The Washington herald., 1908-08-22
PANAMA CONDITIONS IDEAL
Representative DENLY, Of Michigan,
Is Enthusiastic.
He says Dirt Is Flying Fast and
There Are No DrOnes on
Canal Zone.

Rep-esentative Edwin Denly, OF De
trolt. Mich. who has just finished mis-
judicial la5ors IN Panama. where he and
Judge z C.. Eumpus acted IS referees
in fifteen cases upon which the Pana-
man Commission could not agree, was
az the New Willard Hotel last evening
Representative DENLY was enthusiastic
over the progress made IN digEi1g the
big ditch" and equally interested IN The
political situation In the United States
1Ir- DENLY represents the First district
Of Michigan in Congress He Is one OF
the most brilliant lawyers fl his state.
and also well acquainted with foreign af-
fairs. as he IS q member Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee Of the House. Because
Of his ability and wide knowledge OF in
teruationaI law. he was appointed by
president Roosevelt 10 80 70 Panama and
break the judicial deadlock On June
ne and Judge BumpUs left tie United
States for Panama.
I know but little II anything, about
what has gone on IN politics in The
United States since last June said A-.
De1by. but I would ike 10 know a
great deal" M Denly was interested
n the Ohio muddIe and the New York
political situation. He asked many ques-
lions concerning the doings in those
States
7 know what IS going on IN Panama.
because I was an interested observer
there" said Representative DENLY. The
dirt is flying They are taking out 3,o01.-
O00 yards OF dirt every month. Those are
actual figures. not speculation or average
VIII be finished. but il IS intiuated that
It VIII be finished in I915- The Gatun
dam. the biggest problem that CunfrOuJs
the engineers, viii be started within
short tine This dam VIII be one and
g half miles long and q mile wide II
IS 70 be built eighty-five feet above sea
level. and the lake thereby formed VIII
serve as a canal for vessels f0r twenty
two miles.
Conditions on the Canal zone are ex-
celent- The health and Split az the men
are good There are no drores down
there. Every one IS working hard and
is satisfied.
Under the Eay-Buna Varilla treaty.
the United States was given authority 70
excavate on any land that might be
found necessary 60 use in digging the
canal Two judges from Panama and
two from the United States were ap-
pointed 10 pass upon the suits Of persons
having claims for the use Of their lands
IN digging the canal There were fifteen
cases. involving from $500 70 10,oo0 acres
OF land
For some reason the Judges Of the
two countries did not reach an agreement
as 10 the amount 70 be allowed the claim
ants For that reason Judge Bumpus
and were appointed by the President 10
20 10 Panama The total amount Of the
awards 20 the claimants after We reached
a decision IN the matter was S215.00o- All
parties were satisfied Our work being
finished. We left the Canal Zone
7 viii remain here until Monday even
ing by which time I shall have made my
report TO the State Department and con-
ferred with the members Of the Panama
Commission. You can't put Il too strong.
however. that I am enthusiastic over the
Panama Canal and that believe It IS one
Of the greatest things this government
has ever undertaken