Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-09
PRESIDENT PROUD OF WORK.
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PRESIDENT PROUD OF WORK.
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from whatever source it has come, has
been Immediately investigated, and IN
no single instance have the state
ments of these sensation mongers and
interested compliments behind them
proved true
.The only discredit from these
false accusations is to those who orig
mate 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 interests of Amer
lea are so deeply involved.
Plea for Good Salaries.
OF these false accusations utter them
in mere wanton recklessness or folly,
or in a spirit of sinister malice to
crafty some personal or political
grudge. Any attempt to cut down the
manian commission or of their subor-
dinatesl who are doing the important
wark would be ruinous from the
effectively. To quote the words OF
one of the. best observers on the 18TH
mus, decentralization of the service is
certain if reward for successful en-
deavor is to be reduction Of pay.
Mistakes Are Few.
81 repeat that the work on the 18TH
mus has been done and is being done
admirably. The organization is good
Mistakes are extraordinarily few and
hese few have been of practically no
consequence The zeal, intelligence
md efficient public service OF the
sthmanian commission and it's subor-
mates has been noteworthy. | court
he fullest, most exhaustive and most
earching investigation of any act Of
oeirs and If any one Of them Is ever
wn to have done wrong his punish
shall be Exemplary, but ask
they be decently paid, and their
ids sbe upheld as long as they act
ecently. On any other conditions we
hall not be able to get men of the
right type to do the work and this
means that on any other condition we
shall insure. if not failure, at least de-
LAY, scandal and inef1ciency in the
task of digging the giant canal.
IneOQOre' Roosevelt.
The vice president laid before the
senate the letter transmitting to the
senate the report of the isthmian canal
commission and the message was read.
When the message way completed
~ GQnmanfraI 81 Il tnts --;taatr and:
"a he hoped congress would Sgive
President the investigation he ask
or.
he letter and the reports we're re-
red to the committee on inter-
.eanic canals.
Taft Comments on Reports.
In his letter to the President, trans
hitting the reports of the isthmian
commission, (Which report has been
published), and the president of the
Panama Railroad company, Secretary
Taft criticises the action of the rail
road directors in issuing bonds and
then repurchasing them, without the
sanction of higher government author
ity. but believes that such action was
taken in good faith.
The Markell Contract.
The secretary discusses the cancel
1atiOn OF the Markell contract Tor iced
ing the Panama laborers and says the
Markell claim, after investigation has
been approved by the attorney gener'
al, and asks for the Presidents ap
proval Of the transaction. The Presi
dent in a letter to the secretary as
knowledging the transmittal of the re
ports, approves the secretary's actions
and recommendations.
Fight on Army canteen.
Temperance and anti-saloon advo
Gates have been aroused to fighting
pitch by the efforts of the army men
to have the canteen restored. They
will fight any proposition Of this kind
to the bitter end, and they have al
ready formed their lines to prevent
any such movement this session. A