Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-11

Nelson Cromwell toda, authorized a
statement which follows. in par
My attention has been called 10
statement issued by The 'ditOr of IN"
Indianapolis News in which h" at
trmpts 10 reply to the r."rg" mad"
by President ROOscy.I that certain
stat. mcmts made in tn. Indianapolis
News. both before and sine" tn" re-
cent election and rclatn" 10 III" pul
chaS" of IN" Panama canal by I'll"
United States were tnl ana untrue.
Tn" President said: 'rin' News EiNr@
currency to the charge lhat the init
ed States fought from American cit
liens for $ioooU. O"n prop rtN 'ha'
cost th"s" citizens uu.y $l1uno GOO.
Tn" statement Is falls" The United
states did not pay "a Of ~" $40
0OU.UnD to an American citizen. "tc.
Quotes from Editor.
'"F'rom III" statement i%-ucd in re-
ply t., III" editor of th,. \'WS | quot"
The following: The Only man who
pad any attention to them CHAT is
the criticisms referred 70, ";c., was
Mr.. Charles T. T"fr. a." d. DENY
that he was in any wIy related to
tn" a~air. W" had no word from the
Pr, sid, nt. Tn" other urH. Cromwell
and Morgan. who w"ir believed 70
business aid nothing
wv" may expect duIrr" Il heated
political "nntcst all kr.Is OF stories
which AZ" not worthy Of node hut
this on" ! wish 10 GrnrlMcr in III"
strongest terms rs Il lNing fahrlra-
ton. without Il shadow nf trH;h in il.
Neither | nor anNon" cuttH''"d with
IN" ";th,r directly or iud ','r.'N at a:'y
lin" or IN 40, place j. Am"TlCh or
abroad eyer bought. sold d'alt in ~"
ever made Il penny e l""ht Of my
stock k hordS O. Other securities Of
either In" rlh Pauamf canal company
or tn, new Panama C"Nil company
rr ever received for the SnrIr 4 sin
z" hul''r of tn" forty lrI!'uNS raid
by IN" United States
Makes Sweeping Statement.
Il max" this the mot sweeping
statement that iancua." cnu convey
AZ ,.v,rNhniv connected wiz tho af.
fair knows | uh t ''h"d irDm receive
ing tho forty million n M nMn
hands a. Washington rr y, " York,
rs tn" general coHns"i "l tn" com
pany. and myself a"rar""h fnr 'h'
Taymnr, Of n" entire rrr'v millions
direct from the trrI$llr, al III" United
States thInu"h tn hau@"rs Of in"
Gnv"rnmrni into the Barh Of Frame"
vt parts To tn" credit e III" llpui22-
trrs Of the two COMPARES There il
r. matinee. subject tAth" 'rd'r Of III"
liUNidatOrS until diNriiur' by them
tu the hundreds of thousands Of bon
rticlarirs aud nor or dollar Of i
ever cam" 20 me. or am ON" i" any
";av connected with H. OF Cuurs"
dn not refer to our 7, .@1ar compcn-
cation As c0"nS"l
Paid to indiviGu ais.
"Sincr III" recent Publications. I
hay" made inquiries il Paris and |
am informed that the Distribution Of
the money is 4 matter -: public rec
Urd: th.t III" amount received by the
liurilatUr of tn" old Hanama canal
company has been diS'"ll utCd by him
rs An officer of n" cou.' to the hold
. ,rS Of tt" nbliga;ionS If the OIl com
ranv: that these persons appeared III
person a; the office 6 the lQudator
tn r"c' il" tn" money paid 10 them:
that they numbered ~. .2h' tn" lAr"-
est number OF irlilidra's probably
rvr,. Appearing in person upon 4 sin
gle business affair and tiHt .h' aver
age amount pail ~a> SIS Til. com
rl"t" and detailed record Of these
payments, together with the names
ard receipts Of every person u whom
payment was made. and the amount
, Of such payment. is in the hands of
the liGuidator at hi, Offices AT 80 Ru
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