The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-13

I use, runs H3 unused "i'd wasted ! ne
! subject r enc oi rriue Importance I"
ihis natip54 as q whole and should re-
ceiTe thc prompt attention OF the cD'u-
I ing CcaSress-
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was inf"fma llE
I opened Zee commerce pn August J %.
iHI+, iFotn mat date 10 August -.
/ 1919, period 81 twelve ana one-hAf
! months ~ vessels passed thTo N
I tHf cana! WF~thJuud, and Iot ra---
oouna, making q total oi Las. 1Ae
cargo gaFrsNH ny these vessels amount
@@ t7 t,-7',5"S tons. he gross tor.
r'tf ei vessels passing tNr"Ngh INC
canal Fsna ma 'an35 AHa suFen' w..
. was soNN,a+', a"! iEe 1'ff tonnage
according 20 canal Measurement WHs
A. pa ass
Inc zfe$s earnings If the canal tTHfa
n" date 1t Was 2pere3 to August "a,
- .. we're $St3e2 ,t14-bs, and the net
H3hecHohS amoCFted 10 s., 1858 t&'@4.
During the fiscal year Set eral slides
occuFrad IN the Gtiifard Cut winch
temporarily held up shipping The - Ja.
serious slide being that of october T..
1913. which delayed shipping approHi~
mately fiVo days.
Conditions, however III september.
1915. became worse and the "a nal
was closed Ia rratfic on september 1 s,
and a. he date ~ writing THIS rcr"fS
u sun closed The government OF no
FanaIha taHai TaN submitted "A very
complete statement explaining the ma
ture et ths slides aH3 show max ;aat
the pFesent condit on Is Que To break
ing down in me structural formation al
the lower strata. due 10 the weight or
the upper strata which results in the
forcing opt Of lhe weaker material
INTO EfiH tFlNvn anu a &rL4t{r
dropping ~ 'Ae everything masses
However, tGe report Indicates that
there are no new breaks, and it is
anti 4e@ted thai %heh the present
movement Is conquered the peFnsa-
nen2r - the canal viii be established.
~ the present time however, me
Governor does not feel that he car
give any approximate date on whcH
the caral will he open To traffic.
You have referred the general s'fh-
jet o. THESE Isthmian slides to the
National AGadcInN of Sciences, with q
request that they make to you any
recommendation they may sec fit in
the matter.
the expenditures or the war De
partnent for all purposes during tire
tScai year 1915 amounted To Sl7n,-
10T,34b,S3.- OF this amount $500
Ie53s was for the civil establishment
thai is maintenance II the War I've
partment as an executive department,
hulidings and grounds In and around
Washington. national and military
parks. monuments, national certe-
teries, support ef national homes Tor
disa hled soldiers and sailors. niscsl-
laneous public works; etc, S45,0a2,-
: 760.02 or rivers and harbnrs. and tbs
balance. s115.22I.s79.43 fol- military
I purposes. Including the support of the
Militia tra dc militia forth
/ fiCations, arsenals military posts and
/ miscellaneous items.
New Military Foley.
We now come to the consideration
81 the military policy to be reccm=
meuded for adoption. 1t is u matter
/ of great qualification te observe that
4 there Is {, realizing sense Of the ne
cessity Of, the adopt ION of wise and
sensible policy. 1t was Inevitable that
his should bs ths result of the con-
! sideraton of this subject In a self
governing nation the prime necessity
T for proper action is to secure the CON
tcentraGed attention Of the people: when
they arc all thinking about the ga me
thing at the same time, thcX reach 4
sound and satisfactory conclusion. This
subject is now receiving" such concen-
/ tsatei attention, and Q wise result VIII
! lie REACHED when facts are realized
and reason is applied. The only firm
foundation is one which rests upon
fact and the only wise guide to con-
duet rs one which proceeds from rea-
son
The necessity of nation having
force commensurate with its response
hility is demonstrated by every cor
rect process OF reasoning founded upon
fact This is so whcthcc the sub ect
is considered in the light Of the pHi-
osophy of government or of History.
The use of force is the Inherent ea-
Sence If government. The very term
itself is eXpliclt-goVernm
risht or power 20 compel obedience 10
lsw. Where there is no force TO com
pei such obedience-that is. to gov
ern-9-there is auarchy individuals
give UP the right Of unregulated &C
ton when they form themselves into
or become subject to q government
The progress and advancement of that
which is summed up in the word
"civiltzatiou' nave been made pos
sihlr solely because of government
Unless he individual il secure In hls
person and his property, he-has neither
time nor Inclination 10 devote him
self 70 the cultivation of the mental,
moral or spiritual side Of his nature.
'lust security is assured TO him by
government, and government can only