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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-12

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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22

work is not in more advanced condi
ton, while the others complain that 1t has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient preparation for the
hygiene and comfort of the employees.
AS a matter of fact neither criticism is
Just. 1t would have been impossible to
go quicker than the commission has
gone, for such quickness would have
meant Insufficient preparation. On the
other hand, to refuse to do anything un-
til every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly un-
warranted delay. The right course TO
follow exactly the course which has
been followed Every reasonable prepara
ton was made in advance, the hygienic
conditions in especial being made as
nearly perfect as possible; while on the
other hand there has been no timid re-
fusal to push forward the work because
of inability to anticipate every possible
emergency, for. of course. many defects
can only be shown by the working of the
system in actual practice.
In addition to attending to the health
Of the employees, it is of course neces-
sary to provide for policing the zone.
This is done by police force which at
present numbers over. 200 men, under
Capt. Stanton. About one-fifth of the
In different places l Questioned some 20
or 30 OF these men, taking them al ran
dom. They were fine set, physically
and in discipline. With one exception all
the white men I questioned had served
in the American army. usually in the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22

PhiEpplnes. and belonged to the best
type of American soldier Without eN-
ception the black policemen whom /
questioned had served either Ia the Brit
ism army or tu the Jamaica or Barbados
ponce They We're evidently coutented,
and Were doing their work well. Where
possible the policemen are used 10 con
troll people Of their own color, but IN
any emergency no hesitation Is lett IN
using them Ind.sCriminately.
lnaSinuCu So many both OF the whlte
and colurrd employees have brought their
families with them. schools have been
establlSh"t, tn" school service being Ht p
der MF. q 'pnuur. For the white pnrltS
white American teachers are employer. .
Tor the C"."rcd pupils there are also some
White American teachers. one spanish
teacher, and one Colored American t"lth-
er, most of them being colored teac chtfs
from Jamaica, barbados and 81. LUCIA
Inc sChputtOp-uS We're good, ana II was
a pleasant thing to see the pride that the
teachers were taking in their Work ana
their pupils
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
Sends Special Message to Co. gress Giving Re-
suits of His Observations in Canal Zone--
Replies to Critics and Makes
Recommendations.

for the good and steady men OF course
continue at the work Yet astonish- =
ing progress has been made in bot h
cities. In Panama 30 per cent of the
streets that are to be paved at all are
already paved with an excellent brick
pavement laid in heavy concrete. "A few
of the streets being sim in process of
paving. The sewer and water services
IN the city are of the most modern hS-
glenic type, some of the service hav-
ing just been completed.
In Colon the conditions are peculiar.
and it is regards Colon that most of
the very bitter complaint has bee
de. Colon is built on a low coral
island, covered at more or less shallow
depths with vegetable aCCumulations
or mold, which affords sustenauCe and
strength to many varieties of low
lying tropical plants. One-half of the
surface of the island is covered with
water at high tide. the average height
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22

The following is the text OF President
Roosevelts special message to congress
on the subject of the Panama canal:
To the Senate and House OF Representa-
tIves:
In the month of November l visited the
1sthmus of Panama. going over the
Canal Zone with considerable care: and
also visited the cities of Panama and
Colon, which not in the zone or
under the United States nag. but to
which the United States government,
through its agents. exercises control for
certain sanitary purposes. l chose the
month OF November for nay visit partly
because it is the rainest month of the
year the month in which the york goes
forward at the greatest disadvantage.
and one of the two months which the
medical department of the French Canal
company found most unhealthy.
Following the Introduction to the mes
sage the president gives a resume of his
Irosramme during the days he was on
At the outset ! wish to pay tribute
TO the amount of work done by the
French Canal company under very dim
lngs they put up were excellent and
are still in use. though, naturally, the
houses are now getting out of repair and
are being used as dwellings only until
! e work they did in the Culebra cut,
and some of the work they did in dig
glng has been of direct and real benefit.
TINS country has never made better
investment than the $4e.1OVpo which II
paid to the French company for work
and betterments, including especially the
Panama railroad
An inspection on the ground at the
height of the rainy season served to con-
vince me of the wisdom of congress In
refusing to adopt either a hgh-level or
universal agreement among all people
competent to judge that the Panama
route, the one actually chosen, is much
superior to both the Nicaragua and
1arlen routes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22

American workingman in the United
States has no concern whatever in the
question as to whether the rough work
on the isthmus. which is performed by
aliens in any event is done by aliens
from one country with black skin
or by aliens from another country
with a yellow skin. Our business is
to dig the canal as efficiently and as
quickly as possible; provided always
that nothing is done that is inhumane
to any laborers. and nothing that in
t.rferes with the wages of or lowers
the standard of living of our own
workmen. Having in view this prin-
ciple. have arranged to try several
thousand Chinese la borers. This is de-
sirable both because we must try to
find out what laborers are most eff
cient and, Furthermore. because we
should not leave ourselves at the
mercy of any one type of foreign
LAHORE At present the great bulk of
the unskilled labor on the isthmus is
done by West India negroes. chiefly
from Jamaica, Barbados. and the other
English possessions. One of the gov
ernors of the lands in question has
shown an unfriedly disposition to our
work and has thrown obstacles in the
way of our getting the labor needed:
and " 'e hiRhlv Indasira hla to give
any outsiders the impression, however
i'll founded. that they are indispensa-
BILE and can dictate terms to U.S.
The West India laborers are fairly,
but only fairly satisfactory. Some of
the men do very well indeed: the bet
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

this honest "onn'ainf was fvnira' or
what occurred when | inVesti sated most
OF the other honest con uplaints made TO
me. That is. where the complaints
were not mcde wantonly or malicious
ly. they almost always proved due to
failure to appreciate the fact that
time was necessary in the creation
and completion of this titanic work in
"A tropic wilderness 1t is impossi BILE
to avoid some mistakes in building a
giant canal through jungle-covered
mountains and swamps. while at the
same time sanitatlng tropic cities, and
providing for the feeding and general
care of from 20 900 To 80. 600 workers.
The complaints brought to me. either
OF insufficient provision in caring for
some OF the lahorers, or of failure to
nnlsh the paremcnts of Colon, or OF
failure to supply water, or of failure
to build wooden sidewalks for the use
of the la abor.rS in the rainy season,
on INVESTIGATION proved. almost with
ont sNc"ntinn. Ia u" due merely to the
utter inability of the commission to do
everything at once.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
Chinese and Other Labor.

OF the 70 600 or 10000 dav laborers
employed on the canal few hundred
are Spauiards. These do excellent
work Their foreman told me that
they did twice as well the West
Indian lahorcrs. They keep healthy
and no diniculty is experienced with
them In any way. Some Italian la hor-
ers are also employed in connection
with the drilling. AS might be ex-
pected. with labor as high priced as
at pr. sent in the United states 1t has
not 50 far proved practicabl" to get
any ordinary lahorers from the United
States Tn" American wage workers
on the tsthmus are the highly paid
skilled mechanics of the types m,n-
toned previously. a steady effort is
being mad" to secure Italians, and os-
pecialIy to procure more Span!ardS.
becauSr of the very satisfactory re-
suits that have Com- from their en-
ployment and their numbers viii be
increased as far as possible. 1t has
not proved possible, however, to get
them in anything like the numbers
needed for the work. and from present
appearances we shall in the main have
to rely. for the ordinary unskilled
work partly upon Colored laborers
from the West Indies. partly upon
Chinese labor, 1t certainly ought to
be unnecessary to point out that the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
Unjust Criticism.

Care and forethought have been eNer-
cised by the comm ssion. and nothing has
reflected more credit upon them than
their refusal either To GO ahead too fast
or to be deferred by the fear of criticism
from not going ahead fast enough. 1t Is
curious to note the fact that many OF
the most severe critics of the commission
criticise them FOR precisely opposite rea-
sons, some complaining bitterly that the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
Preliminary Work Being Done.

The wisdom of the canal management
has been shown in nothing more clearly
than in the way in which the founda-
tons of the work have been laid To
have yielded to the natural impatience
of ill-inforrned outsiders and begun all
kinds of experiments in work prior to a
thorough sanitation of the isthinus, and
TO a fairly satisfactory working out of
the problem of getting and keeping a
sufficient labor supply, would have been
disastrous. The various preliminary
measures had to be taken first; and
these could not be taken so as to allow
US to begin the real work of construe-
ton prior to January / of the present
year 1t then became necessary to have
the type OF the canal decided. and the
only delay has been the necessary delay
until the 2Sth day of June. the date
when the congress definitely and wisely
settled that We should have s5-foot
level canal Immediately after that the
work began in hard earnest and has
been continued with increa sing vigor
ever since: and it will continue SO to
progress in the future. When the con-
tracts are let the conditions Will be such
as to insure constantly increasing
amount of performance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-22
Care Of Employees.

Next in Importance TO the problem of
sanitation, and indeed now OF equal I'M,
portance. is the problem of securing ana
caring for the mechanics; laborsrs ana
other employees who actually do the work
on the canal and the railroad, TINS great
task has been under the control OF Mf-
Jackson SmitH. and on the whole has
been wei done. Al present there are
some 5000 white employees and some
1900 Culnrrd employees on the lsthinus.
l Went over the different places where
the different kinds of employees We're
Of every type both at their work and IN
their homes; and | conversed with prob
ably couple of hundred of them an
told. choosing them at random from
every class and including those who came
especially To present certain grievances
olmost invariably expressed iar greater
content and satisfaction with the con
ditions than DID those who called 10
make complaint.
Nearly 5000 of the white employees had
come from the United States. No man
can see these Young, vigorous men
energetcally doing their duty without
thrill of pride in them as Americans.
, class. Doubtless to congress the wages
paid them VIII seem high. but as "A mat
ter. OF fact the only general complaint
which found had any real basis among
the complaints made TO me upon me
isthmus was that, owing to the peculiar
surroundings. the cost of living, and the
distance from home. the wages were
really not as high they should be. In
fact, almost every man I spoke TO itit
money view, however, which the aver
age man who stays at home in the
United states probably likewise holds
as regards himself. ! append hsnres OF
the wages paid. so that the congress can
judge thu matter FOR itself. Later shall
confer on the subject with certain repre-
sentative labor men here in the United
States as well as going over with MI
stevens, TIA" comparative wages phlh On
the ZoUe and at home; and may thefi
communicate my findings to the canal
committees of the two houses,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23

HAD PR0v|DEOCE
BOYS ON THE HIP

The Providence jewelers. without
doubt turn out superior gold and sill
yer goods, but their article OF baseball
Is inferior to that produced by the
Attleboro men.
This was demonstrated at the game
yesterday at Rocky Point. which was
the principal feature OF the annual out
ing OF the New England Manufacturing
jewelers. and Silversmith's association.
The Providence players were beaten
IL TO g.
1t is intlmated on the quiet that
they were the hosts OF the Attle-
boreans, believed IL would be but the
height OF hospitality 10 let their op-
ponents win; and " 80 it was a true
The make up OF the mines was as
An -Attleboros-R; sherman. p;
man, IS; Frothingham. Sb; Bullock.
lb: Hodge. H.; Straker, RI; Chisholm,
c.. Robinson, umpire;
Providence-Reynold 2b., Carpenter,
p; Almy. lb.; Ford, SIS. Burt, 81.
Mcdonald. H.. Williams, G.; Mills, cf.
crandall, RI Umpire, Catlow; substi-
tutes. Shoemaker and Fox.
Providence was outclasscd from the
beginning. the Attleboro boys making
nine runs ip the first inning, two IN
the third and one In the fourth Prov
| hfth innings, the heroes being Gran
| dali and Mills.
After leaving Fields Point where
the jewellers had dinner. the company
| sailed TO Rocky Point on the way
| down the captain of the Warwick dis
| covered the steamer Baltimore aground
| of Crescent Park, and circled In there
! after passing a tow line. hauled the
sister boat Into deep water The
| Baltimore apparently was not dam
| aged
| Leaving Rocky Point the company
4 sailed around Prudence Island, and
| arrived home at 1880 on the home
| ward run salad luncheon was served
! The outing proved to be most en-
| joyable.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
$4,000 BLAZE At
NASONV|LLE IN
EARLY MORNING

Fire about 2 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed a large blacksmith and wheel
wright shop and a barn awned by Joseph
Ladoux in Nasonville, in Burrillville,
causing damage estimated at between
$500 and 5000. partly covered by insurance.
The building stood across the river from
the Anchor mill of the American Woolen
company. formerly owned by William g
lnman When the blaze wwas discovered
a line of hose was run from the river by
employees OF the mill. and did god service
in combining the flames to the buildings
destroyed.
The scene of the FIRE is in the section
for which the citizens OF Burrillville re-
Gently turned down a proposition to take
out a charter for a fire district, already
granted by the assembly.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
CROWDS OF BATHERS AT
The CITY BATH HOUSES

There were many bathers yesterday at
the city bath houses at Washington
bridge, which we're opened on Tuesday.
on the day the houses opened l3s boys
and men availed thems selves OF the privi-
lege offered by the city. and on Wednes-
day 250 went TO the place. Thursday a
total OF S19 refreshed themselves in the
water and yesterday the figures read 375.
Mrs Canning. who has taken care OF
the vomen's quarters for the past IL
years. is looking after the comfort Of the
bathers. While not so large as the num-
Der accommodated in the mems house.
the attendance was satisfactory,
The houses open early In the morning
and close about O'Clock They will also
he open during the summer on Sunday
mornings.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
MISSES MCDONALD AND FIELD
WON THE ANTHONY MEDAL

In the Anthony medal speaking con-
test yesterday afternoon at the Lexington
avenue grammar school, Marion McDon-
aid was awarded the prize. The Judges
were Sidney A Sherman. Miss Louise NJ.
j. Brough and Miss Florence Williams.
Music was furnished ny the Lexington
Avenue School orchestra, with a plano
duet by Misses Hope Whittier and Susie
Weaver, and plano solo by Philo Fisher
The Anthony medal at the oxford street
grammar school was awarded TO Miss
Lillian r Field. Selections were played
by the oxford Street School orchestra and
the orchestra o. the Federal street school
and a piano solo by Marian j. Powers.
The judges were Herrick Young principal
OF the Academy avenue school. Mrs, Root
and Mrs Dawley.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
SHELL FISHERIES

George IT, Church OF Providence
makes application for two acres of
oyster ground in Narragansett bay, at
Long Meadow, southerly and easterly
OF ground now held by him and adjoin-
ing the same.
Francis r. Barny OF Warren makes
application for IS acres OF oyster ground
In Kickemuit river, northcrly OF
ground now held by George III.
Church and c. Il. Bourne & Sons.
Benjamin b Martin OF Warren
makes application for 200 acres OF
oyster ground in Narragansett Bay,
southwesterly from the south end OF
Bristol Neck, and southeasterly from
lots 1914 and 1876 now held by August
r. Zoller, and adjoining the same.
Also for 100 acres northerly Of lot 127
near Potter's Cove, now held by
Charles w. Parmelee and adjoining the
same. Also for 100 acres lying
from Conimicut Lighthouse. and near
John w. Milliken OF Warwick makes
application for renewal of lease No.
So containing rs acres on Section SO.
Friday, July 6. 1906. at 10 o'clock
am, at the office OF the commission
ers OF Shell Fisheries. State House,
Providence, is hereby appointed the
time and place for the consideration OF
PHILIP III. WILBOUR,
JAMES NJ. WRIGHT,
JOHN II. NORTHUP,
GEORGE w. HOXIE,
HERBERT NJ GARDINER,
Commissioners OF She'll Fisheries.
j2i4t
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-23
STATE PARTY RETURNS
FROM RED BANK TRIP

Most OF the state party OF 40 who par
ticipated in the dedication of the Red
Bank monument on Thursday arrived
home from Philadelphia last evening on
the Colonial express.
Gov Utter and the members OF his
family left the train at New Haven yes
terday afternoon, 10 proceed 10 Amherst,
Mass, TO attend the commencement ex-
ercises. as the governors second son.
Henry, will be graduated from the college
next week.
Lielrt Gov. Jackson left the train at
Newark, N J., TO meet his son, who was
expected to arrive In New York today
from Europe.
Col Zenas Blies, and Mrs Bliss and
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w Jennings left
Philadelphia early yesterday morning to
pass a day or two In New York, and
Judge Henry A. Palmer also stayed over
In New York.
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