The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
NEW YORK WORLD
SAYS ROOSEVELT
IS A LIAR
IT CHARGES THAT J. p. MORGAN
AGO. GOT sac, 900 FOR CANAL
CONNECTS w. NELSON GROIN
WELL WITH DEAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-"Pres!dent
Roosevelt's reply to the question In
the Indianapolis News is. for the mort
Part. string OF abusive and defama-
tory epithets," says the New York
World today, in answering the presi.
dents denunciation of Deiavan Smith.
Of the mdianaY oils newspaper.
President Roosevelt. in his letter
yesterday, declared that the 100000
600 which was paid for the Panama
canal was turned over to the French
government; that there was no syn
aieate In the United States. The
World says today that. to the best Of
Its knowledge and belief. these state
ments are not true 1t demands that
congress investigate the entire Pan
ANA canal transaction, saying the mon
ey was paid to j. p. Morgan 4 Co.
The World says:
In view OF President Roosevelt's
deliberate Measurements of facts In
his scandalous personal attack on Mr..
Delavan Smith. the World calls on the
congress of the United States TO mako
Immediately full and impartial ir-
vestigation Of the entire Panama
canal scandal. yfN ess.s y
THE investigation OF 1906 by the
senate committee OF the inter-oceanic
canals was blocked by the refusal OF
William Nelson Cromwell to answer
the most pertinent questions of Sena-
tor Morgan. OF Alabama. Since that
time nothing has been done. because
efter Senator Morgan's death there
was no successor to carry on his great
work OF revealing the truth about
Panama corruption"
The article in the indianapolis News
said 1t was alleged that the United
States bought from American citizens
for $40.0o0.000 the Panama canal
property that was worth only $l2 ,000.-
900. which price was paid for the
property by the Americans. Then
President Roosevelt replied that the
money was paid to France and that
there was no syndicate.
The World continues:
las to the detailed distribution Of
the Panama loot only one man knows
II ali. VIM. Nelson Cromwell. The
two men who were most In Mr.. Crom-
wells confidence are President Roose-
welt and Elihu Root, former secretary
Of war and now secretary of state. 1t
was they who aided Mr.. Cromwell In
communicating the Panama revolution.
arranged the terms OF the purchase Of
the Panama canal, made the agree
ment to pay 100000 on the canal
properties and an additional $4,000
900 for manufactured Panama re-
public, every penny of both Of which
sums was paid by check on the U.
treasury to J. p. Morgan & Co.-not
TO the French government, as Mr..
Roosevelt says.
THE natural query OF the Indian
apolis News as to who got the mon
ey' was based on the Worlds histor-
ical summary OF Mr.. Cromwells con.
nection with the Panama canal The
inquiry was originally the Worlds,
and the World accepts Mr.. Roosevelt's
challenge. II congress can have all
the documents in the case, as Mr..
Roosevelt says, let congress make q
complete investigation of the Panama
canal affair, and In particular Of VIM.
Nelson Cromwell's relation with the
French company. with Panama and
with the government Of the United
States. Let congress offlcially answer
this question: Who got the money!