The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05

Culehrn detachment of white zone pol
keep these trails open. We are now
clearing the trails preparatory to the
taking OF a zone census.
''Macadnmized- roads are also being
built through the zone" the governor
went on. we now have Il good auto
mobile road running along tho line
OF the canal from Panama TO Georgia.
about twenty miles This road cannot
be extended beyond Gorgona, since
Gatun Lake. as It Will be ultimately
formed. Will extend to Gorgona and
cover nearly all the area between Cor
Sona and Gatun. On the Atlantic side
there is macadamized road from
Gatun to Colon. ii distance OF about
seven and one-hulf miles"
Tell me something OF the people
who are now living on the zone"
Most OF them are Iaborers engaged
i'll the canal work, Nearly every race
and locality OF the globe is represent
ed There are Cinnamon. East Indians.
natives of South and Central America.
and tens of thousands of negroes from
the Islands of the Caribbean Sea Most
OF the silver employees are from
Jamaica. Barbados. Trinidad. St. Kits
Martinique, and others of the West
Indian Islands. ThEse people are
English speaking, for the most part.
although those from Martinique speak
French and we have some Spanish
speaking negroes from Colombia and
Venezuela We have Spanlards from
the northern part of the Ibcrian
Peninsula. and also Italians, Greeks.
Armenians and men of other nat.onalI-
ties"
How many whites have you?"
About 1900 OF these. 5000 arc
Americans engaged on the canal This
includes the engineers. high grade me
chanics and clerical employees An
other 5000 Of the whites are the wives
and children of the American en-
ployes. and in addition we have about
5000 white European laborers"
How many negroes have you?"
Nearly 10000 L should say"
How Law aud Order arc Kent.
But is no, such varied population
hard to control? | should think il
would be very much like that OF a
mining camp in the w'lds of our West
or OF construction gang which is
building railroad through new
country. If that population were in
the United States everything would
be wide open. There would be faro
games, poker games and roulct: the
zone would be peppcred with saloons,
anu 1t would he very unsafe to go
about after dark. How is 1t here"
There is no comparison between
our conditions and those which you
have described" said the governor
I'VE have no public gambling in this
part Of Uncle SANS territory. / doubt
whether you can find as good order In
any city OF the United States as right
hero in these settlements along the
canal You must remember that the
most of our workmen are single men.
They have their quarters free and they
live in camps or barracks near where
they work. The lights in those bar
racks go out every night at o o'clock.
and every one is compelled to be quiet.
So that the others may sleep. The
fact that married quarters have been
generally provided for white American
employees and their families. believe.
has greatly aided in establishing stable
social conditions"
How the Zone Is POIIccd.
"But does II not require a large po-
lice force to keep the people IN or
der?"
mo. Our policemen arc men of OK
perience The chief is Colonel i. II.
F'yffc and the assistant chief is Cap
lain G.. w, Barber. Of the United States