The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-23

nectiun with Panama matters.
Representative Rainey declared that
he did not attack the canal, but sim
ply attacked the graft conneced with
the enterprise. He asserted that Rep
.resentative lowering had not attempt
I'd to deny a SINCE faca he had stat
ed. but after making his charges, |
proceeded to eulogize William Mel |
SON Cromwell.
81 never heard until he made ms
speech, that any persons were trying
to get Mr. Cromwell to purchase any
alleged evidence OF the guilt of Mr.
Cromwell" he said II knew nothing
of any attempts to sell any story to
the Democratic national committee
until the gentleman made his speech
on this floor"
Mr.. Rainey further stated that the
evidence he produced in support OF
his charge OF graft in connection with
the buying of the canal, nearly all
was obtained from Panama. Then he
added: s'The attack | made was
entirely unexpected, and the next at
tack make upon these gentlemen
will be just as entirely unexpected by
them when It comes"
Continuing, Mr.. Ratney said: mt
Cromwell in the speech made by MIN
through Mr.. Olcott IN. ", has seen
FIT to discuss his present efforts to
conclude treaty between Colombia
and Panama, i'm which he refers TO
the necessity of some contribution
from Panama to Colombia as her por-
tion Of the public debt Of Colombia
Referring to these 40 the "proposed
Cromwell treaties" Mr.. Rainey as
serted that Mr.. Cromwell proposes to.
SO change the Hay-Bunauverilla
treaty as to impose upon this coun-
try an additional burden of $780,
900. "And he proposes that this
sum shall be taken from our treasury
and paid, not to Panama, but to.
Colombia. In addition TO that he pro-
poses that for five years after 1913
the $3.50 900 we agreed to pay Panama
shall be paid to Colombia direct, In
other words, by the treaties of which
he is SO proud Panama deprives her
self for FIVE years Of her fixed source
| of revenue and consents that II be
paid OF Colombia and the United
| States contributes from its treasury
| 81. $50, 900 and pays II to the treasury
of Colombia know Of no precedent
for Mr.. Cromwells treaties. No peo-
pie in the world, after having sue
cessfully completed revolution, have
ever been calle dupon to pay any
portion of the debt, foreign or do
nestle, of the country from which
they separated.
THE situation Mr.. Cromwell Is
endeavoring to force by the treaties
is that the United States Is to be re-
duired to increase its treaslry deficit
and to pay to Colombia $l,250,0 900;
Panama impovershes herself by Civ
ing up the $l,25O.OOO clearly belong
ing to her and gives mp for Ave
years after 1913 the revenue we pro-
pose to pay her. In retum for this
the Panamans are to be admitted TO
the lucrative positions on the canal
zone i'm our service and ultimately
in order to permit Panama to recoup
her losses on account of the CrOm-
well treaties, she is TO be permitted
to levy taxes upon the army OF
Americans and other employees we
have sent to the isthmus for the pur-
pose of building the canal"
"These treaties" continued Mr..
Rainey, "have already been ap-
proved by the administration in this
country. 1t remains to be seen
whether they will be ratified by the
general assembly of Panama and by
. the senate of the United States.
, Mr.. Burton elicited Republican ap,
plause when he rose to reply to Mr.
Rainey. He said that Mr.. Rainey
had abandoned for the most part his
accusations made IN prior speeches
''and goes afed and brings in a new
lot of accusations relating for the
: most pant to a treaty now pending
= between Panama and the United
States and involving Colombia as
WE'LL" He declared that it would
have BEEN more edifying to the
? house and more instructive to the
country, if Mr.. Rainey had proved
u the accusations he made.
"It is impossible" he exclaimed
!, that there should be such child
like, such careless abandonment Of
: the rights OF this country as to lead
othe results, which the gentleman
has portrayed" =" AS regarding the
timber contract, he said that was an
i old scandal.
Mr.. Burton then vigorously as
: sailed Mr.. Rainey. 81 object hC
said with vengeance, ''to conjuing NJ
WRONGS and buttressing them with
= slander and falsehOod," when there
are real wrongs to right.
Men, he said, who would atlacl
those engaged in the canal work ha'
found It necessary to go down int
the miasmic swamps and polluted
y pools OF Panama itself.
4 MIR. Burton declared that Mr..
+" Rainey should retracb his remark
against PTesident-elect Taft. Mr.