Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-18
Others Left to Goethals.


10 the governor probably will be left
almost wholly TO Col. Goethals as gov
ernoT
lie will. outline to the President his
ideas of the number of positions. and
there is little doubt that the program
he already has mapped out Will be fol-
lowed.
Col Goethals is known to have been
STUDYING for many months the problem
OF putting into effect the first civil gov
ernment and is prepared to cryStallZe
these views into action.
He has been so long on the canal tina t
the President has the greatest conf
dence in his ability to suggest the best
lire of action for the canal and the
United States.
Judson May Get Post. .
OF strong local interest in connection
with the coming civil government in the
Canal Some is the disposition TO be made
of Lieut.. Col. w. V. Judson. now Engi-
neer Commissioner of the District of Co.
lumbia- II has been known for some
months that Col. GOethals entertains a
high opinion of Col. JudSon and will ask
that the present Engineer Commissioner
he assigned to high post of honor along
with him when he becomes civil governor.
There iS a strong intimatiOn that Col.
Judson VIII become vice governor OF the
zone and in position to succeed Col
Goethals upon his retirement. There
viii be strong competition among engi-
heer officers for the post second to Col
Goethals as governor, because 1t Will
probably mean elevation to the govern
OrShip when Col GOethalS retireS, as he
will probably do. it is said on good au-
thority. after he has the civil government
in good working order.
Don't Want Long Term.
The information at this time is that
Col Goethals has hinted to President
Taft that he would not care to accept
the governorship for longer than year
or A year and half. He has had enough
of Panama as a regular thing and will!
want relief when he has set on foot the
government that Will be of so much I'M
portance there and here.
Through his personal acquaintance with
Col Judson and his knowledge of the
work OF the Engineer Commissioner here.
CO.. GOethalS IS said to be satisfied that
Cti. Jutis0n Is just the man for wee gov
erncr. Col. Judsons executive abilities
ana MS administrative work in Washing
tor viii III him above all other engineer
officers for the work CT aiding in organ
IL the civil government.
Col. Cocthais is understood to have a
strong affection for the engineer officers
who have labored with him in the con-
strUcIion Of the canal among them Col
Col S.bert and Col. William c. GOrgas.
Not Fitted as Is Judson.
None of these men has been in touch
with administration of laws has Col
Judson. who Will soon have had four
years as one of the three COMMISSIONS
of the District, and who has devoted him
self to work here far more extensive
than that of engineering problems.
1t Is evident today. unless the situation
changes Col. JUdson's transfer TO Pan
anna in a responsible position will follow
the confirmat- on OF Col CrOethalS gov
ernor The title that will be given Col.
Judson in his new place has not been
decided upon
The Panama canal law of the last seS-
sion of Congress directs that the civil
governor be paid $4,000 a year. the
salaries of other positions to be fixed,
but not TO exceed by - per cent the
salaries for similar work in the United
States