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Show m SHOP PUN , FOR CWL ZONE i GST8 CHANGE IN ADMINI8-ojTIVE ADMINI8-ojTIVE MACHINERY. IN THE .aMNAMA CANAL ZONE A njry Week'a Commission Estl-'ates Estl-'ates Annual Saving of $5,- 000,000 by New Reorganl-w) Reorganl-w) xatlon Plan cri tlngton Thorough reorganlza-tjv reorganlza-tjv the administrative machinery jPanamn canal zone, with radl-. radl-. jwges in existing policies of- I employment of labor, physical nt)n of the canal and railroad, ;omployocs and other Important oni, Is recommended In tho pre- f report submitted to Sccrotnry visjy tho commission wlilch reccnt- jttigatcd conuitions in tno cantu wa his request, pincommlsslon estimates that an jsavlng of $5,000,000 would rc-wafm rc-wafm adopMon of Its suggestion., Mrt among the recommendations icon Hyijovernor of tho canal .zone bo Qiitvi..l "not to make agreements or inulei standings with tho canal employes employ-es or any class thereof, for any period per-iod of time, but thut the wages bo periodically per-iodically adjusted, In accordance with tho law, which bases the canal wages on the pay of similar employes In the government service In tho United Stntos, and tho govbrnor shall "not deal with labor organizations as or-, gunlzntlons, but shall deal with committees com-mittees of employes." "It Is further recommened," tho report re-port says, "that the open shop 'principle 'prin-ciple be actually put Into effect on the Isthmus nnd that In all departments a substantial porportlon of nonunion men bo employed." Asserting that It has failed to find nnythlng to Justify continued cxpendf-ture cxpendf-ture of canal funds to maintain a na-vnl na-vnl base at the canal, tho report recommends rec-ommends Unit operation of various facilities fa-cilities for naval purposes "cease Immediately, Im-mediately, and thnt hereafter the canal bo operated entirely as a commerclnl agency until congress shall otherwise Indicate." Finding tho employment of United States white citizens Instead of natives to bo another Item of expense, tho commission recommends that tropical workers bo employed "to the extent possible, taking Into consideration the fact that tho canal Is, to a certain point an element of national defense In which nllens ought not to bo employed." "Tho commission firmly believes that If the recommendations are adopted the returns to the government will Increase In-crease year by year and that within n period of ten of fifteen years the canal will return a fair Incomo an the Investment In-vestment of tho federal government therein," but tho repprt adds and estimates es-timates the total cost to dato of tho canal at approximately $."500,000,000. Tho commission was headed by Brigadier General W. D. Conner, ns-slstant ns-slstant chief of staff; Captain A. B. Fry of the treasury department : F. A. Wilson, Now York banker und business man. |