The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
Permanent Government
to Be Established
on April 1.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
ISSUED BY WILSON
Commission Now in Charge Will
Be Eliminated and Present Or
ganization of Working Force
Terminates Existence-Chief
Executive Gives Reasons
TOR Adopting Plan.


government In tho Panama Canal Zone
with Colonel George w. Goethals as
hrst civil Governor, will be established
on April /. An executive order to this
ehect was signed by President Wilson
to- day.
The new government will eliminate
the commission now in charge of the
zone Members of the commission are
to be retained. however, until the
opening of the canal as committee
celebration incident to the opening.
though without administrative func-
tions.
The Presidents order creates these
departments:
Operation and maintenance. pur-
chasing department. supply department.,
accounting department. health depart
ment, and an executive secretary
These departments will be manned
as follows:
Maintenance. army engineer ofricer;
transportation, naval officer: electrical
engineer. army engineer officer: cap
tains or the terminal ports. naval of
fcers; superintendent of shops and dry
docks. naval constructors; chief health
officer, army medical officer; superin-
tendent OF hospitals, army medical Of
hcer; chief OF the quarantine division
officer of the Public Health Bureau, and
chief quartcrmastcr, army officer
To BE Nominated Within Few Days,
The nomination OF Colonel Goethals
to be Governor of the Canal Zone will
be sent to the Senate In few days.
Official notification OF his selection was
cabled to Colonel Goethals at Panama
Secretary Garrison. who personally told
the colonel last summer that he would
be made the first Governor. said he was
confident there would be no question
about acceptance. The change in title
viii mean n loss OF $1,000 n year to
tho head OF the zone. as the Governors
salary. will be $4,000, and he now re-
ceives $4,000 as chairman of the com
mission.
AS to-days executive order not only
terminates the existence of the Canal
Commission on April 1. but also the
present organization OF the working
force in the zone. many army officers
connected Herewith Will lose the in
creased pay they have been receiving
under The commission form of govern
ment. Although the order authorizes
the designation Of several OF the army
as we'll as a few naval officers for duty
in departments of the permanent canal
government. the act Of Congress pro-
vides that they shall serve at their
regular army and navy salaries. 1t
has been assumed that some OF the
officers now on the Isthmus would be
appointed to new positions created by
the order, but Secretary Garrison to-
day was not prepared to make 4 posi-
President Gives Reasons.
President Wilson sent out his rca-
sons for adopting the plan OF govern
ment provided for by his order in tho
following memorandum.
In constituting and carrying out tho
foregoing order, direct that it be done
with tho following considerations In
view.
'I have deemed it advisable for rea-
sons Of efficiency and economy to have
all activities connected with the Pan
ANA Canal under the supervision OF
one Cabinet office.
The troops which will be stationed
on tho Canal Zone for the protection
OF tho Panama Canal are under tho
Secretary of War; the Panama Canal
act provides that In time OF war an
officer OF the army shall upon the or
der OF tho President have exclusive au-
thority over the operation Of the Pan
anna Canal and the government OF the
Canal Zone. tho construction of the
canal has been successfully carried on
under the supervision OF the Secretary
Of War; the logical conclusion Is. there
fore, that the supervision of the opera
tions Of the Panama Canal under the
permanent organization should be un-
der the Secretary OF War.
Nominations Confirmed.
Nominations OF Henry NJ Pindell. OF
Peoria. ILL.,. to be ambassador to Rus
sia. and Wnfred II. Denison, of Port
land, Maine to be member of the Philip
pine Commission, and Secretary OF the
Interior of the Philippines, were con-
firmed by the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Pindelrs confirmation was de-
layed pending investigation of certain
published let1rs alleged to have passed
between him and Senator Lewis. pur-
porting TO reveal an arrangement by
which Mr.. Pindell was to have tho St
Petersburg post for ono wear The
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
recently voted to recommend his con-
firmation.
Mr.. Denison was nominated last Do
cember. to succeed Dean w Worces-
ter, as a memoer OF the Philippine Com
mission and to he Secretary OF the
Interior Of the islands. His nomina-
ton was held UP at tho instance OF
Senator SNoot. pending Investigation
OF protests by Thaddeus S. Sharretts,
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