Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17
FLAYS FRENCH WRITER
ROOSEVELT SAYS RICHARD ACT
ED DtSHONORA8LY. AND DE.
NoUNCES INTERVIEW.
Declares Newspaper Man Obtained
Audience Under False
Pretenses.


oyster Bay n Y, Sept. 1G.-Seldom
has President Roosevelt been angerel
more than by the publication of an
ALLEGED interview with him in the Pet
il Parisien In his relations with the
newspaper correspondents The presi
dent has bee drawing the lines eloseg
than ever before this summer.
Sycamore Hill has been practically
=tdHed to all Independent American
correspondents. In certain sense
he has attempted measure of ccr.
sorship with the active aid of his sec
rotary
Foreign correspondents, however
haHe been excepted from the new con.
dition and have had ready access TO
the presidents home.
AS the latter are ignorant Of the un
written law religiously observed by
American writer's, that the president
is never tc be quoted directly without
his express saction. il is remarkable
that President Roosevelt has not had
cause for complaint before.
Recently the president received at
sycamore Hill one Castor Richard
correspondent to the Petit Parisen. Of
Pafls. The president has denoupc-
ed as fabrication and wholly without
foundation in truth the French cor
respondents report of an interview
with MI. Roosevelt regarding the
peace terms between Japan and Rus.
STA published in the Petit Par
isien, and cahed back 10 America and
published in New York.
so vigorous and comprehensive is
the presidents denial of the truth or
the interview and his castieation of
the correspondent for his indiscretion
that the latter may well be thankful
that he is now on the briny deep. Mr.
CASTOR Richard has sailed for Paris
"Untruthfu and DishonorabIe.
AS soon as the purported interview
was called to his attention, the presi-
dent directed Secretary Loeb to send
to the correspondent Of the Petit Par.
lslh' VINO was received at Sycamore
Hill, the following telegram:
"Oyter Bay, N. Y, Sept. 13. 1905
CASTOR Richard Hotel LAFAYETTE. New
ofk, N.Y.: The president directs
NE tc say to you that the alleged in
terview with him published in this
mornings papers is not only an absc-
lutte fabrication, wholly without basi
OF truth, but that your. conduct in oh.
'aihihg permission to see him under
false pretenses is thoroughly dishor.
orable.
When you came to see the presi.
dent you informed him that you were
the grandson of Marshal Aucereau.j
that you had been at the battle of
with the Russian army. and
he Japanese army afterwards: that
you understood thoroughly that Won
could have no interview of anv kind
ana that you simply intended to paw
respect to him.
ohaer these circumstances the
received you and listened To
your account of experiences with the
Japanese and Russians, and spoke to
you also of deeds of Marshal Aua,,.
eau and of Napoleon's other generals
The president had no other con.
with you about the terms
Il peace, and your account of your al.
eeed interview with him is a fahri.
cation from beginning to end, without
my foundation in fact: and both
your untruthfulness and your obtair.
ng permission to see him under false
9fetenses, the president considers
lishly dishonorable.
(Sioned) W.T. TAM o,