The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-01-09
ROOSEyELT'SREPORT
Panama Canal Affairs Brought
Before Senate
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misriy Hs obtaining uu ihr isihmus.
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from several .mf,r.. Sometimes they
take ihr .hHi.e ~ statements hy ire
-i.onsil,is investigators ~ sensational
habit ~ mind. .nrHi,ahl" ~ observing
80 r'rrliing wiii accuracy Whai they
~, and d.sIr,u- ~ obtaining nuiorlrfy
~ widespread siaudcr More often
the, originate with ~ arr gwen eur.
rcncy hy individuals with p.rsrnai
grievance
The sensation muugcrs. lsuth ihuse
who stay ~ home and iho-" who visit
no" i-lhmus. mnt ground their acvu-a.
lions on false statements b., some cugi
nccr who. hl,nl applied Tor service on
the commission and been refused such
service. NOW rndeiVor- Ia discrallt his
succcs iIl competitions. or by some les
see or owner of real estate who has
soug'l, action nr .naciion 10y the com.
sion Ia Increase the value of his lots
AMI X bitter because the commission
cannot be- used for such purposes. ~ on
the tales 1T disappointed bidders Tor
contracts. pf Of oliiceholders who have
proved inromn, tent or who have been
suspected of corruption and dismissed
or who have been overcome by panic I
aud have fled from the sthmus.
Every specific charge relating TO job
berry 10 immortality or To iuenicicucy. !
from whatever source II has come. has
been Immediately investigated aud IN /,
no single instance have the statements
Of these sensation mOngers and the in /
terested complainants behind them
proved true. The only discredit thering |
in these false accusations Is 10 those |
who originate and give them currency |
and who to the extent of their abilities |
thereby hamper and obstruct the com
pletion of the great work In which both |
the honor and the interest Of America /
are so deeply involved.
ANY attempt TO cut down the sal |
aries of the officers of the isthmian I
canal commission or of their sub
ordinates who are doing important |
work would be rlinous from the stand |
point of accomplishing the work eff
fectively. To quote the words Of one
Of the best observers on the isthmus,
Decentralization of the service is GER
tain If the reward for successful ell
ieavor is reduction of pay We are
in Panama Il gigantic
Issk-the largest piece of engineering
ever attempted in the world.
When the presidents message was
'ead Mr.. German took the floor and
said he hoped congress would give the
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