New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26
THE PANAMA CANAL INQUIRY BEGUN
PREMIER LOUBET': REMARKs-M DELAHAYEs
TESTIMONY NOT EXPLICIT-PRoCEEDIN
II TIE COURT OF APrEALS

Paris, Nov o5.-Prcmcr Loubct and Minister oi
Justice Ecard appeared before the Panama Nalli
investigating Committee At It's opening session 10
day. They spoke in opposition to the proposal ol
NJ Pourquery de BOisserin, that the committee snouiu
be invested with the power OF ali examining mags.
trate. but they stated that the Government Wou"
grant access 70 papers and documents collected io'
previous lawsuits
NJ Delahaye was examined and added little 10
thr accusations already made, but did not give de'a
His evidence was merely n repetition OF the eeh'r
alites previously referred to in his speech In tAe
Chamber Of Deputies. When pressed to be more eA-
pcit by the members OF the committee he confined
himself mentioning the OF n former Minister
= Az culture, now dead. He added that De cou"
not furnish list Of the Deputies implicated as he
dld not have the material evidence, but only moral
proof lie gave however the names Of several Dahhs'
which he declared could possibly give evidence.
TIE managing editor OF " La Librc Parole" was
examined in regard the charges made In the columns
u that paper against VI. Proust. lie declared that
only NJ Drumont tie editor, vino IS I'm prison, couid
give any information
NJ proust Deputy from Deux seprcs, was then
examined IL denied having ever received money
from the Panama Canal Company.
The committee decided 10 request the Minister ol
Justice to permit " pnmont To hc brought before
it for examination. ard also TO request the NiDl'''f
4, place before the committee whatever evidence III
the Panama canal casc II had I'm Its possession WIN
a Wow 10 ascertauing proof of tie statement m'u'
hv VI. Dclhayc that the documents bear the names
of cvor 800 persons who were subsidized by inc
Panama canal Company. Finally the committee
decided - ask The Government u verify the cause
~ ho death ~ Baron Rolnach by ordering an aut opsy
ard Inquest. and - cause the hdI'n' I'Ie'' 20 w
H.. cas-. q tie Government against the Panama
~onal Company was call.d TN ~. Court ~ Appeal
- dsr Thr dcrcnaan,, are NJ Ferdinand d. Lcs-el~.
s,o,rn,an of The Boqri 81 Directors NJ. Charl ,
/ q f ADgt & VI.
ioncs and 1r,n Cotu. directors Of the COMPANY; ana
nrfn January lo counsel FOR he defendants euaran''
lnr 'hlt 'hcy vo1h uicn apr'I. inr ~ i9' '"',. m ~
Hon whether or no Dee would enforce 'h" pr nee 81
n. Ferdinand de- Lecrs. The large, ~, app,m
in n, mas tment are breach 81 trust and malver""n
Of funds.
With the exception y Me,srs Charles Dc Lcsscp7
and rige. The name, of n, engineers have vet been
| mentioned I'm connection with that lament1ble alair
n, fine Panama Canal Company VI Ferdinand dc
! Lessons las never hccn technical man b" only
ludorscd and PIT in practical s'ap" from the p'i1t
- vev ~ finance and inornat nal ponies inc
| scheme, propo-.d - lin by engineers. He wa
| rronch consul NJ Cairo when the plan u cutting the
.,ioz Canal was conceived and be- used hts Influence
r,t, the Knodlyo r. have That r'n approved by o."
ftioo Govcrnu. .nf willie b. secl-ed ais iho sup
nor. u Fmperr Nnplcon III. aud OF mo Fronch 10
vs,tors The tremendous financial success ] '''
S,.z undertaking made ". DC L"ssep' cNr"''i1H HF
! nopuar and De- was naturally the man WON t''
! society Of the Panama Canal was auSionS II h"V'
for - rrs president That socety had bought frn'
| t,o,,,cr,rt r,roporie Wvse the concession Tan''i
| him bv the Columbian Government. and NJ the ren
eral assembly in Erlsscis plans of operation were
submitted to ". de- Lc.-ops. w'o con,eni"l 10 p"'
! himself al The head 4 tie company lnior"r'''F
the Gnandcrs soon mana-cd To- ,,,rAn-c w. ~, W. ',t
! who. icius an engineer nnd Wen lUHm'd AQUA. "'
| fhruu.. could Law" gwen rllNN dfNl'.