The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
NEW POLICY FOR
PANAMA CANAL.
President Will Name Chief Engineer
Stevens to Rule Over Canal
Zone

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. S.-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt has decided to adopt il
new policy with regard to the admins
tration of the Panama canal zone. The
governorship is to be left vacant and AZ
fairs are to be administered by Chief
Engineer Stevens and the isthmlan cahAi
commission
10 prove to South America that the
United States does not covet the Tan
anna republic, the post of MINISTER 70
Panama is to be re-established. Herbtrt
q. Squiers of New York, who was re-
called from Cuba, is under consideration
! for the mission.
President Wants to Know.
In response to telegram sent him
few days ago Linden W. Bates of Chi
cago, the well known engineer, came to
Washington yesterday and talked for
some time with the President on what
had been accomplished ut Panama. MIR.
Bates. it is said, did not hesitate to crtI-
else sharply the way things are going on
at Panama
Mr.. Bates thinks the progress thus far
made amounts to little considering the
immense sum OF money spent. The 80
600 men on the pay rolls are not dong
as much work as did the 10000 men
employed by the French when they were
building the canal.
Much QUINN. Not Enough Dirt.
In his Judgment, the work should have
been commenced ut the terminus of the
canal and proceeded inland. The Chi
cago engineer expressed the view that al
together too much attention has been paid
to sanitation. He has estimated the
number of grains Of quiniue taken to
the amount of earth removed and it is
his opinion that it's out OF all proportion.
The iStEmian canal commission dis
counts Mr.. Bates criticism by asserting
he is laburing under the disappointment
of having had rejected the plan for the
construction of the canal which he sub
mittcd last year. The President is en-
deavuring to ascertain the views OF OK
pert engineers not connected with the gov
eminent or canal work thus far done.
And yet II public man called his atten-
ton Il few days ago to the criticisms
of Poultney BigeOw. and asked him II
he proposed to reply To them.
NO, sir the President sad cIuphat-
ically. Il don't believe in sKnnlng the
same skunk twice"
May Have to Depend On Negroes.
The commission Gears it will have To
depend on negro labor after all TO build
the canal. unless Chinese coolies can to"
secured from the Straits Settlements, on
other British far eastern possessions.
The Chinese government has not yer
made an official answer 10 the rCprtSuN-
tatiOn of the United States with respect
to the employment of Chinese in the
canal zone. 1t is known. however. that
Sir Chpntung liung Chcng, Chinese min.
lister in Washington. does not approve of
the use of his Cuuntrymcn on this WurE.
The opposition Of the Chinese authuI.-
ties makes the government here dis
inclined TO award contracts for furnish
ing coolies. 1t would not be exactly a
friendly thing TO do.
TO-
in getting satisfactory labor is rospou,i-
bic for renewed interest the officials arr
taking in proposals to build tn" canal
by contract When Secretary Taft re
turns to Washington this impurtaL;
question will be determined.
President Hopes to Visit Canal.
President Roosevelt cablcd Mr.. Taft u
few days ago asking him ii he Thought
the Cuban situation would arrive at a
stage that would permit him to leave the
United States for Il couple of weeks.
The reply of Mr. Taft has not yet been
received, but reports from the secretary
all Indicate that the island is being pact
fed more quickly than he had aulici-
pated.
Changes in South America.
With the return of Secretary Root
after his remarkable tour Of South
America. public attention has been Iii
lies. European diplomatStS no longer
mOnopolize attention as they formerly
did and reports that Argentina is anxious
to follow the example of Mexico and
Brazil and elevate its mission in WASH
ington to an embassy are causing much
comment.
There will hc changes in the repre-
scntation from South America. Mexican
Ambassador taSaSuS is too i'll to remain
Walker MARTINEZ of Chile will resign 10
look after his property, which was af-
fected by the quake
Other New Faces.
Last Friday lose Rosa pacas. the
new minister from Salvador and Hon
duras, was received by the President,
and in Il few days DR. Enrique Gortcz.
the new Colombian minister. will he for
mally presented to the President.
AS Senior Obaldia. the Panama min
lister, has been elected Vice President of
his country, he must be replaced in
| Washington, and another new face
among the Latin American contingent
will be Luis Melian Lafnur. who has
been sent here as minister from Cru
quay.