The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01

epoe. and would not have made even this
statement at this time " II had not pesh
for the severe structures contained IN tno
published statement OF the Secrstary'
which consider unj ust and uncaiied loT'
and which could serve no useful .purpos'.
in regard to the situation on the lsthmuA
at Panama at no time during the progress
of the work could my relations have peen
severed more opportunity than now anu
with less damage to the work. complete
organization OF departments and bureaus
has been effected Mr.. W. +. Dauchy,
gentleman of high engineering attalninehts'
who has been chief engineer OF the hicaeo'
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
and who has accepted the position OF re-l
dent engineer ia charge OF the Ctenra
division, was. upon my leaving the lsthiiluS,
placed in charge OF the work as ac'nis
chief engineer. he having occupied siiilllar
position during my absence from lht ~.
mus at the call Of Secretary Taft during tne
month OF April and had sati-iacsoril! r ii,n-
Quoted the work through the den"ralIa-
ton attendant upon the change IN oiR"h'
ZatiOn. ,
The onlv work which can be perforlneu
until after Congress al its next session Niii' i
take some decided action II the srd"',,Iaii
increase in the organization ana 'he a'0'
ton of units of machinery. c.
-1he simple work OF excavating al u
Zebra and preparing for further e%ca'a,io ',i
are the only things which conId 'f ,'ohe
PENDING a final decision from 'ohHteen;
The only possible benefit that my personal
service, "a chief engineer could have Oeeh
to the work was such as might Ge que ~ ,nJ
purely personal element, winch "ouIu
have been largely supplied by my col't I,..
uance with the work in an advisory cap Ivy
As far as the actual engineering ana ON
struction work war confrrIfu Nj '"""'
was fully a. capable as IN,
Il have made no criticism Of personnel
or individuals, but do believe that the OF.
stacles due to the governmental inethois
required by existing laws are so stt'' ,hf,
that they will Ina va to be eliminated II 'he
American people are to see the rain,iia
Canal constructed in reasonable V'''e
and at moderate cost. ., ,,,,
MY only desire in this statement Iias
been to protest against what ! coh-.oeI
the unjust denunciations of the Secretary
and to fully inform my personal friends ana
professional brethren who have beeIl tnln-
liar with my career of the es-ent Ia l"rts
relating to this matter. ! emphatioany
discluim all responsibility for, the various
statements recently published antee,' "
have been made by so-called friends
Mr.. Wallace spent nearly all day Aerier
,lay in his apartments at the Marie Antni-
nette preparing this statement WIN I',I',
were hi. son, II. I. Wallace, yioe-RreTrln1hi'
secretary. Mr. Wallace hurried away last
night taking pains to avoid the ne"ophIe!
men who were waiting to ask hun VIVA
concern had ade him the offer described
by Secretary Taft The statement was
given out after Mr.. Wallace had got -AteIy
away from pursuer-. There was rnIn"r
that he had left for Chicago
Although Wall Street hsd guessed may
it might have been either the marlborough
company or the Metropolitan interests
that had made the offer OF sD,WD year
TO Mr.. Wallace. denials came from hnth
quarters Yesterday. The denial OF MT
belmont Aroused more or les interest,"
from it, nature That il what MIR. Belmont
sent out denying newspaper story;
There j. not the slightest truth III me re-
port that the lnterborough has had for II
moment in mind the engagement oi MT
Wallace, nor will it consider II. me inter
borough company does NOT ma ke prac-
'ise of buying men from her engage
,nents; il seeks to secure those VINO are
willing 10 enter its service in IA spirit VI 10Y
atty and who will remain and VIII serve nS
int arpsts and identify their future WITH II;
and above all ii will not 60 into the Govern
ment's service. TO that services Diet rifneh,;
and take way IT. best Instruments. b'it VII
continue il. efforts exclusively TO hnild
and manage transportation IN Greater
New York with the best material II can
fairly and hcnorably command
Thomas r. Ryan was quoted ~ saving
We have never negotiated for the SER
vice. Of MIR Wallace either bet ore or since
his resignation a. chief engineer of he
Panama Canal, We have with Ms now 'Iohn
X Mcdonald. who built the lnterborongh's
subway system, so that there wa no occa-
sion WHY We should have required the ser
vices of any other chief engineer
Mr. Mcdonald said he had never heard OF
such a thing
You can safely say that there is no truth
in il he added