Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-20
DISCLOSURES WILL BE MADE.
Sensational Letters by Roosevelt tc
Be Read.

New York. Oct 2o.-lntin ations
were given at the Democratic ma
tional Headquarters that son
sation will be sprung at the Car
negie hall meeting Friday night.
While the exact nature of this sensa-
ton, which is expected to influence
many votes in favor of the Demo
cratic ticket. was carefully guarded,
there is reason to believe that it
lating to tho attitude of President
Roosevelt toward Colombia and the
construction of the Panama canal.
Rumors have been in circulation
about The headquart" "rs for several
vcokr that letters are in cXlstcnc
il, which Mr Roosevelt declared that
he was was ;.repared to saizo the
cartl strin bv force, even at the
fisk Of war wi II Colombia. if that
nation refused to "a ity the treaty.
Efforts a.,sra= ;.,}e = both branch s
of congress during the last session t9
obtaia the publication of he corrc.
spondence that preceded the revolus
ton of Panama. but th"y met with
10 result. 4 has been asserted that
If tha CORES "oaIeace had been sent
tc congress he letters would have
been disclosed.
,phnSnve1t ready
to take the aanal strip by force 4
year aco, if The right to construct h
canal could IL obtained in no other
way. YVES known &t the time by hi
friends He "Y"n went SO far as 20
draft a message TO congress- in which
he asked 'hat body to come to deli
nito decision as TO the route OF tn"
canal and suggested the advisabilitA
of proceeding to build it through Co
lCmbian t1rTit 3rY under an Old treaty
made by this country With New Gra-
r?s before 90 Rcnnblc of Colombia
came into eNis onc". This old treaty
was discussed IL experts i'll intcrna-
tional law. and they expressed the
oniniOn that the United States had
right to &c undcr it, regardless OF
the opposition of Colombia. 1t was
generally believed then, however
that this discussion was intended
r1creiv to frieh'en Colombia into ap-
1>~.s-,;'e q the ereaty.
c@~atcr Culhcrson of Texas. who
was in the senate last winter while
the debates on The canal were iii
progress. has hcen chosen TO make tn
Ir",r,ieed disclosures. Delaney Nichol,
yica.chai,man Of the Democratic ma
t.os"l ca'@"ai"n commi tee. gay the
Ii. - aroused th@ oXn c
tat:c"e of tn campaign leaders on
both sides.
'S'e-,"t@" Cuh"raou has gone iNte
- 3'o='e- y ia ter thorou@hv,' sal
nv. Michel, and understand he has
oAtaineel acne.s 20 documents Whch
Will eurr,ise neapla Wh n he makes
kro,,,,, tfei~ o9ntente. Tho " cetins -
which he Will sneak is to ha held b.
tho Refcr~, o'ab tha Southern soci tY
and tho Kent"c'-v Socic V. MI those
Interested in 'hA Panama Guestie"
shOnla ,,0t fill to attend"
It was understood that Senator Nuis
1o.,-o., bad obtained possession of I'M
portant documents bearing upon the
Peaavra canal question. hn what they
are arl who+ they contain mono OF
the Democratic leaders would say,
and. in fact few of them would admit
that thav know. II was evident. how
ever. that they expect important re-
suits from the Carnegie hall meet
i-s. ov,e~ which Grover Cleveland is
tn rreside. Every effort is being
maTa to n-a'-e the meeting one of
tn most important of the campaign.
EOCk ISLAND ISSUES BONDS.