Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-16
seth CONGRESS.
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| feet of leaving the President in a po-
| sition OF embarrassment.
Money spoke of the numerous reVolu-
| tionS in San Domingo and of the status
OF this government there, characterize
| ing the condition as "A pretty mess
and spoke disparagingly of the Presl-
| dents disposition to participate in it
J without the consent of Congress. He ex-
| pressed apprehension that the end OF
| such Il tendency might be disastrous
| in view Of the Presidents threat to use
| the big stick
| walk softly, carry Il big stick and
| YOU viii go far says the President,
said Money, land / interpret this to
fincan that the President means To
| walk softly i'll dealing with the big ma
| tons and To use the big stick i'll deal
| ing with the weak, when he set ASIDE
| the law of the land and substitutes Tor
! it his own judgment"
The inference of obligation under the
Monroe doctrine to interfere i'll Santo
| Domingo, Money characterized as Il
pure fiction, u Pigment of the Pfesl-
| dents BRAIN
| Speaking Of Mr.. ShontS. Tlllman SAID
! he had understood that Mr.. Shonts was
| to resign as president Of the Clover
Leaf Road. Did anyone know whether
| he had resigned. he asked. Tillman said
| that he had found Mr.. Sh"nts name in
| the Railway Register as still president
| of the road.
| Hale declared the selection of MIR.
| Shonts WAS Il wise on" ana he had Civ
| en- his entire time to the canal enter
| prise.
| Tilman said that he was not gun
ming" for Mr.. Shonts, nor for any par
| ticular man. He had. IS he understood.
| been on the isthmus but twice and then
| only for a week 1T Il time. since his ap-
pontment.
Hale said he did not understand that
| the president of the canal commission
was required to remain on the isthmus.
| lie Mas sure Mr.. Shcnts had s!lirkcd no
| duty.
| Tilnan suggested w. Leon Pepper
| man. assistant secretary Of the COM
| mission. had been AN official of the
! Glover Leaf and asked Hale if he still
| held that position. fi;tic replied that he
was confident ne was NOT 50 employed.
After some further discussion ara he
| reading Of Il note by Tillman he exon
Grated Mr.. PeuDcrman.
Tillman then took up the question of
See. Bishops connection with the COM
mission He said that Mr.. Bishop mad
never gone to the isthmus ana that
amy $1,000 or $1,000 clerk could perform
his services. that would be ample pay
even for 1irst-class newspaper man
| for such service. He characterized Mr..
| bishops work as "a process Of hYpn0-
| tiZing public opinion" and expressed
| The vi Mon that people entirely inno-
| cent would n""l no defence ana would
| not bL 50 worried as to employ Il So
| 800 man to defend them" The press
representatives i'll Washington may he
dirty and disposed to lie, he said, and
| it might he Il fact that there had DC"H
| in organized crusade against the canal
but even if true he did not believe that
| The method Of defence could be justi-
| fed ana he expressed cnnfidenc" that if
| other methods were adopted the gnHts
| and mosquitoes that brrloud"d the SIT
uation would disappear. He defended
| the new sparcrs against the imputati'nl
| that they desired to miSr"prcScIt ana
| said they wanted tn" truth.
Hale Interrupted TiIlnan to call at
| tcntinn to the facts that Mr.. Bishop had
| expressly diSavoWcd any cffGrt to man
| uiacturC public opinion, but that he
| preferred the expression creator Of
| public sentiment" Hale said if MI.
| Shouts or Secretary Taft h:ld been re-
| sponSiblc for Mr. Bishops employment
| hc had mad. Il mistake. "JOurnaliSm,
| he added, is q great estate. At times
| the press is cruelty unjust. but az q
| rule. it's purpose is high and hon"fici'nt.
| If the government or any part of it O.
| tnhIshcs Il press agency I'll" result will
~ Il preiudiced and selected press and
| in case of 4 corrupt administration a
| hirclin.. press. For these rcH:"rS | say
| that the newspapers ought to p" NOR
| sensitive than Congress over the en-
| ploymrnt of a press agent to create
| public sentiment ON til" canal nucs tiol
| and for the same reason say That the
| committee regards the act as an inlo-
walton and ~ unfortunate one.
! I'ilInan incorporated i'll his speech
| newspaper articles charging Mr.
| Shonts with unfairnesS in letting the
| contract for feeding employees on the
| isthnus al criticiZing the management
| of the Panama Railroad.
| tulbcrson proposed an amendment to
| the bill providing that no part of thai
| money appropriated shall be used to
! DAY the expenses of Il literary bureau
or for the salary of any person en-
| ploycd to create popular sentiment II
| favor of the canal.
| a resolution by Carmack. instruct
| ing the Senate committee on naval al
| fairs to inquire into reports "l brutal
| ity prat ticed by hazcrs upon students
| at the Nava. Academy at Annapolis
with view to putting stop TO sUcf
| practices WIS adopted.
| Proceeding to discuss the adverse
| criticism Of the Panama Railroad man
| agemCnt TillTan provoked protests
| from GaIlinger and Allison. Tiliman as
| serted that the issuance of bonds bN
| the Panama Railroad is illegal d"clAf'
| ing it amounted to an issue of bonds
by the Panama canal commission.
Allison said the railroad claims the
right to issue bonds by virtue OF the
| fact that il is Il separate corporation
| organized under the charter laws o.
| New York.
| .'It would he easy enough Tor rs I
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