The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-17
I'VE EDITORS ZNDLCTEDLNLLB CASE

. The World, and one par, whereof Is tn
tenor following, that Is 10 say.
Still Another Article Referred To,
"Who Got Canal Millions known II
Washington Meaning thereby that /
was known by said Theodore RUOse
Web, President of the United States
} and by other men in official positions
under the Government of the sale
United States IN the city Of Washing
ton. in the District of Columbia, whn
persons unlawtully and fraudulently
got the forty million dollars paid By
the United States for the purchase OF
the aforesaid Panama Canal
Noted Lawyer Hired by The World
(meaning thereby the said newspaper
called The World Investigating In
Paris finds oil records have disap'
peared Now IN possession OF Roosevelt
Government Documents show who
actually got $40. 600. goo paid for Pan
anna Canal" tmeanng thereby that all
records in Paris relating to the pur-
chase By the said United States OF the
snhl Panama Canal had disappeared and
that these documents would show the
persons who fraudulently and corrupt
~ got the forty million dollars paid for
the said Panama Canal by the said
United States, and that these docu-
ments and records are now In the pos
session OF the officials OF the United
/ States Government, including the said
Theodore Roosevelt. President OF the
United States).
Lawyer Sent TO Paris.
,copyrsht. 1909, by the Press Publishing
| Company, New York World
Especial Cable Despatch to The Worli.)
| PARIS. oct. l5.-In an effort 10 solve
the mystery OF the identity Of those
States Government for the Panama
Canal. The World retained one of the
foremost English corporation lawyers to
come here from London and conduct an
investigation lMeaning thereby that
the aforesaid newspaper, called The
World. had sent an English lawyer
from London to Paris to investigate the
existence OF Il syndicate composed,
among others. OF the said Charles p.
Taft. the said Douglas Robinson and
the said William Nelson Cromwell, Or
ganlzed for the purpose OF carrying out
great scheme of fraudulently and cor
ruptly obtaining from the said United
states the sum OF thirty-siS million five
hundred thousand dollars. In connection
with the purchase by the United States
OF the said Panama Canal, and its pay
ment therefor Of the sum OF forty mill
Ion dollars, and TO investigate who were
the members composing said syndicate
who actually received the forty million
dollars, and to clear up the mystery and
secrecy maintained about this informa-
tlon)
"He is a Member OF Parliament.
distinguished member OF the Liberal
party and thoroughly versed In the
procedure OF the French courts. with
sl,f al ha l,ar ia1 ~
came here armed With exceptional ere
dentials. He has Just rendered a state
ment OF his findings. which is doubly
Interesting because OF the report that
very little OF the AOoOO,O0O went TO
Frenchmen. but most Of 1t to a synd-
gate OF Americans. including, 1t s said,
Douglas Robinson. brother-in-law of
the said Theodore Rooseveip .and
Charles p. Taft brother OF William
H. Taft. the candidate for President
Of the Republican party. and who was
Secretary OF war in 1904, at the time OF
the sale OF the Canal TO the United
States"
Charge Of Cheap Purchases.
According TO this report the Ameri.
can syndicate" meaning thereby he
alleged syndicate aforesaid confident
that William Nelson Cromwell" mean.
ms AIItltOg NIt sdIu w IIIldin Nelson
CROMWELL "the New York lawyer ami
friend OF President Roosevelt (meanng
thereby the said Theodore Rooseveln
land Mr. Taft" (meanng thereby ,he
sad William VI. TafD would be- sue
csssful in selling the Panama Canal %
The United States, bought up the seruri-
ties OF the canal company at r.IIcu-
lousy low price, COMPARED with the sum
paid by tie United States Government
Tine aiming thereby that the said William
Nelson Cromwell. on account Of the
friendship OF the said Theodore Roose-
welt, President OF the United Stats.
and the said William II. Taft. for the
said William Nelson Cromwell. would
be able to sell to the United States
Government. the Panama Canal, and
believing this the said syndicate bought
up the securities Of said Canal Com
pany at ridculously low price. and
thereafter was enabled to fraudulently
sell the said Panama Canal to the
United States Government for forty
million dollars, Though the form was
gone through OF sending the $4,000. 0Oo
fefn' ,meanng thereby Paris through
". banking house of j. +. Morgan Il
Co.. instead OF French stockholders get.
ting the money, It Is believed that most
OF Il was distributed to representatives
OF the American syndicate members"
tm,anng thereby that the Governmea:
q. the said United States merely w,nt
through tho form OF sending the said
forty million dollars to Paris. but tina.
tat same in fact Went 10 the members
OF the syndicate heretofore referred to-
All Records Of Payments.
Itch report made by The Dorld's
lawyers makes clear the fact that full
information Of the identity OF those
who got the &iQO0O,O00" (meaning
thereby the forty million dollarsJ rs
in possession OF the Roosevelt Adj
ministration in Washington. all
records of the payments having been
turned over to the United States Gov
eminent" tMeaning thereby that the
report made by the lawyers hired By
The World shows that complete lnfor-
nation a. to what persons fraudu-
lently and corruptly secured the forty
million dollars paid by the Government
or the United States for the said
Panama Canal Is in possession Of the
officers of the Government of the
United States In the city of Washing
ton. in the district aforesaid. includ-
ing the said Theodore Roosevelt, Pres
dent O' the United States, and that
all the records of the distribution OF
the said forty million dollars have
been turned over to the said Govern
ment Of the United States and that
these records alone show who re-
ceived the said forty million dollars).
And another part of which said,
false. malicious, scandalOus and de-
famatory libel last aforesaid Is of
the tenor following, that and to sa: