The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
The Canal Zome--lJmcl Sam'@ SMALLEST Pvmcar7a ifr

like Suez and Port Said. the two nast,
hoies ut the ends OF the Suez Canal?'
Il believe they will be far different
from the towns on the Sucz Canal"
SAID the governor OF the zone Under
our arrangement with the Panamaninn
government We have Joint Jurisdiction .
with II as TO immigr ton and il Is
the policy OF the two governments to
work together to exclude vicious char
acters. OF course. there is some -vick-
edness going on in the cities at the I
TWO ends of the canad, but the effort
mas been to minimize It, Undesirable
characters from all over the world are
attracted here because of the canal
work and the large sums OF money
being paid out. and they would over
run these cities except for watchful-
ness In the matter OF immigration
The act of Congress makes II un-
lawful TO bring into or through the
Canal. Zone women for immoral pur-
poses ana we are keeping them or.
OF the zone. and are doing everything,
possible to assist in keeping this evil
"Nh'n BOUNDS i'll the two cities We
nave recently secured two convictions
In the Canal Zone courts against
white slave 1raders who had at
tempted to bring women through the
zone into the city of Panama These
convictions have had very salutary.
erect. White-slavc' traffic through
the port of Colon II been practically
broken up. and IL its victims get into
the city of Panama they must come in
small boats or must Journey overland.
Eitnef course is difficult one. Prac-
ttcaiIy all the ships coming into PAN
anna on the Pacific side make pore
at Balboa, the zone harbor and We
prevent 'undeslrablcs' from landing
from such ships. A short time ago
We arrested white slave trader and
secured his conviction OIL the charge
OIL having violated in the Canal Zone
the white slave law. and he was
sentenced to twenty-onc months i'm.
prfsonment In tho zone pcnttcntiary
at Culehra. He had plenty of money,
and by the aid of confcderates on tho
outside he was enabled to saw his way
out and escaped We captured him,
however, on a boat near the Colombian
coast ON his return to prison he ex-
pressed his dsgus, with the Canal
zone: ne said he had been in the
white slave trade for more than
twenty years. had operated in many
countries. aud he had been able to
where but here. We regarded that
statement as quite n "ompiimcnt to
official conditions here"
4 Word About tho Courts.
How about the. courts of Uncle
Sam down here"
We have a good judiciary. There
"'e district courts. circuit courts and
y supreme court. we have Il counsel
m rn. chiet attorney. prosecuting attor-
10y ana an assistant prosecuting at
,torneN' and a number of attorneys
,.ave been admitted to practice i'm the
Ha arn courts Last year between
n'uuv ana 5000 criminal cases We're
handled and over 1000 of the defcna
ants were convicted. About 800 civil
casts We're handled most OF these were
VI minor character
Public Works md the ScbooIs
What other divisions arc there In
tiop?'
Several We inspect all vessels COM
,nE INTO zone waters. and this work Ia
mere is also division of posts. GUS
!oms and revenue. our postal scrvica
ISSUES money orders to tho amount OF
over S5,O00.o00 u year. We are now
INSTALLING II postal savings system.
annually. between 10000 and 10000
mail pouches and sacks are handled
On On tno railway which runs across the
isthmus. We collect all taxes and is-
sue all licenses. There arc some su-
looms on the zoBc, and the men who
uonuuct them pay license of 500 a
Ny Cninese, and are orderly places.
Our division OF fire protection will
oelicve compare in efficiency with, any
IN the states. Then we have Il divts-
not only in the zone. but aspr main
talns the water, street and sewer sys-
TENS in the cities of Panama and CO.
ION, and collects all the water rentals
OF these cities. the same going to
repay the United States for the cost
OF constructing these systems Wo
also have u zone treasurer and a zone
auditor. And there is the division OF
schools. which provides educational
facilities for children OF the zone equal
to those provided In the best graded
schools of the State. We have a high
school at Gaiun. 10 which children
from all zone points are transported
by railroad. and IA subsidiary high
school at Ancon. Indeed. we have Ell
the branches which are CHARACTERISTIC
OF territorial government
Copyright. 1919. by Frank C. Cart
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