty Governor Magocn 10
the Canal Commission November ~. s.d
vhich vas made rrSiic later oy :sc..iary'
LAreHED At GOVERNMENT
Oa. o. the ,hinss u hch NJ. Smith de-
r.d.d when he wass in Washington "s. inis
!Asf occasion was 'rc .HnS"si'iu' os NE
I.cy.- who had pu. IN eight hours VI work
Ia n tsacer.Jur., % II. degrees ~ cI;sDs
;Vnity Z" play crcQost. oT even aiHcpsns
u IS rsil that re- did no' att.np; 10 Eiiaf.
ny argument against the Introduction -:
these games. bGt coairnied hins"H with
thacaiirg
i:y 20, the importation q! Martinique WOW
en .:..o ;h., cana! zoLc arises from lis
II .rii os Giovy:Io- SAGOoH - tha!!.-s..
shon;T. Ga's1 Ps.~:Ia. Nov. b"r -. iSs
H. .c.s ne says.
'ccnf-. with IA i;son SMITH. chist of
hyanc. OF labor I'.i quarter. Eng si'.1"I-
ing Department. soie cfsrs" q the ~crx
ef bringing iu and disSosiHr % common
!sNo:er.. He is In Washington Ascsi-
tain the facts from him All coE.sg cith
ihs Secretary ~ T.g.
Al,hogch tie remainder % The c".rs-
,tor,.a!.ce and reports 81 given :n n" re-
,Nr, made sy senator i.otgs 20 tie Fen
ale tier. - nothing AZ 10 this c"n:ef.''cs
~l.. M Smith. whic:.. as n matter of
fact. tDok plAc-. II :. r-Garaas her. ~
.Iagir.EE Senator'S a. sErS,.si..S thA: =
stat. .uert :.csl the nal. who had soc
charge 81 the Importation OF !Abcre:s of
bs.sh sexes DID Lcs accompany tho COZ
Ysa,ogderre 10 :hs Senate. particularly
Wh-r that ofic.sl vas I. Washington AZ
the time.
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