Letter from Elliott Northcott to Philander C. Knox
Elliott Northcott, Minister to Colombia, reports to Secretary of State Knox on the conduct of Edwin Warren Guyol and Earl Harding, reporters for the New York World who were visiting the legation to investigate the revolution in Panama. Their aim was to secure evidence to be used in a trial against the World. Guyol and Harding both acted badly, and Harding accessed the legation’s records without permission. Legation clerk Alfred A. Norsworthy, who gave Harding access to the papers, was dismissed. Harding threatened to publish information that would get Northcott and other legation officials fired.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-10-25