Show PRINTS STRONG DENIAL I President of Panama Republic 1 Replies to Charges V Made by Rainey Panama anama Feb 1 IThe The charges s made mad madin madlin in the American congress recently by b Representative Henry T Rainey of 11 I against Domingo de do president of oC Panama and 1101 others have ha brought out denials from Crom the th president and sixteen members of the national assembly The assemblymen have hac signed a statement asserting that they thc were present at a meeting In the pres presidents presIdents presidents office where the contract for forthe forthe l the exploitation of the timber industry along the Atlantic coast const of Panama ma was wae w s discussed and that during the meeting neither President not nor any anyone on else elc said or Implied that Charles P F I Taft TaCt t William Nelson Cromwell or Rog flog Roger er I L Farnham had any an direct or in indirect Indirect Indirect direct participation in II the business Among those signing the statement are arc Dr Pablo Arosemena Julio and other prominent opposition leads l ds of the assembly Statement Concerning some of the charges Pres President PresIdent President ident has given out ont the tho follow following followIng ing lug statement for publication My attitude while in the Colombian congress of 1903 1003 and my DY entire public life Ufe are beyond be ond the reach of slander era elS The government i was Mas not overthrown overthrow n hut but after the ex expiration expiration I of Its constitutional term was defeated In a free Cree election At the meeting In my office neither Mr nor any an outsiders were present and no mention was made of or Charles P Taft William Ullam Nelson Crom Cram Cromwell Cromwell Cramwell well or Roger L 1 Farnham The railway rail railway railway way proposal was presented to the as by a Mr Ward and was re rc rejected rejected The assembly then enacted a i ilaw law authorizing the construction of a railway with national funds to become national property Mr tim timber timber timber ber contract was also rejected r by the assembly where a bill Is now being discussed regulating the foreign ex cx exploitation exploitation on the Atlantic coast between the River Concepcion and Costa Rica including the entire Chagres valley alle President has ha discharged a local government who pub published published a pamphlet criticising William Nelson Cromwell and President Roose Roosevelt veIl velt |