The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-28
WILSON TAKES STEPS
TO HOLD COCKTAILS
Orders New Canal Government
Established, tho Colonel
to BE Governor.
NOMINATION AT ONCE
Change Will Take Effect April
Jobs for Canal
Commissioners.

WARRINGTON, Jan. a7.--Secretary Gar
rison announced to-day that the nominal
ton Of Col. Cocktails to he Governor of
the Panama Canal Zone under the per-
manent organization would be sent at
once to the Senate by President Wilson.
AZ the same time the Secretary made
public an executive order signed by the
President establishing the permanent gov
eminent Of the zone Col. Cocktails was
notified by cable this afternoon OF the
| signing of the order and OF the Presidents
intention to nominate him as Governor.
The new form OF government. the order
directs. is to go into effect April 1. and on
that date the present 1sthm,an Canal
Commission will cease 10 exist.
1t Is provided In the order. however.
that not all OF the departments and d.
visions need be established on the zone
| until the Governor considers the action
desirable. Details are left to the judg-
I ment OF the Governor In the organlzat lon
| and operation OF the new form of govern
ment subject to the approval OF the
| President.
| I: was also announced that the Presi.
dent will ask Consress to provide for the
'ti'I VI eAistHB toll-
mission by giving him authority TO APP
! point a commission to have charge OF the
official opening OF the canal
Members Of the Commission.
The members OF the existing commits
sion in addition to Col Cocktails are Col
II. F. Hodges and Lieut.-Col w. L..
sibert. Corps OF Engineers, L. $. A :
Civil Engineer II. II. Rousseau, Y. s. ~.
and Richard L. Nfetcalfe. ex-editor OF Mr..
Bryans Comnroner.
Lieut.-Col. D. d. Gaillard, Corps Of En-
| gineers, u. =. A.. was until his death last
fall a member OF the commission and Col
| william c. Gorgas, Medical Corps. L. $
! A., was also a member until his recent
nomination to be Surgeon-Gen of the
army.
| The Administration feels that all the
commissioners who participated in the
building OF the canal should be in at the
finish and hence II y proposed to assign
to them the duty OF arranging for the
formal opening Of the canai. The men
who are now on the commission will re-
ce.ve salaries to be fixed by Congress.
| II Is likely that Col. Gorgas will be named
to serve without additional compensation.
| The Presidents order provides for sew
eral departments or divisions, all under
! the direction OF the Governor. who will
' report TO the President through the Sec
rotary OF War. by which the Canal Zone Is
to be governed and the canal itself oper-
ated The departments and divisions are
I Department OF Operation and Main
tenance. Purchasing Department. Supply
Department. Accounting Department,
Health Department, and what amounts to
a civil government department
The Department of Maintenance and
Operation is TO be under the direction of
an officer of the engineer corps OF tho
army and he Is to be- acting Governor In
the absence or disability OF the Governor.
Associated with this department will be
a superintendent OF transportation who Is
to be an officer Of the navy; an cleo
trical engineer to be an engineer officer OF
the army, captains Of the terminals
ports to be naval officers superint ende n,
OF shops and dry docks. to be naval
constructor.
The Purchasing Department will con.
tinue much as at present, charged with
the buying Of all supplies. machinery. &c
1t will have an office In Washington as
now.
The supply Department..
The Supply Department to be unde
the direction OF chief Quartermaster
who shall be an officer OF the Quarter
master Corps of the army and who viii
store and distribute all material and sup
plies for use OF the canal and its EN-
ployees.
The Auditing Department Is to hav
charge of all collections. accounting boil
for money and property. preparation o
statistical data and the collection. Gus
tody and disbursement Of all funds 70
the canal and zone II shall also per
form these duties for the Panama Rail
road Company on tho isthmus al far a
is consistent with the railroad charter
II shall have charge Of all claims. Tn
auditor shall keep a record Of net profits
which are to be covered into the Trcasur,
. OF the United states.
The Health Department Is 10 be un
, der the direction OF a chief health OF
icer. who In to be an officer Of the Medi
cal Corps OF the army.
All matters pertaining to civil admin
istration and relations between the zon
Government and the Government OF tn
republic of Panama are to be In tn
charge of an executive secretary. Fl
will have charge OF the seal OF the Gov
} eminent OF the Canal Zone.