The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-03-27

the Modern Crusade" and he mas
had good deal to say about progress
sive achievements ard also, 1t Is saio'
a good deal to say about the Progress
sive party This does not mean that
Mr.. Murdoch is ready to drop the
designation Republican. but taken In
connection with a statement from him
some time ago that he would not en-
ter any party caucus. 1t may possibly
mean that, not caring to affiliate with
the Republicans. he will make up his
mind to join the Progressives In
their legislative endeavors In the
house.
Progressives Hope for Thirty.
! 1t is today one OF the expressed
hopes OF the Progresslves who VIII
| have membership In the next house
that before the session ends there viii
be thirty odd members ready to write
themselves down In their biographies
as members of the new party. This
hope OF the Progressives. II Is said.
is not likely to be fulfilled. but there
| is seemingly sound reason TO believe
that on nearly all matters OF legisla'
ton the Pregressives and most OF the
progressive Republicans will act to-
gether.
Mr.. Underwood, the Democratic
leader in the house, was not inclined
at one time to recognize the Pro-
gressives as Progressives. but he has
announced now that he will do so.
II is said by some OF the Democratic
leaders that this will be good politics
and moreover the progressive Demo
Gratis apparently desire the aid o.
such Progresslves and progressive
Republicans as they can get to assist
| them in putting through Mr.. Wilson S
| progressive legislation in case there
should be a consei yative Democratic
detection
Honors for ooethaIs and Aids.
Presiden. Wilson and the Demo-
cratic congress will be confronted
with the question OF what special
honor to give to Col George W..
Goethals and his assistants when to-
gether they have completed the work
of digging the Panama canal and
| have turned it over to the commission
which will operate 1t. 1t viii be re-
| membered that when Mr.. Taft sug
gested special consideration for Goe-
thals there was opposition in the SEN
ate to immediate consideration OF
reward for him. and the matter was
put over until another session.
Before long new water viii! be turn
ed into the big ditch, and inside OF six
months 1t is probable that a huge
barge will be sent through the canal
for the purpose of testing the locks In
actual operation. AS matter OF
| fact, the canal virtually will be com.
pleted about ten months In advance OF
the time which Colonel Goethals at
! first fixed for the completion OF the
| work.
May Be in Charge OF Operation.
1t was thought for long time that
| President Wilson might make Colonel
| Goethals secretary of war, but the
colonel seemingly preferred to stay
on the Panama job, end it may be. OF
| course. that he was not offered the
cabinet position at all. Democratic
leaders, and Republican leaders. with
them. seem perfectly willing to give
some specific honor to Colonel Goe-
thals when his work Is done, but as
yet there is no suggestion of what 1t
will be. excepting the hint that he
may be put in charge OF canal opera
lions after the waterway Is opened
and that a salary several times lars
er than that Of any army engineer
shall go with the position.
The three chief army assistants of
! Colonel Goethals are Col Harry F..
Hodges, and Lieut.. Coils. David Du B.
| Gaillard and william l.. Sibert. Gall
lard and Sibert have been on the 18TH
mus ever since Goethals took charge,
and Hodges joined them not long aft
erwards. 1t Is understood that hon
ors are to b. shown by congress to
these three army engineers and also
to the chief naval engineer, Harry H.
Rousseau. Rousseau Is carried on the
navy list as a civil engineer.
What Others May Receive.
Nobody knows what these officers
Junior to Goethals will get In the way
OF honors, but 1t Is supposed they all
will be promoted, or, il this is found to
be impossible under the law, that they
will receive the thanks OF congress. a
distinction which carries with 1t the
floor privileges OF the house and sen
ate at any time. The thanks OF con
gress have been rarely given and the
honor being so unusual, 1t Is extreme
ly highly priced.
, The Panama canal will be found
, when It is finished. to have cost more
money than the government at frs
i. thought 1t was to cost. The army Off
| GERS when they took charge OF opera
Y the estimates for the work had beer
2 too low. and that more money woulC
a be needed Colonel Goethals was
witness before the senate committe,
), on interoceanic canals for two days
n and he told the members bluntly tina
r the canal was going to cost mucl
II more than was supposed. and that h
y had no excuses to offer for the add
q tiouai expenditures. because the
y were absolutely necessary. and Their
G could be no canal without them.
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