The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-28
PRESIDENT WILSON ORDERS
 GoETHALs AS GOVERNOR.
CANAL BUILDER TO ACCEPT
tNew Government Will Supersede the { lsthmian Canal Commission, Which 1 Has Been in Charge of Affairs
 Since Zone Was Acquired.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Organjzation of a permanent government for the
 Panama canal zone to supersede the IstIhmian Canal Commission April 1
 was authorized by President Wilson today, with the announcement that the nomination of Col GdDrge w. Goethals to be first governor of the
 Panama canal zone would be sent to
 the senate in a few days.
 Col. Goethals' idea of "one man"
 government is carried out in the ex- ecutive order which was made pub
 lie by Secretary Garrison immediate
 ly after today's cabinet meeting. The authority of the governor will be su- ,preme, under the secretary of war
 Official notification of his selection was cabled to Col Goethals at Pan anna. Secretary Garrison, who per sonally told the colonel last summer that he would be made the first gov ternor said he was confident there would be no question about accept ance. The change in title will mean a loss of 5000 year to the head of the zone, as the governors salary will be $10,000, and he now receives S1500O as chairman of the commits sion.
 Secretary Garrison announced that it was proposed to resolve members of the commission with the excep- tion of Col Goethals, into new com mission to arrange for and conduct ceremonies incident to the canal opening Congress will be asked to provide the necessary legislation. As today's executive order not only ter minates the existence of the canal commission April 1, but also the organization of the working force ID the zone, many army officers con- nected herewith will lose increased pay they have been receiving under the commission form of government.
 The order authorizes the designa- tion of several army officers. as well as a few naval officers, for duty in of the permanent canal but the act of congress provides that they shall serve at their regular army and navy salar- ies. It has been assumed that some of the officers now on the isthmus would be appointed to new positions created by fine order, but Secretary Garrison today was not prepared to make a positive statement on this point.
 President Wilson sent out his req sons for adopting the plan Of gov ernment provided for by his order Tn the following memorandum: ! 'Tn construing and carrying out the foregoing order, I direct that 1t he done with the following considera- tions in view:
 , q have deemed it advisable for reasons of efficiency and economy to have all activities connected with the Panama canal under the super vision of one cabinet officer.
 "The troops which will be station ed on the canal zone for the protec- tion of the canal under the secretary of war; the Panama canal act pro ,vides that in time of war an officer or the army shall, upon the order Of the president, have exclusive author ity over the operation of the Panama canal and the government of the ca nal zone; the construction Of the canal has been successfully carried on under the supervision of the sec retafy of the war; the logical con eIusion is, therefore, that the super vision of the operations of the Pan anna canal under the permanent CT ganization should be under the sec retary of war"