The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-19
THE SwINDLE OF THE AGE.
~ TELLS now TnE CANAL MIN.
,crrs DECEIVED THE PUBLIG

iCEES DECEIVED THE PUBLIC
r.,,, dc Icsseps n. GuIIty n. the Others
Icing Promises Mnds TO Thousands OF
,,x..tors-Testimony that Ciemenceau
u,d knowledge OF the Frnud.-He IL
called 10 the Stand ma Denies tho
charge Republicans or All Factions
", " to the Governments support
PANS. Jan. 1S. -Advocnte-Gene Rau con-
,Inued his address to-day against the accused
directors OF the Panama Canal enterprise and
thejr associates. He said that the defendants
could not find shelter under the law Of pro-
s~eription. MS tho offences charged had been
admitted within the past three years. al
though they originated earlier.
The issue OF the lottery bonds was a swindle.
Tho reports published contained inaccurate
figures, Intended to mislead the public. and
fraudulent underwriting syndicates were
formed, for all OF which Ferdinand de Lesseps
and tho other accused were equally RESPONSE
HE. I,lGel was an accomplice In the frauds,
secretly receiving money. knowing well that
the money he received was part Of the pro-
cecds of the swindle.
The bad faith OF the defendants was manifest
throughout the manUuvres to which they re-
sorted. Both Ferdinand and Charles de Les
sers had made a tour through the provinces
with tho object Of r~evivinc the ardor Of the
subscribers to tho Panama enterprise. and
with that purpose they made statements full
oflyinG promises to their hearers.
N. Rau next referred to the directors OF tho
Panama enterprise as having given money to
Baron Telnach and to Oberndorrer knowing
that tho money would be used for improper
purposes. Eifel. through breaches Of trust
had obtained nearly 25.000.000 francs.
Eincl's contract with the Panama Company
had been absolutely valueless. so far as any
results in work were concerned.
Since that contract Einel had executed
scarcely any portion OF the works. He had
supplied hardly any material. He had simply
embezz!ed the c%ompany's funds. In conclu-
sion. Acknowledgement Rau demanded severe
punishment for tho man who. in order to at
tract capital. had recourse to every kind OF
trick and fraud. A fine would not be sufficient
punishment. Justice demanded that such
crimes should be severely repressed.
The first witness before the Parliamentary
Commission Of Inquiry to-duy was NJ. Ste
piano, n clerk in the service Of Baron de
Reinach's partner. NJ. Proper. He said that
Baron dc Reinach had left him a list OF the
persons compromised In the distribution OF
Panama money.
Among the names on the list were Arene.
DGNeSs bISNy, IOCucs u NC no u o
Rouyier. Fio1uot. Proust. Renauit. Barbe.
Beral. and Thcvenot. Several OF the names
were repeated on the list. as the men indicated
had received Panama money moro than once.
The whole list contained the names Of more
than l4O Deputies who had been benefciaries
Loo or LOCO francs and 100000, francs each.
CtIttmehceaa. who, he thought. could make the
host use Of i; considsra6ls a sl1stto5 on
additional facts which Vent to Show that, u.
Stephane had had in his possession Q list
similar to the one photographed for NJ. An
NJ. Stephane was requested to wait in the
committee room while, Clemenceau was, being
iatcr Citncnceau arrived with the messenger.
who had been sent to him with O request that
he appear Immediately before the Commission
sSSpifmap 1rissop repeated briefly what n;
emphatioaiiy that he had over received any
lI,t of COMPROMISED IDENTITIES from anybody.
DO i!elnach or anybody connected with him in
II. istophane was then recalled. He repeated ed
Eee:ly contra.iieting everything that Clemen'
checks paid by 81. Arton. the Panama lobbyist
and agent Of Baron de keinach. and endorsed
q t iHnsp CHECKS we're drawn in favor OF the III
Deputies, among whom. NJ. Andrieux- said.
Arton. was commissioned to spend 1.3oo.ooo
Tho Republicans are ignoring personal dill
i@erences and railying TO- the cause OF the de pT
puJigne that he viii not associate himself
With a campaign designed to provoke fresi-
Nj. Dupuy-Dutemps explaino dito.da that he
de cassnGnac. and not a. Pc Gassagnas him
Tli,s; duel is OF. n. de 'Cassaenac il. making
some bitter remarks in the Hobbies at the ex-
SEVERAL Deputies We're examined by. NJ.
Tranquoyllle. There were NO charges against
1 nona w Hqs the he % %iDitIaIs Of an tssira 1 n Il. i sG65s:,
books. All the Deputies protested their In
Jaws provide that the Ambassadors libeliec
p CORRESPONDENTS must Initiate the prosSsu-
't %So am s%dl% m e R0s viii. therefore b. Prae.!,
colly dead letters: eyea II passed. The Cq g bs.
money. recommended Cornelius Herr to the
H. $%ao II sfS' tie Austrian newspaper CORE.
ordered BY ne GoveTnment.. was escorted to
there. ho was told that he must never return
to- france again.
news to his paper that was iibellous. connect
Ing rs 1t did the names Of Baron Mohrenheim
inc russian Ambassador TO france. with tne
names of the men known to BIO implicated In
tho Panama scandal.
loSD4N. Jan. 10.-The Paris correspondent
Of the Daily NIos believes that the object Of
the Parliam entary Commission In examining
N. Stephane was to ascertain whether or moi
NJ. Cl6menceau helped or hindered the expos
IRE OF his colleagues who acceptedlsbripes
Tho correspondent Is inclined to doubt tht
truth If NJ. Stephane's testimony.
TN PANAMA INA SCANDAL.
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