The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-08
THE PRESIDENTS
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VITAL | POINTS
"The Struck Pigeon Flutters''
and the New York World
squirms
OLD EXPLODED SCANDAL TALK
REVIVED I0,sUBsTAAT|AIE CASE
Whole Story Of Yellow Journals Is
Founded ON Story william Nelson
Cromwell Refused to Tell Under
Oath Before Committee.

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New York, Dec. 8-The New York
World, to which Delavan Smith, the
editor Of the Indianapolis News refer
red in his reply to President Roose-
velt's attack upon him, as authority
for the article on the Panama canal
which appeared in his paper and CALI
ed forth the presidents letter, says to-
day:
"In view of President Roovevelt's
deliberate misstatements Of the facts
In his scandalous personal attack up
on Delavan Smith, editor Of the In
dianapolis News, the World calls up
on the congress of the United States
to make Immediately q full and impair
tial investigation Of the entire Panama
canal scandal.
The investigation Of 1906 by the
senate committee Of interoceanic can
ais was blocked by the refusal Of Will
Ham Nelson Cromwell to answer the
most pertinent questions of Senator
Morgan of Alabama. Since that time
nothing has been done because after
Senator Morgan's death there was no
successor to carry on his great work
OF revealing the truth about the Pan
anna corruption"
The World quotes the Indianapolis
News editorial on Roosevelt's letter.
The News editorial quotes the answer
Of Roosevelt to the charges that an
American syndicate profited by the
purchase Of the Panama canal strip
by the United States government. The
News editorial quotes Roosevelt as
saying that the United States govern
ment had not the slightest knowledge
% to the individuals to whom the
French government distributed mon
ey; that 30 far as known there was
no syndicate In the United States that
had any dealings with the government,
directly or ffdifectiy ~ ', !,
The World says che statements
made by Roosevelt are untrue and that
he knew, they were untrue when he
made them The World says only VII
liam Nelson Cromwell knows the de-
tailed distribution OF the Panama
"loot" and the two men most in Crom-
wells confidence were Roosevelt and
Elihu Root The World charges that
they aided Cromwell in consumatins
the Panama revolution and arranged
the terms Of payment of the forty mill
lion dollars for the canal PROPERTY
manufactured Panama Republic"
which sums were paid by check ON
the United States treasury to j. p.
Morgan and company and not to the
French government as Roosevelt says.
The World further says that the in
quiry of the Indianapolis News, "Who
got the money!" was originally the
Worlds and the World accepts Roose-
velt's challenge.
The World gives the history of the
Panama canal deal as brought out by
the late Senator Morgan at the con-
gressional inquiry into Panama affairs
and asks. "Why did the United States
pay 100000 for bankrupt property
whose control could undoubtedly have
been bought in the open market for
less than $4,000.000?
who were the Panama Canal COM
pany!
who bought up the obligations of
the old Panama Canal company for q
few cents on the dollar?
Among whom was divided the S15.-
100000 paid to the new Panama Canal
company!
Whether Douglas Robinson. who ia
RoOsevelt's brother-in-law, or Taft's
brother associated himself with Crom-
well in the Panama exploit or shar-
ed in these profits Is incidental to the
main issue of letting in light?
Whether, II they did, all the prof
It's went into Nelson Cromwell's hands
" what became of them?
sThe fact that Theodore Roosevelt
= president of the United States is
sues q public statement about such
IN important matter full of fragrant
intruths, reeking with misstatements,
hallenging line by line the testi-
h0ny of his associate Cromwell and
he ofici: record, makes 1t imperative
hat full publicity come !, at once
through the authority and BY the ac-
ion Of congress. -
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