The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-21
STICKS TO STATEMENT
ROOSEVELT CONTENDS WHITNEY
 MIsHEPHEsENTED HIM.
Boston Man Gives Out Letters Passed Between Himself and Presi- dent Over Reciprocity
 Incident.

r~-~-~-~~~-- -, reciprocal trade relations.
 The President informed Massachu- setts committee that called on him las, week in favor of free hides. that Mir Whitney had deliberately misrepre- sented what had occurred at last win ters conference. With this experience Tn mind, the President declined to enter upon discussion of free hides with the committee. the chairman of which was Governor William l.. Douglass.
 The statement of MT. Whitney dur ing the recent canvass in Massachusetts that the President told him he favored reciprocity with Canada was that to which the President took exceptions.
 After the President had made public his address to the hides committee. cnarging Mir. Whitney with misrepre- sentatfon, MT. Whitney maintained that tne fresident had certainly spoken in favor Of reciprocity with Canada on broad lines during their interview.
 Charse Of Misrepresentation.
 ,n tne correspondence. which is given pupncity tonight, MT. Whitney wrote to President Roosevelt that tbe prss,o oehu nad done him a great intustice in charging him with wilful misrenresar- tation, requested an interview win Inc Presfdent and expressed his regret that reciprocity did not have the President.s clared that the matter furnishss ass,- tionai evidence of the ..wisdom os ,,,,, reIusing to communicate further wifb you. and asserts that nothinr ba has ever said has ever given MT. wh,tna,, tne slightest warrant in making tha state s.a.enent that reciprocity was not to have the Presidents aid. 'o
 He charges Mir. Whitney with r.., additional deliberate misstatemants A,.s a,,s closes by refusing to grant inc ra- quested interview. Mir .whitnev's let. ter to the President follows.
 Boston. Mass. Nov. IT. 1903
 iou nave done my a great in- Justice in publicly asserting that have wnluiiy mlsrepresented your attitude Canada and this was done in cowardls Iasnion by saying that I did 1t under conditions and when the dignity of vour nign omce prevented you from denv- ing. l think I am not open to thfs charge. iciaim in my humble way to pc a Fair fighter. believe I have a vel iestaphshed and well deserved rep and justice. l may have misunderstood you and hence my have been led into error. You nave charged me with an offeuse or which am not guilty; you have con- demned me unheard. I appeal to your sense or fairness for personal hear Ing. My public utterances touehinp g your attitude on this question are very few and very brief. I will bring them with me If you grant me this request. Oniy Two Minutes Necessary. Will have the passages marked and 1t will not take you two minutes to read them. I trust therefore that you VIII grant my request, but whether you do or do not. I shall regret more than anything else in connection with this matter that the righteous cause of reci- procity with neighboring countries. of so much value to our people and to the whole of the human race, is not to have the endorsement of your great name ana tne nenent Of your potent aid. take liberty of enclosing herewith public statement made by myself ate my associates touching the matter of our interview with you last winter which perhaps you may not have seen I and remain. Yours very respectfully, Henry M. Whitney The President,
 The letter from the President to Mir Whitney is as follows:
 November IS, 1905.
 sir:-I have your letter of the I7th inst In view of my previous expe- rience with you I am obliged to state with regret that 1t Is out of the ques. S.OeA AOA AiS " BFdHI you another ln- tervtew. In this letter of November l1, In which you make this request you furnish additional evidence of the wisdom of my refusing to communi- cate further with you; my refusal be- ing based upon your evident inability 10 understand or determination to mis- represent what I say.
 Uses Letter Against Whitney. In this letter you state that you regret more than anything else in con- | nection with this matter that the righteous cause of reciprocity with neighboring countries of so much value to our people and to the human race is not to have the endorsement of your tmy), great name and the benefit of your (my) potent aid
 Nothing that have said at any time has given you the slightest warrant for making this assertion; and when in the very letter asking for an interview and denying that you ever wiifuliy misrepresented my previous remarks you incorporate another deliberate reinstatement, you can hardly wonder that decline to see you: nor would there in any event be the slightest point in such an interview.
 In your speeches you pretended to quote from memory certain statements In the course of long conversation occurring nearly a year previous. You I to these portions your language was inaccurate and all the context was suppressed.
 As result you as completely mis- represented me as in the sentence of your present letter which I quote above.
 President Sticks To 1t.
 It matters little whether this was que to deliberate purpose of decep- ton; or to lack in both your com panions and yourself. of a nice sense Of propriety and of the power of exact thinking and of correct apprehension and repetition of what was said.
 In either event l feel that it would serve no useful purpose again to see you or further to correspond with you.
 You are at liberty to make this cor respondence public If you choose.
 Yours truly,
 Theodore Roosevelt.
 Henry M. Whitney, Esq, Boston.
 The enclosure referred to by MT. Whitney were copies of letters from Andrew c. Webster of this city and J. M. w. Hall of Cambridge, who went to Washington with MT. Whitney as members of the committee in which Messrs. Hall and Webster state that MT. Whitney's published account of what occurred at the interview was In agreement with their memory of what was said.
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