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Show DON'T NEED MEN ON CANAL ZONE Washington, Aug 1 The chief quartermaster of the canal zone has advised-the authorities in the various West Indian islands from which the) principal supply of labor was drawn '; for the construction of the canal, that! I the work is drawing to a close and that at present there is no market for labor on the isthmus. Heretofore the laborers have been obliged to guard Jealously their Im-ported Im-ported labor from the Insidious advances ad-vances of private persons and corpor-i corpor-i atlons seeking recruits for plantation ; and development works. Now, how-lever, how-lever, these agents will be noticed of ( i the excess labor in the zone and will, i be permitted to recruit subject to re-j I strictions designed to protect the j rights and conditions of the laborers. I The so-called civil employes w ho ' I went into the zone under contracts will i be sent back to their island homes ; iipon request. no |