The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-17
This Matter Not
Between Roosevelt
And the N. Y. World
The Country Is Entitled to the
Facts In That Panama Transac-
ton and Congress Should Be-
Gin investigating at Once.
BUT WHICH THE COUNTRY

n BUT WHICH THE COUNTRY AT LARGE is ENTITLED TO
Near the close political campaign The World printed
story the effect that the company from which the United States
purchased the Panama composed
americans who the plans this dis
the canal and who had purchased the rights from what known
the French Panama company solely dispose them
the United States a handsome profit.
The United States paid S4ooooooo the canal properties
Among those who alleged Worlds story. have
been connected with what the American
Charles Taft brother of Prsdentelec Taft and Douglas Rob
inson. brother-in-law of President Roosevelt
The Democratic national committee about make public
charges against Republican president
the candidate of the Republican party presidency when
William Nelson Cromwell who had acted counsel the selling
company restraining
committee from making these charges public.
result Cromwell taking this STEP The World got hold
OF the facts and them big presenting developments
from day edtoraly attacking Cromwell admin
istration.
Notwithstanding the fact that The World paper
give story public president
turned loose upon the editor of the Indianapolis News
editor had Ananas The World
taken
The president any American shared $4,000
which he said paid France for the satisfaction of
holding upon properties
him with demand that the transaction be properly investigated
by congress to prove who got the money
The persistence of The World the face presidents
any possibility anything charged to
have been connected with the Panama DEAL
particularly in the face of the The
been overlooked the president his
indianapolis which
had only reprinted them from The World
Now the president has turned his
Mr. Pulitzer and his publication have been made the subject of
4 special message congress.
In which the president gems
that yet been public from that vocabulary fiery
synonyms for just plain liar and applies them Mr.
his publication incidentally stating that he has the
work in the preparation of for libel against the
by the government
The World, reply presidents message
nothing INDUCES shakes of redpepper
seasoning expressing opinion
for the freedom of the and satisfaction the
lpect of the transaction being probed to its depth
The Times suggests this longer between
President Roosevelt and the New York World.
The president scurrlous belous
Islander"
The ckedness of the SANDERS may only surpassed by
their faulty" and all that.
The World may mo other living grossly
ilibeed the United States does this president"
He besmirch congress- buldoz judges assa the integrity
of Islander citizens himself
RECKLESS Inscriptions demagogue whom the American people
with and authority The World charges but
that isn't it. either.
In all this bingsgae choice reading is
nothing satisfy
people in the charges
interest their right know whether these charges
Particularly should there be investigated the story
United States with private individuals the melting
revolution the hmus that Panama might Columbia
William Nelson Cromwell is charged with having this
work for the and $Ioooooo said
from United States bride the mas
and Columbia
These charges and seriously upon gov
the fullest investigation by congress
earliest possible
investigation time way ended
by the death of Senator Morgan there being
the work he had started.
M LET THERE BE A COMPLETE AND SATISFACTORY
INQUIRY AT ONCE.
THE PUBLIC is ENTITLED TO THE FACTS
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