The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-07
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tons, be opened for shipping during
the latter half Of 1913. No fixed date
can as yet be set, but shipping interests
will be advised as soon as assurances
can be given that vessels can pass
through without unnecessary delay.
Recognizing the adminiStra tive prob |
lem in the management Of the canal. |
congress in the act of Aug. n 1912 |
has made admirable provisions for eN- |
ecutive responsibility in the control " |
the canal and the government of the !
canal zone. The problem OF most ell |
Gent organization i receiving careful !
consideration. so that a scheme OF or !
ganiZation and control best adapted 10
the conditions of the canal may be
formulated and put in operation as ex-
peditiously as possible. Acting under
the authority conferred on ne by con-
gress have by executive proclamation
promulgated the following schedule of
tolls for ships passing through the ca
nal, based upon the thorough report Of
Emory Il. Johnson. special commission
er on traffic and tolls:
First. - On merchant vessels carrying
passengers or cargo, >L2o per net vessel
ton-each loo cubic feet-of actual earning
capacity.
Second.-On vessels in ballast without
passengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than
the rate Of tolls for vessels with passen-
gers or cargo.
Third.-Cpon naval vessels other than
transports, Golfers, hospital ships and
supply ships, 80 cents per displacement
ton.
Fourth.-Cpon army and navy trans
ports, Golfers, hospital ships and supply
ships, s.. 20 per net ton, the vessels to be
measured by the same rules as are en-
ployed in determining the net tonnage of
merchant vessels.
Rules for the determination of the
tonnage upon which toll charges are
based are now in course of prepare
ton and will be promulgated in due
season.
Panama Canal Treaty.
The proclamation which | have is
sued in respect to the Panama canal
tolls is in accord with the Panama ca
nal act passed by this congress Aug.
"a, 1912. We have been advised that
the British government has prepared
a protest against the act and its en-
forcement in so far as 1t relieves from
the payment of tolls American ships
engaged in the American cOastwise
trade on the ground that it violates
British rights under the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty concerning the Panama ca
nal When the protest il presented il
will be promptly considered and an eff
fort made to reach a satisfactory adj
1ustment of any differences there may
be between the two governments.
Promotion For Colonel Goethals.
As the completion of the canal grows
nearer and as the wonderful executive
work of Colonel Goethals becomes
more conspicuous in the eyes of the
country and of the world 1t seems TO
me wise and proper to make pZovi-
sion by law for such reward TO him as
may be commensurate with the sarv-
ice that he has rendered to his coun-
try. | suggest that this reward take
the form of an appointment OF Colo
mel Goethals as a major general in the
army of the United States and that the
law authorizing such appointment be
accompanied with a provision per
hitting his designation as chief OF en-
gineers upon the retirement OF the
present incumbent of that office.
Navy Department.
ic N
a greater state of efficiency ana Is
more powerful than it has ever been
before, but in the emulation which eN-
lists between different countries III re-
spect to the increase of naval and MIL
itary ornaments this condition IS not
a permanent one. In view OF the many
improvements and increases by for
eign governments the slightest halt on
our part in respect to new construc-
ton throws us back and reduces Us
from a naval power of the first rank
and places us among the nations or the
second rank. In the past fifteen years
the navy has expanded rapidly and yet
far less rapidly than our country.
From now on reduced expenditures
in the navy mean reduced military
strength. The worlds history has
shown the importance Of sea power
both for adequate defense and for the
support Of important and definite poll
| cieS
had the pleasure Of attending this
autumn a mobilization Of the Atlantic
| feet and was glad to observe and note
| the preparedness OF the fleet for IN
slant action The review brought be-
| fore the president and the secretary OF
| the navy q greater and more powerful
| collection Of vessels than had ever
| been gathered in American waters
| The condition Of the fleet and Of the
| officers and enlisted men and Of the
| equipment Of the vessels entitled those
| in authority to the greatest credit
again commend to congress the Civ
ing of legislative sanction to the ap
| pointment OF the naval aids 70 the sec
| rotary Of the navy. These aids and the
council Of aids appointed by the secre
/ tary Of the navy TO assist him in the
conduct of his department have proved
10 be Of the highest utility. They have
furnished an executive committee 81
the most skilled naval experts. who
! have co-ordinated the action Of the varl
Gus bureaus in the navy and by theil
advice have enabled the secretary &
give an administration ar the same
time economical and most efficient
Never before has the United State:
had a navy that compared in efficiency