Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-23
HAS SURPRISE FOR OETRACTORS
,liinoisar Promises to Make Further
and More Startling Revelations
Severe Upon Cromwell and His Al
LEGGED Defenders in House Is
TartIy Replied TO by Burton.

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Asserting that his. recent spe oh in
the House relative 10 the purchase b"
the United States government OF til"
Panama canal had brought upon him
sch. "villifiCatiu1. misrepresentation
and abuse almost without Il parable!
In the history of that BODY Repre-
sentative Rainev. of Illinois today de-
livcred in the House Of Rcpresen'a
iivFS a lengthy speech in reply to
the charges that the information upoa
which his remarks were based was
obtained FRI M "eX-convicts and black
mailers," this accusation having been
made openly in The House by Repre-
sentative Lowering, of Massachusetts.
Must Expose Graft.
True loyalty 10 this great enter
Prise" the representative said. means
that you must expose and denounc"
all kinds Of graft In connection with
il in orGer to avoid the pitfalls In
which the French companies fell and
propose to do this whether 1t meets
with the approval OF the next Presl.
dent of the United States or not,
want to say to all those who are
spending 80 much time abusing me.
that I have not yet commenced this
fight have only trained my guns
en- some OF the least objectionable
features in connection with Panama
Matters
Only Assaiis crockedness.
Representative Rainey declared
tina: he did not attack the canal, but
simply the graft connected with the
sen alive Lowering had not attempted
70 deny a single fact he had stated.
but after making his charges. proceed
ed to eulogize William Nelson Crom-
well. Il never heard until he made
his speech that any persons were
trying TO get Mr.. Cromwell TO pur-
chase any alleged evidence OF III"
guilt of Mr.. Cromwell" he said. Il
knew nothing Of any attempt t. cell
any story TO the Democratic National
Committee until the gentleman made
his speech on this floor.
cvtOCVCC Sd"C VFOH VSUaU'a.
Mr.. Rainey further stated that the
evidence he produced in support OF
his charge of graft in connection with
the buying CT the canal. nearly all
was OBTAINED from Panama. Then
he added: The attack I made was
entirely unexpected and the next at
tack I make upon these gentlemen
will be just as entirely unexpected
by them when I: comes
Continuing Mr.. Rainey said
MIR. Cromwell, in the speech made
by him through Mr. Oleott New
York; has seen fit TO discuss his pres
ent efforts to conclude treaty be-
tween Colombia and Panama in
which he refers TO The necessity for
sCmc contribution from Panama 20
Colombia as her rc2ortion of the
-uhlir debt OF Colomhi,."
Referring 10 ths$c as the proposed
Cromwell treaties" Mr. Rainey as
serted that MIR. Cromwell prop srs
10 50 change the HayBunau Vari'is
treaty as TO impose upon this coun-
try an additional burden OF $3.50
0"o And he proposes that this
sum shall he taken from our treas
urv and aid. not 10 Panama but 10
Colombia. In addition t. that he
proposes thai for five years after 1919
the $250.O0o We agreed 10 pay Pana-
ma shall be paid t. Colombia direct.
In ether words by the treaties Of
which he is so Trogi Parma Ge-
;Hivcs herself for FIVE years cf her
fixed sturce Of rev nue. and consents
that IL be paid &c Colombia. and the
United states contributed rom its
treasury 81 80. Goa and .sys 1t to tho
treasury OF Colombia. know o. No
prcceSen; for Mr.. CrpmSeIrS treat
los. ", people In the world aft r
having successfully completed a revc.
luton have ever been called upon
70 paw any portion Of the Seb:. f5r.
eisn or domestic Of the country from
which they separated.
To Reimburse Panama
The situation Mr.. Cromwell is on
dcsvoTing 20 force by the treaties