The evening world., 1909-01-26

proposition ever submitted to any gov.
ernment," by which Randolph @. Ward
| OF New York. was 10 be largely the
beneficiary. He called attention 10 what
| hc said was the failure OF Arnold shank.
/ lin. the American Consul General at
Panama. to make n report requested by
the Bureau OF Forestry last year be.
cause he evidently feels he owes his
position there to William Nelson Crom'
we'll" and charged that certain inter-
ested parties were seeking TO levy trib'
ute upon the people Of Panama and In
directly the people OF the United states
In connection with these timber land
frauds.
"It will bs interesting to know who
tho gentlemen are who are attempting
In this way to impovsrish the Republic
Of Panama" he said, and he mentioned
william Nelson Cromwell, Roger L.
Farnham, W. q. Harvey and Charles
p. TAFT. .,
since the election OF last November"
he continued, under the shadow OF the
dome OF the Capitol bread line appears
daily, constantly increasing In length.
II we permit the scheme OF William
Nelson Cromwell, Roger l.. Farnham,
Charles p. Taft and others to go
through on the Isthmus OF Panama this
Government will have there bread line
containing 10000 people. II we permit
the men who are attempting to steal
and to appropriate to their own use the
revenues Of this Republic, We place upon
the United States the burden OF caring
for those people,
Taf,s Friendship.
"I do not charge that the gentleman
who will be inaugurated President Of
"a T,i, al
March is q party to this Infamous
scheme for robbing this little country,
His friendship for Cromwell. Farm.
ham and +. A. Drake as members OF
the Board Of Directors OF the Panama
Railroad. his continued Endorsements OF
both Cromwell and Farnham. his inter
ference on the lsthmus or Panama,
rupt statesman. absolutely under the
control Of Cromwell, as President OF
that republican, these things and
other things for which the present ad.
is responsble-made pos.
siblc the signing of contract by Obal.
da which may bring, to the gentlemen
interested therein, riches beyond the
dreams of avarce
ut will not be long, II this scheme roes
through, before the campaign contribu-
tons made BY some OF the gentlemen
Interested in this enterprise will be re.
turned hundred fold"
Mr.. RaIney charged that Mr.. Crom.
well and Mr.. Farnham have been &C.
lively engaged here for two or three
weeks promoting treaties affecting co.
lombia and Panama, pending before the
Senate. He said that II the plans OF
Mr.. Cromwell and his associates 90
through and II these treaties are con-
frmei. there will he no revenues in
Panama ont OF which 20 pay the million
dollars or more Indemnity to Colombia,
payment of which Is guaranteed by this
country.
"Ths United States Government will
be called upon to pay 1t ALL" he pre-.
dictsd, land II these plans for tho
spolation of Panama proceed to
successful conclusion 1t will not be
long until immense burdens Of dif-
ferent character connected with Pan
ANA will be imposed upon our treas
ury.
''These patriotic gentlemen" said Mr..
Rainev in conclusion. therefore are
being permitted not only to rob the Re-
public OF Panama. but indirectly 10 rob
the treasury OF the United States, and
In their efforts in this direction they
have had SO far the complete co-opera-
ton and the active assistance OF the
present administration and OF the next
President OF the United States"