Show bAAL SCANDAL I Will NOT DINN Representative Rainey of Illi Illinois illinois nois Opens Up New Phase of the Subject REPUBLIC 10 BE ROBBED ROBBE FIERCE DENUNCIATION OF WM NELSON CROMWELL Washington W Jan 26 A bitter attack i T illiam Nelson elson Cromwell President of f Panama and others by Sir Mr tr raw Janey of or Illinois was BS made In the thel l IOUS OUR today toda The appropriation tion Lion bill was as under consideration but b t tIT Mr IT Rainey P ke under license ol or ge geu gen general Hal eral u aI debate d bate and was unsparing In his harges of corruption against the per ns named At Al t the conclusion of hS h hb speech b Mr lr Stevens of or Minnesota MInneota and Mr lr It l of Wisconsin expressed express their disapproval dl of or his remarks and of the accused a dt Durn During the lIP morning mowing hour the house housea a joint resolution making Feb T 1 IMS which marks the anni rr fi iary rf M the birth of or Abraham Lin oln rOU a legal holiday In the territories and anti the District of or Columbia When tH tiM house at 5 p m n ad the bill was still pending Mr MI Raineys Speech Charging that William Nelson Nolson Crom Croni Cromli li Roger Koger I L L Farnham Charles P Taft Tart and others are parties to the most infamous railroad proposition ever submitted 1 to any government not and nd that they are arc being permitted only to t rob the republic of Panama but indirectly the treasury of ot the United States Slates Representative Rainey of or Illi 1111 Illinois Illinois nois today directed the searchlight of or publicity upon the affairs In the canal of zone gone in a startling speech In support Ills his resolution providing for tor an Investigation gallon gation by congress con gross of or the Panama canal canalIn In their efforts In this direction he ho continued they have ha had so far the cooperation loi and active as tance of the present administration and of the next president of the United States Mr Rainey traced the history of the proposed canal years back and warned that we have already started in the direction of the rocks upon which the French companies were N reeked re ked The Government Libel Suit Referring to tl tf the governments libel null against the New York World and grand Jury jur investigations now under underway way y in this city and in NeK Nev Ne York Mr Rainey said If jf we are to carry this project through to a successful conclusion gg must J st avoid graft H e eart part of h to dispose of oC reso TeO for tor Investigation of ot any phase phae of C the canal question with the i sweeping and absolutely unsupported official declaration that there Is lIS noth I ng jig to investigate It is not the part of sound statesmanship and true patriotism to attempt to revive the ob sol olt IP common laws customs of ot 1 pars ars ago and to employ all the tre tremendous I agencies of ot the government Tn to crush the newspapers v lich hrh have had the courage to call at to a questionable transaction in III connection lonne with the canal Cromwell Denounced Denoun ed Mr 11 Rainey was particularly bitter in his lus hi denunciation of Mr Cromwell gen sen general general eral counsel for the new French Pana Panama ma nia Canal COl aid ad counsel and dl di lector of the Panama railroad which Is I owned by the United States govern government government ment meet lIe He charged that through the manipulations of Mr the tile French canal company was as permitted to steal from the United States gov three or four million dollars dollar ami nd that after he hc had become an of fi ller T in m fact of ot the United States he became a party to an attempt to c cM from the United States a II fraudulent lent claim on the part of the canal com corn comity compan pan ity of He also was unsparing in his attack upon pen Don Jose Domingo de president of or Panama who he said rep as aa no other Spanish state In Inh his h generation all nil that is corrupt in politics Without he stated Crom Cram wells eIls career would have been Impo Imposible ibie ible Without Cromwell 1 have been Impossible Against Taft now en eni r rute i ute to the canal cana zone zOlle Mr Ir RuSney i directed the accusation that on the oc i aon aelon of or his trip to Panama Inlay in inMa inlay I Ma lay he did nothing on the isthmus except to penly push the candidacy o of for the presidency He asserted that a very elT thinly veiled threat tre t to seize the republic If as not elected was contained in a let letter ter written by Mr Taft to the then President Amador and that to prevent this his Arias Anas opponent with withdrew drew Attack on Tillman Tiliman Reference to President Roos rj em ent attack on Senator S Tillman Tiliman was by Mr Rainey by asserting that Senator Lodge of Massachusetts was for the expenditure on Jan JanI l I last of over oer to purchase the steamships Shawmut Sha mut and Tremont for forlie forthe forthe the lie Panama Railroad company com pan which 1 he canal commission did not want and did iid not need but which were bought Continued on Page 7 CANAL SCANDAL WILL NOT DOWN Continued from Page 1 because the constituents of or the senior senator from Massachusetts wanted anted to sell ell them He said that for some weeks eks the se Ie secret cret agencies of ot the government had been at work investigating he the senior senator front SoUth Carolina C y have he said discovered that hat I he used his frank Inadvertently in 11 private correspondence corre and anti so deprived the government nt of ot revenue to ti the amount of 2 s id the matter m was consid considered On ld ered to bo bu embodied d dIn In a pe ml met be 1 sage page frim the to con The senior senator eng from Massa MasSol i 1 believe belle is s stil td eu to luse lue dinners dinner r Is th tM tha pres presidents frien 1 and advise ami an the cab cabinet met inet maker makr r the f I have n it ht t head of any an r ot t ki agents disturbing the senator from Ia s ts rind ond yn t lie he II is 5 tP i and ml t J Bible sible that that H ii th V ta 3 out of the treasury tra U f if f tit t tee lY I ced d over COo Downfall of Amador AmadorA A J year or two after the Independence ence of Panama continued Mr Ir Rai Ral Rainey ney Hey the officials of oC the little republic commenced to absorb Ideas of ot patriot patriotIsm Ism lam peculiarly distasteful to Mr tr Crom Cromwell Cromwel CromWell well wel Mr Ir Cromwell Cromwel determined to displace dis displace place Mr r Amador and the other lead leaders leaders ers era of or the constitutional party part of Pana Panama Panama ma m and put In a president predent more mor pliant plant less les devoted to high Ideals Idels and ol ot course cours In such euch an a emergency as that his attention was wa directed to his hia hi lu kt i friend and ally aly He was a aman aman man maim after own heart So It was determined that was to become president of ot Panama Crom Cromwell well wen and his friends had developed certain certain tain tam methods for defrauding and rob robbing robbing robbing bing the 1 Ittle country and they Sid aid ild not propose to be Interrupted in any anyway anyway way w by the awakened public patriotism and honesty of or Dr Amador and his friends Subsequently Subsequent he said opponent withdrew on account of ot the Interference of Secretary Taft TaC fn the elections In President Amadora farewell mes roes message sage se to the general generl assembly said Mr fr Rainey he directly dir Uy charged Mr Taft with wih forcing the election electon of The plan of Mr Ir Cromwell Cromwel and his associates he declared was to absolutely absolutely absolutely appropriate to their own use UM the revenue of ot the republic and to steal the forests forest and the public lands land The necessity for Mr Ir Tafts Interference and for the election electon of or Obal la becomes be becomes becomes comes now as plain as ns day da Infamous Proposition Mr lr Rainey Rine referred to the fact that there was wag pending and am about to be adopted in the tle general assembly of ot Panama the most infamous proposition ever submitted to any all gov government g v by b which Randolph D Ward Yard of New ew York was to be bo largely the ben He Ho called cle l attention to what he said was as the failure af of Shanklin the thC American consul general at Panama to make a report request requested ed e by b the bureau of forestry last year because he evidently feels he owes hl his position p ion there to William Nelson Nelsn Crom Cromwell Cromwell well and charged that certain Interested Inter Interested ested estE d parties partes were seeking to levy lev upon the people of Panama and Indirectly the people pe le of the United States In connection with these timber timberland land frauds It Lt I will wt be b interesting to know wl the gentlemen are arc who are attempting in this way to Impoverish the republic of Panama and he lie mentioned William VII m Nelson Cromwell Roger I L L Farnham Farham W v S Harvey Haney and Charles Chare P Taft 1 I dont charge that the gentleman who will wJ be Inaugurated president of the to United States on the fourth day of March is a party to this infamous Infamous scheme for robbing this mile little HUa country countr His friendship for Cromwell Cromwel Farnham and E A Drake as members of the board of ot directors of the Panama rail railroad rai railroad road rad his continued ed endorsement of ot both Cromwell Cromel and Farnham his Inter Interference Interference ference on the Isthmus of which compelled the election electon of a cor corrupt corrupt rupt rpt statesman man absolutely under the tle control of o Cromwell Cromwel us as president of that republic all these things and other things for which the present pres nt ad nd administration administratIon ministration Is iii responsible made pos possible possible sible sibie the signing of a contract by b Obal dla dia dil which may bring to the gentlemen Interested therein riches beyond the dreams drams of avarice Some Direct Charges Mr r Rainey Halney charged that tat Mr Ir Crom Cromwell Cromwel Cromwell well wel and Mr Farnham have hae been ac actively actively engaged here for two or three weeks promoting treaties affecting Co Colombia Colombia lombia lombia and an Panama pending before the senate He Hc said sid that if I the plans of or Mr Cromwell Cromwel and his associates go through and If I these treaties are con confirmed confirmed firmed there thero will 1 be no revenues In Panama out of or which to pay pa the mil mu million mi lion lon dollars dolat or 01 more mor Indemnity to Co Colombia Colombia Colombia lombia payment of o which Is guaran guaranteed guaranteed teed ted by this country countr The Tho United States government will wf willbe bo be b called cale upon to pay It all aU he pre predicted predicted and If Ir these plans for the tho spoliation of Panama proceed to a suc sue successful successful conclusion it I will wi not be long lon until immense burdens burens of or a I different character connected with Panama will wI willbe be Imposed upon our treasury treasur These Those patriotic gentlemen said ald Mr Rainey in on are arc being permitted not only to rob rb the republic of Panama but indirectly to rob Tob the treasury of the States and in their efforts In this di dl direction they have havo 11 had so far tar the com cam complete cooperation cooperton and the active as RS assistance of the tho present administration and States of ot the next net president of the United |