The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-27
CANAL SCANDAL
WILL NOT DOWN
representative Rainey of Hi
nois Opens Up New Phase
of the Subject.
REPUBLIC TO BE ROBBED
FIERCE oENUNcIATIoN OF WIN.
NELSON CROMWELL.
REPUBLIC TO BE ROBBED

Washington. Jan. ga bitter attack
., William Nelson Cromwell, President
obsldia Of Panama and others by Mr..
ps.nav of Illinois was made IN the
l,orss today. The postoffice apprOpria-
40, bin vas under consideration, but
Nj. Rainey spoke under license of gem
.r,I debate and was unsparing in his
'bsrres of corruption against the per-
Ems named At tine conclusion of h
e.,e,h Nr. stevens of Minnesota and
IL Kusterman of Wisconsin expressed
,bsir disspprovaI OF his remarks and
sntered 4 defense of the accused.
DurIuc the morning hour the house
,..sged q Joint resolution making Feb,
y 1909. which marks the Tooth ami
,erssrv Of the birth of Abraham Lin
min a legal holiday in the territories
and the District of Columbia
When the house, at p. m. 'ad-
tgurned, the pOstofsiee bill was Sun
Mr.. Rainey's Speech.
Charging that William Nelson Crona-
veil. Roger L. FaTnham, Charles r.
taft and others are parties 10 the
most infamous railroad proposition
ever submitted to any government,
nd
anlv Ia rob the republic of Panama, but
Indirectly the treasury of the United
safes. Representative Rainey of Hi
rois today directed the searchlight OF
pubIicity upon the affairs in the canal
zone in a startling speech in support OF
his resolution providing for an investi-
cation by congress Of the Panama
canal.
Continued. they have had so far the
complete cooperation and active as
sIstance of the present administration
and Of the next president OF the United
States"
proposed canal 400 years back ana
warned that I've have already started
in the direction of the rocks upon
which the French companies were
wrecked"
The Government Libel Suit.
Referring to the governments libel
suit against the New York World and
erand jury Investigations now under
way in this city and in Netg York MI
Rainey said.
IF we are to carry this, project
through to a successful conclusion, We
must avoid graft. It is not the part Of
" .se craftsmanship to dispose of reso-
lutions asking for investigation of any
phase OF the canal question with the
sweeping and absolutely unsuppOrted
official declaration that there is moth
ing to investigate. 1t is not the part
of sound craftsmanship and true
patriotism to attempt TO revive the OBJ
sol5te common laws customs OF 2e'
years ago and to employ all the tire
mendous agencies of the government In
attempting to crush the newspapers
which have had the courage TO call at
tention to a questionable transaction
IN connection with the canal
Cromwell Denounced.
Mr.. Rainey was particularly bitter in
his denunciation of Mr.. Cromwell, gen
ersl counsel for the new French Pana-
ma Canal company and counsel and di-
rector of the Panama railroad, which Is
owned by the United States govern
ment He charged that through the
Isanipulations of Mr.. Cromwell the
French canal company was permitted
TO steal from the United states gov
eminent three or four million dollars,
and that after he had become an Of
fcer in fact OF the United States, he
became a party to an attempt to cot
lect from the United States q fraudu-
pany of S2,200,O00."
He also was unsparing in his attack
upon Don Jose Domingo de Obaldaa
president of Panama. who, he said, rep
resented as no other Spanish state II
his generation. all that is corrupt II
SPanish-American politics"
Without Obaldia," he stated, ''CrOm'
wells career would have been impos-
sible. without Cromwell, Obaldis
would have been impossible.
Against President elect Taft, now Ell
route to the canal zone. MIR. Rainey
directed the accusation thst on the oe
caslon of his 'lst trip TO Panama, il
May. he did nothing on the isthmu
except to openly push the candidac!
Of Obaldia for the presidency
He asserted that very thiniy velle'
threat to seize the republic if Obaldi'
was not elected was contained il a let
ter written by Mr.. Taft to the thel
President Amador. and that to proven
this Arias. Obaldia's opponent, with
drew.
Roossvelt's Attack on Tlllman'
Reference to President Roosevelt
recent attack on Senator Tiliman wa
made by Mr. Rainey by asserting ina
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts wa
responsible for the expenditure on jar
last of over 81, 005. 900 to purchase u
steamships Shawmut and fremont 10
the Panama Railroad company, Whlc
The canal commission did not want an
did not need. but which were ooush
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