Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-01-11
ROOSEVELT REPUDIATES ALL
CHARGES OF JORRF3Y


Washington Jan. l0.--The letter of
President Roosevelt, transmitting to
congress the annual reports of the
lsthmian canal commission and the
Panama Railroad company together
with Secretary Taft's letter transmit
ting the same Is as follows:
To the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives
enclose herewith the annual re-,
port of the Isthmian canal commIs-
sion, the annual report of the Panama
Railway company and the secretary of
wars letter transmitting the same.
together with certain papers.
The work on the isthmus is being
admirably done and great progress
has been made especially during the
past nine months. The plant Is being
made ready and the organization per-
fected. The first work to be done was
the work of sanitation the necessity
preliminary TO the work OF actual con-
struction and this has been pushed
forward with the utmost energy. In
short while | shall lay before you the
recommendations of the commission
aud of the board of consulting en-
gineers as to the proper plan to be
adopted for the canal itself, together
with my own conclusions thereon. All
work so far has been done not only
with the utmost expedition, but In the
most careful and thorough manner;
and what has been accomplished gives
us good reason to believe that the
canal will be dug in shorter time
than had been anticipated and at o.
expenditure within the estimated
amount. All our citizens have a right
to congratulate themselves upon the
high standard of efficiency and integ-
rity which has hitherto been maintain
ed by the representatives OF the gov
ernment In doing this great work.
10 BE Viewed With Pride.
If this high standard of efficiency
and integrity can be maintained in the
future at the same level which 1t has
now reached, the construction of the
Panama canal will be one of the fea-
lures to which the people OF this re-
public will look back to with the high
est pride.
From time to time various publlca-
tons have been made, and from time
to time In the future various similar
publications doubtless will be made,
purporting to give an air of iobbery.
or immortality, or inefficiency or mis-
cry, as obtaining on the isthmus.
have carefully examined into each of
these accusations which seemed wor-
thy or attention. In every instance
without foundation in any shape or
form. They spring from several sour
ces. Sometimes they take the shape
OF statements OF irresponsible investi-
gators of a sensational habit of mind
incapable OF observing or repeating
with accuracy what they see and de-
sirous Of obtaining notorlety by wide
spread slander. Most often they orig
mate with or are given currency By
individuals with a personal grievance.
Inc sensation mongers, both those
who stay at home and those who visit
the isthmus may ground their accu-
satlons on false statements by some
engineer. who having applied for SER
vice on the commission had been re-
fused such service and now endeavors
To discredit his successful competitors
or by some lessee or owner OF real
estate who has sought action or lnac-
ton by the commission to Increase
the value OF his lots and Is bitter be-
cause the commission cannot be used
for such purposes, or on the tales of
disappointed bidders for contracts, or
of officeholders who have proved IN
competent or who have been suspect
ed or corruption and dismissed, or
who have been overcome BY panic aud
and have fled 'front.' he isthmus.
Charges All False.
Every specific charge relating 10
jobbery. to immortality or to inefficIan-
cy. from whatever source It has come.
has been immediately investigated and
IN no single instance have the state
monts of these sensation mongers and
the Interested complalnants behind
them proved true. The only discredit
inhering In these false accusations Is
those who originate aud give them
currency and who. TO the extent OF
their abilities thereby hamper and oh
struct the completion OF the great
work In which both the honor and the
interest Of America are so deeply IN
volved. II matters not whether those
guilty Of the false accusations utter
lfolly rim spirit Of sinister malice 70