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Show . i"S company abould not havo been! qiifiRhed. "In fact," snvs the Rovornrnent'a brief; "the published nrUcle charccs that Chitrie P. Taft. Douglas Robin Kn and Willdim NeUon Cmmwoll, I with J Plerpont MorRtin and others. acting through an American syndicate obtained control of the tocurlUes of the French company which owned the Panama cnnAl routy and Us proprtlf-. f'r the npproxImatA sum of $:t.oriO.OOO. Aided by the Intltnncy which they rn-Joyej rn-Joyej With Theodore Ruoecvelt, tben president of the United tSat-s and lirollicr-In-law of roujrlas Robinson, and William If. Taft, then secretary of war and brother of Charles P. Taft. and by the co-operation of then officials of-ficials with them, they were enabled to effect the nale of the Pannnia canal to the Vnitod States or $40,.'irtrt.ntm and reap a profit of some $;.i'.,ono,oio, which was divided, tla charged nmnnc government favorites In the world of politics and finance." The substantial nuextlon which the government Is to lay before the court, was set out In the brief as beini; whether or not the United States I courts had jurisdiction to punish a 1 corporation which printed in this city I of New York a new ipaper containing a libel criminal under the laws of New York and circulated copies of the name within the federal territory I of West Point. The government s i claim is based upon an act of congress ' of 1SSS which the covi-rnment urges I "operates to transfer the state law I to federal territory, for the puropse of punishing acts committed there, which. If performed outside and out of the Jurisdiction of the slate would be menable to Its laws Monday In the International race. th In the government a brief, it Is I argued It is not only the right but the duty of congress, so to legislate con-ct'rning con-ct'rning the territory under Its exclusive exclu-sive jurisdiction as to perserve peace and good order therein. "Because one may be punished for issuing a HUM In New York Is no reason." rea-son." says the government brief, "for allowing him to go free of all punishment punish-ment for circulating !! at West Point. The people in the latter place are entitled en-titled to protection " The inconvenience to the accused, of being subjected to prosecutions in sundry places, where their alleged llbeds are circulated, was met with the argument that "the Inconvenience which may be suffered by cr'niiuals bus not generally bom retarded as adequate renson for permitting them to operate without restraint " The Bticgestioii that the offense charged would be punished In New Yrk state curts and therefreo, was not intended to be Included In the act of 1S?S, brought forth the argument from the government ' That the state of New York cannot punish an offense committed at West Point against the United States." THE PANAMA Li DLL UT Supreme Court Listens to (he Side of the Government Washington. Oct 21. The government's govern-ment's brief iu the so-called Panama libel Riiit of the United States against the Press Publishing company of New York, was filed today In the supreme court of the United States. It was argued by Attorney General Wicker-sham, Wicker-sham, James M. Reynolds and Stewart Stew-art McNamara. It not only contained a statement of facts, but an argument on tho support of Its position that the Indictment against the Press Publlsh- |