The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-23
WALLACE ASSERTS
RIGHTS AS CHIEF
Engineer in Charge Of Conslruc-
,tion OF Panama CanoI
DOWNS MILITARY HEAD
STORY HOW REVOLUTION WAS
PLANNED ON iSTHMUS by A
FRENCH LAWYER.--M ONEY
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WAS POTENT POWER.

New York, Sept. 22.-J. Gabriel Dr
Que, editor Of the Panama Star and
| Herald, who was fellow passenger
with John r. Wallace. chief engineer
in charge OF the work in the zone, on
the steamer Advance jnst In from Co
Ion, told of troubles between Gov
Davis and the heads OF depart ments
in the ciaaal work.
Mr.. Wallace would not sec neWspa-
per men He went to the Engineers
club and later left for Washington.
1'hat there has been friction not ON
| ~ between Gov Davis and Col. Cor.
cas-, chei sanitary officer, but al D be
tween Gen Davis and Engineer Wal
lace is apparent. The trouble grew
to such an extent that the commission
had to straighten matters and II Is
sail that Mr., Wallace threatened tc
resign,
According to Editor Du Que. Gen
Davis wanted to be the "poobah" oi
the isthmus. This was resented Mr.
Wallace brought the matter to head
when he insisted tha. he be allowed
to nll the office of engineer of the
construction without the aid of mil
itary head of the zone.
"Thore was no personal enmity,
said Mr. Du Que, but they had diff
ference OF opinion regarding the
work"
Gov. Davis wanted 20 be the whole
thing--the head of the sanitary de.
partment and the engineer. This
was not according to Mr. Wallaces .
plans and he would not stand It.
II do not know II the president had
IcaCu-u. anu, uUH 80 rar as the ac
tual engineering work of the canal Il
concerned, Mr.. Wallace Is supreme
Mr. Wallace, If Gov. Davis asks him
to do anything In civil capacity
must do il, but when II comes TO a
question of how the engineers will
work and what men will be on tina.
work, the engineer In charge is TO
take orders from no one"
Mr.. Wallace was to employ four or
five district engineers at salary OF
$4,000. He had made his plans so
runs the story but Gov. Davis said
he would not pay the men that much.
Shortly after this Coy. Davis was
Obliged to como north on account OF
the Illness of Mrs. Davis, who died at
sea.
The president, 1t is said. wishing TO
avoid publicity sent Gen. Davis back
to fight IL out with the commissioners.
Governor Davis" resumed Editor
Du Que. Is not popular in Panama.
AS he rides through the streets In
his carriage he Is likened TO the Sha
OF Persia have found him to be a
just man and II Is only his way that
is displeasing the people. What
brought about his disagreement. with
Mr. Wallace was his wishing to com.
bine the roles OF governor. canal
builder and everything else. lie Il too
lie 10 good man, and
everybody knows that he Is a just
man. but popularity counts for some
thing MIR, Wallace is fine man in
every respect and certainly the most
popular man down thera.
MIR Du Que repeated the efltold
story that William Nelson Cromwell.
the lawyer fer tho French canal com
pany made the revolution"
"Mr Cromwell offered me the pres.
idency of the republic II would raise
a small force of men and declare a Sc
cession from Columbia He also said
thai if Colombia attempted 10 land a
force In Panama the United States
government would send force and
keep the Colombians out.
Il could not take the offer. had
great land interests In the country
and could no. afford to take the place
as leader know, however, that the
United States gaxernment was awart
that the revolution was being brought
about and that the presidcn. had a
force ready to go TO Panama at once
Il the colomblans sent any. force
here. ~.
u'fI'A al ttuf4a an tHlEt - L
he fire department and had my menY
III ready for tho outbreak. The revO. 1
ution was planned for ? O'Clock in .he
morning. but It had to be held back
iEfil 5 O'Clock. and then we did the
hing up well
Other men in Panama were aP
,roachci. Several of the generals re-
'eived several thousand dollars for
themselves and some money for their
men.
We were also promised enough
money 10 establish a government. so
hat we could put through the Pana-
na canal deal. bat we did no. need
in that line. for when we
evolted we found about secs. 900 in
he treasury
Mr. Cromwell did not pay a cen.
ut Of his own pocket In bringing