The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-05-18
TAFT'S IDEA OPPOSED
Many Protest Against Foreign
Supplies For Canal.
MINISTER BOWEN RESTS HIS CASE
Documents Ia newsR-ioomis ranEis
said Go Ne NissinE-DF. uaiiander
Reports on sants DomiaEo
Anairs.

WASHINGTON. May ISL II said
that a long ANA deep howl has gone mp
over the decision OF the Panama canal
commission. which WAS sanctioned 10y
Secretary Tart permitting the pnr-
chase OF supplies nnd machinery Tor
che construction ~ the Panama canal
abroad. and numerous protests of q
most emphatic character have reached
ihe president and Secretary TAFT
Tho utmost pressure IL being ana
will continue a. boz brought Ia bear on
ihr president in Iudura him tu rrsrind
the order Immediately 1hlsoNhn ndvo
cate the policy uf Secretary TAFT claim
that ihr saving would be- so great ns
amply 90 warrant ihe course. They
declare. Tor Instance. That steel rails
with which to double track the runu'
ma railroad eau ho purchased abroad
Tor $50 tom. whereas n they are
bought boo thl, country. without the
competition of foreign markets. ihey
viii cost Nl tom. Asked 70 iho quail
liy ~ rails would ho iho .amo they
doeinrc tlni ihoy VIII uoi only Boz idcn.
trai lu quality, hut they viii be- made
by the same company
Secretary Iuu eAn'"in0d HAT neither
De- unr ihr commission Was particular
ly concerned with tho po.Icy Involved
hy hls drc...0n hui thni Doe WIS of ihe
opinion thHi fhe commission would not
De- wnrunfrd Doc faror.ng American
manufacturer. nf u material increase
of cnsi Zoo ihr construction NJ thc rnnll
without SOME authority from congress.
Minister Bowen bad 900 Interview
with Secretary Iufi nt ihr war depart
ment and iolc no. secretary ihnt two
cable dispatches. regarded Peg him as
very essential 90 ihe ease. we're miss
Ing from ihc papers handed 20 him on
Monday by the secretary Secretary
TAFT thcreupon called upon the state
department Tor the missing papers.
hut they could not bee found. although
copies were accessible Secretary TAFT
aud Mr. LOOMS consented 10 accept
the copies ~ the communications in
Mr. Bowons hands as sufficient These
papers have been received hy Secretary
Tnft and be- has referred them tO Mr..
LOOMS FOR farther reply. II may bee
necessary 20 send an agent 10 Caracas
10 prosecute the inquiry. but this has
not yet been decided upon.
Having supplied Secretary Taft with
the papers found Ia the legation az Ca
racas concerning Mr. LOOMS. Minister
Bowem's position is that be- has dis
charged bic duty ms be- sees IL aud will
rest his ease. taking the ground that u
Is now FOR the government 40 Washing.
ton % determine whether an Inquiry j.
warranted.
Dr. jacob II Hollandor OF Baltimore,
who was sent 90 SautO Domingo by
II, .deut Roosevelt as a special com
missioner 90 make an investigation OF
the fiscal affairs OF that government,
has had an extended interview with
President Roosevelt. lie told the pres
ldent he had found perfect acquies-
ccnce on the part both Of the officials
OF the present government and OF the
people Of Sauto Domingo in the mr.
rangement which had been entered In
60 between the two governments. The
revolution. 50 called. had not IN his
opinion amounted 10 much. So FAR as
his observations went. Or. Hollander
could see no reason why the present
status should not continue uninter-
Iuptedly until a new and more definite
arrangement could be effected
lie Is 10 return 10 Santo Domingo IN
September 10 complete his inquiries
and will then make an elaborate report
upon Dominican finances and claims.
which the president will submit TO the
senate for its guidance in acting upon
the pending treaty