The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-12-16
INFAMOUS LIE"
SAYS ROOSEVELT
ABOUT PULITZER
THE PRESIDENT BITTERLY De
NoUNcEs THE NEW YORK
WORLD EDITOR.
Nations Chief Executive Uses sare
Very Strong Languages in :.
Special Message Sent to
Congress Yesterday.

Washington D. c.. Dec. 15.-Presi
dent Roosevelt today sent to the sen
ate statement concerning the pur-
chase of Panama canal property by the
United States. and denouncing il
strong language the charges that
, there was anything wrcng in the ac-
qnisition b. the United States OF ca
nal property,
These stories" he continues. were
Mrst brought 10 my attention as pub
hAed in a paper in indianapolis,
calleAA The News, edited by Mr.. DeIa-
van Smith. The stories were sour
rilous and libelous in character. and
false in every essential particuiar
Smith shelters himself behind the en-
cuse that he merely accepted state
ments which had appeared in papaf
published in New York. The World,
owned by Joseph Pulitzer"
Summarizing the charges made In
this connection, the president SAYS. ID
part: The statements sometimes and
peared in editorials, sometimes in II
news columns, sometimes in the shape
OF contributions from individuals.
either unknown or known to be of
bad character. They are false IA
every particular from besinnine -
end
The wickedness II the slsnde@s Ii
only surpassed by their faulty. So
utterly baseless are the stories thsk
apparently they represent IN Dsa
merely the material collected for casl.
paisn purposes, and in part stories
originally concocted with Il view 81
possible blackmail."
lnfamops Libels.
The president adds yoW !, -
stories, as matter of fact. need ia II
-Vestlsaticn whatever. No shadow ,e
proof has been, or can be, produced IL
Dehaif OF AIRY OF them. They constae
simply OF a string of infamous ubeIs
IN form, they are in part libels upon
individuals, upon Mr.. Taft andaMr
hoDlnson, for Instance, but they ara
IN fact wholly, and in form parfly a
iiDel upon the United States goyers
ment. do not believe we should con
cern ourselves with particular indf.
vlduals, who wrote the lying and II.
belous editorials, articles from CORE,
spondentS or articles in the news c31.
umns.
The Real Offender.
The real offender is Mr.. Josenh Pr.
lit2er. editor and proprietor of rea
World While the criminal offense of
which Pulitzer has been guilty i h.
the form of libel upon individuals -;ia
great injury done is in blackening the
good name of the American people II
should not be left to private citizen
TO sue Pulitzer for libel. He Shouts
be prosecuted for libel by govern
mental authorities"
The president continued: 1T T..
therefore. a high national duty 70
bring TO justice this yi1ifier of the
American people"
The president says: "The atto--
ney general has under consideration
the form in which proceedings against
Mr.. Pulitzer shall be brought"
The president then explains tae
method of concluding the purchase.
saying the transaction was carried
through by the then attorney general,
Mr. Knox. and not by Hay or Root.
The president accepts all responsible
ity for carrying out the will of cor
gress. He says this government had
nothing to do with the distribution cf
the forty millions. He also includes
a copy of the statement made b. Mr.
Cromwell on the 18th.