El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-04

been sentenced for one year. We en-
ploy the cOnvieJs in the construction OF
public roads. and the results are ex-
cellent
Keeping Out the White Slaves.
What is the future Of the social con-
ditiOns at the ends of the canale VIII
Panama and Colon be piOus towns or
Will they turn into hotbeds Of vice
like Suez and Port said, the two pest
holes at the ends OF the Suez canal-
Il believe they viii be far different
from the towns on the SueZ canal said
the governor OF the zone. Under our
arrangement with the Panamanian gov
eminent we have Joint jurisdiction win
II as to immigration, and IT IS the policy
OF the two governments TO WOrh 10
eether to exclude vicious characters Of
course. there is some WickednesS gong
on in the cities a the two ends OF the
lie It, L Undesirable characters from ali
over the world are attracted here be-
cause OF the canal work and the large.
sums OF money being paid out, and they
would OverrUn these cities except for
watchfulness in the matter OF imUiEra-
ton. The act Of congress makes II un-
lawful 10 bring into or through the
Canal zone women for immoral pur
poses. and We are keeping them out OF
the zone and are doing everything pos
sible to assist in keeping this evil
within bounds in the two cities We
have recently secured two convictions
slave traders who had attempted 10
bring women through the zone into the
city OF Panama These convictions
have had a very salu<ary effect w hite
slave traffic through the port Of Colon
has been practically broken up, and II
its victims get into the city Of Panama
they must come in small boats or must
Journey overland. Either course is q
difficult one. Practically all the ships
coming into Panama on the Pacific
side make port at Balboa, the zone
harbOr. and we prevent 'undeSlraDleS
from landing from such ships. short
time ago We arrested a white slave
trader and secured his conviction on
the charge Of having violated in the
Canal Zone the white Slave law. and
he was sentenced 70 q months impris-
Onment in the zone penitenrary at
Culebra. He had plenty Of money, and
by the aid OF cOnfederates on the out
side he was enabled TO saw his way out
and ESCAPED We captured him, how
ever on a boat near the Colombian
coast on his return to prison he eX-
pressed his disgust with the Canal
Zone: he said he had been IN the white
slave trade for more than 20 years,
had operated in many countries. and he
had been able to fix matters with
public officials everywhere but here
We regarded that statement as quite q
compliment to official conditions here
Word AbOut the Courts.
How about the courts Of Uncle sam
down here
we have n good judiciary. There are
district courts circuit courts and a Su-
preme court. We have @ counsel ana
chief attOrrev prosecuting attorney and
an assistant prosecuting attorney. ana
number Of attorneys have been ad-
mitted to practice in the various courts
Last year between five and SIX thou
sand criminal cases were handed ana
over 4O00 OF the defendants We're con-
victed. About 1900 civil cases were
handled: most Of these were Of minor
character"
What other divisions are there in I
the department OF civil administra- !
tiono"
several. We Inspect all vessels COM /
ing into zone waters. and this Work IS I
performed by a board Of inspectors I
There is also division of posts. Gus I
toms and revenue our postal service J
issues money orders to the amount OF I
over S5.OOO.00O year. We are now IN |
stalIine a postal savings system An (
nuaIIv between $4,000 and 10000 mail I
pouches and sacks are handled on the ]
railway which runs across the lStnInus-
We collect all taxes and issue all IL i
censes There are some saloons on the /
zone and the men who conduct them I
pay a license of 500 a month each. Sa-
looms are run mostly by Chinese, ana /
are orderly places Our division or fire !
protection viii. I believe, compare in I
efficiency with any in the states Ihen
we have a division OF pubic WORKS
which operates not only in the zone
but also maintains the water, street
and sewer systems in the cities Of Pan
anna ana Colon. and collects all the
water rentals Of these cities, the same
going to repay the United States Tor
the cost of constructing these systems !
We also have a zone treasurer and I
zone. auditor. And there is the division
OF schools. which provides educational
facilities for children OF the zone equal
to that provided I'm the best graded (
NJ
school at Gatun to which children from I
all zone points are transported by ran
road. and a subsidiary high school at
Ancon. Indeed, we have all the branch- !
as which are characteristic Of a ter
ritorial government
Frank G. Carpenter