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i.S"ieV j No. 17,613. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1908?TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS.
PANAMA CANAL DEJ
ASSERTS PRESII
No Wrongdoing
to Probe, Conj
He Reviews
EDITOR PULITZER b
AS VILIFIER OF AR
Punishment for Him as Origina
by Department of Just
Light on Affairs Wh:
Administration, But
Hot Denunciation and Stron
D itn ?? i nil o
til x ai a^iaptiu
The wickedness of the si
their fatuity.
So utterly baseless are th<
represent in part merely mat
purposes, and in part stories
view of possible blackmail.
They consist simply of a strir
The real offender is Mr.
proprietor of the World.
It is therefore a high nati
this villifier of the American pi
and wickedly seeks to blackei
private citizens and to convict
country in the eyes of the civili
the basest kind.
Thfi^ttorney General has
in which the proceedings agai
brought.
I am responsible for all that
will of Congress, and the provi
lously complied with by the e:
The shareholders (of the 1
recovered their original investr
about i ner cent.
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There is nothing whatevei
interested to investigate about
The government acquired
sions, both of canal and railro;
price.
?fr
The President today sent to Congress a '
message concerning t?he recent discussion 1
about the Panama canal. The message
follows: !
To the Senate and House of Representa- I
tives: |
In view of the constant reiteration of {
the assertion that there was some corrupt ,
action by or on behalf of the United
States government in connection with 1
the acquisition of the title of the French j
company to the Panama canal, and of <
the repetition of the story that a syndicate
of American citizens owned either
one or both of the Panama companies, I J
deem it wise to submit to the Congress ;
all the information 1 have on the sub- i
ject. i
These stories were first brought to my J
attention as published In a paper in In- ,
dlanapolis, called the News, edited by
Mr. Delavan Smith. The stories were '
scurrilous and libelous in character and J
false in every essential particular.
Mr. Smith shelters himself behind the i
excuse that he merely accepted the state- <
ments which had appeared in a paper <
published in New York, the World, owned
by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer. It Is telle to say
that the known character of Mr. Pulitzer
and his newspaper are such that the ]
statements in that paper will be believed ,
by nobody; unfortunately, thousands of
persons are 111 Informed in this respect '
and believe the statements they see in 1
print, even though tliev appear in a news- 1
paper published by Mr. Pulitzer.
A member of the Congress has actually
introduced a resolution in reference to j
these charges. I- therefore lay all the
facts before you. ,
Denunciation for Press.
The story repeated at various times by
the World and by its followers in the
newspaper press is substantially as fol- I
lows: That there was corruption by or
on behalf of the government of the
United State* in the transaction by which
the Panama canal property was acquired
from Its French owners; that there were
improper dealings of some kind between
agents of the government and outside
persons, representing or acting for an
American syndicate, who had gotten possession
of the French company; that
among these persons, who it was alleged
made "huge profits." were Mr. Charles P.
Taft, a brother of Mr. William H. Taft,
then candidate for the Presidency, and
Mr. Douglas Robinson, my brother-inlaw;
that Mr. Cromwell, the counsel for
the Panama Canal Company In the negotiations,
was in some way implicated
with the United States governmental
authorities in these improper transa<*->
tions; that the government has concealed
the true facts, and has destroyed, or pro
cured or agreed to tne destruction or.
certain documents; that Mr. W. H. Taft
was Secretary of War at the time that
by an agreement between the United
States government and the beneficiaries
of the deal all traces thereof were "wiped
out" by transferring all the archives and
"secrets" to the American government,
just before the holding of the convention
last June at which Mr. Taft was nominated
These statements sometimes appeared
in the editorials, sometimes in the news
columns, sometimes in the shape of contributions
from individuals either unknown
or known to be of bad character.
b
\[ WAS CLEAN,
IENT IN MESSAGE.
for Government
*ress Assured.Procedure.
IOTLY DENOUNCED
flERICAN PEOPLE.
itor of Scandal Being Prepared
ice?Cromwell Throws
ich Do Not Concern
Were in Question*
>
? Denial
0 ?
from President's Message*
anders is only surpassed by
e stories that apparently they
terial collected for campaign
? originally concocted with a
ig of infamous libels.
Joseph Pulitzer, edi.tor and
onal duty to bring to justice
sople, this man who wantonly
1 the character of reputable
: the government of his own
ized world of wrongdoing of
under consideration the form
nst Mr. Pulitzer should be
I
; was done in carrying out the
sions of the law were scrupucecutive.
Mew Panama Company) only
nent, with annual interest of
i
- in which this government is
this transaction,
all the properties and concesid,
at its own valuation and
rhey are false in every particular from
peelnning to end.
The wickedness of the slanders is only
surpassed by their fatuity. So utterly
paseless are the stories that apparently
:hey represent in part merely material
collected for campaign purposes and in
>art stories originally concocted with a
riew of possible blackmail.
The inventor of the story about Mr.
Charles P. Taft. for instance, evidently
-upposed that at some period of the
Panama purchase Mr. W. H. Taft was
Secretary of War, whereas in reality Mr.
W. H. Taft never became Secretary of
War until long after the whole transaction
in uestion had been closed. The inventor
of tlie story about Mr. Douglas
Robinson had not taken the trouble to
lind out the fact that Mr. Robinson had
not had the slightest connection, directly
pr indirectly, of any kind or sort with any
phase of the Panama transaction from beginning
to end.
The men who attacked Mr. Root in the
matter had not taken the trouble to read
the public documents, which would have
nformed them that Mr. Root had nothing
to do with the purchase, which was entirely
arranged through the Department
pf Justice under the then Attorney General.
Knox.
Pulitzer to Be Sued.
Now, these stories as a matter of fact
need no investigation whatever. No
nf nroof lias heen. or can tw> nrn.
iuced In behalf of any of them. They
L-on.slst simply of a siring of infamous
libels.
In form, they are. In part, libels upon
individuals, upon Mr. Taft and Mr. Robinson
for instance. But they are in fact
wholly, and In form partly, a libel upon
the United States government.
I do not believe we should concern ourselves
with the particular individuals who
wrote the lying and libelous editorials,
articles from correspondents, or articles
In the news columns. The real offender is
Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor and proprietor
of the World.
While the criminal offense of which Mr.
Pulitzer has been guilty is in form a libel
upon individuals, the great injury done is
in blackening the good name of the
American people. It should not be left
10 a private citizen to sue Mr. Pulitzer
for libel. He should be prosecuted for
liivel by the governmental authorities.
In point of encouragement of iniquity,
in point of infamy, of wrongdoing, there
is nothing to choose between a public servant
who betrays his trust, a public servant
wlto is guilty of blackmail, or theft,
or financial dishonesty of any kind, and
a man guilty as Mr. Joseph Pulitzer has
been guilty In this Instance. It is therefore
a high national duty to bring to jus
tice this vilifler of fhe American reople.
this man who wantonly and wickedly and
without one shadow of justification seeks
to blacken the character of reputable private
citizens and to convict the government
of his own country In the eyes of
the civilized world of wrongdoing of the
basest and foulest kind, when he has not
one shadow of justification of any aort or
description for the charge he has made.
The Attorney General haa under consideration
the form in which the proceedings
against Mr. Pulitzer shall ba
brought.
Meanwhile. 1 submit to you all the accompanying
papers, so that you may have
before you complete information on the
subject. I call your attention to my communications
in my messages to the Congress
of January ? , l!Ki2: March 11, 190.1;
(Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
I
4u~lJ ids
Duties of the President: ''He i
State of the Unio
REVOLT IH THE HOUSE
Republican Insurgents and
Democrats Cause Scare.
MAKE A SHOW OF STRENGTH
Take Leaders by Surprise and Put
a Motion Through.
FINALLY LOSE OUT, HOWEVER
Parliamentary Melee Indicates That
Factor Exists to Be Reckoned
With in Future.
Revolt, organized, open revolt?broke out
in the House of Representatives today.
There was a outer, out moouiess engagement
between the republican insurgents
who want to revise the rules of the House,
allied w itli the entire democratic strength,
and the regular republican organization
standing behind its field marshal, "Uncle
Joe" Cannon.
At the conclusion of the scrap the insurgents,
with their democratic allies, retired
from the field in disorder. But notwithstanding
the defeat of the allies
"Uncle Joe" and his friends have a whole
lot to think about, because, for a while,
the result was very much in doubt.
The parliamentary melee today demonstrated
that the insurgents of the
House, allied with the democrats, may
he a factor to he reckoned with, and that
their boast, that they would bring about
radical changes in the rules at this or
ilie next session of Congress may not be
an idle one after all.
Trouble Starts Early.
The trouble started very soon after the
convening of the House today, when Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts, the
leader of the insurgent forces, arose and
moved to discharge the House committee
on foreign affairs from the consideration
of his resolution asking the Secretary of
State to inform the House of Representatives
whether he has in h;s possession arty
information as to whether or not the
house of commons has recently adopted a
resolution to the effect that a committee
of eight members from that body he immediately
appointed to consider the existing
rules of the house of commons and
recommend changes, if any are deemed
desirable.
Much to the astonishment of the regulars
and the delight of the republican insurgents
and the democrats tlie motion
was carried. 140 to TM.
Regarded as Dangerous.
Immediately, emboldened by this success.
Mr. Gardner made a motion to strike
out the lirst half of Ills resolution, which,
if carried, would have left it in the followIn^
dangerous form:
"Resolved. That a committee of eight
members of the House be immediately appointed.
five to be selected by the Speaker
and three by the leader of the minority, to
consider the existing rules of the House
; and to report, not later than February 1.
' JboP. wftat changes, if any, It is desirable
j to make."
i The regulars were much flustered by
this excellent tactical form on Mr. Gardi
ner's part, and there wa? something of a
flurry on tthe floor and in the press gat'
lery. where the import of this proposition
was fully understood. There seems
to be no question but tliat tlie organization
was taken by surprise, and that the
House leaders, in view of the previous
t vote which registered a victory for the
' republican insurgents and the democrats.
: were apprehensive regarding the outcome.
Dalzell Makes Point of Order.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
one of the big Ave of the House,
j immediately jumped to his feet and
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shall, From Time to Time, Give to
n." Art. II, Sec. Ill, Constitution <
made a point of order against Mr.
Gardner's motion declaring that the strik.
ing out of the Hist half requesting information
concerning tiie houses of commons
of Great Britain from the Secretary
of State deprived it of its previously
privileged character.
Quoting many precedents of liis own
and of Speaker Carlisle and others of his
predecessors in the chair, Speaker Canon
held that Mr. Gardner's motion
amending his original resolution was out
of order. Then Mr. Gardner reg stered
an appeal from the decision of the chair,
and upon this appeal the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The greatest interest was manifested
during the call of the roll on this proposition.
The organization won out. but
the vote was close, the ruling of the
Speaker being sustained by a vote of 149
to 136.
Lays Resolution on Table.
Immediately afterward Mr. Gardner
moved to lay his resolution on the table,
which was done.
This closed the engagement for the
time being. Previous to making his motion
to lay the resolution on the table
Mr. Gardner offered time to any member
of the House wishing to discuss the
I merits of the proposition. But no one
took liim up.
As lie stood there looking: around the
House, as if expecting one or more of his
insurgent comrades to rise and ask for
time. Sereno Payne, chairman of the
House ways and means committee a'nd
the majority floor leader, looked over
to Vjr. Gardner and, without rising from
his seat, called:
".Your resolution does not seem to have
any merit."
Dead for Present Session.
' After the conclusion of the scrap Mr.
Gardner admitted to a Star reporter that
the resolution was as dead as a door nail
so far as this session of Congress was
concerned. He intimated, however, that
the Insurgents and the democrats might
yet have something up their sleeve.
The insurgents undoubtedly wanted a
test of strength, and they got it. Many
of t>hem professed to bel eve that the demonstration
will have an excellent effect
upon the House organization and leaders
and make the big five and other powers In
the lower branch of tlie national legislature
intolerant of criticism more willing
to listen to suggestions with respect to
certain changes in the rules.
Perhaps!
Plan Conference on Aerostatics.
PARIS, December 1 f?.?The government
has decided to call an international conference
to consider the question of establishing
a system of international laws relating
to aerostatics.
Famous Chef Dies In Kansas.
LEAVENWORTH Kan., December 13.?
Ferdinand Mella. one of the proprietors
of the leading hotel here and famous as
a chef, died today of dropsy. He was a
personal friend of Wi'llam J. Bryan.
I
The T remendous Growth
of The Sunday Star
CIRCULATION
Sunday, December 13, 1908 43,687
Sunday, December 15, 1907 37,644
Gain, 6,043
The bona-tide circulation in
Washington of The Sunday Star
is guaranteed to be 10,000 copies
1 greater each Sunday than the circulation
of any other Sunday
newspaper.
ADVERTISING
Sunday, December 13, 1908.. 208 Columns
Sunday, December 15, 1907.. 169 Columns
Gain, 39 Columns
Advertisers have steadily increased
their space in The Sunday
Star on account of GREATER
RESULTS due to the increase in
circulation.
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LOOMJRAIEADEI
Congress Still Determined t
, Rebuke President.
HALE MAY START ACTIOI
Senator Dillingham Another Said 1
Be Willing.
TALK OF AN INVESTIGATE
Strong Disposition in Both House
to Probe Into Operations of the
Secret Service.
Not only are both houses of Cangre
as determined as ever to administer
I dignified rebuke to President Rnnstev*
for liis criticisms of Congress in his r
cent annual message, but they are rea<
to go one ntep farther even than ths
It became known today that there is
distinct disposition among the repnblicai
and democrats of both branches to cau
a thorough investigation of the seer
service by a congressional committee, at
perhaps by two.
This action, if it is taken, will folio
the adoption of a resolution of censnm
It can be definitely stated that the res
lution of censure will be introduced in tl
Senate within the next few days, probab
today or tomorrow. All of the stories
the effect that Congress would back wat
in this affair are without foundation.
It will be a republican who introduce
the resolution. Senator Hale of Mali
and Senator Burrows of Michigan are t!
prime movers. The principal reason f
the delay has been that the right man
take charge of the matter on the floor hi
not yet been determined upon.
Apparently No Defenders.
Senator Hale will undoubtedly introdu
It himself if no other republican senat
can be induced to do so. The stateme
was made today that Senator Dillinglia
of Vermont had consented to undertal
the task.
It seems likely that the resolution w
be referred to one of the standing cor
mittees of the Senate, as has been stat<
heretofore. The rumors current sever
days ago to the effect that there would
strong opposition to the resolution on tl
floor of the Senate from Senators Bodi
of Massachusetts. Beveridge of Indiai
and other friends of the President seer
today to have been without foundatio
Mr. Beveridge has said that he had 11
considered the matter at all one way 1
the other. As for Mr. Bodge, all that cs
be said is that he has not given eviden
of a determination to stand up for M
Roosevelt when the matter comes up.
I i ue reason mat mere will probably 1
i no great opposition on the floor is th
the resolution which Mr. Hale has dra*
up is not as severe as it might be.
does not contemplate the expunging fro
the Record of tlie portion of the Pre;
dent's message which treats of the seer
service.
No Real Quarrel With Him.
It has been stated that the Senate real
had no quarrel with the President in co
nection with secret service strictures, i
'he did not intend to reflect in any w;
on the Senate. To back up assertions
this character it has been pointed out th
the provision in the sundry civil appr
priation bill passed at the last sessii
curtailing the operations of the seer
service, which was the basis of the Prei
dent's intimations that congressmen we
afraid of being investigated, was reject
by the Senate when the bill came fro
the House.
This situation, however, is really havh
no effect on the minds of senators. Ft
while it is true that the Senate did reje
this portion of the bill when it was tir
considered by that body, later the Sena
and House conferees put it back in agai
and the Senate adopted the conferen
report. In other words, the Senate tak
as much of the responsibility as does t
House.
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SdOLHOUSES IN f
j SOI DEFECTS 1
I Congress' Par sir
d rv_A
oecause
Is Behind t
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APPROPRIATION FOI
DEMANDED BY SPE
Fire Hazards Considered ai
Reported for Prompt Ca
proofing Urged?Fire D
Fire Escapes in Use
... _
General Recommendations I
t
That the school buildings be remod
fire hazards, and to reconstruct stairw
above boilers and heating apparatus,
basements.
That the buildings be remodeled
ashes, etc.; also that playrooms be
where there are none; that toilet roo
C suitable fixtures, and the ventilation
That carpenter shops be removed fr
made therefoy.
? That the exits of buildings, includ
)etc., be improved where possible.
That the subject of fire escapes Ix
That the heating and ventilation
The committee urges #that an app
the foregoing work which should be
inations of buildings may be made,
v case, plans and specifications drawr
with the -work as soon as the schools
School buildings are in fair condition
^ generally, but conditions exist, however,
which should be corrected at once.
This is an epitome of the findings upon
kg the physical condition of the public
schools of Washington, following a rigid
investigation made by the special committee
of well known architects and buildera
appointed by Engineer Commissioner
Morrow, and which has been reported to
him.
JS The District of Columbia has not kept
pace with the other large cities in its
school house' architecture, the committee
reports. The blame is placed at the door
of Congress for not being more generous
ss with appropriations.
a The committee makes it plain in its
fit report that it has avoided intentionally
e~ any attempt to fix responsibility for derely
it lictions that exist.
After describing in detail the conditions j
a
ns as they relate to architecture, construcse
tion, arrangement of hallways, rooms
et windows, exits, tire escapes and tire prevention
the recommendations of the comlW
mittee are presented.
This report was submitted to Commiso
sioner Morrow yesterday afternoon after
three weeks', work. One. hundred and
lv
. thirty school buildings and a number of
to
er rented buildings u?sed for school purposes
were examined. Afterward twenty-seven
es stated meetings were held at the commitie
tee s headquarters in a room in the Dishe
or trict building.
The committee notes that during the
is twenty years following the origin of the
present form of government, in which j
period most of the schoolhouses were
pc constructed, the plans were prepared
01 by the building inspector, but from
n t
m 181)8 to the present time most of the plans
ie for schools have been prepared by architects
appointed by the Commissioners and
working under the supervision of the presS(j
ent building inspector and his predecesal
sor.
th" Fire Hazards Considered.
The question of tire hazards is then tak?e
en up by the committee. This subject it
la treats as of three classes:
ns First, where inflammable materials are
oi within communicable distance of Are used
or in the building.
in Second, where materials are stored
within buildings of a more or less easily
r' ignitable nature.
Third, woodwork used in the construcat
tion, finish and fitting of the buildings
vn which would make a 'ire more easily
jt transmittable throughout the building.
im Under the first class of hazards are par3).
ticularly described several of the older
buildings" which were not in any way built
with proper safeguards against flic." It
was found that during the past year most
of these had been tireprooted or lire proly
tected.
_ Within the second class of these tire
hazards the committee noted considerable
as quantities of more or less lnnammaoie
*y materials stored in the buildings, but
of noted, also, in tills respect an improved
at condition over the recent past.
The committee makes suggestions look[j*
ing to the removal from basement build"
ing of carpenter shops and quantities of
, lumber stored nearby for the service in
" this connection. ' Criticism is also made
of the use of oil as floor dressing.
Under the third class of Are hazards is
noted a more or less extensive use of
wood in the older buildings and use of
wooden wainscoting, wooden ventilating
ducts and various wooden partitions and
wooden lockers and other furniture.
te Fire Dangers in Detail.
In detail the report on the fire hazards
es in the schools follows:
he "There is a type of building where the
central basement hall is used in common
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1 CONDITION;
0 MEND AT ONCE.
nony Is Blamed
rict's System
he Times.
X IMMEDIATE USE IS
iCIAL COMMITTEE.
?
id Objectionable Conditions
erection?Complete Fireangers
to Be Removed.
: Are Disapproved.
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Hade
o Correct Existing Defects.
eled so as to remove all unnecessary I
ays fireproof; to fireproof the spa<cs
and to fire-protect the cei'ings and
to provide proper storage lor fuel,
restored, heated, benches provided
ms be improved where necessary with
i be given special attention.
oVn buildings and suitable provision
ling vestibules, doors, halls, stairs,
; treated as stated in the report,
system, where defective, be changed,
iropriation should be made to cover
available by March 1, so that examthe
work determined upon in each
i and contracts let, ready to proceed
close.
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as a furnace room and as a passageway
to the toilet and play rooms. These comklnn?<An
#i?i>na<.a rAAmc a nrl hulls: VPFV
UIIIOUVU lUliiaw WY1??0 ? ? * ?r
frequently have the prevalent wood
wainscoting used in the upper halls carried
around the walls and up to the furnace
fronts.
"In some buildings the doors to toilet or
play rooms are placed so near the furnaces
that when opened they cover part
of the furnace front and the doors show
the effects of the heat. Wood floors were
occasionally found in these rooms, with
a small hearth Immediately in front of
the furnaces.
"Woodwork was found near stoves
which was not thoroughly protected, and
in a number of cases smoke pipes were
too near insufficiently protected woodwork.
"Stack heaters which are stoves for
creating draft in the ventilating system
are occasionally located close to woodwork.
and in one case one was found inclosed
In a wooden partition. In another,
one stack heater Is located two and onehalf
feet from gas engine, and in one
building the smoke pipe passes immediately
over a board partition and gas engine.
"Many older buildings were not built
fireproof over the furnaces, but during
the past year most of these have been
fireproof ed or fire protected. Several
cases were noted where portions of plaster
had fallen off of ceilings over furnaces
or boilers.
"Within the second class of fire hazards
the committee noted barrels of oil stored
in sheds, engine rooms, etc.; hags of
waste paper, rubbish and miscellaneous
articles, materials stored in stack-heater
rooms, attics, etc.
Conditions Have Improved.
"The conditions in this respect, however,
are much better than in the recent
past. This was evidenced by the finding
of oils and paints generally stored outside
of the buildings, and the record of the removal
of more than 100 loads of trash
and old furniture from the buildings.
"The committee only found one building
with any considerable amount of inflammable
materials therein, which hav*
since been removed. Two others, however.
have an amount of material which
should be moved?the M Street High
School and the Curtis building. The
committee noted the ashes generally kept
in wooden bins.
"The committee took note of eight carpenter
shops, usually located in the basements
of graded schools, together with
the shavings produced by the work therein,
and quantities of dry lumber stored
nearby and in some cases adjacent to
the staircases.
"The use of oil rather freely in some
build.ngs was observed, so that the woodwork
was, perhaps, saturated. In one
case, the janitor mixed petroleum in tho
oil.
Construction and Finish.
"The third class of hazards has particularly
to do with the construction and
finish of buildings.
"A large part of this class arises
from the use of seven-inch pine boarding
to partition off closets, rooms of all
kinds, ducts for ventilation and the
finish of walls. Closets under stairs
were particularly noted. which had
been formerly stored with inflammable
materials, also partitions in furnaca
rooms.
"Wainscoting of wood was generaally
used (until recently) throughout
every part of the buildings, including
furnace rooms, and wood ceilings were
used occasionally. Several stairways
are partially inclosed in these wood
partitions. The committee observed
wood partitions erected or being erected
in newer buildings.
'^Several furnace room floors were of
wood; also many playroom floors.
Wooden lockers of pine are used extensively
in some buildings. M Street
High School an4 Franklin, in particular
"In about ten buildings wooden joists
are exposed in the basements. In one
of these buildings, all of the basement
ceiling was plastered, except in the
furnace room and where fuel wai
stored, the joists being left exposed.
"Where the old Smead system la
used there are ventilating ducA of
studding and the passages under tha
floors and between Joists are continuous
(the timber exposed) for the passage
of foul air. Wooden ducts (1-inch
boarding) were found to convey coll
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