Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29
Opponents of Administration
Circulate Tainted News as
Means of Attack
CAST AsPERsIoNs ON ACTS
Colonel Harvey's Story Followed by
Wild Tales Of Dissatisfaction in
Panama-ZeIaya Will Again Under-
take to Form Central American Fed
Observation-Disclosures News.

Washington, June 29.-The anti
administration propaganda has sud-
denly grown busy on another tack.
| It's cue is now to attack the Panama
canal situation and sow the seeds Of
| distrust in the public mind in a covert
and very adroit style. 1t is only part
of very large and comprehensive
| plan and the public will be on the
alert for any part of the general pro-
gram.
Yesterday, the propaganda succeeded
in getting abroad OYER the country an
interview with Colonel Harvey, editor
of Harper's Weekly, which may very
properly be named tainted news"
Colonel Harvey is a bitter and vindic-
tive enemy of the administration, and
loses no opportunity to knock Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He and his cabal are
too shrewd to imagine for a moment
that the public will swallow anything
he might openly say, SO his attack 10
very cunningly disguised
Immediately upon his return from
Europe he gives out an interview, the
apparent object of which is to HARM
lessly declare President Roosevelt to
be very popular in Europe. But then
comes the hidden sting. Why is he
popular? Only because he has aimed
blow at American commerce and
thereby benefited Europeon trade. He
has "curbed American corporations"
and the Old World is rejoicing and
clamoring for his reelection. This is
Colonel Harvey's knock at the admin
istration, and the hand of the inter
ests' junta" is plainly visible.
Now comes the Panama canal story,
sent out under Washington date
line, telling of all kinds of trouble in
the isthmus and predicting the resig-
nation of the leading officials of the
commission. Colonel Goethals comes
first and he is begging to be released,
according to this veracious tale, whose
sole object is to reflect discerdit upon
the president and upon Mr.. Taft, as a
Rooseveltian They are very cleverly
worked up, are these tainted news
stories, and very apt to impose upon
the public and create the desired at
mosphere Of distrust, unless checked
up and exposed. When once exposed,
their purpose is very transparent.
War in Central America is expected |
to begin any moment, according to adj |
vices received at the department Of
state. A cablegram was received from
Truxillo, Honduras, which indicates
that President Zelaya, Of Nicaragua,
is preparing to strike soon against |
and Salvador. Nicaraguan |
troops are reported to be OH the way to |
invade Guatemala on it's eastern coast. |
Puerto Barrios is believed to be the
contemplated point of attack. The port
is practically unprotected at present,
but Guatemalan troops are being
rushed thru.
An attack on the southern coasts,
both Guatemala and Honduras, is ex :.
pected to follow any attack from the
Caribbean side. A land assault is pos
sible on Salvador, as the Nicaraguan
troops can easily march across Hon
1uras.
The moment Guatemala Is attacked
Salvador and Guatemala are expected
10 announce an alliance. Their inter-
ests are mutual in opposing Zelaya's
plans as the conquest of both is a step
n the establishment of his Central
American Confederacy.
Since the failure Of Zelaya's plan
o subjugate Salvador by sending Mic
lraguan troops to assist revolutionists,
Who seized Acajutle, but We're defeated
md decided to abandon the town. Ze-
ava is known to have been preparing
or direct attack on both Salvador
md Guatemala!
Secretary Wilson, who, as everyone
Knows, halls from Iowa. is engaged in
pretty feud with F. d. Coburn, sec
etary of the Kansas board Of agricul-
ure. The row started two years ago,
When Secretary Wilson put Kansas in
he class of "arid'' states. Instantly
here was a long howl from every far
ner in Kansas, and Secretary Coburn
issued pamphlet showing
hat Kansas produces more stuff than
owa, and that in the production Of
Wheat and corn combined Kansas leads
II the states in the union. This di-
eet jab at Iowa hurt Mr.. Wilson, and
yhen the green bug was devastating :
he Kansas wheat fields recently, the Y
ecretary of agriculture ignored Sec !
etary Coburn and issued advice to the /
-ansas farmers direct. This advice /
yas to the effect that the farmers Of
-ansas should plant turkey red wheat. e
he secretary said that in 1897 he had
lade some experiments with this Il
heat and found that it withstood the t
avages of bugs better than any other Y
ariety The advice was contained in S
ne form of a letter, which was pub
shed in all the Kansas newspapers. t
oburn let it get its widest publicity, f
nd then he9gave out a statement him. r
Elf, showing that for the last twenty V
ears Kansas has produced practically t
o other kind of wheat. Immediately k
lillers and wheat growers all thru the
ountry began to poke fun at Farmer" o
yilson for making experiments in 1897 +
18th wheat which Kansas had grown
and almost exclusively
" a decade prior to that year. This
asn't served to sweeten Secretary ]
Tilson's temper, and the war between t
lie head of the agricultural depart /.
ent and the Kansas official promises
be more interesting than ever.
Interesting information concerning d
lie plans and ambitions of Senator n
aFollette have been brought to h
-ashington from Wisconsin. Accord a
e to this information the Badger s
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