Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-06


ests were exerted TO defeat him. but hc
never swerved from his purpose. and
1902, he accomplished the seemingly
imposSible.
In 1902 President Roosevelt made an
enemy Of Senator Tillman in charac-
terIstic way. Prince Henry of Prussia
was the nations guest, and when he was
in Washington an official dinner was
given in his honor at the White House.
As the Prince was an admiral the men,
bers of the Naval Affairs Committee
were invited
Just then Senator MCl.aurin called
Tilman liar in the Senate. and Tillman
responded with a full-arm swing on Nc
Iaurin's Jaw. President Roosevelt eN-
pressed his opinion of the proceedings
by publicly resembling his invitation TO
Tillman. Tillman never forgaNe nm. ana
when five years later a woman named
Mrs. Minor Harris was forCibly removed
from the White House. when she was
trying to get an interview with the
President. Tillman took up the case in
the Senate and made an issue OF it,
Roosevelt retaliated later by making
charges against Tllman's personal
probity. but they we're not sustained
settled Great Coal strike
Economic questions at once engaged
the Presidents attention. In l9o2 he
settled the great anthracite coal strike
by the unprecedented step OF summon
ing the coatendirg leaders TO Washing
ton and u,ing the great power of his
personality and his CttiCe TO influence
them to a settlement and then by ap-
pointing the Coal Strike Commission. II
was the first of many acts outside law
but no. against the law which brought
upon him so much criticism. but by
means OF which n settled many ques-
tions,
In his message To Congress in 1902
he urged Legislation for the control of
trusts.
The Roosevelt answer TO all criticisms
was voiced during a speech in Philadel-
phia prior to the state primary election
for Republican presidential delegates in
the spring Of 1872.
since the days of Balboa he said in
substance then. there have been dreams
aud talk Of waterway spanning the
lSthHus Of Panama and joining the
waters OF the Atlantic and the Pacific,
There was talk Of Il in the early days
of tn" Republic, pe 1.asseps started TO
build II, but his enterprise vanished in
talk There had been talk, and nothing
but talk through successive years and
successive presidential administrations
until ! recognized Panama. Now tho
talking has stopped Nnd the canal IS
being built"
II went lJfIllFN l1du "cIuSs lt'
jlnmed through Congress the So-called
Ell;ius bill, winch really was Roosc.
Welt bill. II was not only designed "a
end the system of giving rebates to IA
vOred corporations which had to shin
over this or that railroad but. in addl.
ton Roosevelt forced the creation OF
the bureau of Corporations and invested
il with rlcrary authority TO invest gate
all the corporate concerns in the Coun-
Try, senator EiklnS, the titular author
o. the bill, was simply tool in RoOSp.
vclts hands. The hill did not go far
but it was the entering wedge. and il
.'d UP t. the more radiCa. Legislation
that came about three years later, whcu
the President forced such conservatives
as William Peters Hepburn to stand
sponsor for his railroad rate policy auc
drove even tho omnip0tent AldriCh TO hi.
knees when lie undcrto0i. 20 assert hi!
authority by bringing out "A new leadcI
--Doliver.
. On Sertcmber .. 1o0., the Pre7iden,
had a narrow -scapt from death iu q
trolley accident near Fitchburg Mass j,
secret Service man accompanying hin
va EilIcl ara Mr. Roosevelt received
a severe wound in tn Log, which caused
! MN &" abandon its ewing aTOurd IN,
cirC,c he had contemplated lie tool
Il late, however beginning on April I
I'"V' ana IN Two months covered a dO2er
States and Territories besides hunt
ms t.p N NellD Tstorc Park
- i'' NaI' GU -N pl TINS 'IlD INA
ne .gur!ched a movement COvertly start
% 70 tef"at his domination Senator
lthula was at IN, hCat or il and IN,
/ fr""H'l' sent telegram TO the Sen
at,r, saying that he Cypectcd Ohio L
mdor"n him, II OHIO was for him. I'M
plan having been 20 pretend that Ohi,
Wa tor him, but to withhold an indorsc
M"lt tianna at ono" gave up his plaI
ana nothing more was heard of an,
movement against Roosolclts nomina
tIon
Made fannma Canal Possible
II was In sis FRS, administration tina
the Panama Canal was made poSsihlc
and. though the manner in which h
made l. possible brought an ayalanch
OF cr'tlcism upon lis head, he ncve
We couldn't get the canal any othc
way said secretary Of state John liza,
once in a Cabinet meeting
Inc SPopnrr amendment, adopted II
lSO2, created commission Of scye
members with power to select "A route
and the commission decided i'm favor q
Panama. Negotiations were begun f.
the Purchase Of the property Of tn
French canal company 4 treaty wa
negotiated with Colombia but the "a
lombian Congress refused 10 ratifv 4
TIE impression In Panama and mi
country was that Colombia was simpl
holding back SO ~ 10 force from In
United states higher prize" The re-
suit was that Panama revolted Ther
is no doubt that TIE American Govern
ment was kept advised Of Colombia
intentions and n gave such militar
and naval assistance 10 Panama that
was hopeless for colombia to attemr
10 conquer her rehelliOus state.
A new treaty was then negotiate
with the new Republic of Panama an
in May, 1904, six months after the rc,
olution, the Canal Commission secure
full control Of the Panama Canal Zou,
under a perpetual lease. and bega
operations.
The Presidents enemies called atter
ion TO the fact that he had warships /
the neighborhood of Panama before am
body knew that rebellion was to 3